Can Climate Change bring down the U.S. economy? Most likely, yes.
Can Climate Change renew the U.S. economy? If we change our thinking, yes.
Check out this article in today's NY Times:
China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Rising global temps are not natural fluctuations
"Greenhouse gases from human activities are the dominant source of the rise of global average temperatures."
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Click here to link to the home page of NASA's Goddard Space Institute. View the featured video on the right labeled 'Global Temperatures Increase'.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Why 350 ppm?
If you have been involved or informed on climate change, then you have heard that the magic number is 350 ppm (parts per million of CO2). If you haven't heard this yet, then this is your introduction to it and why it is such an important number. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6M988IO3sQCVaUaLe6APFsk8TEBJv-s7td_5PdUKHxi0XcenSMcMUcyWOdXRSfTSAC_CiHG-vMFKbuy4UE5a_nThWPa4k7z1zwYz5SB26VtzRm6yTBOTJ7ypNHG3WoB1VX9_tV2xkVqa1/s320/350-chart_0.png)
"For all of human history until about 200 years ago, our atmosphere contained 275 parts per million of carbon dioxide. Parts per million is simply a way of measuring the concentration of different gases, and means the ratio of the number of carbon dioxide molecules to all of the molecules in the atmosphere. 275 ppm CO2 is a useful amount—without some CO2 and other greenhouse gases that trap heat in our atmosphere, our planet would be too cold for humans to inhabit."
I highly recommend visiting 350.org and seeing how people all over the globe are rallying around the mission to reach 350 ppm.
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"For all of human history until about 200 years ago, our atmosphere contained 275 parts per million of carbon dioxide. Parts per million is simply a way of measuring the concentration of different gases, and means the ratio of the number of carbon dioxide molecules to all of the molecules in the atmosphere. 275 ppm CO2 is a useful amount—without some CO2 and other greenhouse gases that trap heat in our atmosphere, our planet would be too cold for humans to inhabit."
I highly recommend visiting 350.org and seeing how people all over the globe are rallying around the mission to reach 350 ppm.
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