Monthly Archives: November 2010

UNFCCC Exec. Sec. Christiana Figueres and Mexican Pres. Felipe Calderon welcome COP16 delegates

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Keith Peterman

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opens its 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) on November 29, 2010 in Cancun, Mexico. The two most visible faces among the 15,000 attendees will be UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres and … Continue reading →

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Twenty Years of Warming

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Keith Peterman

This post is a guest entry by Leah Block and is cross-listed with Chemical and Engineering News. Leah Block and Anthony Tomiaine are York College senior chemistry majors who will be attending the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change … Continue reading →

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The Journey to COP16: Civility in Science?

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Gregory Foy

The journey continues through exposure to different arguments concerning climate change which included an argument that took place on the York College Campus last week. There are several posts that discuss the lack of science presented by the invited speaker, … Continue reading →

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Richard Lindzen- Skepticism and Unprofessional-ism

Posted on November 16, 2010 by anthony tomaine

Small debates, frustrations, and sophisticated arguments, from both sides, are all expected when discussing the topic of climate change. But did you think you would ever hear a speaker use the word “stupid” to criticize his audience? Richard Lindzen, the … Continue reading →

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Lindzen lecture was problematic

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Keith Peterman

York College hosted Dr. Richard Lindzen as a climate-change skeptic speaker on Thursday evening. If you wanted to learn more about the underlying scientific basis of climate change, you would have left the lecture deeply disappointed. Dr. Lindzen was instead … Continue reading →

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Climate Change Through the Eyes of Undergraduate Chemistry Majors

Posted on November 10, 2010 by leah block

From the sixth floor of the American Chemistry Society headquarters in Washington, D.C., we are undergraduate reporters posting our first blog from the home of C&EN. Our names are Anthony Tomaine and Leah Block and we are honored to receive … Continue reading →

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The Journey to COP16: A Detour Back to Washington

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Gregory Foy

Here we are back in Washington a couple blocks from the Capitol with our student bloggers Anthony Tomaine and Leah Block. Both are senior Chemistry majors at York College. Leah and Anthony are part of a Kick – Off event … Continue reading →

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Climate Change and Energy Legislation – the ugly issue stuffed in the legislative closet

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Keith Peterman

Climate change and energy legislation has disappeared from the political scene. It is now too politically sensitive to discuss. Legislators are more concerned about jobs – primarily keeping their own jobs – than they are about addressing two of the … Continue reading →

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The Journey to COP16: What Are the Issues?

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Gregory Foy

Continuing on with the discussion of issues, there are other factors to consider when answering the fundamental question “Is our climate changing?” There are a variety of gases in the atmosphere that are described as Greenhouse Gases. This part of … Continue reading →

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The Journey to COP16: What Are the Issues?

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Gregory Foy

As the title indicates, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is a body that considers the issues surrounding climate change, and the best way to mitigate the changes. I think that the most critical question for our … Continue reading →

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