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Thursday, October 30 2014
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Other NewsEditorialsGlobal Warming: The Weather Channel Position Statement.The scientific issue of global warming can be broken down into three main questions: Is global warming a reality? Are human activities causing it? What are the prospects for the future? The climate of the earth is indeed warming, with an increase of approximately 1 - 1 1/2 degrees Fahrenheit in the past century, more than half of that occurring since the 1970s. The Weather Channel Say no to 4 more years of Kasich’s slanted leadership.We urge our readers to vote for Ed FitzGerald for governor of Ohio next Tuesday. Or just vote against incumbent Gov. John Kasich, if you can't explicitly support FitzGerald. Athens News Europe’s ambitious climate goal.The European Union continues to lead by example on the issue of climate change. Last week, the union’s 28 members agreed to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent, compared with 1990 levels, by 2030. New York Times Canada's silencing of scientists should end.Canada's conservative government only undermines itself by restricting the ability of federally employed scientists to communicate freely with the public and the media. It feeds suspicion, suggesting that Canada has something to hide, for example, on such controversial matters as the oil sands – wrongly or rightly. Globe and Mail OpinionPenguins offer US a lesson in addressing climate change.On the western Antarctic Peninsula, climate change is wreaking havoc on stocks of krill, tiny crustaceans that penguins eat. Adelie penguins are in decline in the region because they have not changed their survival strategy and found something else to eat. Gentoo penguins have; they have been able to turn a threat into a comparative advantage. Los Angeles Times Greetings, from the balmy tarsands of Canada.The mercury hit an all-time high in Fort McMurray, Alberta earlier this month. At 22.6 degrees Celsius (73 F), it feels more like the middle than the tail end of baseball season, and the radio waves are a-gush with expressions of glee at the clemency of the holiday weekend weather. Vancouver Tyee Putin’s play in jeopardy.Standing in the middle of a historic district of Moscow, the offices of Shtokman Development AG look massive, modern–and completely abandoned. What was supposed to be the largest and most expensive gas project in the world–with enough reserves to supply the planet for a year–today employs just 30 people. Globe and Mail Can Europe keep the lights on this winter?Europe may struggle to keep the lights on as temperatures drop as the switch to greener sources of energy complicates the balance between supply and demand in the region. Bloomberg News |
Good for the gander? As Alaska warms, a goose forgoes a 3,300-mile migration.Virtually every Pacific black brant – about 160,000 birds – is gathered now in a remote corner of Alaska, feasting on the most extensive eelgrass beds on Earth. This was just a stopover in the brant's autumn journey to Mexico. But nature doesn't follow that predictable course anymore. Environmental Health News and The Daily Climate Toxic chemicals, carcinogens skyrocket near fracking sites.Oil and gas wells across the U.S. are spewing "dangerous" cancer-causing chemicals into the air, according to a new study that further corroborates reports of health problems around hydraulic fracturing sites. US News & World Report Are money and power changing the environmental movement?Not only are environmental groups spending record amounts of cash on the races, they are also trumpeting a common vision with what advocates call an unprecedented level of coordination. And they vow it will last through future elections. Greenwire Methane emissions may swell from behind dams.Imagine nearly 6,000 dairy cows doing what cows do, belching and being flatulent for a full year. That’s how much methane was emitted from one Ohio reservoir in 2012. Climate Central Microbe could turn gas into gold.A husband and wife team could help change the way products as common as car tyres are made by recycling chemicals from greenhouse gases. A gas-eating microbe developed by Chicago-based company LanzaTech would be used to produce chemicals from greenhouse gases that could be worth billions of dollars a year. New Zealand Herald The future will not be dry.In a world of melting ice caps, storm surges, and tropical cyclones, the most resilient cities aren’t the ones that fight the water back--but the ones that absorb it. Conservation Magazine New Yorker prays God will save her home from rising seas.Academic studies say it’s human nature to quickly normalize abnormal weather events. The paradox is that people most directly affected by climate change impacts often find it most difficult to adapt. Bloomberg News Tony Abbott gets climate action after Palmer backflip.Tony Abbott has won a deal to transform climate change policy after Clive Palmer agreed to support the government’s Direct Action plan, three months after voting to abolish the carbon tax. The Australian Politics and the pipeline.Shannon and Kevin Graves are typical of those involved in the pipeline fight in Nebraska. The Keystone has activated once politically dormant sections of the state, creating alliances between liberals, independents and conservatives. (Part 1 of 3) Al Jazeera America Is oil sands development still worth it?André Goffart was blunt. The chief executive of Total SA’s Canadian arm spoke hurriedly on a late-afternoon conference call. After years of false starts, Goffart confirmed suspicions that the French energy giant’s foray into mining bitumen from Northern Alberta’s oil sands was a dud. Globe and Mail |
