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The "CLIMATE CONCERNS" group is dedicated to discussion regarding the topic of the ever present and serious issue of changes to our climate due to the introduction into the atmosphere of human induced effects which prove harmful to the environment and which eventually may prove destructive to our planet.

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Rossby waves - what happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner yesterday. 16 Replies 3 Likes

It's Eerie -- The Global Climate Disaster Is…Continue

Tags: extreme weather, climate change, Arctic melting, Rossby waves

Climate hits 400ppm of CO2 for first time in 3 million years

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on Thursday. 8 Replies 0 Likes

"Latest reading: 400.15 ppmCO2 concentration on May 19, 2013""Concentrations of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the global atmosphere are approaching 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first…Continue

Why Warming Oceans Could Mean Dwindling Fish

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Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature

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Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature"We analyze the evolution of…Continue

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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on September 30, 2012 at 1:07pm

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on September 30, 2012 at 12:09pm

Comment by Sentient Biped on September 30, 2012 at 11:32am: Ruth, that's a great table. It really shows the impact of some of our choices. Cars and homes are such a big deal, it makes some of the other choices seem minor. But it all adds up.

I like to think about some of the other side of it too - getting some carbon credits. Planting trees. Changing lawns to trees shrubs and xeroscapes. Painting the roof white. Moving closer to work.

I would multiply the "one vegetarian meal per week" by 21, so it's 3 meals daily, 7 days a week. But that's just me. It would make it >8,000 pounds, if the math translates (breakfast is different from supper). Also, eat home prepared vs. driving somewhere to eat.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on September 30, 2012 at 10:46am: Table of CO2 Impacts

The table at this site helps you to compare CO2 production from routine choices.

Comment by Secular Forces 2013 on September 26, 2012 at 12:53am

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on September 26, 2012 at 12:21am: Air pollution doesn't stay in the air.

Comment by Secular Forces 2013 on September 25, 2012 at 8:16am: Jesse Ventura 2016!

Comment by Secular Forces 2013 on September 25, 2012 at 8:14am: Big wigs like murdoch got stakte in not giving a rats ass about the planet.. i've worked with a polluter or two. .they're usually corporate CEO closet freaks that claim to be catholic or .. megh... just dumb.
never were allowed to go after their dreams ended up machines to the big machine up in the temple(s) pfffft

Comment by Secular Forces 2013 on September 25, 2012 at 8:13am: Maybe.. green energy education classes the norm? that'd be something..
aaaand.. yeah it's the corporate mind-numbing buy buy look like this metrosexual's rule kinda mantra weighing down folks imho..
so kneejerk w/their trends.. megh..

anyhow. maybe 'climate adapting; adaptations' is more the trend?

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on September 24, 2012 at 7:49pm: Here's a Facebook page with images from the Global Frackdown.

Egypt is a new target, according to Desmoblog.

...shale gas industry wildcatters see the country as a new possible home for fracking, as covered in a Sept. 19 blog post published by the Egyptian Initiative on Personal Rights (EIPR). Royal Dutch Shell and Apache have expressed interest in extracting Egypt's shale deposits.

“Fracking threatens Egypt's drinking water, but Shell and Apache's drilling is mired in secrecy. Egyptians have a right to know how their resources are managed and how that impacts their environment and life," said Reem Labib, Environmental Justice Researcher at EIPR.