As a weapon against global warming, it sounds so simple and low-tech that it could not possibly work. But the idea of using millions of buckets of whitewash to avert climate catastrophe has won the backing of one of the world’s most influential scientists. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago tags steven chu paint world white fight |
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The most powerful storm in the past 20 years, bringing it down to New York and New Jersey, filled reservoirs, water supply both the state. At the same time, he has brought many problems for thousands of motorists and homeowners who threatens to destroy coastline Long-Island and New Jersey and has increased the long debate over climate change. picked by Jon77 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share world |
Roads and buildings should be painted white in order to tackle global warming, according to a scientist. 0 comments edit related share plime.comHashem Akbari believes that whitening 100 of the world's largest cities could wipe out the effect of the expected increase in emissions over the next decade. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago |
Melting icebergs, so long the iconic image of global warming, are triggering a natural process that could delay or even end climate change, British scientists have found. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago 3 comments edit related share science |
The most authoritative scientific report on climate change says with 90% certainty that the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities are driving climate change. 5 comments edit related share plime.comAs if it wasn't obvious before... picked by hazelly 3 years ago |
Ian Plimer has outraged the ayatollahs of purist environmentalism, the Torquemadas of the doctrine of global warming, and he seems to relish the damnation they heap on him. 3 comments edit related share plime.com*had to post this cause his name was "Plimer"* picked by shuallyo 4 months ago |
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Below is a complete listing of responses to the most common skeptical arguments on global warming. There are four separate taxonomies; arguments are divided by: 0 comments edit related share plime.comStages of Denial, Scientific Topics, Types of Argument, and Levels of Sophistication. BBC has similar site with less info. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
a non existent article in a non-existent learned journal was dangled as bait. The article reported to scientifically proved that "concerns about manmade global warming are unfounded." Rush and several Blogs ate it up, despite obviously gibberish math and such reference works as "Miocene, Pliocene and Plasticine fossil records for eukaryotic mass on the West African continent... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Seattle is considering banning the ancient tradition of bonfires, of lying on the beach at night, lounging around a fire because they contribute to global warming or cooling or climate change or something. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
Next in series: Global warming responsible for results of 2008 election. picked by mahler87 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Air pollution may be helping the fight against global warming by enhancing the ability of plants to absorb carbon dioxide, scientists say. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 2 comments edit related share science |
Might the cultivation of "shiny crops" be a good way to reflect solar energy back into space – thus helping cool the surface of the planet in the fight against global warming? picked by wildminou 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
As climate change continues to make headlines across the world, participants at the 2007 Envisat Symposium this week are hearing how Earth observation satellites allow scientists to better understand the parameters involved in global warming and how this is impacting the planet. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Such roofs and reflective pavement in the world's 100 largest cities would have a massive cooling effect, according to data released at California's annual Climate Change Research Conference. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share world |
Global temperature fluctuations mostly stable since 1979 2 comments edit related share plime.comwith only regional warming and cooling trends. picked by Inc0m 3 years ago |
The world's oceans have been recorded to be the hottest in 130 years of record-keeping. "Water is warming in more places than usual, something that has not been seen in 50 years." 8 comments edit related share world*And people still believe that global warming isn't real?* picked by sidran32 3 months ago |
A vast array of physical and biological systems across the earth are being affected by warming temperatures caused by humans, says a new analysis of information not previously assembled all in one spot. picked by karenben 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
This site features an interactive world map that illustrates the local consequences of global warming. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
A new book reveals how a handful of scientists, who have pushed flawed theories on global warming for decades, now threaten to take us back to the Dark Ages. 14 comments edit related share plime.comThe world has already been through two of its coldest winters for decades, with signs that we may be entering a third, the scientific case for CO₂ threatening the world with warming has been crumbling away on an astonishing scale. picked by bingo 1 month ago |
Fungi are fruiting and spreading more rapidly thanks to global warming, a new study finds. The result: Things are rotting faster. picked by suebe 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
After more than 40 years of climate study he says that global warming is irreversable and that almost everything we're trying to do about it is wrong picked by tigertony 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |