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Climate change is a topic we hear often nowadays. There is indeed a great deal on it that everyone is concerned about. Truly, climate change is something that affects us all. We do experience it today. The sudden change in weather systems, increasing temperatures, power shortages and droughts are just of the few effects of climate change. More often that not, these changes brings inconveniences to our daily lifestyle. But to a businessman, these changes may turn out profitable and may prove to be a good start for a business. Let me just discuss the effects of climate change I mentioned above and how to use them to your advantage instead of a hassle: 1. Change in weather systems - Changes in weather...

Introduction The recent increase in the levels of Green House Gases (GHGs) and incidents of subsequent climate change disasters has become a major global issue. The present concern about the green house effects began with the realization that human activities are upsetting the natural balance by increasing the amount of CO2 and similar gases in the atmosphere. All heat retaining gases are referring to as GHGs. They are CO, CO2, CH4, O3, NOx etcetera. Global warming occurs whenever the levels of these gases in the atmosphere increase or much of deadly ultraviolet ray escapes from the sun into the surface the earth when ozone layer in the atmosphere is depleted. In essence, all factors that contribute...

The people who are the most vocal about man-made global warming are the very same people who cannot elaborate on the scanty evidence produced so far. These Alarmists are not prepared to give their opinions on climate change events that have happened in the past. All they seem to be interested in is spreading mass hysteria. It's unanimously agreed by the scientific community that the earth is about 4.5 billion years old and during that time, it's undergone at least 12, and possibly 14 major periods of climate change. In addition to this there has been numerous minor changes to the earth's climate. Past periods of climate change Whilst most of this information has come from sophisticated scientific...

Most people would agree that something must be done about climate change. However, getting some of the biggest polluters on Earth to do something about it has been the challenge so far. More Need To Be Done By The Governments It is hard to know how to judge whether this is about to change or not. However, increasing international and domestic social pressure can certainly have an impact. Governments are beginning to understand that it is important to get responsible scientific advisors to help them craft useful and efficient environmental policies that will be acceptable to a voting populace. As an example, in United States, election candidates are now touting themselves as the "green" candidate...

There are many ways that a person can go about reducing the effects of climate change. Many of the world’s leading scientists are saying that global warming is already here, so doing things to reduce it’s effect on climate change is about all that people can do right now. People around the world are becoming more creative with how they do their part to reducing the effects of climate change; things that anyone can do. It is just a matter of doing it. Below is a list of twenty different things a person can do to reduce the effect of climate change: 1. Change all the light bulbs in the house to compact fluorescent light bulbs. 2. Use alternative methods of transportation, such as walking, riding a...

Philippines is one of the most affected and vulnerable countries in the world. It is annually visited by twenty typhoons, bringing heavy rainfall that causes flooding, landslides and mudslides. These in turn destroy valuable agricultural land and settlements, and claim many lives every year. Other hazards such as El Nino aggravate the extent of these damages, which sum up to an annual loss of 0.5% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Eastern Visayas, mainly consisting of the islands of Leyte, Samar and Biliran, is one of the most disaster prone regions in the Philippines, experiencing some of the worst typhoons ever recorded in Philippine history, killing over a thousand people through a...

Why should we be concerned about climate change? It is the biggest and most significant issue we are ALL facing now. It directly affects every one of us, making us more vulnerable to their inevitable impacts. It will make us more vulnerable to natural catastrophes and diseases. And those that are at the HIGHEST risk are people who are already poor. People in the poorest communities will be hit hardest by the negative impacts of climate change, while they contribute the least to the problem. The more gases in the atmosphere, the more problems we will face. If greenhouse gases (GHG) are lowered globally and international initiatives to do this are done by more and more people, then the worst long term...

