In a year of extreme weather events, past cataclysms help learn by Nicolás Boullosa on August 30, 2023 The Perito Moreno Glacier dam rupture is a recurrent partial collapse over the Brazo Rico and Brazo Sur branches of …
Global Warming Revisited by BioDieselHauling on April 26, 2010 The following was a “letter to the editor” submitted to a progressive magazine in response to articles on global warming: …
A March snowstorm in Barcelona: climate vs weather by Kirsten Dirksen on March 8, 2010 March 8, 2010 and it snowed in Barcelona. This is a city where the average low temperature for the month …
Hackers on the good life and Sarah Palin as eco-model by Kirsten Dirksen on November 23, 2009 I was publicly criticized by a few hackers* last week and after a bit of soul searching, I’ve decided their …
An EV maker on the end of gas and the new electric era by Kirsten Dirksen on October 30, 2009 Neal Saiki is an aeronautical engineer who has helped create transportation solutions for NASA (including a human-powered helicopter), so he knows what …
America’s 1st carbon neutral community? by Kirsten Dirksen on August 10, 2009 According to the IPCC, the point of no return for global warming -date when we need to stop the rise …
Climate control for sidewalks: making stores close the door by Kirsten Dirksen on July 5, 2009 A loophole exists in our global warming awareness. As most of us are are investing in energy saving appliances and …
Jetter l'énergie par les portes by Kirsten Dirksen on July 5, 2009 Une lacune existe dans notre prise de conscience du réchauffement climatique. La plupart d’entre nous investissons dans des appareils économes …
Can whitewash, tinted windows & closed doors save the earth? by Kirsten Dirksen on July 4, 2009 The fight against climate change has taken a rather low-tech turn lately. Obama’s Energy Secretary Stephen Chu wants to fight …
A tour through Thoreau’s simple living at Walden pond by Kirsten Dirksen on June 8, 2009 “In wildness is the preservation of the world,” wrote Henry David Thoreau in 1851 at a time when he was …
