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The Hunt for Higgs. "CHASING ICE" captures largest glacier calving ever filmed - OFFICIAL VIDEO. Climate Science: John Cook. Seven facts you need to know about the Arctic methane timebomb. Debate over the plausibility of a catastrophic release of methane in coming decades due to thawing Arctic permafrost has escalated after a new Nature paper warned that exactly this scenario could trigger costs equivalent to the annual GDP of the global economy.

Seven facts you need to know about the Arctic methane timebomb

This gamble on carbon and the climate could trigger a new financial crisis. If you want to see market irrationality in action, look no further than current stock market valuations for the world's major oil, gas and coal companies.

This gamble on carbon and the climate could trigger a new financial crisis

At a time when governments are supposedly preparing for a global climate change deal that will cut carbon emissions, energy multinationals are investing in carbon assets like there's no tomorrow. Put bluntly, either we're heading for a climate catastrophe, or the carbon asset bubble will go the way of sub-prime mortgage stock. Yesterday's disappointing second-quarter results for Royal Dutch Shell provided a useful guide to the future.

Over the past couple of years the company has invested heavily in exploration. SOMETHING FROM NOTHING ? [OFFICIAL] Richard Dawkins & Lawrence Krauss [HD] 02-04-12. 2_07_MPR_01_Titel.indd - S003_Flashback_060_061.pdf - (Privat nettlesing) Where is Obama's Climate Change Agenda? 350.org's Bill McKibben on David Letterman: Put Solar on the White House on 10/10/10. Columbia SC, News, Weather and Sports. Heroic weatherman talks climate in a red state — and viewers thank him for it. Jim Gandy connects climate and weather for WLTX.

Heroic weatherman talks climate in a red state — and viewers thank him for it

Weathercaster Jim Gandy, one of the nation’s most effective climate change communicators, broadcasts in South Carolina, one of the most conservative states in the nation, providing a powerful example for weathercasters across the country. Forecast the Facts staff caught up with Gandy at the American Meteorological Society’s 40th annual Broadcast Meteorology Conference, in Boston, Mass. With a black cowboy hat and light southern drawl, Gandy told us he started investigating climate science in 2005 after geology professors at a nearby university asked him, “What do you think about this climate change thing?” Gandy took the question seriously, familiarizing himself with the peer-reviewed literature, and learning about how human activities are changing the weather and climate. But a funny thing happened: The backlash never came. The scientific debate. 2012 Extreme Weather Green.tv. Stephen Hawking: Does God Exist? Bill Maher lays waste to Global Warming deniers.

Zeitgeist: The Summary. George Marshall – how to talk to a climate change ‘denier’ Blog post.

George Marshall – how to talk to a climate change ‘denier’

David Mitchell's SoapBox. This Is What Climate Change Feels Like. Video: Green Economy, green business? Bill McKibben of 350.org on Colorado Wildfires, Debby, Keystone XL, and Failure of Rio+20. The Day the World Came Together - The 350 Movement: October 24, 2009. Science & Distortion - Stephen Schneider. Steroids, baseball, and climate change. Epigenetics. 300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds. Bande annonce - home. Athenes Theory of Everything.

Climate Change Deniers vs The Consensus. Read about the background to this image | Leave a comment | See more visualisations and info images | Home UPDATE 1 (12th Dec 09): There have been a few complaints about the legibility of the image.

Climate Change Deniers vs The Consensus

So I’ve created a version on white instead of black. UPDATE 2 (19th Dec 09): Thanks to amazing feedback, I’ve amended the language and wording and detail of the image. Thanks particularly to Arthur Smith and Jooil Kim for clarifying info. Nice! I researched this subject in a very particular way. Why? My conclusion is “what a nightmare”. Most of the info for this image is sourced from Realclimate.org. Unfortunately, the majority of the writing on there is so scientific and so technical, it makes the website nigh on useless to the casual, curious reader. This image was a mammoth undertaking, especially for someone like me, unschooled in climate science. In every case, wherever possible, I went back the original data. How willpower works - Health & wellness.

Climate Change Trends: Carbon Emissions Giants. Slik blir vi enige om å fornekte alt vi vet om klima. Man skulle tro holdninger styrte handlingene våre.

Slik blir vi enige om å fornekte alt vi vet om klima

Men relativt ofte er forholdet motsatt. - Man justerer holdningene etter hva man gjør, sier Per Espen Stoknes, psykolog og førstelektor ved BI. Han forklarer det med at de fleste ser seg selv som gode, fornuftige personer. - Når man handler på en måte man vet er feil, må man omdefinere handlingene så de ikke blir så ille likevel. Emotion Movie V2. Click to Play Dynamic Emotional and Neural Responses to Music/p> Animation of the real-time changes in neural activity that were time-locked to the tempo fluctuations in a musical performance of Frédéric Chopin's Etude in E major, Op.10, No. 3.

emotion Movie V2

The Story of #EndFossilFuelSubsidies. Musikkens makt har røtter i biologien. WWF's Earth Book - Be part of something big… By Greg Armfield I’ve lived in urban areas like London all my life, but that’s never stopped me marvelling at the wonders of nature in my backyard.

WWF's Earth Book - Be part of something big…

I’ve spent the last 10 years living in Wimbledon, south London, and like to think of Wimbledon Common as my second home. The Future We Want. #Charge p/Sisejufe: Rio+20, resumo da ópera – #Rio20 #Rioplus. Links to hundreds of Psychology studies running on the internet. Min Klimaplan. Momentum for Change. Momentum for Change: Areas of Focus Urban Poor: recognizing climate action that improves the lives of impoverished people in urban communities.

Momentum for Change

Climate change and global disasters. BIG IDEAS: Dickson Despommier's Vertical Farming. Earthrise - Oslo, City of the Future. LFTR in 5 Minutes - THORIUM REMIX 2011. Motherboard TV: The Thorium Dream. Positive Planet : Friends of the earth short film. Connect the Dots. Connect the Dots is a project of 350.org and allies to clearly draw the connection between extreme weather and climate change.

Connect the Dots

Climate Impacts Day on 5 May, 2012 will bring together hundreds of communities to highlight the dramatic climate change impacts we are already witnessing around the world. Contacts | Press Releases | Event Highlights | Photos | Videos Contacts Jamie Henn, 350.org Communications Director, jamie@350.org ,415-601-9337 Daniel Kessler, 350.org US Communications Manager, dk@350.org ,510-501-1779 Press Releases May 6, 2012.

350.org: Because the world needs to know. The Age of Stupid 2009 - Full Movie (1h 28m) David Mitchell's Soapbox. Kerry: On Eve of Rio+20, An Honest Assessment of Climate Change Challenge.