A new report shows that carbon emissions from the Arctic have increased dramatically:
ARCTIC emissions of a powerful greenhouse gas jumped 30 per cent in recent years in a worrying hint that global warming might unlock vast stores frozen in permafrost, scientists say.
The 30.6 per cent rise in emissions from the Arctic from 2003-2007, to about [...]
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Closer to dangerous tipping points: Arctic emissions increase
Weathermen amongst most trusted authorities on climate change; many are skeptics
Columbia Journalism Review reports a worrying fact: a significant number of US weathermen on TV believe climate change is a scam, and two thirds of Americans trust weathermen for information about climate change.
Coleman’s crusade caught the eye of Kris Wilson, an Emory University journalism lecturer and a former TV news director and weatherman himself, and [...]
What if it’s a hoax?
From USA Today.
A funny cartoon, with a serious message. Many politicians and leaders don’t understand the benefits of switching to a low carbon economy.
Shifting to a low carbon economy and embracing ecologically sustainable development will bring untold benefits for humanity, and for Australians.
There is no doubt about the science of climate change, and the predictions [...]
Explaining cap and trade
An interesting little video from the creators of the Story of Stuff, this has an explanation of how “cap and trade” (emissions trading) works, and the major pitfalls with the system.
Unfortunately, the video is one of those preachy, moralising videos that is full of criticisms but no solutions. The closest it comes is proposing a [...]
Media beat up, part I
I recently had a debate with a friend about new media versus old media. One of the points I made was that journalists at major newspapers and TV stations are just as likely as PR spin doctors and politicians to be pushing a line. Furthermore, I argued that journalists “beat up” stories to get copy [...]
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