Cutting Soot Emissions May Slow Climate Change in the Arctic
A new study confirms that black carbon — more commonly known as soot — is a significant player in global warming. The work by Mark Jacobson , director of Stanford University’s Atmosphere/Energy program and a fellow at the university’s Woods Institute, argues that cutting emissions of black carbon may be the fastest method to limit the ongoing loss of ice in the Arctic, which is warming twice …
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Climate Loopholes May Wipe Out Greenhouse Gas Cuts, Island Nations Say
Loopholes in the Kyoto Protocol climate treaty risk wiping out emissions reduction pledges made by developed nations for 2020, an alliance of island nations said at United Nations global warming talks in Bonn.
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Dr. Allen’s Global Warming 101
By: Dr. Bob Allen There are two great issues concerning the use of fossil fuels as an energy source. 1. Fossil fuels that power our civilization are in limited supply and if exploited at ever increasing rates, could become scarce in a couple of generations. 2. The fact the very use of them is damaging on every scale.
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