- Are Zero Emissions Goals Realistic?
Sep 19, 2008
We've come to accept the assertion that some level of air pollution and water pollution is OK; or, if not OK, that it's necessary to allow a modern...
Category: Environment
- The Important Differences Between "Climate Change" and "Global Warming"
Sep 19, 2008
Many people in the media (and elsewhere) use the terms 'climate change' and 'global warming' interchangeably, as if they were the same thing. But...
Category: Environment
- Environmental Hypocrisy On The Right
Sep 19, 2008
George W. Bush promised to do something about global warming. The insincerity of the promise was made clear when he reneged on his pledge, claiming...
Category: Environment
- Global Warming And Tax Shifting
Sep 18, 2008
The greenhouse gases we increasingly pumped into the atmosphere - and continue to pump into the atmosphere at record levels today - are setting us...
Category: Environment
- Enviornmental Hypocrites On The Left
Sep 18, 2008
The subject of environmental hypocrisy on the left refers to those high-profile champions of the environment who themselves led polluting...
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- Effects Of Global Warming on Agriculture
Sep 17, 2008
Agriculture is one of the most weather-dependent of all human activities. It is ironic, then, that a significant percentage of greenhouse gas...
Category: Environment
- Is Methane The Cause Of Past Ice Age Global Warming?
Sep 15, 2008
Researchers have dispelled a popular theory that marine gas hydrates caused a significant release of methane gas into the Earth's atmosphere,...
Category: Environment
- Global Warming: Silencing The Critics
Sep 15, 2008
In a recent poll of 530 climatologists in 27 countries over a fifth of interviewees rejected the notion that a substantial part of the current...
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- Global Warming As A US Election Issue
Sep 15, 2008
Senators Barack Obama and John McCain agree that global warming is real, and that the federal government should take an active role to reduce the...
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- Global Warming - The Kyoto Dilemma
Sep 11, 2008
The US is the only industrialized nation now refuses to join the Kyoto summit to restraint carbon dioxide emission. This article explores whether,...
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- Is Global Warming Inevitable?
Sep 11, 2008
Which way will global warming go? The question now is whether humanity can summon up the courage and foresight to save itself, or whether business...
Category: Environment
- The Case Against The Kyoto Protocol
Sep 11, 2008
The Kyoto Protocol was a valiant attempt to develop a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but the resulting treaty may not...
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- What Is A Carbon Credit?
Sep 10, 2008
Carbon Credits are about paying money to account for each tonne of carbon dioxide, or one of the other 5 common environmental pollutants that you...
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- Carbon Offsets: Off or On Target?
Sep 10, 2008
Carbon Offsets are fast becoming the next hot new thing; individuals and organisations love carbon offsets, but a lot of important questions remain...
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- Is Carbon Trading Contrary To Social Justice?
Sep 10, 2008
When governments and companies "trade" in carbon, they establish de facto property rights over the atmosphere; a commonly held global commons. At...
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- Picking A Good Carbon Offsetter
Sep 9, 2008
Picking a good carbon offset provider can be very tricky and usually can take some work. There are some generally accepted key principles that you...
Category: Environment
- Why The Carbon Offset Industry Needs To Be Regulated
Sep 9, 2008
Companies and individuals rushing to go green have been spending millions on 'carbon credit' projects that yield few if any environmental benefits.
Category: Environment
- Turned Off By Carbon Offsets
Sep 9, 2008
Those that are not as familiar with carbon offsetting often link the concept immediately to reforestation. While this is a common form of carbon...
Category: Environment
- Is Additionality Essential For The Credibility Of Offsetting?
Sep 1, 2008
One of the biggest problems with offsetting is ensuring 'additionality' - proving that the offsets that you are buying in order to counterbalance...
Category: Environment
- Shoud We Offset Our Residual Carbon Emissions?
Sep 1, 2008
Critics say buying an offset while continuing to fly, or drive an SUV, or live in a mansion with all the lights on, is at best hypocritical, and at...
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