Glue and Glitter » climate change http://www.glueandglitter.com/main Eat! Drink! Craft! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Global Warming Facts and a Fantastical Chart http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/2010/03/04/global-warming-facts-and-a-fantastical-chart/ http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/2010/03/04/global-warming-facts-and-a-fantastical-chart/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:45:22 +0000 Becky Striepe http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/?p=3400 I normally try to save hot topics (get it? HOT topics?) like global warming for some of the other places I write, but I ran across several articles this week that just felt like they needed sharing.

It’s been a snowy, cold winter here in the U.S., [...]]]> I normally try to save hot topics (get it? HOT topics?) like global warming for some of the other places I write, but I ran across several articles this week that just felt like they needed sharing.

Snowy Frog

It’s been a snowy, cold winter here in the U.S., and of course that means lots of jokes about us kicking that global warming problem. The thing is, this was the fourth warmest January on record worldwide. Weather is not the same as climate. While weather looks at conditions tomorrow, climate refers to larger overall trends, and the larger trend is warmer each year.

Joe over at Climate Progress posted this informative video outlining the science behind climate change, and I wanted to share it here, as well:
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]]> http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/2010/03/04/global-warming-facts-and-a-fantastical-chart/feed/ 2 The Story of Cap and Trade http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/2009/12/08/the-story-of-cap-and-trade/ http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/2009/12/08/the-story-of-cap-and-trade/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:00:52 +0000 Becky Striepe http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/?p=2769 Annie Leonard, creator of The Story of Stuff, recently released a new video: The Story of Cap and Trade. Check it:

And here is Worldchanging’s rebuttal, where Eric de Place takes the video apart, point by point.

So, what do you guys think? I’ve got to say that I don’t really [...]]]> Annie Leonard, creator of The Story of Stuff, recently released a new video: The Story of Cap and Trade. Check it:

And here is Worldchanging’s rebuttal, where Eric de Place takes the video apart, point by point.

So, what do you guys think? I’ve got to say that I don’t really understand Cap and Trade enough to weigh in, but the video and the Worldchanging article have given me a lot to think about!

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