Some might also find this interesting, from the EDGE website at http://www.edge.org : FOUR SIDES TO EVERY STORY By Stewart Brand
The calamatists and denialists are primarily political figures, with firm ideological loyalties, whereas the warners and skeptics are primarily scientists, guided by ever-changing evidence. That distinction between ideology and science not only helps clarify the strengths and weaknesses of the four stances, it can also be used to predict how they might respond to future climate developments. See the entire article at: http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/brand09.1/brand09.1_index.html Steve Lohse Futures Studies Dept. of Political Science University of Hawaii at Manoa A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends to do otherwise. --Aldo Leopold ----- Original Message ----- From: David Inouye <[email protected]> Date: Friday, December 25, 2009 11:32 am Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Global Change magazine To: [email protected] > I thought some of these articles and graphics would be useful > for > teaching about climate change. Available at > http://www.igbp.net/page.php?pid=231 > > David Inouye > > <http://www.meint.se/me3/open/click.jsp?_function=stats&userid=26899158&versionid=44941&url=http://www.igbp.net/page.php?pid=231>Global > > Change magazine (74; Winter 2009) > > The inaugural issue of the Global Change magazine, which takes > over > from IGBP's newsletter is now available for download. The issue > focuses on recent carbon-cycle research. Articles span a wide > range > of topics, including planetary boundaries, the global carbon > budget > and China's urban emissions. > > Regulars > * Editorial - p 3 > * IGBP News - p 4 > * Global Change News - p 10 > > Cover Story > * A planet on the edge - p 8 > > Features > * Climate change in a nutshell - p 14 > * A vision for our planet - p 16 > * Tracking China's urban emissions - p 20 > * Have we reached peak CO2? - p 24 > * Closing the global budget for CO2 - p 28 > * Where sinking land meets rising water - p 32 > * Climate services for all? - p 36 > * Getting a handle on ecosystem services - p 40
