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By: Scholars and Rogues » The Weekly Carboholic: NE Pacific clouds observed to amplify warming

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:44:03 +0000

[...] it was not absorbing CO2 as efficiently as had been expected. A study published in November, 2008 partly contradicted the 2007 conclusion and said that the original study was flawed due to insuffici…. A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters adds yet another chapter to the ongoing [...]

By: Scholars and Rogues » The Weekly Carboholic: CO satellite lost, GOSAT gets “first light”

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:51:57 +0000

[...] a dramatic cultural change in a relatively short period of time. So the question becomes how to get all those gas guzzlers off the road and how to convince/force people to move closer to their employers and to transit (as well as how [...]

By: Lex

Lex — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:11:20 +0000

I like the vehicle trade in idea, not only from an environmental standpoint but also as a better way to help Detroit than throwing money at GM (Ford really doesn’t need a bailout and they aren’t asking for one).

But i still wouldn’t do it. My 23 year old Toyota still gets gas mileage equivalent to any comparable model that i could buy new…how sad is that? Of course, i don’t have all those bells and whistles that American car buyers just have to have. No cup holders, no AC, no cruise control, no airbags, and no computers. And, yes, i do actually need/use a pickup truck.

By: www.buzzflash.net

www.buzzflash.net — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:26:38 +0000

The Weekly Carboholic: water vapor effect on climate measured…

This week: water vapor effects on climate measured for the first time; new data says southern ocean still absorbing CO2; ocean acidifying faster than expected; missing radiation signature points to thinning Tibetan glaciers; "Cash for Clunkers…