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Taking Action to Reduce Global Warming

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 18:26:44 +0000

Causes of Global Warming Man-made global warming has been the product of greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels with high carbon concentrations like coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Human deforestation has also been a cause for global warming because plants absorb carbon dioxide that would otherwise go into the atmosphere. […]

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The Role of Marshes in Ancient City Sustainability: Recent Findings & Modern Applications

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:32:05 +0000

Until current research brought the prevailing opinions of leading archaeologists into question, it was widely believed that ancient cities in Mesopotamia sprang up alongside rivers. The theory was that river proximity allowed ancient city inhabitants to irrigate the surrounding desert, thus making the land arable. It was thought that cities such as Ur, which is […]

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Civilization, War and Climate Change

Greg — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:58:44 +0000

Over the years there has been growing debate over whether civilization and the environment are integrally linked. Many scientists believe this to be the case, as it appears that several major events in the history of civilization have had an impact on the environment, while major environmental changes have also altered the course of human […]

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Effects of climate change on polar bears

Greg — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:25:24 +0000

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are in the news again because of dire predictions for the coming decades on their population numbers. The effects of climate change have been predicted to impact the polar regions first and most dramatically according to most models, and indeed, it is at the poles where we are recording some of […]

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Polar Bear populations

Greg — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:25:24 +0000

In an earlier post about the effects of climate change I made the point that there is a lack of intellectual honesty in the political climate change debate and a comment on that article provides a perfect example. The commenter quoted an opinion piece by Gerald Warner. Mr. Warner cites population estimates by the International […]

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