THE amount of two key greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere rose sharply in 2007, and carbon dioxide levels this year are literally off the chart, the US government reported today. In its annual index of greenhouse gas emissions, the US National … [Read more...] about Carbon dioxide and Methane Levels rise in 2007
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Adelaide Professor: Scientists Must Confront Climate Sceptics
AN Adelaide professor says scientists must do more to stand up to "anti-intellectual" climate change deniers, by explaining the difference between good science and spin. University of Adelaide Professor Barry Brook, director of the Research … [Read more...] about Adelaide Professor: Scientists Must Confront Climate Sceptics
Wildlife Accidents Part 2 – A Note From Ann Novek
1) In Sweden there’s an old pagan custom with big bonfires on April 30, called the Walpurgis Night. Unfortunately, many hedgehogs have been hiding out in the stacks /piles of old trees and branches that will be lit during the night and many fatal … [Read more...] about Wildlife Accidents Part 2 – A Note From Ann Novek
EU Renewables Plan to Cost £160 per Household
EU plans call for the UK to increase its use of renewables in the energy mix from the current 5% to 15% by 2020. An independent British government commissioned report for BERR, the Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, shows that … [Read more...] about EU Renewables Plan to Cost £160 per Household
Australia’s Emissions Trading System to Cost Business $22 Billion
THE Rudd Government's planned carbon trading system will cost business between $14billion and $22billion a year and will have to be considered in a review of the taxation system. Taxation Institute director Michael Dirkis yesterday said that the … [Read more...] about Australia’s Emissions Trading System to Cost Business $22 Billion
First Australian NASA Astronaut: An Ice Age Cometh
Phil Chapman is a geophysicist and astronautical engineer who lives in San Francisco. He was the first Australian to become a NASA astronaut. Excerpt: The first sunspot appeared in January this year and lasted only two days. A tiny spot appeared … [Read more...] about First Australian NASA Astronaut: An Ice Age Cometh