Sometimes I wonder if the value of a news story can be measured by the amount of comments it receives online. Or if the opposite is the case. Take a recent article in the LA Times entitled, Obesity as a Cause of Global Warming.
Times Health writer Rosie Mestel reports that,
in a letter published Friday in the medical journal Lancet, two scientists write that obese people are disproportionately responsible for high food prices and greenhouse gas emissions because they consume 18% more food energy due to their greater body mass — and require increased quantities of fuel to transport themselves and …read more

Up until last month, President Bush had been seen as strongly opposed to any “cap and trade” legislation. But a recent CNN article reports that he may be shifting his stance on global warming and what he and his Administration are willing to do about it. In a speech he gave in early April, he
proposed a new target…for stopping the growth of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. …read more

Last month, Ali pointed you to a quiz which tested your global warming smarts. Today, I’m sharing the answers, brought to you by the Environmental Defense Action Fund, who is the lobbying arm of Environmental Defense:

45%
Increase in world’s solar generating capacity in 2005.
2
Rank of China as global producer of solar cells, behind Japan (U.S. ranks 4th).
$1.5 billion
Amount US government spends a year on renewable energy research.
$1 billion
ExxonMobil’s daily revenue.
$2 billion
Amount GE Energy Financial Services invested in wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy in 2007.
$200 billion
Amount China has committed to invest in renewable energy sources over the next 15 years.
0.74%
Projected cost …read more

If you don’t know Care2 you might want to check it out. Care2 is the “global network for organizations and people who Care2 make a difference” and they always have great info on environmental issues and ways you can get involved and contribute to positive environmental activism.
They also have a quiz where you can test your knowledge of global warming facts and stats – “the first step is knowing enough about it to see through the deception and into the real solutions.” You might be surprised at your knowledge and the answers to questions like: How many bills …read more