Daily Archives: April 21, 2009

Are today’s poorer generations morally obliged to solve problems that may or may not confront tomorrow’s much wealthier generations?

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Guest post by Indur M. Goklany http://Goklany.org Some people argue that we are morally obliged to reduce greenhouse gases aggressively because otherwise the world’s current development path would be unsustainable, and our descendants will be worse off than we are. … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, economy-health | 79 Comments

CBS’ Charles Osgood on the Sun – and a surprising suggestion

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Holy Cow! Charles Osgood, a skeptic? A QUIET SUN DOESN’T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. excerpts: I know you’ve already got a lot to worry about as it is, but something rather odd is going on — on the Sun. The Sun normally … Continue reading →

Posted in media, solar | 258 Comments

Possible “habitable zone” planetary system discovered only 20 light years away

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From RedOrbit and Science News Astronomers Discover Lightest Exoplanet Yet Astronomers claim to have discovered an exoplanet that is the most similar to Earth in terms of mass than any previously discovered. Found in the constellation Libra, the planet known … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, space | 102 Comments

Leaving The Ice Pack Behind

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Leaving The Ice Pack Behind Guest post by Steven Goddard 2009 Arctic ice extent has jumped into a big lead over the previous four years.  Danish Meteorological Institute Ice Cover April 21, 2009 NSIDC shows Arctic extent continuing to close … Continue reading →

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Solar ISN mean dips below 1.00 -

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While the sun still struggles to form cycle 24 spots like seen in this weak plage area (upper right)  in today’s SOHO MDI and Magnetograms (shown below) Paul Stanko of NOAA writes to tell me of an interesting development in … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 192 Comments