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Ever wondered how something as little as a molecule of C02 can change the world? But more is different: CO2 turned Venus into a overheated hostile planet and without greenhouse gases Earth would be a snowball. This post collects - without any special order ...>>

Between the 9th of November and the 14th of December 2007, TNS Opinion & Social, carried out wave 68.2 of the EUROBAROMETER, on request of the EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Directorate-General for Communication, “Research and Political Analysis”. Report: 127 ...>>

A Beautiful Lie via: Hug-Lies and A Beautiful Lie Nice collection of tips from abeautifullie.org helpful to reduce energy consumption. 1. Slow down to cut costs and cut carbon! Slowing down from 75 mph to 65 mph will drop your highway gasoline con ...>>

Though the eleven year solor cycle as well as the Southern Oscillation hit their minimum 2007 is recorded as second warmth year in the period of instrumental data. More: Wikipedia: Solar Cycle Marshall Space Flight Center: NASA Satellites Capture St ...>>

The NEO Project (NASA Earth Observations) provides an advanced flash interface, map download, analysis features and a full fledged OGC WMS server. The range of available layers are all related to Climate Change and Global Warming. As a first try ExploreOur ...>>

Quoted from press release, Jan 28 2007: New survey shows students think climate should be Government's biggest priority A hard-hitting climate change advertising campaign showing condoms covering a coal station chimney, a car exhaust and aeroplane e ...>>

Nice story written by Patrick Barkham, published in the Guardian 9th, January: Hedgehogs shun hibernation to gambol amongst blooming daffodils. Cherry trees blossom and red admiral butterflies soar in the balmy breeze. From sheep to parrots, creatures pop o ...>>

Ongoing global climate change causes changes in the species composition of marine ecosystems, especially in shallow coastal oceans. During evolution, animals have specialised on environmental conditions and are often very limited in their tolerance to enviro ...>>

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. About 20,000-25,000 polar bears live around North Pol in the Arctic and suf ...>>

World Meteorological Organization's 4 pages press release No. 768 from December 14th summarizes year 2006 and counts reords. Averaged separately for both hemispheres, 2006 surface temperatures for the northern hemisphere (0.58°C above 30-year mean of 14.6 ...>>

As an impressive part the forest gallery presents photos of the biggest 18 forests on Earth from leading photograpers. Moreover the documentation explains the importance of forests and trees for humans and biodiversity. Take some time, enjoy the ambien ...>>

Car buyers now have a simple way to compare the "greenness" of their automotive choices. Environmental Defense has partnered with Yahoo!Autos to make Green Ratings widely available to consumers—right next to vehicle prices and other common car specs anyon ...>>

Asking 5,800 adults in 20 countries: "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? - Damage to the environment must be reduced, even if it means slower economic growth." Angus Reid Strategies and Maclean's got following results: Countryagreed ...>>

Latest Rough Guide on Climate Change publishing was accompanied by a letter to all MPs with three simple questions: How important a concern is climate change? What can Britain do to make a difference? What steps do you plan to take (or have you taken) ...>>

Climate Change2:01 min, added August 5th, 2006 by tsweblog. A two-minute film broadcasted in UK that starts to tell the story of why climate change is happening and why it needs to be tackled together. Original source: climatechallenge.gov.uk, Quicktime ...>>

Since 1873 the temperature of the North Sea is measured, but the length of current warm period is unique. With an average of 0.13°C every year temperature rises, 1.7 degree since 1993. Fishes and mussels adapt to changed conditions and move from Bay of Bi ...>>

The US Energy Information Administration published yesterday the numbers on the greenhose gas emissions from 2005. The 'good' news is the emissions 'Growth Lower than Average in 2005'. Quoted from press release: Total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ...>>

Trees generate about 40 per cent of the world’s oxygen. To recreate the loss of trees in the past decade, we would need 1.3 million km2 and 140 billion trees. Trees are the original multitaskers. They provide social, ecological, and economic benefits. They ...>>