How Much CO2 Would a Nuclear War Emit?
Image courtesy of WiredThe smallest possible regional nuclear war would unleash around 700 million tons of carbon dioxide about as much as...

Year in Review 2008: Best in Essays
As we look forward to the new year, we've also reflected on the old, and rediscovered some of the great events, innovations, interviews and ...

Cheap green homes
by Adam Stein View image The recent post on passive houses sparked an interesting discussion about the costs of ultra-efficient homes. Passi...

The best stimulus, Part 1: What is geo-engineering and adaptation and CO2 mitigation all in one?
What wildly underfunded climate solution can achieve all of these goals simultaneously:Slow global warming by increasing the reflectivity of...

The pond scum solution
The algae stuff is hot. Today's Courier-Journal has a story, by yours truly, about University of Kentucky research into using algae to not o...

Earth s Leading Climate Change Portal Turns 10 Years Old
PRESS/SOCIAL MEDIA RELEASEClimate Ark celebrates with something old, something newBy Earth's Newsdesk, a project of Ecological InternetCONTA...

Dumbest headline of 2009: Bush may be giving Obama breathing room to fight global warming
On the very first day of 2009, the L. A. Times ran a story that already seems a lock to win the year's dumbest headline award. And dumbest ...

Global Warming May Become the Instigator of World War IV
Photo credit: SoftPixTechieGlobal warming is the cause of a number of damaging effects to the earth and its inhabitants, such as climate cha...