This article published by the Associated Press caught my attention because it reports further scientific evidence that human activity is causing the planet to warm.
Warming caused by human activity was the biggest factor in the high temperatures recorded in 2006, according to a report by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
In January, NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center reported that 2006 was the warmest year on record over the 48 contiguous states with an average temperature 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal and 0.07 degree warmer than 1998, the previous warmest year on record.
The full article is here. These findings are important because they provide amunition against skepticism and hopefully make a stronger case for governmental, legislative and general action.
Another story that makes for interesting read is a feature article published by Wired Magazine about the burgeoning business of providing carbon credits to the industry, the modern-day equivalent of religious indulgences sold by the Catholic church in the Middle Ages.