Climate change issue awareness is a hot issue now considering on its tremendous impacts on our life. Understanding the issue is not enough as you need to act. Everyone can do it from their desks either at the office or home. It may be small but meaningful. Are you ready to environmental warrior? Print less Do not print unless it is for crucial purpose. You can read your document from your screen. If possible, print on double-sided paper. Reducing the paper consumption indirectly reducing the number of trees cut for paper making. Use your electronic devices wisely Turn of your computer, printer, TV and other electronic devices when you finish. By letting them in stand by position, they consume more...

The Copenhagen Climate Summit on global warming was a disaster in the making. Anthropogenic or man-made global warming is still hotly disputed. Many believe there is a small amount of anthropogenic warming but not enough to enact life altering regulations. The United States economy is in a recession with unemployment over 10% yet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised the moon to developing countries. Sure the 100 billion dollars promised is suppose to be from what the U.S. can gather from other industrialized nations too. But how? It does not stop at 100 billion either. The 100 billion is suppose to be an annual figure by 2020 which can plunge the U.S. into a deeper recession. And do you think...

This summer I've been waiting for the opening of the movie Eat, Pray, Love with an anticipation that is a bit different from my hope that Congress would find effective strategies to address climate change. The difference? I don't think I'll be disappointed with the movie's ending. I'm a Christian, an environmentalist, an academic, and a pop-culture junkie. And I think the three verbs in the movie's title - eat, pray, love - may provide direction for the thousands of believers from diverse faith traditions who advocated for a religious response to global warming in three stories that unfolded this summer. Despite sincere prayer and informed lobbying, people of faith have watched: (1) the Senate's...

In the 21st century, it's all about the  environment. Climate change, global warming and the green movement have been  pushed to the forefront of both our political and personal conscience as the  future of our natural world and our sustainability become increasingly pertinent  issues. In line with this increased environmental awareness, much  climate change legislation has been enacted and the demand for environmental  lawyers and the number of environmental law jobs is also on the rise. Many of the most successful lawyers are those who have  established themselves as an expert in a particular area of law, and with this  increased environmental law demand, environmental law is proving an...

Nowadays, our climate is heading on the brink of confusions and diseases. Why? Because the regular setting of temperatures and season is definitely not the same as the usual way. Let us say when time falls during summer season, it's not the summer thing that we can feel as it is, rather we come to confusion in ways that climate seems to have some changeable occurrences. As a whole, things that keep on coming up now with climate change are simply the reasons behind to the abuses and misuses of the natural resources which God had perfectly given us from the start. And now, let us know some effects of climate change in which could help us reflect and do a solution to the current dilemma. Here are the...

CLIMATE  CHANGE  AND  THE  FUTURE  OF  THE   EARTH – FROM A ECO-POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE INTRODUCTION The  Industrial  Revolution  began  in  the  mid  19 th  century. At  that  time  people  could  have  hardly  imagined  the  historic  transformations  which  it  would  bring  not  only  to  human  civilization  but  also  to  the  planet  as  a  whole. The  urbanization  and  the  industrialization  of  the  world  was  the  initial  effect. But  later  on  a  more  serious  threat  took  shape  in  disruption  of  the  global  ecosystem  at  a  pace  which  it  had  never  witnessed  before. Hence  today  we  have...

It is quite heartening that all the four pillars of our democracy day by day are showing signs of concern to the happenings going on around us- be it right to freedom of speech and expression, environment protection, law and order obligations and infrastructure development. The complaint of certain quarters against the media crossing limits has some substance, on the whole our media, both print and visual, play cardinal roles in digging out and thereby exposing the festering sores still refusing to heal and thus helping all to take immediate remedial measures.   Similar is the case with our judiciary also. Years ago judiciary was seen by many in our society as the prisoner of elite and also holding...

Many Think Tanks around the Global are talking about Global Warming now. All this talk, discussion and dialogue has made its way into the mainstream media and now 75% of all Americans and Europeans believe that Global Warming is being caused due to mankind's emissions of greenhouse gases; namely CO2. But all this belief in the surveys really has to do with the increasing number of stories in the mass media. Recently someone in our Think Tank asked of another member; "I think what you are saying if I may be so bold as to paraphrase-there is GCC [Global Climate Change] but it is not being caused by man?" The answer was very interesting indeed; "Yes that is what I am saying. Sure there is a percentage...

