http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch KQED's multimedia series providing in-depth coverage of climate-related science and policy issues from a California perspective. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:15:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_3486" align="alignleft" width="318" caption="Exposed turbine intakes and the "bathtub ring" at Lake Mead. Photo: Craig Miller"][/caption] You can see a slide show of the retreating waters at Lake Mead and Hoover Dam and listen to my radio feature from The California Report. Also, The American Experience will rerun its documentary ... http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/11/05/when-will-lake-mead-go-dry/ [caption id="attachment_3451" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Photo: Tim Walton"][/caption] California’s Yosemite National Park has been scarred by several big fires in recent years—the latest contained less than two months ago. But new research affirms that this crown jewel among national parks is likely to have even more fire in its future. In late August, ... http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/11/02/yosemites-fiery-future/ The public radio program Marketplace continues its ambitious series on climate change, later this month. New reports will air November 16-20 as part of "The Climate Race", a multidimensional look at "how global warming is already affecting us and the tough choices we have to make." While the geographic scope ... http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/11/02/marketplace-parses-climate-questions/ 55.6762944 12.568115755.676294412.5681157 [caption id="attachment_3412" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Lake Mead in October, 2009 Photo: Craig Miller"][/caption] Despite the addition of 81 million people over the period, Americans were using less water in 2005 than they were in 1975, according to the latest numbers released from the USGS. The ... http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/10/30/usgs-americans-more-water-conscious-overall/ [caption id="attachment_3404" align="alignleft" width="170" caption="One possible Facebook results "badge" from KQED's "Matter of Degree" survey"][/caption] Coinciding with the release of a Climate Watch Facebook survey that explores attitudes toward climate change, a new national poll by the Pew Research Center for People and the Press shows that the percentage of people ... http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/10/28/attitudes-about-climate-change-are-shifting-is-yours/ Saturday is an "International Day of Action" organized by Greenpeace, which claims 4,800 events are scheduled around the world toward "a safe climate future." This seems like a good time to check in with one of our 2009 California Climate Champions. In this post, Kayla Clark of Atascadero describes ... http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/10/23/big-journeys-begin-with-small-steps/ 35.4894169 -120.670725535.4894169-120.6707255 Solar Gain In green building circles, the term "solar gain" refers to how much a place heats up during the day, from sun exposure. This week marked "gains" for both solar and wind energy development in California. For years, the buzz around solar power has centered on how rapidly the cost ... http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/10/23/wind-picks-up-while-solar-costs-drop/ 37.874921 -122.25289837.874921-122.252898 For the past three years, Adarsha Shivakumar has worked nights and weekends to run a non-profit dedicated to helping impoverished Indian farmers produce biofuels. He has formed an alliance with an NGO and a biotech company to ensure that growers get a good price for their product. ... http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/10/20/brower-youth-award/ Wind, water and solar energy can provide more than enough energy to power the world, according to a new plan proposed by two California scientists in the November issue of Scientific American. Stanford civil and environmental engineering professor Mark Z. Jacobson and UC Davis researcher Mark Delucchi crunched the numbers and ... http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/10/20/new-plan-100-renewables-by-2030/ [caption id="attachment_3183" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Thank you, Paltown. Asako Sugawara with her son, Sota. The Sugawaras received free solar panels in exchange for living in the middle of a government experiment."][/caption] It may have a silly name, but its mission is all business: Paltown, a neighborhood of around 800 homes outside the ... http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/10/18/powering-paltown-pushing-pv-in-japan/ 36.2911223 139.375470836.2911223139.3754708