“On the whole, the evidence indicates that model trends in the troposphere are very likely inconsistent with observations.” Quote by David Douglass
“Coral reefs, the rain forest of the ocean, are home for one-third of the species of the sea. Coral reefs are under stress for several reasons, including warming of the ocean, but especially because of ocean acidification, a direct effect of added carbon dioxide. Ocean life dependent on carbonate shells and skeletons is threatened by dissolution as the ocean becomes more acid.” ReasonHomeEnergyEnvironmentSeaEffectsOceanRainDirectThirdsStressSpeciesClimate ChangeIncludingForestsDependentShellsCarbonThreatenedAcidSkeletonsDissolutionCarbon DioxideReefsUnder StressCoral ReefsDirect EffectOcean Acidification Author:James Hansen
“Carbon dioxide pollution is transforming the chemistry of the ocean, rapidly making the water more acidic. In decades, rising ocean acidity may challenge life on a scale that has not occurred for tens of millions of years. So we confront an urgent choice: to move beyond fossil fuels or to risk turning the ocean into a sea of weeds.” YearsMayMovingChoicesEnergyWaterChallengesMillionsEnvironmentRiskSeaOceanClimate ChangeDecadesScalesRisingFuelChemistryWeedPollutionCarbonFossilsUrgentTransformingFossil FuelCarbon Dioxide Author:Sigourney Weaver
“It's terrible to have to say this. World population must be stabilized and to do that we must eliminate 350,000 people per day. This is so horrible to contemplate that we shouldn't even say it. But the general situation in which we are involved is lamentable.” PeopleWorldEnergySituationEnvironmentThis WorldInvolvedTerribleClimate ChangePopulationHorribleContemplatingOverpopulationWorld Population Author:Jacques Yves Cousteau
“I think we will work our way towards a position that says that having more than two children is irresponsible.” ThinkingWayChildrenTwoEnergyEnvironmentPositionClimate ChangeIrresponsibleOverpopulation Author:Jonathon Porritt
“I am unapologetic about asking people to connect up their own responsibility for their total environmental footprint and how they decide to procreate and how many children they think are appropriate.” PeopleThinkingChildrenEnergyResponsibilityEnvironmentAskingEnvironmentalClimate ChangeAppropriateFootprintOverpopulationUnapologetic Author:Jonathon Porritt
“For me, writing essays, prose and fiction is a great way to be self-indulgent.” WayWritingSelfFictionProseEssaysSelf IndulgentWriting Essays Author:Diablo Cody
“Probably the single-most concrete and substantive thing an American, young American, could do to lower our carbon footprint is not turning off the lights or driving a Prius, it's having fewer kids...we'll soon see a market in baby-avoidance carbon credits similar to efforts to sell CO2 credits for avoiding deforestation.” LightKidsYoungEnergyEffortEnvironmentBabySellsClimate ChangeCreditDrivingFewerConcreteCarbonAvoidingAvoidanceFootprintCo2DeforestationOverpopulationCarbon FootprintPrius Author:Andrew Revkin
“Climate change is the world's greatest environmental challenge. It is now plain that the emission of greenhouse gases, associated with industrialization and economic growth...is causing global warming at a rate that is unsustainable.” WorldEnergyGrowthChallengesEnvironmentEconomicClimateEnvironmentalRateClimate ChangeGlobal WarmingEconomic GrowthEmissionsGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesIndustrializationEnvironmental Challenges Author:Tony Blair
“Global warming causes volatility. I feel it when I'm flying.” FeelsEnergyCausesEnvironmentClimate ChangeFlyingGlobal WarmingVolatility Author:Debbie Stabenow
“We called the Weather Bureau and found out what historically was the hottest day of the summer...So we scheduled the hearing that day, and bingo, it was the hottest day of record in Washington, or close to it...we went in the night before and opened all the windows...so that the air conditioning wasn't working inside the room.” NightFoundEnergyRoomsRecordsEnvironmentAirSummerWindowClimate ChangeHearingWeatherConditioningHottestAir ConditioningBingo Author:Tim Wirth