Tag: GLOBALWARMING

Software developer Nigel Leck can't stop picking fights on Twitter, particularly with skeptics of global warming. But arguing with the Web's non-believers [Ed. note: or, conversely, arch believers] became too exhausting for Leck. Instead, he decided to automate his high horse by building @AI_AGW, a Twitter chatbot specifically designed to counter tweeps who attempt to cast doubt on climate ...

When we talk about carbon capture we're usually talking about the act of isolating the CO2 emissions of a power plant and injecting them deep underground for long term storage. So far, the technique has not proven cost effective, and there are concerns about what would happen in the highly unlikely event that the integrity of one of these carbon dioxide reservoirs were compromised. A company ...

Everybody's favorite vice president and climate-change decrier Al Gore is asking YouTube users for some help this month. According to Mashable, Gore and his organization, the Alliance for Climate Protection, are asking people to create videos that both describe the importance of going "green" and urge political leaders to change current climate policies. On Earth Day, which falls on April 22nd, ...

When the U.K.'s Met Office for weather research fired up the nation's largest supercomputer in May, the Daily Mail celebrated the enormous weather predictor by saying it would "help save millions of lives by predicting long-term patterns in global warming and forecasting extreme weather events such as typhoons and hurricanes." The Daily Mail reports that the almost $50 million IBM machine, ...

In an effort to cut carbon-dioxide emissions, China is taking the fight against global warming to the water. Come November, solar-powered boats that look like a cross between a shark and something from 'Star Wars' will ferry folks across Hong Kong's harbor. According to Bloomberg, the four solar-powered ferries will use about three-quarters solar power and one-quarter liquid petroleum gas (half ...

Accusations are flying over leaked e-mails (warning: PDF) that the EPA suppressed an internal report that casts a skeptical light on using regulations to reign in carbon emissions and reduce global warming. The 98-page report (warning, PDF), primarily authored by Alan Carlin, argues that there is no reason to regulate carbon dioxide in the U.S. since much of the science cited by the ...

The last time you were on YouTube, what were the most popular vids on there? You'd probably expect something with a funny baby, something political, something featuring cats, and probably a video focusing on the average male's favorite human anatomy part. What you likely wouldn't expect, though, is a video featuring a teacher talking about global warming, which is precisely what has turned out ...

Al Gore's blog -- in which the former presidential candidate-turned-celebrity environmentalist posts updates on global warming and the documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth' -- has been hacked. But it's likely you'd never know it by looking at the thing. That's because most of the hack work is hidden. The hackers in this case gained access to the site through a security hole, then inserted hidden ...

In the next iteration of the legendary 'SimCity' game series, 'SimCity Societies,' earthquakes, tornadoes and other natural disasters will be joined by global warming as a new gameplay element that can plague your custom-built, in-game world. To power your in-game society, you can now opt for cheap, traditional, polluting power that will raise carbon levels in your virtual cities, or you can go ...