Climate Changes Updates 8-10 December 2014
1. Melting Antarctica glaciers dropping Mount Everest worth of ice into sea, Scientist says
2. The Secret Deal to Save the Planet
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-secret-deal-to-save-the-planet-20141209
3. Green Climate Fund to back energy ‘paradigm shift’: director
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/10/us-climatechange-energy-idUKKBN0JO14620141210
4. Workers must lead transition to green economy, unions say at climate talks
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/12/9/cop20-labor-union.html
5. Can America’s Desert Cities Adapt Before They Dry Out And Die?
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3038388/can-americas-desert-cities-adapt-before-they-dry-out-and-die
- False victories for sustainability – Amazonian Hydropower – See more at: http://news.mongabay.com/2014/1209-hong-amazonian-dam.html#sthash.pz3CVPL2.dpuf
7. Green Climate Fund hits $10 bln goal, after Australia surprise
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/12/10/climatechange-lima-fund-idINKBN0JO02J20141210
8. National Grid joins 200 Other Companies to Support Carbon Emission Regulations by EPA
http://waer.org/post/national-grid-joins-200-other-companies-support-carbon-emission-regulations-epa
9. Holding one’s breath, GOP style
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-epa-climate-20141208-story.html
10. HERE’S A WAY TO PAY FOR A HEALTHIER PLANET
http://ensia.com/features/heres-a-way-to-pay-for-a-healthier-planet/
11. Climate Fiction Fantasy
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/10/opinion/what-interstellar-and-snowpiercer-got-wrong.html?_r=0
12. What to do when climate change poses a risk to your water supply
13. Lima’s UN climate talks aren’t even focusing on keeping down temperatures
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/peru/141209/lima-climate-change-talks
14. Warming Ocean May Be Triggering Mega Methane Leaks Off Northwest Coast
http://earthfix.opb.org/water/article/warming-ocean-may-be-triggering-mega-methane-leaks/
15. Exxon Issues Energy Reality Check as UN Debates Emissions
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-12-09/exxon-sees-emissions-surge-as-developing-nations-propser
16. Where Coal is King
17. Debate heats up on risk of frozen fossil fuel assets
http://www.climatenewsnetwork.net/debate-heats-up-on-risk-of-frozen-fossil-fuel-assets/
18. An Insurance Policy for Climate Change? How Seed Banks Are Protecting the Future of Food
http://billmoyers.com/2014/12/10/insurance-policy-climate-change-seed-banks-protecting-future-food/
19. Increasing Concern Over Climate Change May Be Driving Increase In Sustainable Investing
20. B.C. carbon tax an effective model for national climate change approach: report
21. Climate change expected to push important Oregon fish northward in coming decades
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/12/climate_change_expected_to_pus.html
22. Island Nations Are Now Screaming It: Climate Change Will Sink Us
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-10/engulfed-by-rising-seas-islands-gain-moral-voice-at-un.html
23. From South America to Africa, “Capitalist” Solutions to Climate Change Seen as Path to Catastrophe
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/12/10/from_south_america_to_africa_market
24. Rogero honored for climate change efforts
25. What to do when climate change poses a risk to your water supply
26. Bill Nye and other scientists tell journalists to stop calling climate change deniers ‘skeptics’
27. Letter: Obama’s leadership clear on climate change
28. Reevely: Ontario plans climate-change summit in July
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/reevely-ontario-plans-climate-change-summit-in-july
29. Heatwaves in Europe 10 Times as Likely with Climate Change
30. Don’t blame climate change for California’s terrible drought
http://grist.org/article/dont-blame-climate-change-for-californias-terrible-drought/
31. No one sucks on climate change like Australia, mate
http://grist.org/climate-energy/no-one-sucks-on-climate-change-like-australia-mate/
32. Climate Change Versus Climate Catastrophe
http://reason.com/archives/2014/12/10/climate-change-vs-climate-catastrophe
33. Queensland Government will force more councils to remove climate change references from plans, mayor warns
34. New Study: California’s Epic Drought Probably Wasn’t Caused by Climate Change
35. How Ernest Shackleton can help world address climate change
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/how-ernest-shackleton-can-help-world-address-climate-change-1.2854228
36. With Compromises, a Global Accord to Fight Climate Change Is in Sight
37. Deadly Heat in Europe 10x More Likely Than Decade Ago
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/europe-deadly-heat-10x-more-likely-18418
38. Global Warming Isn’t Causing California Drought? Report Triggers Storm
- Demanding Better Medium-Term Rainfall Forecasts Would Improve Climate Science
40. Indian metropolis subject of climate change case study
41. Work starts on £17m climate change research centre
42. SESYNC-USGS-USDA water-food systems research supports White House Climate Data Initiative
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-12/uom-sws120914.php
43. Climate Researchers Lower Global Warming Forecast on Plans to Cut Emissions
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2014/12/08/349198.htm
44. UC Santa Cruz leads UC effort to study effects of climate change on ecosystems
http://news.ucsc.edu/2014/12/climate-institute.html
45. Clearing the ‘Cloud Hanging over Climate Science’
46. Commentary Calls for New ‘Science of Climate Diversity’
http://www.newswise.com/articles/commentary-calls-for-new-science-of-climate-diversity
47. Elite Think Tank Admits to Ongoing Climate Engineering Experiments
48. Researcher calls for new ‘science of climate diversity’
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2014/12/researcher-calls-new-science-climate-diversity
49. Meteorology meets metrology: climate research high up in the clouds
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/yournews/59595
50. A Global Shift?
- Earth-conscious demo in Peru urges curbing global warming
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/12/10/389673/earthconscious-demo-held-in-peru/
52. Global warming Sound Off raises all sorts of questions
53. NOAA Finds Little Drought-Global Warming Link
https://patriotpost.us/posts/31639
54. Feds: Don’t Blame California Drought on Global Warming
55. At Lima Talks, Nations Worst Hit by Global Warming Say Climate Aid Isn’t Charity, But Reparations
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/12/8/at_lima_talks_nations_worst_hit
56. Guiding African Wildlife Through Global Warming
http://www.livescience.com/49066-guiding-african-wildlife-through-global-warming.html
57. Heat Waves in Europe Will Increase, Study Finds
58. ‘The origin of global warming lies in capitalism’
http://reason.com/blog/2014/12/10/the-origin-of-global-warming-lies-in-cap
59. Global Warming: It’s OK to Be Smart About It
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/12/10/global_warming_24_things_you_need_to_know.html
60. How energy reforms will make it easier to slow global warming