Global Warming Facts: Some Statistics
Global Warming Facts: Some Statistics
Point Reyes Hostel Becomes Certified Bay Area Green Business
The Point Reyes Hostel in Point Reyes National Seashore, California, has been certified as a Bay Area Green Business. The Point Reyes Hostel is the second hostel in Hostelling International USA's Northern California network to receive this recognition.
Webmaster Seeks to Centralize Global Warming Research Manuals on Website
The webmaster of Consequences of Global Warming hopes that his website answers the question of whether the phenomenon is occurring.
Causes of Global Warming Also Produce Errors in Agricultural Temperature Measurements with Infrared Termometers
When making infrared temperature measurements out-of-doors, errors as large as 2.4C can be the result of sky or surrounding radiation. Plant leaves reflect approximately 2-4% of incident infrared radiation; normally this is a minor amount unless the radiative object is extremely cold, such as with sky conditions. Everest's Sky-Spy (U. S. Patent No. 4,420,265) corrects for errors caused by radiation to the sky.
Monaco Leading Battle Against Global Warming
Monaco has seen a dramatic improvement in the quality of her environment in the year since Prince Albert took over the reigns of the Principality.
Is Global Warming A Good Thing For High Altitude Ski Resorts?
Global warming and the associated changes in climate are being caused by the so-called "greenhouse" effect, which is raising the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere. Global temperatures have been forecast to increase from 1.5 to 6.0 degrees Celsius by the end of this century. Since nine of the ten warmest years have occurred in the past decade, skiers have been amongst the first spots lovers to be affected by the changing climate. While they are naturally concerned at how this may affect their sport, they can make choices in their skiing destinations which will increase their chance of having a good time at the snow.
InterAct Public Safety Systems Sponsors Cool Globe For Global Warming Awareness
InterAct Public Safety Systems is sponsoring a globe on behalf of the Cool Globes project to be featured in Chicago, June through September. The InterAct globe is designed by Joe Burlini and represents peace and international relations.
Global Warming - True Crisis or Pure Hype?
Weve been hearing the warnings of global warming problems for quite some time now. The push is on to promote green living to help save the environment and stop some of the effects of global warming.
"Animals Only" Conference on Global Warming hosted by Animal-Internet.com
Animal-Internet.com (http://Animal-Internet.com), a humorous social networking site that publishes animatorials (editorials written by animals) is holding the world's first animals only conference on global warming. Humans are encouraged to browse but participation is limited to those with no thumbs.
In Acknowledgment of Global Warming, Fashion House Ushers in an Early Spring: Mehera Shaw Announces a 10% Donation to Environmental Groups
Mark and Shari Keller, fashion entrepreneurs and owners of ethical fashion house, Mehera Shaw, are asking customers to join in raising funds for environmental change. They will donate 10% of their sales on spring items to select environmental organizations during the week from January 25 to February 1, 2007. Mehera Shaw is working to lessen its environmental footprint by incorporating organic cotton into its line. It is also inviting its customers to help grow a greener world.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 18, 2007 -- Vizu Corporation, the company democratizing market research, and Green Home Inc., the premier resource for environmentally preferable products and services on the Internet, co-released a Global Warming Report today, revealing a growing divide in how the public is reacting to global warming news.
The market research report confirmed that people are convinced the global warming phenomenon exists (70%) and is important (74%). However, the public remains unsure of the cause of global warming, and is debating whether the culprit is human behavior (26%), natural climate cycles (26%) or some combination of the two (25%).
Polling indicates a growing divide in how the pubic responds to global warming. Nearly a third indicated they will not change their behavior while almost 20% are doing everything they can. Whether they are realists or cynics, 61% expect the topic to fade with the next major media story.
"Those of us on the environmental forefront know that we're making remarkable progress toward becoming more responsible, more sustainable, and more conscious," said Lawrence Axil Comras, president of Green Home, Inc. "However, this survey shows how much farther we have to go to reach the general public. The consequences are so great, yet the solutions can be so simple on a person-to-person basis. We clearly have to reach those people."
The general public did seem to become more educated recently, as former Vice President Al Gore achieved celebrity status while stumping for his global warming documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth." Though despite widespread coverage, including appearances at the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards, respondents split almost evenly on whether they were influenced by Mr. Gore or the environmental movie. Roughly 45% said neither the film nor Mr. Gore affected their position at all.
The Spanish speaking audience is far more convinced that global warming is happening (89%), is caused by humans (48%), and is critical of the United States' response to global warming (85%).
Polling for the report was conducted via the Vizu Answers research network from February 27 to March 3, 2007. A subset of questions was also conducted in Spanish before a Spanish speaking audience with a predominantly international, non-U.S. reach.
The Global Warming Report is available for free on the Vizu Answers site. The report is one of a series of market research surveys Vizu Corporation conducts on various issues of public interest.
About Vizu
Vizu provides services that make online opinion polling and market research easy, accessible, and affordable to everyone. The company's premiere service, Vizu Answers (www.VizuAnswers.com), combines an innovative market research technology with a vast network of relevant web sites, offering highly targeted audiences to answer a wide variety of questions. Vizu Answers' clients have included entrepreneurial smaller firms and individuals as well as larger consumer-oriented companies like Sephora and Orbitz and financial institutions like Cowen & Co. and WR Hambrecht.
About Green Home
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Green Home (www.greenhome.com) is a privately held company whose Web site targets consumers interested in ecologically sound products and a healthy home environment. It offers products in more than 150 categories. The site features useful information and articles written by some of the country's leading authors and experts in the areas of healthy and environmental living. Local green services can be located by entering a ZIP code.
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