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Michael Searcy
Climate Change in the News, Week of March 28, 2009
News items related to climate change from the past week. NAIC Requires Disclosure Of Climate Change Risks – InsuranceNews.net (Mar 23, 2009) How Global Warming Threatens Millions in Bangladesh – U.S. News and World Report (Mar 26, 2009) Rising carbon dioxide could help the wetlands — at least, temporarily – Daily Comet (Lousiana) (Mar 26, … Continue reading
Climate Change in the News, Week of March 21, 2009
News items related to climate change from the past week. NOAA Set for Larger Policy Role Under First Female Chief – Washington Post (Mar 21, 2009) Saudi Arabia Urges Caution On Climate Change Goals-Saudi Aide – Wall Street Journal (Mar 19, 2009) In Silt, Bangladesh Sees Potential Shield Against Sea Level Rise – N.Y. Times … Continue reading
Shell Backs Off Solar, Wind, Hydrogen
In response to declines in global prices and the economic recession, oil giant Royal Dutch Shell announced this past Tuesday it is backing away from alternative energy investments in solar, wind, and hydrogen energy sources in favor of further development of oil and gas as part of its future strategic direction. Its renewable energy focus … Continue reading
Government Brochure Details Climate Science Knowledge
Multiple U.S. governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations have joined together and released a booklet detailing the fundamentals of climate science. The booklet, entitled Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science, is an effort by the contributing organizations to put forward an easily readable and understandable foundation of knowledge on the subject that is shared … Continue reading
Climate Change in the News, Week of March 14, 2009
News items related to climate change from the past week. DEP Chief Gina McCarthy Picked For EPA Climate-Change Post – Hartford Courant (Mar 13, 2009) Climate Change Quicker Here Than Elsewhere – Korea Times (Mar 12, 2009) Buoyed by US, UN chief sees climate deal this year – Associated Press (Mar 12, 2009) Scientists are … Continue reading
Gap, eBay, and Symantec Join Enviromental Business Group
Gap, eBay, and Symantec announced today that they are joining BICEP, a coalition of businesses that acknowledges the widespread impacts of climate change and seeks to provide business perspective and cooperation with key members of the business community and members of Congress on environmental policy issues. The Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP) … Continue reading
Solar Power Planned for Sunshine State
Tampa Electric, an electric utility based in central Florida, announced on Monday an agreement to purchase solar power from Energy 5.0’s Florida Solar I facility, a proposed 25-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) electric generating station, for a 25-year period beginning in 2011. The new solar power facility is slated to be built on a 200 … Continue reading
Disney Makes Green Commitments
As part of its 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report, the Walt Disney Company announced on Monday ambitious goals to minimize waste and greenhouse gas emissions in the operations of its parks, resorts, and businesses with the long term goals of reducing both waste and direct greenhouse gas emissions to zero. In addition to waste and GHG … Continue reading
Climate Scientists Meet in Copenhagen
Climate scientists from around the world are currently gathering in Copenhagen to discuss the impacts of climate change. The University of Copenhagen is hosting an international scientific congress on climate change under the heading “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions”, 10-12 March 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The congress is organised in cooperation with nine … Continue reading
Examining Earth’s Lungs
Several studies released this year and last have focused on the health of the world’s forests. Considered the Earth’s “lungs”, forests, both around the equator and away from it, are responsible for removing immense amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere while returning oxygen to it. The studies have returned mixed results.
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The Indicators
Climate Change Indicators
Global Temperature
Global Sea Level
Arctic Ice Melt
Glacial Retreat
Atmospheric CO2 Level
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