It's Bad Meteorology Friday Greenhouse Style!

There's a common misconception that Greenhouse gases are bad and that if we got rid of them - we'd stop global warming. Well - not true. We need greenhouse gases to survive and warm the planet, but we don't need as many as we're producing now.

Here's a common misconception:

The greenhouse effect is caused when gases in the atmosphere behave as a blanket and trap radiation which is then reradiated to the Earth.

Read Bad Greenhouse to get set straight on greenhouse gases.

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