You may have read about the recently discovered phenomenon of global dimming. Indeed, it appears that the earth is receiving considerably less sunlight than it used to. Apparently the reduction is as high as 22% globally (though that seems amazing to me). Now comes reports of a double whammy--WorldChanging: Another World Is Here: Global Dimming, Global Warming, and Bad Reporting reports: "Cutting back on the use of fossil fuels will reduce the amount of particulate matter in the atmosphere faster than it will reduce the amount of carbon dioxide. This will increase the amount of solar radiation getting through and trapped, initially accelerating global warming."
Follow the link above to read why this only increases our need to make the switch from oil and other particulate emitting energy technologies.
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