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Fossil Fuel Investments A $6 Trillion Mistake – Study
Investors in carbon-intensive business could see $6 trillion wasted as policies limiting global warming stop them from exploiting their coal, oil and gas reserves, says a report by the Carbon Tracker Initiative and the London School of Economics, reports Sally … Continue reading
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Climate Change in the Mideast – Droughts and Dams in Biblical Paradise
The region which gave rise to our civilization, and in biblical times encompassed paradise, today is the site of wrenching ecological and human struggle, reports Julia Harte at the National Geographic Explorers Journal, as climate-change-enhanced droughts and more than 40 … Continue reading
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Is Obama REALLY Serious About Climate Change – XL Pipeline
The State Department’s analysis of the Keystone XL pipeline proposal notes that tar sands crude is 17 percent more greenhouse gas intensive than conventional oil, reports Sierra Club President Michael Brune at the Huffingtonpost. But the overall environmental impacts of … Continue reading
Tundra Releasing Greenhouse Gases Into Atmosphere – Study
The melting of Arctic ice frozen for many thousands or even millions of years is speeding up, a potential route for carbon frozen deep below ground level to seep into the atmosphere, reports Tim Radford at Climate News Network. Tundra … Continue reading
Forward on Climate, Say Over 50,000 in US Rallies
Over 50,000 people gathered across the US on Sunday, February 17th, to tell President Obama to move forward on climate, with more than 40,000 alone rallying in Washington DC, reports Jamie Henn at 350.org. Earlier in the week, dozens of … Continue reading
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US Power Plants, Mostly Coal, Are Massive Carbon Emitters
The US EPA’s addition of oil, gas and coal methane emissions to its online greenhouse gas tracking tool increased national carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by over 80 million-metric-tons in 2011 from 2010, when figures were unavailable, reports Tiffany Stecker at … Continue reading
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Greenland Ice Melt Could Be Largest Climate Disaster of All – Study, Expert
Expert ice scientist Jason Box has predicted major melts and breakoffs of Manhattan-sized ice chunks from Greenland’s ice sheet, reports Chris Mooney at the Climate Desk. A few years back, he foretold the release of a “4x Manhattan” sized piece … Continue reading
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Climate Prophet Underestimated Climate Change – It Is Far Worse
Lord Stern, author of the British government-commissioned 2006 climate change review that became the reference work for politicians and green campaigners, now says he underestimated the risks, and should have been more “blunt” about the economic threat posed by rising … Continue reading
2012 Arctic Drilling Debacle Supports Previous Warnings
Early in 2012, hundreds of scientists warned the US government not to allow Arctic drilling, and Shell Oil’s drilling record has borne out those warnings, report Kiley Kroh and Michael Cronathan at Climate Progress. An independent report by the Government … Continue reading
After 2012 Election, Congress Moves To Help Clean Energy
Denying climate change or its clean energy solution, is not only bad policy, but a losing ticket in Congress, where 11 out of 12 targeted fossil fuel allies that opposed action on clean energy lost their house seats to democrats … Continue reading
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