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- The Fuse Is Burning on Arctic Methane Bomb – NASA
- Emission Cuts Lead To Cleaner California Air
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- 3 Ridiculously Simple Efficiency Measures To Slow Climate Change – IEA Report
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The Fuse Is Burning on Arctic Methane Bomb – NASA
Permafrost, the seemingly permanently frozen soils of the Arctic, are warming up and starting to release unpredicted amounts of carbon dioxide and the more potent greenhouse gas methane, NASA scientists are observing, reports reports Alan Buis at NASA, the National … Continue reading
Emission Cuts Lead To Cleaner California Air
Cuts in diesel emissions have drastically reduced the amount of global warming black soot air pollution in California, potentially valuable information for saving the world’s climate from a predicted catastrophe, says a new study, reports Peter Fimrite at the San … Continue reading
World Cannot Afford to Wait for a New Climate Treaty – IEA Report
The world cannot afford to wait for a new global climate change agreement to start in 2020, because doing so will end hopes of limiting global warming to moderate levels, the International Energy Agency, one of the world’s foremost authorities … Continue reading
No More Cheap Food With More People, Climate Change – UN Study
Food is only going to get more expensive over the next decade, according to a new UN study, notes Katie Valentine at Climate Progress. Rising food prices will be increased by increased demand for food and biofuels as a result … Continue reading
3 Ridiculously Simple Efficiency Measures To Slow Climate Change – IEA Report
The latest analysis by the respected International Energy Agency, entitled, Redrawing the Climate Map, warns that we are dangerously close to surpassing a temperature rise of 4 degrees Fahrenheit, and on a path toward a catastrophic10-degree Fahrenheit rise in the … Continue reading
Climate Change Scrambles Feeding For Nesting Birds
New research suggests that shifting seasons due to global warming have thrown the delicate timing of bird nesting and food availability out of whack, reports Bob Weber at the Ottawa Citizen. “Selection has favoured birds arriving at the perfect time, … Continue reading
Another Big Tar Sands Pipeline Trying to Sneak into US
While all eyes are on TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, another Canadian company is quietly building a 5,000-mile network of new and expanded pipelines that would achieve the same goal as the Keystone, reports Lisa Song at InsideClimate News. In fact, … Continue reading
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US Women Mobilize to Promote Clean Energy and Divest from Dirty
Massachusetts mothers and grandmothers are mobilizing under a new group, Mothers Out Front, to pressure the state become the first US state to stop investing in fossil fuels and invest only in renewable energies. “Every time there is a decision … Continue reading
Population Growth Nixes Sustainable Energy Gains – UN Study
The world has made important progress towards improving energy efficiency, using more renewable sources of power and providing basic electricity to every household over the last two decades, but the gains have barely been enough to keep up with population … Continue reading
Global Price of Climate Change Going Up – Conference
Natural disasters are increasing around the world as the climate changes, costing lives and billions of dollars in damage, and governments need to act to minimise the effects, a conference on natural calamity mitigation heard last month, reports Paul Cox at … Continue reading
