Re/Action on Climate Protection

How to solve global warming

Stopping "dangerous anthropogenic interference in the climate" is the most important problem facing humanity today. Significant action at the local level is one of the major keys.

NHK Climate Program

Here is a link to a Japan NHK radio presentation on California climate related activities. My wife and I play a modest role. The broadcast is in Japanese.

Using public funds to reduce emissions in the Transportation Sector

California voters approved Prop. 1B, a $20 billion infrastructure improvement bond. Funded projects will likely increase carbon emissions in the transportation sector. Is there a more responsible way to spend this money on transportation? I think so.

Climate Newsfeeds

I have selected some of the best climate change newsfeeds and have put them up on the blog. If you look at the left side margin of the blog, the newsfeeds are listed:

Kyoto; CAFE; RGGI; YourTown?

Recently, my favorite pastime has been looking at "What MUST be done locally" vs "What CAN be done locally" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. What MUST be done is coming into starker and starker relief. What CAN and WILL be done is very much murkier.

County General Plan

It might be useful to put the need for a framework for greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the County General Plan into a scientific context.

Disclaimer

Dear Readers: Through this blog I aim to stimulate dialog, information exchange and debate. Opinions and ideas expressed in this blog are my own, and therefore may occasionally differ from those of the Climate Protection Campaign, where I work.

Community Climate Action Plan

In 2006, all the city councils and the Board of Supervisors in Sonoma County, CA, endorsed a community (county)-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 25% below 1990 levels by 2015. An effort is now underway to develop an action plan to reach that target...and beyond.

Zero carbon biodiesel calcs

Here are a few numbers that show the potential of the biodiesel production system shown here:

This system has the potential to operate with net zero carbon emissions.

Biodiesel Conference

After attending the Climate Protection summit on 7/14 mentioned in the previous post, I jumped on a plane (emissions from flight offset by TerraPass) and attended the B100 Coop Conference. During this conference, I got an inkling of what a sustainable community fuel system might look like.