Climate Changes Updates 31 December

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1.   As Climate Warms, Bark Beetles March On High-Elevation Forests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121231161015.htm

2.   Kyoto Protocol gets second phase as first fizzles out, but key players move on to new climate change treaty

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/geekquinox/kyoto-protocol-gets-second-phase-first-fizzles-key-181930760.html;_ylt=Ag4HxAwZZGatZJuOTjsc7ki1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwZmMxM3JhBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwNiMjA3MzEyZC05YzYzLTM2YWEtOWZlMS1hMzVhOWI3OTYyY2IEcG9zAzEEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDODg0NDBjOTAtNTNhMC0xMWUyLTg2OWYtZDAxODc0N2IwY2I3;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

3.   Kyoto climate change treaty sputters to a sorry end

http://news.yahoo.com/kyoto-climate-change-treaty-sputters-sorry-end-102124601.html;_ylt=AoBwxG8kEhtfUaV2F4NAx0q1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwMmJtbWppBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwM1ODA1OWE0My1kMjAwLTM2YmItYWYwZi04YzhiY2IwYmYyMjEEcG9zAzIEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDZWQwM2UwMTEtNTM0MS0xMWUyLTk1ZmUtZmE3YzUyOTQ0OGE1;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

4.   Rebecca Tarbotton of Rainforest Action Network, 1973-2012

http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/rebecca-tarbotton-rainforest-action-network-1973-2012.html

5.   5 Things That Won’t Exist If We Fail On Climate Change

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/5-things-that-wont-exist-if-we-fail-on-climate-change.html#ixzz2GhC9goM9

6.   Hope for polluted lagoon near Olympic village?

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/hope-for-polluted-lagoon-near-olympic-village-1.1446435#.UOJpL1KQC9s

7.   Report warns of marine stock crisis

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/report-warns-of-marine-stock-crisis-1.1446283#.UOJpMlKQC9s

8.   Kyoto climate change treaty sputters to a sorry end

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/12/20/pol-kyoto-protocol-part-one-ends.html

9.   Light Absorption Speeding Arctic Ice Melt

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/31/light-absorption-speeding-arctic-ice-melt/

10.                     The Top 10 CSR and Sustainability Reports of 2012

http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/12/top-10-csr-sustainability-reports-2012/

11.                     Food Waste Remains a Big Problem for 2013

http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/12/food-waste-big-problem/

12.                     U.S. on Pace for Slowest Decade of Population Growth Since 1930s

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-31/u-s-on-pace-for-slowest-decade-of-population-growth-since-1930s.html