Archive for April, 2008

Carbon and Methane in Atmosphere Up Sharply

sduford on Apr 26 2008 | Filed under: Global Warming, The Science

A new report from the NOAA shows that CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere is accelerating. More worrisome though is the fact that after a decade of steady readings, methane (CH4) is now sharply up, potentially  indicating that the dreaded positive feedback scenario where methane hydrate locked in the permafrost is being released rapidly.
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Political Manipulation of EPA Science

sduford on Apr 25 2008 | Filed under: Environment, Global Warming, Politics, Scientists

It’s no secret that the Bush Administration and the Harper government both censor scientists on a regular basis, making sure that nothing that could harm their energy industry bodies gets out. Scientists from NASA, NOAA, EPA, and Environment Canada have complained about this fact for several years. The EPA even famously cancelled a report on [...]

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