Category: Global Warming

Climate Changes Updates 25-26 May 2015 1. CIA Stops Sharing Climate Change Info With Scientists http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/cia-stops-sharing-climate-change-info-with-scientists-150526.htm 2.   Goldman Sachs Is Our Best Bet Against Climate Change http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/26/goldman-sachs-is-our-best-bet-against-climate-change/ 3. What Would Ronald Reagan Do About Climate Change? http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenhayward/2015/05/26/what-would-ronald-reagan-do-about-climate-change/ 4. World leaders missed chance to tackle climate change, says economist http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/may/25/world-leaders-missed-chance-to-tackle-climate-change-says-economist 5. Vanishing stories in a vanishing country…

Climate Changes Updates 18-19 May 2015 1.  As States Ready Disaster Plans, Feds Urge Them To Consider Climate Change http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/05/19/408010685/disaster-agency-to-require-states-to-consider-climate-change-in-plans 2.  Climate change could be a threat to electricity supply in Western US http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/19/8619829/climate-change-threat-us-electricity-supply 3.  This Growing ‘Green’ City May Be The Front Line In Climate Change Battle http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/19/climate-change-polar-pioneer-seattle_n_7306298.html 4.  The Really Awful Truth About…

Climate Changes Updates 14-17 May 2015 1.  Shell accused of strategy risking catastrophic climate change http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/17/shell-accused-of-strategy-risking-catastrophic-climate-change 2. What If Climate Change Is Real? http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/05/16/climate_change_video_by_katharine_hayhoe.html 3.   Readers sound off on SeaWorld, Amtrak and climate change http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/17-seaworld-amtrak-climate-change-article-1.2224253 4.  Climate change & farming: Farmers face growing challenge http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20150517/OPINION/150519454/101230/News 5.  China and India call on rich countries to step…

Climate Changes Updates 12-13 May 2015 1.  Pope Francis aide blasts U.S. climate skeptics http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/pope-francis-aide-climate-change-skeptics-117861.html 2.  The arguments that convinced a libertarian to support aggressive action on climate http://www.vox.com/2015/5/12/8588273/the-arguments-that-convinced-this-libertarian-to-support-a-carbon-tax 3.    Liberals pressure AP to call climate change skeptics ‘deniers,’ bar word in stylebook http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/liberals-pressure-ap-to-call-climate-change-skeptics-deniers-bar-word-in-stylebook/article/2564438 4.  We’re burning through the Earth’s carbon budget http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/12/opinions/sutter-400-carbon-dioxide/ 5.  Climate Change,…

Climate Changes Updates 8-11 May 2015 1.    Carbon time-bomb in Siberia threatens catastrophic climate change http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/576581/Climate-change-global-warming-Siberia-weather-shift 2.    Survey: Climate change ranks surprisingly low among reasons that people oppose Keystone XL http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/05/11/survey-climate-change-ranks-surprisingly-low-among-reasons-that-people-oppose-keystone-xl/ 3.    Sea levels are rising at faster clip as polar melt accelerates, new study shows http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/05/11/sea-levels-are-rising-at-faster-clip-as-polar-melt-accelerates-new-data-shows/ 4.    Chris Christie Makes Big Admission On Climate…

Climate Changes Updates 6-7 May 2015 1.  This Is What Happens When You Elect Climate Change Deniers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/06/house-science-climate-budget_n_7225848.html 2.  Weather Forecasters Used To Be Among The Country’s Staunchest Climate Deniers. Why That’s Changing Fast. http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/05/07/3653307/where-have-all-the-climate-denying-weather-forecasters-gone/ 3.  Big Oil’s Disruptive Climate Change http://www.wsj.com/articles/big-oils-disruptive-climate-change-1430934533 4.   Weather Derivatives Backed By Climate Change Clamor http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2015/05/07/367252.htm 5.  Katharine Hayhoe opens…

Climate Changes Updates 4-5 May 2015 1.  Coal-state officials blast Obama climate change plan http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/05/coal-state-officials-blast-obama-climate-change-plan/ 2.  Strategies Funded to Help Boston Airport Guard Against Effects of Climate Change http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/05/us/strategies-to-help-bostons-logan-airport-guard-against-climate-change-effects-are-funded.html?_r=0 Stanford’s Jon Krosnick: On climate change, most Americans want action http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-morrison-krosnick-climate-change-20150506-column.html#page=1 4.  Climate Change Trap http://www.huffingtonpost.com/edward-flattau/climate-change-trap_b_7214634.html 5.  Gore: Iowa could shape dialogue on climate change http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/05/05/gore-iowa-climate-change-cedar-rapids/26947431/…

