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Why Dropping Oil Prices is Not Really Good?
The price of gasoline has dropped over 20 percent in the last 3 months, while some might consider this a good thing, in the long run; the only real beneficiary of this scenario is the oil company themselves. When a gallon of gas was at $3, viable alternatives was the buzz word, from Venture Capitalists [...]
Posted by Moderator on September 26th, 2006 filed in Activism, Alternative Fuel, Conserve, Economics, Energy, Ethanol, Exxon, Money, News, Oil, Shell, Stocks, Sustainability, Technology
Is Global Warming Contributing to Stronger Hurricanes?
Yes! According to National Environmental Trust (NET) a D.C. based non-profit, the scientific evidence paints a compelling picture of how global warming is already making storms more powerful. A 2004 NASA study found that over an eighty year period, global warming would cause the average hurricane to increase by half a category on the Category [...]
Posted by Moderator on September 15th, 2006 filed in Al Gore, Bush, Global Warming, NET, NOAA, News, politics, weather
Can Silt in the Sky Save the Earth from Global Warming?
According to a study in the Journal Science, particles capable of deflecting solar radiation be injected into the stratosphere to temporary decelerate global warming. This would simulate a condition similar to large volcanic eruptions ejecting material into the stratosphere, creating a haze that will deflect solar radiation. Here’s a link to a recent interview with [...]
Posted by Moderator on September 15th, 2006 filed in Air Pollution, Carbon, Environment, Global Warming, NCAR, Ozone, Sustainability, Technology, greenhouse, weather