Tag Archive | "climate change"
Europe Plans to Capture Carbon and Store it to Reach Climate Goals
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...I know nuclear power is bad, but…
Sunday, March 30, 2008
..what if there was a type of nuclear power that: Three Mile Island Nuclear power Station. Image By US Government
Continue reading...The World Is Ending; Texas Leads The Way
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Tuesday the Environmental Integrity Project, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization released a report on the carbon emissions of U.S. power plants, and the news is not good. Leaping UP almost 3 percent, the largest change in a decade, it seems possible that even in this green-aware era, [...]
Continue reading...Lawsuits Will Save the Polar Bear
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
As a wide-eyed environmental idealist, I naturally assumed that it would be “the people” that got the environmental movement rolling. Image by Ansgar Walk I figured we’d succeed with some petition signing, some marches, maybe a few celebrity appearances.
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...The Microstate Environmental World Cup Round 3: Liechtenstein vs. San Marino
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Welcome back to Environmental Graffiti’s Microstate Environmental World Cup, the world’s most prestigious internet-based environmental competition for microstates. Liechtenstein vs. San Marino We’re back for the semifinal round after an exciting conclusion to the quarterfinals.
Continue reading...The Microstate Environmental World Cup Round 2: Palau vs. Barbados
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Welcome back to Environmental Graffiti’s Microstate Environmental World Cup, the world’s most prestigious internet-based environmental competition for microstates. Barbados vs. Palau The first rounds of the tournament have finished, and we’ve moved on to the quarterfinals.
Continue reading...Lutz the Putz: How A GM Executive Dug Himself Into a Hole with His Yap
Monday, February 25, 2008
Bob Lutz is the product development chief and Vice Chairman at General Motors. Mr. Lutz recently called ‘global warming…a “total crock of sh*t,”‘ but then went on to claim that ‘his views had no bearing on GM’s commitment to build environmentally friendly vehicles.’ Apparently not realizing that people [...]
Continue reading...Hordes of Mongolians Invade Cities to Escape Global Warming
Friday, February 22, 2008
Hundreds of years ago Ghengis Khan led a thundering horde of Mongolian horsemen across Asia and into Europe, conquering nearly everything in his path in a quest for world domination. A traditional Mongolian nomadic camp. Image by Lady Anu Now the ancestors of those fierce warriors are staging a [...]
Continue reading...BP Abandons Green Plans, Goes Back to Carbon
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Under the leadership of former CEO Lord Browne, British Petroleum had made steps to move its business model beyond only petroleum and into newer and greener energy sources. But with oil prices at record highs, and expected to stay there, new CEO Tony Hayward has decided to forget [...]
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Monday, March 31, 2008
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