Climate

The Skeptical Environmentalist September 12th, 2008

Bjørn Lomborg Provides Unique Insight on the Problem of Climate Change

Bjørn Lomborg is a Danish author, academic, and environmentalist. He is an adjunct professor at the Copenhagen Business School, and Director of Copenhagen Consensus Center. In 2007, he published “Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide...more

One Citizen Wages War on Global Warming August 11th, 2008

Chuck Little Thinks the Sky Is Falling -- Could He Be Right?

Meet Chuck Little- an ordinary citizen doing his part to combat climate change. Concerned that global warming will raise sea levels enough to submerge his house underwater, Chuck hires a building contractor to raise his...more

Smog Envelops Beijing on the Eve of Opening Ceremonies August 7th, 2008

Pollution Could Lead to I.O.C. Postponing Events

Apparently, it’s unclear whether or not the “fog” that International Olympic Committee president James Rogge reported seeing earlier today in downtown Beijing is due to pollution or excessive heat and humidity. Either way, today’s haze...more

A Two-Way Street June 3rd, 2008

How Climate Change And Farming Go Hand-In-Hand

Rising food prices—up 4% last year, the largest increase since 1990—are affected by oil, global markets, speculation, biofuels, and…climate change. And, thanks to how we currently handle agriculture, food price increases and climate change are...more

Global Warming Video for People Who Don't Believe in Global Warming April 7th, 2008

Best. Video. Ever.

This is one of my favorite global warming videos ever. I've loved it since I first saw it last summer. If you hate global warming, think...more

Scuba divers: Look out for reef restoration balls March 16th, 2008

This, my friends, is a reefball. While these man-made concrete creations don't directly affect our architectural designs above ground, these new reef re-building technologies have a huge potential impact indirectly on all of us. Coral reefs are crucial to...more

Carbon Footprints March 3rd, 2008

Learn about carbon footprints and then calculate your own

The Ethicurean had an interesting blog post, Thinking About Carbon "Foodprints"  on March 2nd about a recent New Yorker article that explores the topic. The basic problem: how we make and get our food produces...more