Ecology and the Environment

766 topics in this forum

1. CO2 capture 1 2 3

   By bascule, February 16, 2008
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   • SkepticLance
   • March 19, 2008

2. Ice Caps and Water Levels.... 1 2 3

   By MattRoberts, March 17, 2008
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   • SkepticLance
   • March 27, 2008

3. Neanderthal extinction 1 2 3

   By Aardvark, February 20, 2003
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   • Hellbender
   • February 13, 2005

4. Long Islanders suffer from NIMBY syndrome 1 2 3

   By ecoli, October 18, 2005
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   • SmallIsPower
   • December 7, 2006

5. What is the longest food chain in the natural world? 1 2 3

   By aommaster, May 30, 2004
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   • mikewalker
   • March 3, 2021

6. Species extinction [split] 1 2 3

   By walrusman, July 10, 2006
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   • Mokele
   • July 14, 2006

7. Population impact (split from Is global warming the most urgent environmental crisis ?) 1 2 3

   By mistermack, October 8, 2021
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   • Peterkin
   • October 17, 2021

8. Valid global warming criticism (looking for) 1 2 3

   By mudslidexc, April 22, 2006
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   • Prime-Evil
   • May 3, 2006

9. Clean air 1 2 3

   By Blade, August 13, 2007
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   • santa
   • October 14, 2007

10. If humans were gone....... 1 2

    By Bettina, June 1, 2005
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    • AzurePhoenix
    • August 12, 2005

11. Global Warming a real threat? 1 2

    By Specusci, February 25, 2006
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    • SkepticLance
    • May 13, 2006

12. What's worse, GMO foods or starving? 1 2

    By bascule, August 28, 2007
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    • SkepticLance
    • September 7, 2007

13. Ethanol Subsidies and Food Production 1 2

    By Norman Albers, April 23, 2008
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    • Norman Albers
    • May 16, 2008

14. 2008 Global Temperature 1 2

    By bascule, January 21, 2009
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    • bascule
    • May 5, 2009

15. Is global warming the most urgent environmental crisis ? 1 2

    By studiot, February 12, 2019
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    • Ken Fabian
    • October 9, 2021

16. Concerns 1 2

    By Amelia Wierman, October 10, 2021
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    • CharonY
    • October 14, 2021

17. [b]John:[/b] People that drive SUVs are so wastefull... 1 2

    By Tully_Beaver, December 17, 2005
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    • Phi for All
    • December 22, 2005

18. What drives shark attacks? 1 2

    By SkepticLance, February 29, 2008
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    • halogirl
    • April 25, 2008

19. The sea of plastic... 1 2

    By Externet, July 23, 2018
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    • Sensei
    • October 9, 2019

20. humour in animals 1 2

    By toolman, March 5, 2005
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    • des
    • July 13, 2005

21. Unseasonably warm? 1 2

    By herpguy, January 31, 2006
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    • Prime-Evil
    • April 16, 2006

22. Don't Icebergs Displace Their Own Mass? [Answered: YES] 1 2

    By jimmydasaint, November 17, 2008
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    • Sayonara
    • November 24, 2008

23. Holocene Sixth Mass Extinction Event In Progress 1 2

    By THE FIFTH KNIGH, February 6, 2009
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    • SkepticLance
    • February 23, 2009

24. World (Over)Population 1 2

    By Reaper, June 22, 2008
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    • SkepticLance
    • July 3, 2008

25. can we replace the gas-guzzling SUV yet? 1 2

    By gib65, June 9, 2009
    • 41 replies
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    • Mokele
    • June 14, 2009