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Global Warming, Snow and Mistaking Data for Trends

Global Warming, Snow and Mistaking Data for Trends

A few years back, a good friend of mine told me that people “know” that global warming is real because of their personal experiences. He wanted to start the introduction to a book with a series of personal experiences of people who observed things getting warming. Sometimes a story captivates the imagination. A story can [...]

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EXPRESS READ: Home Energy Audits

EXPRESS READ: Home Energy Audits

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Life Cycle Analysis: Hummer vs. Prius

Life Cycle Analysis: Hummer vs. Prius

How do we know if a product is “green” or “sustainable”?  Consider the Life Cycle Analysis of cars performed by CNW in 2007  (here (PDF)).  One of the more controversial conclusions of the study was that the Prius is less sustainable than a Hummer (H2 and H3). Naturally this created an uproar in the community.  [...]

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