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China and India Agree to Reduce Emissions

The New York Times has reported that both China and India have agreed to sign on to the Copenhagen Accord to reduce emissions. China and India are two of the largest emitters of global warming causing greenhouse gas emissions.
The Accord, reached at the United Nations Conference of the Parties (or COP15) meeting in Copenhagen last [...]

Climate Change Evidence Still Strong

A recent op-ed in the Houston Chronicle by climate scientists from the state of Texas sums up the state of the science well:

• The global climate is changing.
A 1.5-degree Fahrenheit increase in global temperature over the past century has been documented by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Numerous lines of physical [...]

Arctic Methane Released from Seabed with Warmer Temperatures

Warmer waters in the Arctic are causing methane releases from the ocean that have, until now, been very well stored. New research from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks is indicating that from an area west of the Bering Strait, plumes of methane can be observed rising from what was once permafrost.
While researchers aren’t making snap [...]

Hope for Climate Legislation in the Senate

The US Senate is expected to reengage with proposed climate legislation this week in an attempt to create domestic solutions that reduce our carbon emissions. While the hope for progress is great, the growing feeling is that the final bill that comes out of the Senate will be less ambitious than the one the House [...]

Cycling Made Easier – East Coast Greenway Nearer to Completion

Cycling is the world most energy efficient means of travel. If one compares units of energy to units of energy and mile for mile, estimates of of bike MPG are almost always equivalent to hundred(s) MPG – meaning that a bike can take you farther with fewer global warming causing carbon emissions (and other pollutants) [...]

Mobile Carbon Calculator Launched

Carbonfund.org has partnered with OpenPath Products to develop and launch a mobile version of our carbon calculators. Initially, Carbonfund.org’s mobile carbon calculators work on the Symbian platform – the operating system for many new Nokia phones. The calculators will soon be available for public download on the phones. The calculators will allow users to reduce [...]

Blizzards and Global Warming – A Meteorological View

The Mid-Atlantic is yet again being blasted with snow. This current blizzard is going to add up to 16 inches to our standing snow pack of about 2-3 feet, likely making this the snowiest winter on record in the Washington, DC area (and Baltimore, and Wilmington.. you get the point). Federal government offices have been [...]

Canada Commits to 17% CO2 Reductions

The Canadian Government has officially informed the United Nations (UN) that the country is committed to reducing emissions 17% by 2020. The UN requested that all participating countries at the climate meetings in Copenhagen commit to a 17% carbon emissions reduction target from a 2005 baseline. Canada’s carbon footprint in 2006 was measured at 544,680,000 [...]

Obama on Clean Energy and Jobs

Last night’s State of the Union address by President Obama covered a lot of ground over the course of the 71 minute speech. One of the main pillars that helped to get President Obama elected in the first place, a commitment to clean energy and reducing US greenhouse gas emissions, was a focal point for [...]

Lessons from Haiti

Natural disasters impact those that are the least prepared the hardest. The earthquake that recently struck Haiti may end up killing 200,000 people – an astonishing and devastating figure.
Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. The country has had high rates of TB, AIDS, malaria and other preventable diseases. The country’s systems are [...]