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Greenhouse Effect

  • Westar Energy’s Proposal to Increase Rates on Solar Customers

    Westar Energy is proposing a rate increase for customers who install solar panels or other distributive energy sources. Those Net Energy Metering (NEM) customers would have to choose between an additional $50 a month energy charge, or a $15 fixed fee plus a per-kilowatt rate demand charge based on the previous month’s maximum usage. If… Read more

  • Climate Change: Science and Solutions

    This PowerPoint presentation presents the evidence for climate change and explains the urgency for taking action. It also explains the carbon fee and dividend as proposed by the Citizens Climate Lobby. The plan, with broad bipartisan support in US, would place a fee on carbon at the source and allow market forces to encourage reduced… Read more

  • PowerPoint Presentation: The Science of Climate Change

          2015x-(3) The-Science-of-Climate-Change with notes Please click on the link above. You will need a PowerPoint program to view the slides – or you may  download a free viewer here. The slides will display as set in your viewer. Explanations of the slides are in the notes section. Read more

  • Media Bias: Why the Public Is Confused about Climate Change

    There is a clear consensus among climate scientists about the causes and dangers of global warming, but there is much confusion among the general public and among politicians. This article points out that much of the confusion is caused by a direct campaign to spread doubt, aided by media sources which treat it as a… Read more

  • Climate Change: A Letter to Congressman Lucas

    Thsi is a letter sent to Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK), Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, containing a summary of the scientific evidence on climate change and pointing out it is a threat to our food supply. Read more

  • Global Warming: The Role of Water Vapor

    The role of greenhouse classes in warming the Earth has been known since the 19th century, when scientists established that water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas, yet it’s concentration in the air is limited by its saturated vapor pressure. However, carbon dioxide has no such limitation. Arrhenius showed that doubling the amount of… Read more

  • The Skeptic's Guide to the Medieval Warm Period

    This article give the scientific evidence to answer the Skeptic’s question : “How can science claim man is the cause of global warming when the temperature of the Earth was much warmer during the Medieval Warm Period (MWP)?” Read more

  • Global Warming in Pictures

    This article gives the basic data in pictures showing how man’s carbon emissions are affecting the Earth. Read more

  • Bits and pieces 10: Global Warming in Pictures

    This article shows the basic data for global warming in pictures and graphs. It covers from the ice ages to current changes in the Earth. Read more

  • Is Global Warming a Hoax?

    Sen. James Inhofe (R –OK) is famous for his statement, “Global warming is a hoax”. If Senator Inhofe bases his position on “facts” such as those listed by one of his supporters, it is easy to see why he incorrectly thinks global warming is a hoax. Read more