Climate Changes Updates 26-28 July 2013

1)  Balcombe oil: Drill site fracking protests continue

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-23475958

2)  Arctic drilling: UK ‘complacent’, say MPs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23474431

3)  Fixing the climate with science: What could possibly go wrong?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/yes-we-should-do-something-about-the-weather/article13464858/

4)  Developing countries to vastly outpace OECD in carbon emissions: EIA

http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/69325

5)  Report: U.S. Small Business “Uniquely Vulnerable” To Climate Change, Extreme Weather

http://news.yahoo.com/report-u-small-business-uniquely-vulnerable-climate-change-173000073.html;_ylt=A2KJ2UgAJvJRnA4AQnHQtDMD

6)  B.C. carbon tax showing positive results

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/bc-carbon-tax-showing-positive-results/article13377252/

7)  New Knowledge About Permafrost Improving Climate Models

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130728134050.htm

8)  What Can Plants Reveal About Global Climate Change?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130726112209.htm

9)  Global Warming to Cut Snow Water Storage 56 Percent in Oregon Watershed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130726092431.htm

10)                    Removing Pollutants and Contaminants from Wastewater

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130726092401.htm

11)                    Rocks Can Restore Our Climate … After 300,000 Years

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130726074939.htm

12)                    Developing nations’ emissions to eclipse rich world’s by 2040: US

http://www.smh.com.au/business/carbon-economy/developing-nations-emissions-to-eclipse-rich-worlds-by-2040-us-20130726-2qo1q.html#ixzz2aPxpNk8N

13)                    Government accused of complacency over Arctic drilling

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2285226/government-accused-of-complacency-over-arctic-drilling

14)                    CO2 Sequestration advances

http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/46257

15)                    The impact of global warming on snow pack

http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/46253

16)                    How punk rock science explains glacier melt

http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/radical-approach-understanding-greenland-ice-melt.html

17)                    Each degree of global warming might ultimately raise global sea levels by more than 2 meters

http://www.skepticalscience.com/global-warming-sea-level-rise_PIK.html

18)                    A tale told in maps and charts: Texas in the National Climate Assessment

http://www.skepticalscience.com/texas-national-climate-assessment.html

19)                    Small island states dismiss doubts over 2015 UN climate deal

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/07/26/small-island-states-dismiss-doubts-over-2015-un-climate-deal/

• Comment: UN needs to work out a Plan B for climate change –

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/07/26/comment-un-needs-to-work-out-a-plan-b-for-climate-change/

• Warming climate could hit West Africa river levels

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/07/26/warming-climate-could-hit-west-africa-river-levels/

• UN takes steps to boost demand for carbon market credits

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/07/26/un-takes-steps-to-boost-demand-for-carbon-market-credits/

23)                    Leaked IPCC report doesn’t let us off the hook

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23950-leaked-ipcc-report-doesnt-let-us-off-the-hook.html#.UfYkaayQDFw

24)                    Reuters accused of cutting back climate change reports

http://www.dailyplanetmedia.com/index.php/daily-news-archive/654-reuters-accused-of-cutting-back-climate-change-reports.html#.UfYksKyQDFw

25)                    Methane and the risk of runaway global warming

http://theconversation.com/methane-and-the-risk-of-runaway-global-warming-16275

26)                    Earth’s Hellish Potential

http://news.discovery.com/earth/weather-extreme-events/earths-hellish-potential-130728.htm

27)                    Could Greenhouse Gases Be an Untapped Source of Energy?

http://www.care2.com/causes/could-greenhouse-gases-be-an-untapped-source-of-energy.html#ixzz2aQ9ik62m

28)                    Global Warming is Turning The North Pole Into The North Pool

http://www.care2.com/causes/the-north-pole-has-become-the-north-pool-video.html#ixzz2aQ9rmkbd