http://greenhouseeffect.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by The Greenhouse Effect en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:50:42 GMT 2009-12-30T09:50:42Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964977&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace screenshot from CNN podcast In a CNN podcast , added December 20, 2009, CNN's Fareed Zakaria interviews inventor and billionaire Nathan Myhrvold, former chief technology officer at Microsoft. . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:48:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964977&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-12-28T00:48:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963360&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Climate denialists like to argue that they are "well armed" to deny the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change.  And in some respects they are, because these non-science free market . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:01:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963360&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-26T12:01:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963446&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace As the year draws to an end, and I receive best wishes from many friends, I like to take the opportunity to return the wishes. Some asked me about the meaning of my motto: We CAN change the World. . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:32:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963446&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-12-26T12:32:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961305&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Below are Sam Carana 's 20 most viewed posts at Gather, as at 24 December 2009.   Global Warming - Red Alert! views: 10820 | comments: 146 February 15, 2009 . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:10:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961305&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-12-24T06:10:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958637&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Many of the protesters have already seen some of their numbers melt away.                         See larger . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:35:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958637&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-22T14:35:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955617&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace For those who know of Thomas L. Friedman, they know that he is an award winning writer and journalist, and also someone who knows more about the world than most folks.  His best-selling book The . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:59:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955617&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-20T15:59:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954935&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Fifteenth session Copenhagen, 18 December 2009 Agenda item 9 High-level segment FCCC/CP/2009/L7 Draft decision -/CP.15 Proposal by the President . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:32:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954935&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-12-19T21:32:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950576&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Much attention has been given lately to the emails hacked from the CRU servers.  Over 1000 emails dating back 13 years were stolen, as well as about 3000 other documents.  From these thousands . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:25:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950576&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-18T12:25:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953662&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace President Barack Obama's address to the morning plenary session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference at the Bella Centre in Copenhagen, Friday December 18, 2009. Good morning. It's . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:28:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953662&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-12-18T21:28:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952783&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace The American Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Act was introduced in the House of Representatives on December 16, 2009, by Congressman José E. Serrano . Bill H.R. 4399, or “e-Drive”, . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:38:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952783&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-12-18T10:38:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947834&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace A Plan for a Sustainable Future is the theme of the November 2009 issue of Scientific American. It contains A Plan to Power 100 Percent of the Planet with Renewables , by Mark Jacobson and Mark Delucchi, . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:32:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947834&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-12-15T10:32:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947089&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace By James Hansen — December 2009 - originally published at giss.nasa.gov Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau, sometimes called Earth's "third pole", hold the largest ice mass outside the polar . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:43:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947089&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-12-14T22:43:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942115&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Solar electric vehicles feature prominently at the Sanyo display at the Eco Products 2009 International Exhibition at Tokyo Big Sight , held from December 10 - 12. The Solar Electric Vehicle . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:09:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942115&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-12-11T08:09:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935802&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Read this book.  Seriously.  Read it.  Those who are familiar with the IPCC and with the climate change discussions will have heard of Stephen H. Schneider .  Not only did he receive . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:23:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935802&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-08T15:23:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936765&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace On December 7, 2009, 56 newspapers in 45 countries took the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial . This because humanity faces a profound emergency. Unless . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:20:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936765&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-12-08T12:20:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936181&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace On December 7, 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Greenhouse Gases (GHG) constitute a threat to public health and to the environment . The finding enables the EPA to set . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:40:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936181&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-12-08T02:40:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935634&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Several outlets are sources of information on the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference running from December 7 to December 18, 2009 in Copenhagen.   The official COP15 web site has continuous . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:16:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935634&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-07T20:16:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932089&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace The Solar Impulse made its maiden flight on 3 December 2009, at Dübendorf Airfield in Switzerland. During a run down the runway, the plane was for the first time brought to takeoff speed (35 . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:23:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932089&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-12-05T14:23:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914638&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Below are Sam Carana 's 20 most viewed posts at Gather, as at 23 November 2009.   Global Warming - Red Alert! views: 10024 | rating: 8.6 | comments: 139 . . . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:41:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914638&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-11-23T23:41:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905322&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Today in Beijing, US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao announced a package of measures "to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on clean energy." According . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:31:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905322&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-11-17T20:31:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904523&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace 1. High Speed Rail High speed rail can move large amounts of people and freight fast, conveniently and economically. High speed rail systems have been operating successfully in Europe and Japan . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:09:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904523&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-11-17T11:09:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977899810&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Climate change is here...and there is hell to pay.  Hell and High Water is a must-read book for everyone interested in global warming and climate science. Joseph Romm holds a PhD in Physics from . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:10:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977899810&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-11-13T20:10:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884384&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Australian Tesla Roadster owner and founder of Internet services provider Internode, Simon Hackett and co-driver Emilis Prelgauskas have driven a Tesla Roadster for a record 501 km (313 miles) distance . . . Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:30:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884384&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Bernardus M. 2009-11-04T09:30:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883493&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace "We all know, we have no time to lose."   These are the words of German Chancellor Angela Merkel today in an address to a joint session of the US Congress. And she didn't stop there.  . . . Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:07:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883493&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-11-03T21:07:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977873334&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Yesterday the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) released a “chairman’s mark” of the climate bill she co-authored with fellow Senator John . . . Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:20:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977873334&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-10-28T02:20:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869792&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace The Green GT race car can travel at speeds of up to 200km/h (124mph). One page with technical specifications mentions that it can reach speeds of above 160 mph. The car can travel . . . Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:32:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869792&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-10-26T03:32:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977855156&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace "U.S. EPA released a long-sequestered document on global warming today showing the George W. Bush administration had concluded in December 2007 that greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles were . . . Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:46:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977855156&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-10-15T18:46:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977849086&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace A team of recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduates have made roof tiles that change color with temperature, as described in MIT News . The tiles turn white in hot weather and . . . Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:53:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977849086&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-10-12T02:53:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977840432&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Two Detroit Electric vintage cars were parked in front of Old Parliament House in Canberra, last Sunday, making the visual statement that the cars are ready - they have been since 1915 and 1917 . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:42:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977840432&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace Bernardus M. 2009-10-06T05:42:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977833957&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace In anticipation of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the International Alliance of Research Universities has issued a report presenting an update of a broad range of research relating . . . Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:59:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977833957&grpId=3659174697245198&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-10-01T18:59:03Z