Al Gore’s SUV Left Running While He Lectures About Global Warming

For a man not unaccustomed to hypocrisy, given the carbon footprint of this home, this should not be surprising.  But, one would think that he could at least turn off the AC. According to National Post, while Al Gore lectured the unwashed masses about abandoning fossil fuels, his two Lincoln Town Cars and a full-sized [...]

China Emmits More Carbon Dioxide Than Any Country In The World

From the New York Times: China has clearly overtaken the United States as the world’s leading emitter of carbon dioxide, the main heat-trapping gas, a new study has found, its emissions increasing 8 percent in 2007. The Chinese increase accounted for two-thirds of the growth in the year’s global greenhouse gas emissions, the study found. [...]

Corn-Based Ethanol: Destroying Rainforests And Producing Twice The Carbon Of Gasoline

It is becoming more and more clear that ethanol is not the savior of the Earth. It appears that biofules, at least ethanol when derived from corn, may be a disaster for the environment. The increased production of corn for ethanol may be to blame for: Destroying the Amazon jungle, Starting tortilla riots in Mexico [...]

Current Winter: Coldest Since 2001

Accouding to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the 2007-2008 winter is the coolest since 2001. The complete analysis is available here, but here are some highlights: In the contiguous United States, the average winter temperature was 33.2°F (0.6°C), which was 0.2°F (0.1°C) above the 20th century average – yet still ranks as the [...]

Global Warming Slow To Hit California

The storm could also dump more than 10 feet of snow on California mountains by Sunday. Blizzard warnings were in effect for mountainous areas. It appears that climate change and global warming have not arrived in California. yojoe out P.S. The CNN story mentions the song “California Dreamin’” While growing up in the Sierras I [...]

Kyoto Protocol Problem: CO2 Emissions Are Not Reduced, Just Relocated

This story succinctly illustrates one of the myriad problems with the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol exempts some countries – notably China and India – from limits on greenhouse-gas emissions, which has the effect of leaving approximately 24% of annual CO2 emissions unregulated. Germany has reduced its CO2 emissions by 17.2% between 1990 to 2004. [...]