Nepal is a small landlocked country in South Asia. The nation of the Mount Everest and the great Himalayas is now facing several consequences of climate change. "No country on earth has some much natural diversity and no where apart from the poles is climate change happening so fast. The glaciers are retreating, the monsoon rains are becoming more intense and farming is getting harder than ever." Although the share of Nepal in the global emission of greenhouse gases is negligible, many bitter consequences having started ruling Nepal. In the recent years, Nepal is witnessing continuous disturbances in its ecology due to climate change resulting floods, severe landslides, soil erosion and effects of...

Global warming refers nothing but the climate changes that causes an increase in average temperature of the environment. For the last period of a few decades the average temperature of all the areas of the world has been increasing at a very fast rate. Scientists have shown that the average temperature of the world has already increased by around 2 degree Celsius during the past period of around five decades. The increasing temperature has helped melting more snow in cold area and. As a result the average water level of the oceans and sea has increased rapidly day to day. Again the increased water level has already flooded several island area of the world. People who were living in those islands had...

Scientists pretty much all agree on global warming today, but what are the health aspects? Clearly one is heat stroke. Did you know that close to 700 people a year die from heatstroke in the US alone? Also, some insects thrive with increased temperatures, so the incidence of insect borne diseases like Lyme disease (tick borne) and viral encephalitis (mosquito borne) may increase. I know local people who had both recently, whereas they were virtually unknown just a few years ago. Other insect borne diseases that may rise include West Nile virus, dengue fever, and Ehrlichiosis. Also tropical diseases may spread to the temperate zone, such as malaria and yellow fever. It is not as far fetched as it may...

Not long ago, I went to a lecture and the speaker was a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry. In his speech he believed that solar power was the answer to global warming. He is wrong for several reasons. And before I begin this debate, let me state that I do not believe the global warming alarmist theory at all, in fact I think much of it is pure poppycock. So that tells you a little bit about where I stand, and now let me give you the evidence. First, if global warming were actually real, that is to say that CO2 created by mankind was really over heating the planet, and going to cause our poles to melt, and send billions of trillions of gallons of water into our oceans raising the water level...

We have all been hearing about the gloom doom of Global Warming. Although I am definitely not a believer nor is anyone in our Think Tank after reviewing all the data, I still would like to see humans cut their pollution a bit, as it is just wasteful, inconsiderate and not very efficient to pollute when you clearly do not have to. About now 85% of the population will tell me that I do not know what I am talking about and that Global Warming is real and Al Gore proved it. Well, would you like a bit of proof to consider? Have you ever heard of space weather or solar flares? Here is a short excerpt of what is to come, but it has nothing to do with carbon emissions: Space Weather News for Jan. 4, 2008...

Many people in many countries feel unsafe and unsure about the future. They are scared of the Radical Islamic misfits of the world. They are worried about Global Warming, pollution, Hurricanes, Earthquakes and live in fear. There are groups who are in fear who are angry and have fallen for the mass media hysteria, radical religious answers and could fall prey to the rioting and looting of other society misfits and sub humans. Those who love the sea and were born near the ocean are concerned with rising sea levels and Global Warming. Why? Because the media tells them to, because academia is training them to think this way; then they go out in the world and preach what they teach. These groups blame...

There is so much controversy around the current debate about global warming that it's hard to discern truth from myth. There are supporters and valid points of argument for each point of view. Both sides of the fence have ulterior motives driving them and also have valid truths giving weight to their arguments. Of course, there is the Mickey Mouse information, which travels quickly online, yet there are also arguments that have a ring of truth about them. So we must discern the facts and begin following through with practical steps and solutions in our everyday lives to play our part in halting global warming. This debate can be heard everywhere, even on completely unrelated media channels. Just...

