Tag Archive | "climate"
The Map of Earth’s Fire Scars
Image (c) University of Leicester All of us here at Environmental Graffiti care a lot about the planet. True, we tend to look at details: bizarre environmental news, trends and things that not that many people notice. Despite this, sometimes, just sometimes it’s important to look at the [...]
Continue reading...Unmanned Robot Drone Spying on California Smog
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Not the actual plane, but similar. Image from Jasmic We all know that smog is a problem in Southern California. Los Angeles is one of the worst places on earth for it. However, the problems posed by smog and the myriad of other bits of junk that we [...]
Continue reading...The Bush Administration Has Been Manipulating EPA Data
Monday, April 28, 2008
By Spencer Kimball Image from iips.cz The Bush Administration has been called a lot of names by a lot of people, but competent has never been one of them.
Continue reading...Sir Paul McCartney: Go Vegetarian, For The Planet’s Sake
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
We’ve all heard rumours and innuendo, and probably even heard global warming deniers and conspiracy theorists use it to downplay the threat of climate change: cow farts contribute more to global warming than cars. Image from drinksmachine Believe it or not, this is true, confirmed by a 2006 [...]
Continue reading...Europe Plans to Capture Carbon and Store it to Reach Climate Goals
Monday, March 31, 2008
CO2 emissions are a real concern. The environmental problems that emissions cause are many, the solutions are few and not very satisfying. What carbon capture and storage might look like. Image via co2storage.org.uk If we were to speak long term (really, really long term), we’d need better energy [...]
Continue reading...Can Bacteria End Drought?
Monday, March 17, 2008
I was one of the unenlightened people that thought we knew how rain works. Thunderstorms over Brazil, captured by the space shuttle Challenger in 1984 I assumed that rain was essentially the result of water vapor condensing in clouds and falling to earth. I never once considered [...]
Continue reading...God Wants You To Give Us Money…And Clean Energy
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Can we all agree global warming is happening now? Image from valpo.edu Even the Southern Baptists, long a stalwart of American conservatism, and the tool by which the Republican Party has managed to divorce the Bible Belt from
Continue reading...Environmentalism in 1880
Thursday, March 6, 2008
As the environmental movement looks towards the future, it can sometimes forget its past. London’s fogs are famous, but they’ve also been deadly. Image by Myk Reeve This series is an attempt to provide a bit of perspective on how the environmental movement got to where it is today. [...]
Continue reading...China’s Hottest New Export: Storms of Deadly Pollution
Monday, March 3, 2008
China’s status as a major exporter of goods is common knowledge. NASA satellite photos capture one of the dust storms over China and Korea in 2001 People buy millions of products manufactured in China every day, from toys to electronics. It appears, however, that the factories
Continue reading...Snowflakes Are Alive
Monday, March 3, 2008
As we move into March and leave winter behind, it’s probably safe to discuss snowflakes again without inspiring a cacophony of curses and nervous tics. At least, that’s what I thought because it turns out the occasionally scenic precipitation is not just the ice crystal [...]
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
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