Gore Of the Worlds ...Former American Vice-president Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" sorry ... Take your fear and go home. ... The Earth is cleaner and air better than 20 years ago. ... on the electric car and nuclear energy.... (rec.arts.sf.written)
Solar Physicists Report Paradox in Eos: Less Sunlight, But Temps Rise (Forwarded) ... NEWARK -- Less sunlight reaching the Earth's surface has not translated into cooler temperatures, according to a team of solar physicists at New Jersey Institute of Technology. ... The scientists, who monitor the Earth's reflectance by measuring what is known as the moon's earthshine, have observed that the amount of light reflected by Earth -- its albedo -- has increased since 2000. ... The scientists find that the seemingly paradoxical result is due to an increase in the cloud cover coupled with a peculiar re-arrangement of the clouds, but are unsure why this is happening. ... (sci.astro)