Friday, March 15, 2013

Monarch butterflies drop ominously in Mexico - SFGate
For butterflies that reach adulthood, unusual cold, lack of water or tree cover in Mexico can mean they're less likely to survive the winter.
Carbon Price Drops To Second-Lowest After Permit Sale Fails | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)
European Union carbon permits dropped to their second-lowest close ever, after the bloc canceled an auction of permits for the first time as bids failed to reach a secret reserve price.
The Cold Hard Truth About Solar Energy | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)
Germany’s “green energy surcharge” applied to electricity bills across the nation is moving up rapidly. This will translate into on average a 200 euro ($260) per year additional expense for each household on their energy bills.
Taylor & Francis Online :: An investigation of middle school students’ alternative conceptions of global warming - International Journal of Science Education - Volume 19, Issue 5
Students completed interviews on global’ warming approximately two weeks after instruction from a Science‐Technology‐Society (STS) global warming unit. The majority of students introduced ‘ozone layer’ or ‘ultraviolet radiation’ in response to the question, ‘When you think about global warming, what comes to mind?’ Approximately one‐half of the students held the alternative conceptions that ozone layer depletion is a major cause of global warming and that carbon dioxide destroys the ozone layer.

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