www.reuters.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Crop scientists in the United States, the world's largest food exporter, are pondering an odd question: could the danger of global warming really be the heat?For years, as scientists
10.24.2011
» Russian Heat Wave Statistically Linked to Climate Change www.wired.com
www.wired.com
A new method of crunching climate data could make it possible to put a figure on climate change's contribution to freak weather events, something that's been difficult to do with empirical precision. The debut subject: The Russian heat wave of July 2010, which killed 700 people and was unprecedented...
Scientists say climate change could make coffee and chocolate endangered foods www.boston.com
www.boston.com
If what climate change experts and big corporations presage is true, beloved food items like a cup of morning coffee and bar of chocolate could become a relic of the past.
Rhode Island leaders urged to prepare for effects of climate change | WPRI.com www.wpri.com
www.wpri.com
Rhode Island government and business leaders came together Monday morning to discuss how to best prepare for the impact of global climate change.
Ore. study shows downside to burning biomass - Makes things worse. WIND. SOLAR. TIDAL. GEOTHERMAL. www.seattlepi.com
www.seattlepi.com
Woody debris from thinning, brush clearing and removing dead trees could generate electricity, heat manufacturing plants and be turned into biofuels. Better yet, the thinking goes, such work could restore forest health and provide jobs in rural communities in addition to helping the state meet its ...
10.23.2011
In China, self-immolations add radical bent to Tibetan protests www.latimes.com
www.latimes.com
Shopkeepers peer out from storefronts festooned with traditional Tibetan prayer flags at platoons of armed police, some carrying an unusual addition to their riot regalia: fire extinguishers.
10.22.2011
Pregnant mom dies shielding [other's] schoolchildren from rooftop gunman in Brooklyn www.nydailynews.com
www.nydailynews.com
A gunman perched on a ooklyn rooftop opened fire Friday, grazing an 11-year-old girl and killing a pregnant woman who was shielding several of her kids.
Climate Change Deniers Abandon ‘Befuddled Warmist’ Berkeley Physicist Who Came Around On Global Warming tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com
Climate change deniers thought they had an ally in Richard Muller, a popular physics professor at UC Berkeley and famous anthropogenic global warming skeptic. Now that he’s come around, they’re abandoning him.
Obama Feels Your Pain, Cuts A Check tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com
We couldn’t believe it ourselves, but apparently, President Barack Obama has written personal checks to some Americans who write him about their financial hardships.
10.21.2011
California becomes first state to adopt cap-and-trade program www.latimes.com
www.latimes.com
The California Air Resources Board on Thursday unanimously adopted the nation's first state-administered cap-and-trade regulations, a landmark set of air pollution controls to address climate change and help the state achieve its ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Groundbreaking data tracks carbon emissions back to their source www.guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk
Which of the following accounts for the largest share of the UK carbon emissions? All our holiday flights, all the power used in our homes or... Russia?
10.20.2011
50% of All Workers Made Less than $26,000 in 2010 www.theatlantic.com
... the lowest level since 1999, after adjusting for inflation
Lindsey Graham says GOP opposed Libya mission because Obama was president - Politics Wires - MiamiHe www.miamiherald.com
Lindsey Graham says GOP opposed Libya mission because Obama was president - Politics Wires - MiamiHe
www.miamiherald.comWASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., hailed the death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi Thursday but chastised Congress for its hesitance to assist anti-Gadhafi Libyan rebels and for criticizing President Barack Obama’s use of U.S. military resources to assist in air strikes.
A skeptical physicist ends up confirming climate data www.washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com
Last year, a prominent critic of global warming claims decided to reanalyze the data. To his surprise, the data held up.
Global warming study finds no grounds for climate sceptics' concerns www.guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk
Independent investigation of the key issues sceptics claim can skew global warming figures reports that they have no real effect
10.19.2011
Late Night: Jon Stewart: Republicans don't like most Americans latimesblogs.latimes.com
latimesblogs.latimes.com
Jon Stewart: On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart wonders how Republicans can "love America so much but hate almost three-quarters of the people living in it."
Wallets will soon feel effect of climate change www.vancouversun.com
www.vancouversun.com
Higher costs for city water, rising home-insurance rates as sea levels rise, and programs to encourage people to leave their fossil-fuel-burning cars at home were cited Tuesday as ways that climate change is, or soon will be, hitting home for B.C. residents.
The U.S. Could Get 120+% of Power From Solar Transmission Line and Highway land thinkprogress.org
thinkprogress.org
by John Farrell What if the U.S. could get 20 percent of its power from solar near transmission lines without covering virgin desert? It could. Transmission right-of-way corridors, vast swaths of vegetation-free landscape to protect high-voltage power lines, could provide enough space for over 600,0...
Major investors seek new carbon emissions treaty www.google.com
www.google.com
By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press – 4 hours ago if (gbar.lPWF) { gbar.lPWF(function() { gapi.plusone.render('plusone-div', { "size" : "small", "count" : "true", ...
Irish firms start to see fiscal benefits of carbon reporting
Irish business leaders are starting to put sustainability and carbon reporting at the core of their business-planning strategies, recognising both the challenges and the opportunities arising from climate change and emissions reduction strategies. That’s according to the latest Carbon Disclosure Pro...
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