GreenGrl » global temperature http://greengrl.org Taking Care of Mother Earth Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:55:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 In deciding whether to be green, should I consider costs and benefits or just benefits? http://greengrl.org/in-deciding-whether-to-be-green-should-i-consider-costs-and-benefits-or-just-benefits/ http://greengrl.org/in-deciding-whether-to-be-green-should-i-consider-costs-and-benefits-or-just-benefits/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:31 +0000 admin http://greengrl.org/in-deciding-whether-to-be-green-should-i-consider-costs-and-benefits-or-just-benefits/ For example, it’s a foregone conclustion that most recycling incurs a lot more cost than it provides a benefit. And if the U.S. were to follow the Kyoto accord, it would spend untold billions to make a statistically insignificant change in global temperature. Should I consider costs when deciding whether to be green, or does politicial correctness and green hysteria require me to consider only the benefits?

]]> http://greengrl.org/in-deciding-whether-to-be-green-should-i-consider-costs-and-benefits-or-just-benefits/feed/ 5 What is the formula for sea water expansion due to warming? http://greengrl.org/what-is-the-formula-for-sea-water-expansion-due-to-warming/ http://greengrl.org/what-is-the-formula-for-sea-water-expansion-due-to-warming/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:07 +0000 admin http://greengrl.org/what-is-the-formula-for-sea-water-expansion-due-to-warming/ How does this relate to Global Warming theory?

For example, water expands when frozen (don’t know how much), due to crystalization, and is most dense at 36 degrees farenheit.

What are the numbers that describe total sea volume change (hence sea level), when reduction in volume from melting ice is combined with expansion of water above 36 degrees?

Is there a timeline for contraction/expansion assuming a steady increase in global temperature (even by 1 or 2 degrees)?

Do these phenomena explain inconsistencies in sea level observations/projections with regard to global temperature?

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