Roads and buildings should be painted white in order to tackle global warming, according to a scientist.

Hashem 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

The LiveScience Magazine has published a Top 10 global warming side-effects that not everyone knows about. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

African leaders will ask rich nations for $67 billion per year to mitigate the impact of global warming on the world's poorest continent, according to a draft resolution. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

...Stern, a former World Bank economist, who wrote the report, concludes that ignoring climate change could lead to huge economic upheaval. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

Global warming is not only making the wild sheep of Soay to shrink but it is also making them change colour, claim scientists. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The ski industry is going green to help offset the pollution that feeds global warming - a phenomenon that challenges the resorts' very existence with the threat of later snowfalls and earlier snow melts. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Scientists say eight years left to avoid worst effects picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Sigh. picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago

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

the title is kinda self explanitory... picked by dork 3 years ago

Online gambling site now taking bets. Most gamblers on the site have put down money that Manhattan will be submerged before New Year's Eve 2011.

"Don't ask me why," Richards said. picked by suebe 3 years ago

"It goes without saying that these alien visits need to be reduced to only what is truly necessary. Spacecraft-pooling is one solution often brought up by those in the know. The permanent installation of earth-monitoring equipment on the moon so they can watch us from the convenience of their own planets has also been discussed. The main problem with these solutions, however, is we have no wa... read full post picked by scubab 3 years ago

The EU wants all the countries in the EU to drop greenhous gasses by 20% by 2020.

Entrepreneurs are looking in investing and contributing to the gas clean up industry that should be boosting in the EU *fixed* picked by dork 3 years ago

There are few places in the world where the effects of global warming appear to be more dramatic than the Ilulissat ice fjord.
"Look," they say, "the ice is melting. Unless we dramatically cut our emissions now, the Greenland Ice Sheet and our planet are in peril."

Are they right? Do scientific studies of the Greenland Ice Sheet indicate that catastrophe is around the corner? picked by Bingo 4 months ago

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

In a matter of years or decades, researchers believe, animals and plants already are adapting to life in a warmer world. Some species will be unable to change quickly enough and will go extinct, but others will evolve, as natural selection enables them to carry on in an altered environment. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

and they will monitor compliance with HELICOPTERS picked by shoestix 3 years ago

Crazy-sounding ideas for "saving the planet" are getting a serious look from top scientists. They include man made volcanoes, iron oceans, orbital sun shades, forests of artifical trees, and more... picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

If you're planning this holiday season (perhaps even today) to become one of the tens of millions of people in the U.S. to buy a video game system, you may want to consider how the purchase of a Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation or Microsoft Xbox will impact your carbon footprint (or, at very least, your electric bill). picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A common belief - the notion to preserve our planet - has united two groups that often have opposing views. picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago