Ocean Acidification and the Humboldt Squid

———————————————— “While many other squid and octopus species have oxygen transport systems that are equally sensitive to pH, few have such high oxygen demand coupled with large body size and low environmental oxygen. Therefore the scientists believe that their study results should not be extrapolated to other marine animals.” ———————————————-… Continue reading

Sour News From Poznan: Why We Must Avoid Warming of 2 Degrees C

—————————————————————- “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), … has suggested greenhouse gas emission cuts … to avoid a 2°Celsius increase in global temperature. …. An increase of this magnitude is expected to destroy 30 percent to 40 percent of all known species, generate bigger, fiercer and more frequent heat… Continue reading

Poznan & THE 300-350 SHOW: Forests and Biofuels

—————————- Original Message —————————- Subject: The 300-350 Show: Forests and Biofuels From:    “Phil England” <phil@switch-off.co.uk> Date:    Fri, December 12, 2008 3:47 pm To:      phil@switch-off.co.uk ————————————————————————– Dear Friends, THE 300-350 SHOW: Forests and Biofuels We continue our coverage of the UN Climate Talks in Poznan, Poland where the big issue on… Continue reading