The Mayans during their classical period between the 250 AD and 900 AD rose to great heights of civilization. They were skilled farmers and hunters along with great mathematicians, storytellers, astronomers, artists, linguists and architects. Most of these skills are still far better progressed compared to our own especially their calendar systems, hieroglyphic writing and their astronomical knowledge. The Mayans had developed three calendar systems. The two more commonly used were cyclic calendars like our own Georgian calendar the third however was a continuous (linear) calendar that started from a mythical date of creation of the world in 1 Baktun and ends on the 13 Baktun. This third calendar...

When discussing the world-wide controversy that is global warming, the position of the people who support this theory - the Scaremongers - has been explained and their core arguments commented upon.  They seem to be winning the propaganda war, but their battle tactics are based on the biased interpretation of recent data. The facts presented by the Idealists - the opponents of the theory -  however, are much more sustainable but are ignored by the Scaremongers. The indication from reading the web sites of the major news organizations is that the pro-warming lobby enjoys support from one third of the public, whilst two out of three people say more evidence is needed. That is the common view...

While many contend that there are different reasons behind the changing of our climate, few can deny that our planet is going through a period of immense changes. While some may discredit the science, global warming is one of the main hypothesis for why our planet is heating up. In this article, we'll try to explain some of the science behind global warming so that you can understand the problem more clearly. According to numerous scientific studies, our planet's surface temperature has increased by about 1 degree Fahrenheit within the last century. Most of this change has occurred in the past two decades, prompting the question: are our lifestyles accelerating this global change? The evidence...

The impact of global warming on polar bears is having far reaching effects. Polar bears are a part of a very delicately balanced ecosystem. As global temperatures rise the Arctic sea ice is melting and it is reported by the U.S. Geological Survey Office that there will be a reduction of as much as 2/3's in the polar bear population over the next 50 years. As the ice melts these iconic animals are losing their habitat and hunting grounds. They mainly hunt seals, which live on arctic ice. The seals swim under the pack ice, surfacing through breathing holes for air and to rest upon the ice. The polar bears lay in wait at these breathing holes, to capture their prey. Due to the significant loss of ice...

Offices and businesses in the United States now emit over 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas annually. This is up 300 million tons from 1990, a 33% increase according to a new report from the Energy Information Agency (EIA). Surprisingly, the biggest contributor to this output is electricity use for lighting, cooling, heating, and office equipment. EIA estimates that in 2007 electricity accounted for 871 million tons of greenhouse gases. What this means is that if your company wants to do its part to fight global warming, lighting, space conditioning, and office equipment are excellent places to look first. Here are three sure fire ways to save the planet and your bottom line: 1. Lighting...

"The greatest battles of life are fought out every day in the silent chambers of one's own soul." - David O. McKay Man, the world has problems. Fifty years from now, society will look back at our generation and forever shun us for three things: curable diseases, avoidable wars, and reality TV. How could they let those things happen? How could they have actually stood by and let those things happen? Having grown up in post-apartheid South Africa, it's a question I've always asked myself. How on earth was that allowed to happen for so long? Didn't the rest of the world realise what we were going through? Didn't they care? That question became increasingly relevant in daily varsity life. I recall a...

A common-sense approach to the facts about Global Warming, aside from arguments, principles, and opinions. These days, there seems to be a lot of controversy about Global Warming. Some say that Global Warming is a fact, others say it's not. But regardless of whether or not Global Warming is a fact, let's step aside from the arguments on the subject, and take a common-sense approach. In this article we will take a look at some of the issues involved. What is Global Warming? We can take a look at the definition of global warming - without taking sides or getting into vested interests, political motivations, reasons, or causes. The definition of global warming in its purity is "an overall increase in...

