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Climate Change And Energy Demands Grow Instability in Iraq, Syria
Climate change operates in concert with other human activities. In this case, climate-change-enhanced droughts in Iraq and Syria are occurring as Turkish energy demands spurs construction of hydroelectric dams on the Tigris. The results are heart-breaking and serious, decimating water … Continue reading
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Climate Change in California Is Behind Early Destructive Wildfires
Large southern California wildfires in early May were an early and ominous start to the state’s fire season, fueled by unusually dry conditions and 25 to 60 mph winds that usually aren’t seen until late fall, reports Katie Valentine at … Continue reading
Oregon Solar Power As Cheap As Dirty Power
The Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association has just published a major new peer-reviewed study, Vision to Integrate Solar in Oregon showing that large scale photovoltaic power plants are cost effective in Portland and elsewhere in Oregon, reports study author Chris … Continue reading
A Buck In Time Saves Ten With EPA Regulations – OMB Study
A new government study shows that investing one dollar in Environmental Protection Agency regulations yields 10 dollars in payoff, in terms of avoided health costs and supplies new jobs, reports Jeff Spross at Climate Progress. Environmental regulations do impose compliance … Continue reading
As Arctic Melts, Its Ocean Is Acidifying Rapidly
As predicted by chemistry, change in the Arctic Ocean is accelerating as temperatures warm faster than the global average, as the sea ice melts, delivering more fresh water farther into the northernmost ocean (which dilutes its ability to neutralize acid), and as … Continue reading
Much of California Could Have Totally Dry Years By 2050, NASA Says
Summer precipitation varies yearly, but by mid-century a new NASA analysis forecasts basically no rain in much of the Southwest and California in some years, reports Climate Progress. And the Amazon will suffer, too. “In response to carbon dioxide-induced warming, … Continue reading
White House 2B Warned Of Earth’s Disappearing Heat Shield
Senior officials from NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon are to be briefed at the White House soon on the danger of a summer ice-free Arctic by 2015. This indicates that they are … Continue reading
US Seeing Whiplash Weather Extremes Predicted Under Climate Change
North American weather has been lurching from one extreme to the next in a pattern that is consistent with global warming, reports Andrew Freedman at Climate Central. Climate studies have warned us to expect more frequent and intense extreme events, … Continue reading
National Parks Threatened by Oil, Gas Drilling – Report
The National Parks Conservation Association released a new report warning of the risks that oil and gas drilling pose to national parks, reports Jessica Goad at Climate Progress. Drilling already occurs in 12 parks, is planned for 30 more, and … Continue reading
Senators Propose Extending Fossil Fuel Tax Breaks to Clean Energy
A bipartisan group of US senators propose to extend fossil fuel tax breaks to clean energy, reports Lydia Beyoud at Bloomberg News. “The bipartisan Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act levels the playing field to help clean and renewable energy projects … Continue reading
