Supermodels for a good cause, 350.org

350.org
A friend of mine made this video and I think it is a good way to get people’s attention…clearly we need a new approach to get people to take climate change seriously.
The production was done very well and  Bill O’Reilly doesn’t like it so that’s a good sign.

General Electric doesn’t have a very high opinion of the consumer

GE,
I’m disappointed.
I work in a hardware store and we have three basic types of lightbulbs for general use,
Incandescent:  The original Thomas Edison invention, they use 3% of the electricity to produce light and the rest of the electricity produces heat.  Essentially it is a very small fire.
Compact Flourescent (the spiral bulbs) :   A smaller version [...]

Pollution in the Charles River

pollution
I just read a book called Zodiac by Neal Stephanson and I liked it very much mostly because it takes place in Boston, the rivers and harbor which I know quite well.
It made me realize how different things are now in terms of pollution. In the eighties even the Charles and the Inner harbor were [...]

Conflicting results

I got some harsh feedback from the last post, particularly because of the idea that sea levels are not rising. The UN hired some scientists to research levels rising and when they found no positive results they were fired and replaced with scientists who found results more in line with the rest of the report.
don’t [...]

“It offends the human ego that nature is indifferent to our dreams”

This post is somewhat dated, I’ve been moving and haven’t had internet.
I forget where I heard that quote but if you haven’t guessed it relates to the G8’s “decision” not to allow an increase in global temp of more than 2C
This is dumb because it implies that we have a lot more control over global [...]

Top 50 Environmental Engineering Blogs

GROG is on this LIST at number 13 as an “Industry Insider”
They even wrote a little summery:
“GROG: green tech blog The main focus of this blog is Green Technology. Get reviews of the newest developments in sustainable design and renewable energy, and certain technologies that will promote energy independence and a cleaner environment.”
The [...]

What are China’s Priorities?

There is somewhat of a standoff going on between all the countries in the world over this cap and trade emissions idea.  Most notably is the US and China as we account for 40% of the world’s carbon emissions.
So what happens if we cap our emissions and China does not?
First we should look at what [...]

Managed relocation of endangered wildlife

This is a debate that has become more relevant as more and more people get freaked out about all the species that are being killed indirectly by people.
I say why not?
If Asian elephants are being poached or if most of china’s air and water is fairly poisonous, send them to South Dakota. Nature is nothing [...]

Why burning carbon is bad, Chaos Theory and Laws of Thermodynamics

Givens:
The Earth is a closed system exposed to radiation.

Second law of thermodynamics, about entropy:

The total entropy of any isolated thermodynamic system tends to increase over time, approaching a maximum value or equilibrium.

First law of thermodynamics, about the conservation of energy:

The change in the internal energy of a closed thermodynamic system is equal to the sum [...]

A short discussion of Cap and Trade

Emissions trading (or emission trading) is an administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants. It is sometimes called cap and trade.
A central authority (usually a government or international body) sets a limit or cap on the amount of a pollutant that can be emitted. [...]