First of all, a gigaton is one billion metric tons. One metric ton (2,200 lbs.) is what a cubic meter of water weighs. One billion metric tons is what one cubic kilometer (one billion cubic meters) of water weighs, and it is called a gigaton.
Next, remember atmospheric CO2 includes two oxygen atoms, and weighs 3.7x [...]

There is a group in the USA (and elsewhere) known as the International Dark Sky Association who, since 1988, have been advocating not carbon reduction, but lumen reduction. With over 11,000 members – over 1,500 in California – the International Dark Sky Association has some clout.
Nonetheless, “glare bombs” are still available in bulk and [...]

The clean technology revolution is upon us, but investors and entrepreneurs should exercise caution when placing their bets. Here are some contrarian considerations that could well be vindicated in the coming years, and if they are, subsidies will dry up, the legislative and regulatory environment will shift dramatically, and entire industries that were built [...]

FIGHTIN’ OR DRINKIN’: WATER MARKETS CAN SOLVE WATER SCARCITY,
AND GLOBAL WARMING HYSTERIA DELAYS REFORM

The Great Cascade Mountains
So far, the snowpack does not appear threatened.

Editor’s Note: The Property & Environment Research Center, once known as the Political Economy Reserch Center, is one of the founders of free market environmentalism. They tackle a complex, and [...]

THE BABY AND THE BATHWATER

Water Harvesting:
Using a sari to funnel raindrops into a container

Editor’s Note: At over a billion people and still increasing in population, within a country 3.3 million square kilometers (1.2 million square miles) in size, how India develops poses challenges representative of humanity at large. We have covered India’s energy [...]