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Michael Searcy
National Science Academies Warn of Oceanic Acidifcation
Seventy National Science Academies from around the world have issued a joint statement today warning of increasing oceanic acidification in advance of a conference of governmental representatives from around the world in Bonn, Germany this week to discuss climate change. The Academies urged the participants to include acidification on the agenda for the governmental talks … Continue reading
Governments Meet to Discuss Climate Change
Delegates from 182 countries around the world are meeting in Bonn, Germany this week and next for climate change talks as part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). The talks are intended to lay the groundwork for the comprehensive Copenhagen conference scheduled to take place later this year to establish international … Continue reading
Climate Change in the News, Week of May 30, 2009
News items related to climate change from the past week. Lawmaker Outlines 4 Key Changes In Climate Change Bill – Tricities.com (May 30, 2009) GOP belittles Democrats’ climate change proposal – Associated Press (May 30, 2009) Warming and Death – N.Y. Times (May 29, 2009) Global warming accounts for 300,000 deaths – UPI (May 29, … Continue reading
The Myth of Clean Coal
The June 2009 issue of GQ has an article about the largest coal ash disaster in U.S. history, a release of toxic coal byproduct in Roane County, Tennessee, from the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant on December 22, 2008. The flash flood released 5.4 million cubic yards of thick gray sludge that buried over … Continue reading
Climate Change in the News, Week of May 23, 2009
News items related to climate change from the past week. Gregoire orders state agencies to cut greenhouse-gas emissions – Seattle Times (May 22, 2009) Does conveyer belt of Everest summits help the climate change cause? – Guardian (UK) (May 22, 2009) U.S. climate negotiator sees ‘impressive’ actions by China – N.Y. Times (May 22, 2009) … Continue reading
Climate Change in the News, Week of May 16, 2009
News items related to climate change from the past week. Environmentalists Attack House Global Warming Deal – Time (May 16, 2009) Illegal fishing, climate change real threats – Jakarta Post (May 16, 2009) Climate Change, Fishing And Commercial Shipping Top List Of Threats To Ocean Off West Coast Of U.S. – Science Daily (May 15, … Continue reading
Changes at the Ends of the Earth
The last few days have seen announcements of some significant changes happening at the Earth’s poles. In Antarctica, the narrow ice bridge which was connecting the Wilkins Ice Shelf to two small islands has snapped, leaving the shelf, which is the size of Jamaica, likely to break away. Rifts in the bridge had been noticed … Continue reading
Climate Change in the News, Week of April 4, 2009
News items related to climate change from the past week. Arctic Ocean to lose ice cover in 30 years – IANS (Apr 3, 2009) Protest themes range from world poverty to global warming at London G20 summit – Canadian Press, The (Apr 2, 2009) Ghana: ‘Global Warming is Not Normal’ Say Experts, But Some MPs … Continue reading
Rush Limbaugh Encourages Listeners to Go Organic
In his Monday broadcast, talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, quoting from a N.Y. Times article, related the story of a woman who was unhappy with the inexpensive compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs she had purchased at the local Costco. Apparently some were non-functional right out of the box, others failed within a few hours, all … Continue reading
Participate in Earth Hour 2009
Tonight, at 8:30 PM local time, wherever you are on the planet, you are encouraged to participate in “Earth Hour 2009“. For one hour, turn off all unnecessary lights to “VOTE EARTH” and join with like-minded individuals around the world in recognizing the need for action on climate change. Even if you do not believe … Continue reading
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Climate Change Indicators
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Glacial Retreat
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