Geoengineering Is in the Air
…probably be hearing a lot more about how sulfur dioxide in the stratosphere — whether put there by nature or by scientists — cools the earth. (Hat tip: Daniel Lippman.)…
…probably be hearing a lot more about how sulfur dioxide in the stratosphere — whether put there by nature or by scientists — cools the earth. (Hat tip: Daniel Lippman.)…
…sudden bee die-off.” Environment 360 led with the headline “Behind Mass Die-Offs, Pesticides Lurk as Culprit.” And Mother Earth News joined the chorus, adding, “Colony Collapse: Are Potent Pesticides Killing…
…pit mine: All Photos: Louis Helbig The overburden, “a layer of earth, sand and gravel up to 100 feet deep covering the bitumen” must be stripped before mining begins: A…
…altar of energy enlightenment. But President Obama expressed it best on Earth Day, 2009, when he said, “Today, America produces less than 3 percent of our electric through renewable sources…
…In Atkin’s view, environmental factors [in Eastern Europe] — frigid winters and short growing seasons — have helped keep prices low there; a hectare of black earth in Romania is…
…“There are more than 300 spills, major and minor, a year,” said Nnimo Bassey, the Nigerian head of Friends of Earth International. “It happens all the year round. The whole…
…Christian’s discovery may not be earth-shattering, or even remotely important, but it does remind me of the nifty analysis by Joseph Grundfest and Nadya Malenko that identified companies who massage…
…husband and I believe that’s why God put us on this earth.’ To which Groucho replied, ‘Well, I love my cigar, too, but I take it out of my mouth…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is preparing its Fifth Assessment Report, with the input of 831 experts selected from among 3,000 nominations. As Andy Revkin reports on Dot Earth,…
…height is the object’s mass times the earth’s gravitational strength (“g”) times the height. My mass is 60 kilograms; the strength of gravity is 10 meters per second; and 7…
The game of golf has in many ways retained its down-to-earth origins. So what happens when a gaggle of statisticians and mathematical theorists bearing GPS and laser surveyors descend on…
…we’re basically clueless. “Knowledge of the totality of species on Earth,” writes the Royal Society, “is therefore very poor.” This makes it very hard to assess the inherent value of…
…fashion cycle turns faster, and the industry gets richer – and creates new designs more frequently. So why on earth would anyone want to change that? Ask Sen. Charles Schumer…
…the healthiest foods that our good earth yields, but the EWG advises that you “can lower your pesticide consumption by nearly four-fifths by avoiding the 12 most contaminated fruits and…
…(granola=good for me, right?) adorned with an earth friendly label that all but screamed “healthy choice!” It wasn’t until I got home and read the fine print that I learned…
…But back here on earth, do we really need or desire teleporters for our considerably more mundane existences? If we could get places instantaneously, and rid ourselves of travel entirely,…
…certain individuals to the dizzy heights of fame and fortune, only to bring them crashing down to earth at the slightest sign of hubris. “We build ’em up and we…
…planet earth. Research on incentives shows that counting favors is a double-edged sword. Say you’re trying to construct an agreement for how to pay an employee (or spouse). You could…
…national anti-bullying day; my 10-year-old has painstakingly spelled out “Save the Earth” on her bedroom door), shouldn’t Helen Keller be front and center in the curriculum? I mean, think about…
…Big Thirst covers some of the four billion-year history of water on Earth, and its little-known but abundant fourth state: “molecular water,” fused into rock 400 miles deep, which is…
…Marketplace, just in time for Earth Day, Stephen Dubner talks to Kai Ryssdal about this and other forms of conspicuous conservation. Here’s where to find Marketplace on a radio station…
…most liquid and plentiful natural resource on the planet is almost completely illiquid as an asset. Consider some of the most-traded commodities on Earth: corn, wheat, coffee, orange juice, timber….
…Andrew Revkin over at the Dot Earth blog on The New York Times, Socolow takes issue with claims that he now believes the wedges approach made people relax, or that…
…dealt with recessions. Nathan Myhrvold on risk and the state of the Earth. Killer paychecks: You’re more likely to die shortly after you get paid. Why restructuring Greek debt is…
…As I type, Rupert Murdoch and his allies are testifying before British Parliament over the mushrooming News of the World disaster (live video here). It seems like everyone on earth…
…doesn’t thrill you, curiosity about what on earth just caused you to waste 45 minutes is often just too powerful to resist. Besides, we waited our turn and it’s only…
…his opinion it deadened their talents. And therefore it was incumbent upon rich tycoons and entrepreneurs and so on to distribute their wealth prior to their departure from this earth….
…of the Earth, is the Concern of every Man to whom Nature hath given the Power of feeling; of which Class, regardless of Party Censure, is The Author. Society in…
…to pump particles of water into the atmosphere as a test run before moving onto sulfates and aerosols that would reflect sunlight away from earth, mimicking the aftereffect of a…
…idea. His response is as follows: Let’s look at this through five separate lenses: Distribution: If we are going to give money away, why on earth would we give it…