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Thursday, October 30 2014
Top Climate at Your DoorstepThe future will not be dry.In a world of melting ice caps, storm surges, and tropical cyclones, the most resilient cities aren’t the ones that fight the water back--but the ones that absorb it. Conservation Magazine New Yorker prays God will save her home from rising seas.Academic studies say it’s human nature to quickly normalize abnormal weather events. The paradox is that people most directly affected by climate change impacts often find it most difficult to adapt. Bloomberg News Climate change a 'threat multiplier' for farming-dependent nations: Report.Climate change and food insecurity are "threat multipliers", and 32 countries dependent on farming face an "extreme risk" of conflict or civil unrest in the next 30 years, a global analytics firm said on Wednesday. Reuters Top SolutionsMethane emissions may swell from behind dams.Imagine nearly 6,000 dairy cows doing what cows do, belching and being flatulent for a full year. That’s how much methane was emitted from one Ohio reservoir in 2012. Climate Central Microbe could turn gas into gold.A husband and wife team could help change the way products as common as car tyres are made by recycling chemicals from greenhouse gases. A gas-eating microbe developed by Chicago-based company LanzaTech would be used to produce chemicals from greenhouse gases that could be worth billions of dollars a year. New Zealand Herald Power storage group Alevo plan 1bn US battery plant.Could a long-vacant cigarette factory in North Carolina build the rechargeable battery that will unlock the future of the clean energy economy? The Guardian Top CausesToxic chemicals, carcinogens skyrocket near fracking sites.Oil and gas wells across the U.S. are spewing "dangerous" cancer-causing chemicals into the air, according to a new study that further corroborates reports of health problems around hydraulic fracturing sites. US News & World Report The ‘Russification’ of oil exploration.The American and European sanctions against the Russian oil industry have dashed, at least for now, the Western oil majors ambitions to drill in the Arctic Ocean. But drilling will continue all the same, Russian government and state oil company officials have been taking pains to point out, ever since the sanctions took effect over the summer. New York Times The shale life.The U.S. Census Bureau has long pegged Loving County’s population at less than 100, making it one of the country’s emptiest counties. Now, the West Texas community swells with more than 1,000 daily workers. Texas Tribune Top PoliticsAre money and power changing the environmental movement?Not only are environmental groups spending record amounts of cash on the races, they are also trumpeting a common vision with what advocates call an unprecedented level of coordination. And they vow it will last through future elections. Greenwire Tony Abbott gets climate action after Palmer backflip.Tony Abbott has won a deal to transform climate change policy after Clive Palmer agreed to support the government’s Direct Action plan, three months after voting to abolish the carbon tax. The Australian Politics and the pipeline.Shannon and Kevin Graves are typical of those involved in the pipeline fight in Nebraska. The Keystone has activated once politically dormant sections of the state, creating alliances between liberals, independents and conservatives. (Part 1 of 3) Al Jazeera America |
From the Daily Climate NewsroomGood for the gander? As Alaska warms, a goose forgoes a 3,300-mile migration.Virtually every Pacific black brant – about 160,000 birds – is gathered now in a remote corner of Alaska, feasting on the most extensive eelgrass beds on Earth. This was just a stopover in the brant's autumn journey to Mexico. But nature doesn't follow that predictable course anymore. more A climate history 'thrown out of whack.'With storms intensifying, sanitation departments throughout the Midwest are racing to keep up with more frequent and intense runoff. A Climate at Your Doorstep story. more Essay: In Iceland's resilience, a lesson for us as our world shifts.Life in an Icelandic fishing village turned upside down when a volcano erupted in 1973. Today the town is thriving. Landscape architect Johanna Hoffman sees important lessons as the world copes with today's unpredictable challenges. A Climate at Your Doorstep essay. more Essay: If only we listened when politicians were listening to scientists.Twenty-five years ago today, New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean issued an executive order – one of those easily-forgotten proclamations destined to fade before the ink is dry on the signature line – warning of the Garden State's increasing vulnerability to climate-driven storms. more The 'nitty gritty, nuts-and-bolts, rubber-hits-the-road' side of climate change.Atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe delivers the message on climate change with a skill that makes it easy to believe that she is the daughter of missionaries. Her pulpit, though, is at Texas Tech, as professor and director of the university's Climate Science Center. more |
