The Climate Is Changing

Posted by Eric P. Metze On January 20, 2010 ADD COMMENTS
Climate, Changed

If you need an example of what atmospheric destabilization can do, just take a look at Venus and Mars. Venus is closer to the sun and suffers from a runaway greenhouse effect. Mars is farther away and has lost most of its atmosphere. A little warmer and you get the insane environment of Venus; a little cooler and you get the inhospitable environment of Mars. We can literally point to our sister planets and say, “See that? That could happen to us!”

Ted Turner Interviews Carl Sagan

Posted by Eric P. Metze On September 30, 2009 ADD COMMENTS

A “Cool Heads” Global Warming Discussion

Posted by Eric P. Metze On October 25, 2007 ADD COMMENTS

Or, lets say that we are NOT the cause of global warming. Then that frees us of the burden of having to correct it, right? Wrong. Even if we’re not the cause of it, it’s happening anyway. So, doesn’t it seem like a good idea to plan for the future?

Global Temperatures and Human Activity

Posted by Eric P. Metze On October 15, 2007 4 COMMENTS
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I recently got into another discussion about global warming, and the person I was talking to said they weren’t convinced that humans were the cause of it. Though it’s just foolish to think that the temperature isn’t rising, there is (admittedly) room for debate on how much our presence and actions are affecting the environment.  [ Read More ]