greenhouse gas

Greenhouse Gases Are the Steroids of the Climate System
Some people have used the analogy comparing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to steroids in a baseball player.

Feds Set US’ First-Ever Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards
Department of Transportation and EPA announce new auto fuel efficiency standards that will cut a billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and conserve 1.8 billion barrels of oil.

Schwarzenegger Tosses ‘Boomerang’ to Foreign Countries on GHGs
California plans to host a meeting of several countries in November to discuss ways to limit greenhouse gas emissions Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office has invited China, India, European countries, Australia, Canada and Mexico to a meeting ahead of international climate talks the following month in Poland. Details still are being worked out. There’s a theory [...]

See Your Carbon Footprint – In Black Balloons
The accumulation of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere can be a difficult concept to visualize (maybe something to do with the fact that CO2 is invisible). So if you’re a visual learner like me, you’ll want to watch this clever short made by the Energy Saving Campaign [45 seconds].



















