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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Approaching Global Tipping Point Involves Climate Change – Study
Earth could be nearing a real tipping point at which sweeping environmental changes would undermine human welfare, 22 prominent biologists and ecologists warned in a new study published in the journal Nature, reports Justin Gillis at the New York Times. … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, economic disruption, environment, global warming, overpopulation, tipping points
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US Senator Proposes New Tax Break to Promote Green Energy
Freshman Democratic senator Chris Coons is proposing a way to encourage investment in wind, solar and biofuel projects without sapping too many taxpayer dollars or worsening the bitter partisan battle over energy incentives, reports Roberta Rampton at Reuters News. He … Continue reading
Congress Woefully Behind on Climate Change Debate
While Congress debates whether Earth is warming and if humans caused it, most climate scientists are far past that, and instead are focused on how fast and how badly climate change will evolve, reports Katherine Bagley at InsideClimate News. And … Continue reading
As Congress Debates, New Major Heat Records Are Set – NOAA
Congress may be still debating the validity of global warming, despite the opinions of most climate scientists. In the meantime, however, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a stunning new climate report announcing four new major heat records, reports … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, droughts, environment, extreme heat, extreme weather, global warming, US weather
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Human, Climate Change Help Create Record-Breaking New Mexico Megafire
At 30% containment, the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s history continues to burn, having already charred 271, 000 acres, an area larger than New York City. Known as the Whitewater-Baldy Fire Complex, it is part of a series of American … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, droughts, environment, extreme weather, global warming, megafires, New Mexico, wildfires
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Teenager Sues US Over Climate Change
A climate activist since he was 12, then16 year-old Alec Loorz filed a petition in 2011 suing the US government over climate change, reports Katherine Ellison at Mother Jones. He and 4 other teenagers want government officials to do more … Continue reading
Climate Change Denial Fueled by Cultural Values, Not Ignorance
A Yale research study published recently in the online journal Nature Climate Change found that the division over climate change is not due to ignorance about climate change, but rather people’s cultural outlook, reports Targeted News Services. Those who strongly … Continue reading
Congress Will Kill Jobs By Not Subsidizing Wind Industry – Obama
President Obama recently urged Congress to extend tax incentives that benefit renewable energy companies, saying failure to do so would put thousands of jobs in jeopardy, reports Jared Favole of the Dow Jones Newswires. The wind industry in Iowa has … Continue reading
California Doubles Percentage of Solar Residences Allowed
The California Public Utilities Commission recently agreed to give many more Californians access to net metering credit for solar power, reports Mark Lifsher at the LA Times, allowing the state to double its targeted electricity output from rooftop solar panels … Continue reading
Land Reform Key to Saving Forests, Fighting Climate Change – Study
Ensuring that forest dwellers have rights over their land is vital for slowing deforestation that may be causing up to a fifth of the world’s emissions of greenhouse gases, says a new report by the nonprofit organization Rights and Resources … Continue reading
