Though the concept of the conservation of matter had been around for millennia, it was 18th Century French chemist Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier who nailed it down tight, while also suggesting that Earth was a closed system with respect to the …
Category: Climate Change
From 2GreenEnergy Intern Fabio Porcu: Global Warming, a Real Issue
The term “global warming” indicates the average increase in temperature of the Earth’s surface since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. This change is attributed largely to the increasing amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere and other forms …
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What Happens in the Arctic Doesn't Stay in the Arctic
I thought that was a clever little title, but I take no credit for it. It’s a line from this article on climate change, and, in particular, the melting of the Arctic and the release of incredible quantities of previously …
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From A Guest Blogger: Could Catastrophic Climate Change Lead To Falling Real Estate Values?
(Note: Why not ask the owner of the place pictured here, whose pool is normally 8 – 10 feet above sea level? -ed) When you are searching for prime real estate property in the United States, you will certainly not …
Big Moment in Canada
The landslide victory of Justin Trudeau (pictured with wife Sophie) in Canada this week and the end of Stephen Harper’s reign marks a wonderful moment in world politics, particularly for those of us who believe that climate change is an …
How Hot Does It Have To Get?
It’s interesting to see the world reaction to news like this, i.e., that 2015 is far hotter than the previous hottest year on record (2014). It makes one wonder: exactly what average temperatures do we need to achieve before we …
Anthropogenic Climate Disruption
Frequent commenter Cameron Atwood writes: For those concerned about how messaging is communicated, I’d suggest that people need to replace the ambiguous and lukewarm phrases “climate change” and “global warming” with the far more accurate, evocative and impactful words “anthropogenic …
Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise
Here’s an interactive map that enables users to see the sea-level rise associated with different scenarios. Of course, such predictions contemplate the more distant future; it’s likely that only minor climate change-related damage will take place, due to rising oceans …
Which Countries Are Doing The Most To Deal with Climate Change?
Here’s a wonderful graphic on the subject, particularly germane as we head toward Paris and the 21st international conference on this subject. Somehow, most people have a far greater sense of optimism here than we did about the first twenty.
The 21st Century: an Era of Moral Extremes
It’s such an interesting time to be alive. The stakes are so high, and there seems to be a greater divide than ever between good and bad. Good things and people are better than they’ve been before. We have a …
