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Lost polar bears

Sometimes the way to get to your pocket is to tug your heart strings and this advertising about polar bears almost worked on mine. According to WWF , several polar bears are way miles away from home and swimming more in open waters to find food and shelter. "While these bears are swimming around...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-25-2008
The danger of bogus science

Believing what you want to believe (or pretending to believe in something because it's in your commercial interests) has always been a problem. But the stakes have never been higher than in the case of climate change. To yet again refer to the excellent New Scientist magazine, their editorial from...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-22-2008
Even the goldfish will get it

Another great article in The New Scientist talks about a new system for mapping much more precisely the impact of climate change on eco-systems. Designed by The Nature Conservancy , the system - linked with Google Maps - will enable conservationists to work out expected changes in precipitation and sea...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-19-2008
China's growth conundrum

I couldn't let today pass without including a picture of the Olympic Stadium in Beijing where the opening ceremony is about to take place. The purpose of this redefined blog is not to look at the short term, though. For expert commentaey on the effects of the Olympics and other macroeconomic factors...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-08-2008
Next decade's weather forecast: BAD

Summer this year in New York has seen several weeks of downpours and continuous heat and humidity, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said you ain't seen nothin' yet. The EPA released its climate change report last month and noted that continued global warming could likely increase...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-07-2008
The CO2 blame game

In my previous post, I talked about the collapse of the Doha round of trade negotiations and how this didn't auger well for a new global agreement for setting greenhouse gas-emission limits and a worldwide price on carbon. The chemicals industry needs clarity. A global price for carbon would enable...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-04-2008
Why the Doha failure is bad

The failure, and quite possibly the death, of the Doha round of trade negotiations earlier this week could create a very confusing and erratic regulatory landscape for the chemicals industry. This excellent entry in the New Scientist environment blog by Fred Pearce, senior environment correspondent,...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-02-2008
Humans are to blame?

For those who think global warming is just nature's way of being grumpy, US physicists are saying otherwise and reaffirmed that humans are to blame for the future mess the world is going to be in. "Emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are changing the atmosphere in ways that affect...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-22-2008
Green lawyers to the rescue

Preserving the environment is proving to be a profitable venture for lawyers. In the past few weeks, I've encountered several announcements from law firms stating that they are forming new businesses dedicated to untangling the intricacies of the carbon market. Cincinnati-based Thompson Hine formed...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-22-2008
Dirty ships keep out!

Ports from around the world are planning to join the greenhouse gas (GHG) cutters club by implementing their own regulations such as charging higher docking fees to polluting ships. Port representatives met last week at the C40 World Ports Climate Conference in Rotterdam and started planning on measures...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-16-2008

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