——————————- ” … the rise in carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels can be kept below harmful levels as long as emissions from coal are phased out globally within the next few decades.” ————————————————————– NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Public release date: 10-Sep-2008 Contact: Lynn Chandler lynn-chandler-1@nasa.gov 301-286-2806 NASA study illustrates… Continue reading
The following two press releases were sent from the Global Justice Ecology Project office this week: International Biochar Conference Uses False Claims to Promote Dangerous Technology in the name of Climate Change Mitigation Joint Press Release by Global Forest Coalition, Biofuelwatch (UK) and Global Justice Ecology Project Campaigners today warn… Continue reading
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-roofs10-2008sep10,0,2976609.story Los Angeles Times September 10, 2008 To slow global warming, install white roofs By Margot Roosevelt – Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Builders have known for decades that white roofs reflect the sun’s rays and lower the cost of air conditioning. But now scientists say they have quantified a… Continue reading
———————————————– “The 700 fishes now listed represent a staggering 92 percent increase over the 364 listed as ‘imperiled’ in the previous 1989 study published by the American Fisheries Society” “‘Human populations have greatly expanded in many of these watersheds, compounding negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems,’ noted Howard Jelks, a USGS… Continue reading