In February 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated in their Fourth Assessment Report that human actions are "very likely" (i.e. with 90% or greater probability) the cause of global warming, indicated by an increase of 0.75 degrees in average global temperatures over the last 100 years. This statement is the result of very tough discussions on a worldwide scale between thousands of climate researchers whether human activity is the main cause of global warming. The results of this discussion were presented to the public in many publications, for instance in Martin Durkin´s documentary “The Great Global Warming Swindle”, presented in March 2007 at UK´s Channel 4. The...

No matter how much you deny it, global warming exists. It's real. It's happening. And its effects are global in scale. According to scientists studying the effects of global warming, one of its deadliest effects is the melting of polar ice caps, which will throw the ecosystem out of balance. Sea levels will rise and the melted ice will make the ocean less salty. Temperatures will rise, which will change the landscape and endanger certain animal species. In other parts of the world, there will be intense droughts and heat waves, and since water is a rare commodity in some parts of the world, this may result in conflicts and even war. To combat global warming, we need to implement real change. If the...

This article discusses the film An Inconvenient Truth and briefly touches upon the dangers of global warming. Although global warming has been an issue on the forefront of modern science and society for years now, it wasn't until 2006 that an eye-opening documentary about it was produced. Based on the book An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It, written by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, the documentary of the same name was directed by Davis Guggenheim and was first shown at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The film made its way to the states then, debuting in New York and Los Angeles on May 24th, 2006. The film centers around Gore and his...

A report from the global conservation organization, WWF(World Wildlife Fund) has suggested that since 1970 the pressure we exert on the planet has almost doubled and the natural resources upon which we depend have declined by more than 33%. The current form of globalization has also been criticized for ignoring sustainable development and environmental concerns. For many years, critics, NGOs, activists and affected peoples have been accusing large corporations for being major sources of environmental problems. Today because of pollution,CO2,and because of many such hazardous gases it has resulted to Global Warming. Global Warming is a very serious threat to our way of life. Global Warming is an...

At face value, working to halt the effects of global warming should be a simple matter. That is, unless you begin to really delve into the subject and your first exposure to the debate are groups denying the validity of the science of ascertaining global temperatures from the outset. Why then will you or any other average person be interested in playing a part in the solution when it is impossible to know what the truth really is? This is part of the problem with the Internet; people accept whatever is online as substantiated truth, only to discover there are ulterior motives or opinionated sides spinning their view as truth, on both sides of the debate. A specific website, globalwarming.org, on the...

The debate is over. We've agreed that the world is at risk from global warming. Even President Bush agrees, after years of denying the problem. Physical and social scientists tell us that it is the poor, the very young, the old, and those with disabilities who suffer, and will continue to suffer, most from the effects of global warming. Sadly the rich nations, and particularly those within them who have the most, no longer seem to care about those least of their brethren, as demonstrated by the millions of people who die every day from hunger and exposure throughout the world while the disparities between the rich and poor continue to grow. The environmental change will exacerbate those issues. In...

Have you noticed the drastic changes in the climate, nowadays? You probably had and it's not because the Earth is getting old. The reason behind the sudden changes in the climate is the result of a greenhouse effect that is better known as global warming. This condition is the warming of the Earth caused by the trapped greenhouse gases in the atmosphere such as carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, fluorocarbons, and methane. The disturbing fact about global warming is that it's causing a massive meltdown in the North Pole and other ice-covered places. This meltdown only means the increase in water level and if it continues, a number of major cities will sink. But thanks to countries like Canada, the...

A carbon footprint measures the total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, event, organization or product. Carbon accounting (also called GHG accounting) does assess the carbon footprint to help organizations adopt strategies aimed at fighting climate change. As with financial accounting and reporting, generally accepted carbon accounting principles are intended to underpin and guide carbon accounting and reporting to ensure that the reported information represents a faithful, true, and fair account of a company's carbon emissions. Business community in India has started seeing value in undertaking carbon accounting and reporting it in public forums. Such forums...