We Count

emily — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:31:19 -0700

Every day, all over the world, we participate in activities that produce global warming gases. How much pollution are we generating? The global greenhouse gas emissions counter on the collage started from zero on January 1st, 2007 and increases at a rate of approximately 1,268.51 tonnes CO₂-equivalent per second. We refer to global emissions in metric tonnes (rather than short tons, with which we’re more familiar in the US) because metric units are the standard for global reporting and analysis.

The Climate Crisis - the science

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:32:29 -0700

The Climate Crisis
No human challenge is so potentially uniting as the climate crisis. Our human drive to invent and build has led to extraordinary advances and great technological promise. It's also had grave, unintended consequences. And unless we face the climate crisis with ingenuity, resolve, and a sense of urgency, much of the world as we know it will begin to unravel before our eyes.

Climate awareness: make the case

emily — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:34:06 -0700

While the number of people without sufficient knowledge about the climate crisis is diminishing, they still exist. Too frequently these folks, armed with poor data, loud voices and misplaced confidence shake the resolve of the many who are now aware of the urgency of tackling global warming.

Such climate change naysayers come in many different shapes and sizes and with a variety of backgrounds. So how do you get them to listen to the real facts? Here are five hints: