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The Green Grok
blogging toward a more sustainable path with Dr. Bill Chameides
As the World Turned: Environmental News During the Holidays
January 5, 2009 | Written by Bill Chameides
Welcome back. Here's a quick review of what happened while we were celebrating the holiday season with family and friends.
Change We Can Believe In?
December 23, 2008 | Written by THE Green Grok Team
Greetings. This is our final post for 2008, the tenth warmest year on record. Here's wishing our readers a happy holiday, and we look forward to more grokking in 2009. Now, with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore ....
Statistically Speaking: 2008’s Place in Warmest Years Sweepstakes
December 22, 2008 | Written by Bill Chameides
With a little over a week to go in 2008, the World Meteorological Organization has released an estimate of the year’s average temperature. Now 2008 is officially …
News Flash: Two Stellar Appointments by Obama
December 19, 2008 | Written by Bill Chameides
The unofficial word is that President-elect Obama will announce two stellar science appointments today. John Holdren of Harvard University and the Woods Hole Research Center is his pick for White House science adviser, and Jane Lubchenco of Oregon State University has been selected to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Statistically Speaking: Real vs. Fake Christmas Trees
December 18, 2008 | Written by Bill Chameides
In 1901, Theodore Roosevelt nixed a Christmas tree for the White House. "It's not good to cut down trees for mere decoration," he claimed. "We must set a good example for the people of America." Was President Roosevelt right? Should today's conservationists take a page out of his book and forgo the tree?!
China's New Car: Plug In, Turn On, Drive Out
December 17, 2008 | Written by Bill Chameides
Back in the ‘50s, a strange little car from Germany suddenly appeared -- the Beetle. No way, we thought, could Germany compete with Detroit. We were wrong. Now here comes a Chinese carmaker with a state-of-the-art green car. Will China be the next Germany on the road?
Token Scientist or the Real Deal?
December 16, 2008 | Written by Bill Chameides
Yes, it’s official—Steven Chu is Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Energy. Chu is a scientist extraordinaire, who sounds like he might actually be qualified for the post. How did that happen?
A Visit to Ground Zero in the Climate Change Sweepstakes
December 15, 2008 | Written by Bill Chameides
I visited Nepal last week for the first time in 15 years. Back then, Nepal was a cool place to test your metal on a trek. Today, it is a disaster-in-the-making as the globe warms.
The State of Green Tech Investing: One VC's View
December 12, 2008 | Written by Benjamin Abram
I'm a Duke grad, working for a venture capital firm that's focused on finding and funding the next generation of renewable fuels and clean technologies. Dr. Chameides, who is in Nepal this week, asked me to blog about the effect of the credit crisis on green tech investing.
Pulse of the Planet: Ocean Acidification Faster Sooner
December 11, 2008 | Written by Bill Chameides
Regardless of your stance on global warming, you should be worried about a related problem: ocean acidification. You don’t need a climate model to know this is serious, especially if you like -- or depend on -- seafood. Two new papers explore just how serious.
