Monday, April 12, 2010

Can Three Dollar Cook Stoves Stop Climate Change? : Planet Green
It may sound like a sort of crazy notion, and certainly is only part of the solution to climate change, but transitioning to cleaner burning biomass cookstoves in many developing nations could have a pretty large impact.
Climate Common Sense: Flannery warns of climate change apathy
Given that a majority of people in Australia ,as in overseas countries, do not believe in man-made global warming as a major factor in climate, Flannery's not-so-subtle koala reference to their intelligence is insulting.
Also to suggest that in evolution terms the koala chose strength over a brain makes the reader understand why his predictions have been so woefully inaccurate.
[Mansion-dwelling James Cameron tries to save us from carbon dioxide by opposing hydroelectric power?]   - Telegraph
The $11 billion Belo Monte hydroelectric dam - which if completed would be the world's third-largest such project - was cleared for construction Feb. 1 by the Environment Ministry. Bidding for prospective builders is expected to take place later this month.
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"If North America and Europe have been responsible for the carbon pollution that started us down this inevitable slide of global warming, then they should take financial responsibility for those services that nature naturally provides," Cameron said.
Coping with Global Warming: How to Save on Utilities
In a way, Global Warming is unfortunately named, as many people think evidence of cold weather is evidence that Global Warming doesn't exist. A better name might have been Global Changing, as all it means is that weather can become more erratic--more hot and more cold.

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