Why are "NASCAR", "peak oil", "global warming" and "gas prices" never mentioned in the same sentence? Are there statistics on how much gas / oil / petroleum products that are used for a typical race? What about practice races?
posted on May 8, 2008 - 12 answers

How are the role of scientists and the relationship between them and society changing as the climate questions has become (and will continue to become) more and more acute? [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm researching scientists who dispute / are skeptics of man-made climate change (a la the UN IPCC's findings.) Which peer reviewed, scholarly science journals should I be searching through?
posted on Feb 12, 2008 - 8 answers

In the inevitability of global warming (bias disclosed) where should I move to? I'm a 20-something getting close to that home-owner stage, but from some of the stuff I'm reading a lot of great places to live won't be great much longer! [more inside]
posted on Jan 28, 2008 - 24 answers

If you believe climate change is real, bad, and man-made: does that mean it's wrong to take a flight or drive a car? Are there any reasonable excuses?
posted on Jan 28, 2008 - 24 answers

A question about Presidential power -- specifically, for the implementation of carbon reduction initiatives including a cap-and-trade system. [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2007 - 12 answers

Why is Mont Blanc's height so stable? The pen company has been marking 4810 on their nibs since at least the 1930s. Just this year, it measured 4810m tall.
posted on Nov 12, 2007 - 9 answers

Does anyone know of a good online resource that explains in detail the exact series of events that is predicted to occur as a result of climate change if it continues on its current path? [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2007 - 3 answers

Is it better for the environment to drive or fly a long distance? [more inside]
posted on Oct 12, 2007 - 16 answers

Help save my friend and the atmosphere from unwanted air travel! He works at home, for a company in another state; they fly him in several times a month for meetings. How can he persuade them that he doesn't need to go, that there's a teleconferencing app that'll work just as well? [more inside]
posted on Sep 6, 2007 - 10 answers

Do reasonable arguments for or against global warming actually exist for regular people like me to read? Or must I be stuck with the annoying rhetoric of both sides? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2007 - 38 answers

How do I make my destination wedding enviro-friendly? [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2007 - 13 answers

Lets just say that the U.S. decided to stop burning hydrocarbons (oil, coal, natural gas) completely for environmental reasons. Lets say that everything went electric. Cars, Power Plants, factories, everything. How many nuclear plants (using current technology) would we need to produce? Would there be one in every moderate sized town? Also, how long would the raw materials last before another energy crisis was imminent (peak uranium, I guess)?
posted on Jun 6, 2007 - 52 answers

I'm looking for a dynamic map (of the USA, or of the world) that will graphically display various trends relating to climate change and the effects of global warming in the next century. [more inside]
posted on May 21, 2007 - 7 answers

It's December 14th and 56 degrees here in Boston. Everyone is walking around saying, "this is global warming." Is this actually a direct effect of global warming or just part of an abnormal but not potentially life-as-we-know-it ending weather pattern?
posted on Dec 14, 2006 - 41 answers

Where can I learn about the possible consequences of future global warming, sea-level-rise, etc on the climate of the continental US? [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2006 - 5 answers

We would like to contribute to an organization that is dedicated to alleviating global warming. Ideally a nonprofit but any organization that takes action in this direction would be fine. I'd prefer that it be something I could research online or find a rating such as those available on charitynavigator.com. Any ideas? Thank you!
posted on Nov 16, 2006 - 8 answers

A delicate Yorkshire Riesling, robust Canadian Cabernet? If global warming raises temperatures, an often mentioned consequence is the growing of wine grapes in the far North (for example the article in Slate today). Does this really follow? [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2006 - 13 answers

Let's assume (no soapbox rants, please!) global warming is a reality, the ice covering Greenland is melting, and the ocean's levels are rising. If I own a home and land which, according to this map, would be underwater, what--if anything--would the government do? I live near a major (federal) interstate, two major shipping ports, and a rail corridor linking the two. San Francisco and Oakland International Airports would also be underwater. What happens? Would they build a gigantic dike, like New Orleans and Holland? Is my home and the land on which it's built a total loss? If so, insurance-wise, is this considered an "Act of God"? If I was to put my home on the market tomorrow, must I declare global warming and the rising ocean levels as a possibility for flooding?
posted on Jun 27, 2006 - 11 answers

What are some reasonable, readable books which are skeptical about the dire threat of global warning? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2006 - 35 answers

I want to flood the Earth! [more inside]
posted on May 8, 2006 - 8 answers

Is living in New York City more environmentally sensitive than living in the suburbs? [more inside]
posted on Apr 24, 2006 - 18 answers

How can I hear this radio show that won a Peabody yesterday? [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2006 - 5 answers

What are the Big Ideas for combating global warming? Who is proposing them? Which do you find most plausible? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2006 - 15 answers

Are there reputable projections for global warming's impact on the inland United States? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2006 - 9 answers

What's the most convincing response (provide a link, that is) to This Crichton speech about global warming. I'm looking for arguments other than "scientific concensus".
posted on Mar 13, 2006 - 11 answers

Why will the ice caps melting cause the sea level to rise? [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2006 - 21 answers

Is there a simple proof to demonstrate the human impact on global climate change? A common argument made by American conservatives is that humans can't possibly have a great enough impact to make a difference. Surely there's some relatively simple bit of logic that can prove our impact. Perhaps something along the lines of: "Global emissions of greenhouse gases amount of X billion tons each year, or Y trillion in the past century. Every Z billion tons of greenhouse gases increase the earth's radiative forcing by A%, each percent of which warms the earth by B degrees."
posted on Sep 29, 2005 - 29 answers

I've been reading the ongoing series of articles in the New Yorker about global warming, and quite frankly, I'm freaked out. Further reading on the web only confirms this. So here's my question: is there any good news? [more inside]
posted on Apr 28, 2005 - 19 answers

I'm looking for recent, reliable statistics on exactly what percentage of climatologists think global warming is (1) occuring, (2) human-caused, and (3) dangerous.
posted on Oct 20, 2004 - 3 answers

Which country will cope best with Global Warming over the next 50 years? As an Australian (living abroad), I used to think that Australia would endure the effects of Global Warming better than some more populous countries. But after reading about growing salinity problems, soil degradation and deforestation back home, now I'm not so sure. Are there any sources of information that detail the predicted effects over the course of the next 50 - 100 years for different areas of the world? And even better, I'd be very interested in detailed info focused on Australia, on a state-by-state basis.
posted on Aug 28, 2004 - 11 answers

What is triggering these odd Google ads? The CMS question below is 3/4ths right-wing ads, the LiveJournal question is employment misconduct ads, the 55-65 yo question is all global warming. Any thoughts what words are triggering each of those?
posted on Aug 16, 2004 - 2 answers