Climate Changes Updates 24-26 April 2015 How do US Senators’ climate convictions square with voters? See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/24/how-do-us-senators-climate-convictions-square-with-voters/#sthash.3PRJNkKD.dpuf Climate change weekly wrap (April #4) – news, video and analysis See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/24/climate-change-weekly-wrap-april-4-news-video-and-analysis/#sthash.sdD96NZ9.dpuf SOAS first London university to divest from fossil fuels See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/24/soas-first-london-university-to-divest-from-fossil-fuels/#sthash.ujHn8tvZ.dpuf UK would be a climate leader with me…

Climate Changes Updates 22-23 April 2015 Yeb Sano: Why I’m leaving diplomacy to fight climate change See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/21/yeb-sano/#sthash.SQEG4KLR.dpuf Eight essential elements for a UN climate change deal See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/22/eight-essential-elements-for-a-un-climate-change-deal/#sthash.7907XXVN.dpuf 8 things Earth Day ever did for the environment http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/22/8-things-earth-day-ever-did-for-the-environment/ Marshall Islands move to shake up shipping on emissions See more at:…

Climate Changes Updates 20-21 April 2015 Climate change: Paris ‘last chance’ for action http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32399909 2. Big Insurance Companies Are Warning The U.S. To Prepare For Climate Change http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/04/21/3649244/insurance-climate-change-disaster-relief/ 2 degrees: The most important number you’ve never heard of http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/21/opinions/sutter-climate-two-degrees/ Hillary Clinton woos Democrats on climate change, campaign finance http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/clinton-woos-democrats-climate-change-and-campaign-finance Obama to talk climate change at…

Climate Changes Updates 17-19 April 2015 Use fossil fuel subsidies for climate aid – World Bank envoy See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/16/use-fossil-fuel-subsidies-for-climate-aid-world-bank-envoy/#sthash.XaV0g3vX.dpuf Investors urge US regulator to force action on climate risk See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/17/investors-urge-us-regulator-to-force-action-on-climate-change-risk/#sthash.JcYeOCXU.dpuf Fracking: what is the British government trying to hide? See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/17/fracking-what-is-the-uk-government-trying-to-hide/#sthash.E4warS52.dpuf Polar bears hit by twin threats of…

Climate Changes Updates 15-16 April 2015 World set for record droughts by 2050 – report http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/15/world-set-for-record-droughts-by-2050-report/ Crowdsourcing the climate: Chile’s CO2 cutting plan nears fruition See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/15/crowdsourcing-the-climate-chiles-co2-cutting-plan-nears-fruition/#sthash.Vm1aBA3j.dpuf BP shareholders to vote on climate risk disclosure See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/15/bp-shareholders-to-vote-on-climate-risk-disclosure/#sthash.NFvf2aHz.dpuf Obama climate plan comes under fire in Capitol Hill hearing See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/15/obama-climate-plan-comes-under-fire-in-capitol-hill-hearing/#sthash.v12b0SqR.dpuf…

Climate Changes Updates 13-14 April 2015 Cities face ‘huge’ finance gap for climate-friendly infrastructure See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/13/cities-face-huge-finance-gap-for-climate-friendly-infrastructure/#sthash.7DfzCBVN.dpuf Hillary Clinton to make climate ‘top of agenda’ for White House run See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/13/hilary-clinton-to-make-climate-top-of-agenda-for-white-house-run/#sthash.eRCQAlWO.dpuf Canada’s glaciers could vanish by 2040 say scientists See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/04/13/canadas-glaciers-could-vanish-by-2040-say-scientists/#sthash.P8859NHq.dpuf Permafrost ‘carbon bomb’ unlikely but melt danger rising See…

Climate Changes Updates 8-9 April 2015   Obama Adviser During Recession Is Given New Challenge: Climate Change http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/us/obama-adviser-during-recession-is-given-new-challenge-climate-change.html?_r=0 Why some Wisconsin state employees are barred from mentioning ‘climate change’ http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0409/Why-some-Wisconsin-state-employees-are-barred-from-mentioning-climate-change These Maps Show Why We Keep Electing Climate Change Deniers http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/04/these-maps-show-why-we-keep-electing-climate-change-deniers What the Pacific ’blob’ can tell us about climate change http://blog.seattlepi.com/bigscience/2015/04/09/what-the-pacific-blob-can-tell-us-about-climate-change/ Obama: Climate Change…

Climate Changes Updates 6-7 April 2015 Climate Change: White House to Spotlight Risks to Human Health http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/climate-change-white-house-spotlight-risks-human-health-n337041 What will happen after people stop ignoring the evidence on climate change http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/04/07/what-will-happen-after-people-stop-ignoring-the-evidence-on-climate-change/ 3.  Don’t Let Rand Paul Fool You On Climate Change http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/04/07/3643651/rand-paul-climate-change-views/ Morning Plum: On Iran and climate change, Obama puts stamp on 2016 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/04/07/morning-plum-on-iran-and-climate-change-obama-puts-stamp-on-2016/ Are…