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How to Reform the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Himalayan glaciers to disappear by 2035. Nuclear power plants cheaper than fossil fuel–fired ones. A chairman who might have financial conflicts of interest (and an interest in penning a ...
Emission reduction pledges pour in
Dozens of countries meet deadline to submit emission reduction targets in line with the Copenhagen Accord signed during UN climate summit
Can Nuke Power Save Climate Bill?
President Signals Compromise On Nuclear Energy And Drilling To Save Climate Change Bill, Lure GOP
Forest fire studies may give false results
CORVALLIS, Ore., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined some studies involving the impact of forest fires may have grossly overestimated the amount of carbon dioxide released.
82 months and counting... | 100 months to save the world | Andrew Simms
If economics was subject to the same evidence-based scrutiny as climate change, our world would be run very differentlyThe world is not run according to climate science. Amid the almost hysterical jeering since...
Science Weekly Extra podcast: Robert Kennedy Jr takes on coal baron Don Blankenship
A debate took place recently at the University of Charleston in West Virginia on mountaintop mining. Stage left was Bobby Kennedy Jr, an environmental lawyer, son of the late attorney...
Hundreds of Quakes Are Rattling Yellowstone
Scientists said there was no cause for alarm, for now, over a swarm of mostly tiny earthquakes in a remote area of the national park in Wyoming.
Sea level in Israel has been rising and falling over the last 2,500 years
The sea level in Israel has been rising and falling over the past 2,500 years, with a one-meter difference between the highest and lowest levels, most of the time below...
Mining destruction for data to help others
In the aftermath of events like the Haiti quake, teams of 'disaster researchers' rush to the scene to study what happened. It's not morbid curiosity: Their work will alleviate future catastrophes. William Holmes...
Global warming: Undeniable evidence
The unwillingness of scientists at the University of East Anglia to release climate data to people who choose not to believe in climate change was a mistake. Science advances through openness, through the...
Emissions of Potent Greenhouse Gas Increase Despite Reduction Efforts
Despite a decade of efforts worldwide to curb its release into the atmosphere, scientists have measured increased emissions of a greenhouse gas that is thousands of times more efficient at...
Climate Change: See For Yourself.
I have been following with interest the columns and blogs related to climate change, most recently from Patrick Lockerby, who agrees with the evidence for human-caused global warming, and Karen...
UN climate panel based claims on student essay: report
The UN climate change panel based claims about ice disappearing from the world's mountain peaks on a student essay and an article in a mountaineering magazine, a British newspaper reported...
In Portland, Going Green and Growing Vertical in a Bid for Energy Savings
The federal government plans to plant a bold vertical garden with “vegetative fins” that will grow more than 200 feet high on the western façade of the main federal building.
Could generating energy from waste be the answer?
Scientists are helping to find answers to one of the most difficult problems facing the world today: generating energy without accelerating climate change or harming food production. Researchers are investigating...
Winter chill takes toll on Florida Keys coral
Scientists begin early assessments of the damage on marine life, but initial reports are bleak. ...
The Big Issue | Sceptics fiddle while the planet burns
Robin McKie's article "Glaciergate was a blunder, but it's the sceptics who dissemble" (Comment, last week) brings clarity and balance to the debate about climate change science. Yes, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
Farmers mainly to blame for deforestation in the Amazon
(PhysOrg.com) -- Small-scale farmers who lease land from the Brazilian government are very much responsible for deforestation in the Brazilian state of Rondonia in the Amazon area. In most areas...
Next generation weather/environmental satellite marks major milestone
The development of a new series of weather and environmental monitoring satellites has marked a significant milestone with the delivery and the beginning of spacecraft integration efforts for a key...
China Insists That Its Steps on Climate Be Voluntary
The Chinese set emissions goals but reject a binding international commitment.
To California, Moon Junk Is State Treasure
A state historical commission wants to raise awareness about California’s contribution to the Apollo 11 moon mission, which left lots of detritus behind.
First study to show that seismic imaging detects ocean's internal tides
Internal tides, waves below the ocean's surface that propagate at tidal frequencies, play an important role in ocean mixing but can be difficult to detect and study. Researchers find they...
Upper atmosphere influences weather near Earth's surface
To what extent does what's happening in the stratosphere, tens of kilometers above Earth, influence the weather in the troposphere, the layer of atmosphere that touches Earth? Researchers performed a...
Industrial chemical OSR#1 used as autism treatment
Used for toxic cleanup, it's also sold as a dietary supplement, even though it hasn't been evaluated for safety. ...
U.S. Commits to Greenhouse Gas Cuts under Copenhagen Climate Accord
The U.S. officially committed in writing yesterday to the greenhouse gas emission cuts proposed by President Obama in Copenhagen --4 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. The letter to...
Strip Mining Avatar's Planet Paradise
Strip mining an extrasolar planet, as in James Cameron's movie Avatar, would most likely never be cost effective.
Cyclone model forecasts more Katrina-like storms
Hurricanes less frequent but more intense with Atlantic warming, say researchers
Obama targets U.S. government for emissions cuts
Saying he wants to lead by example on global warming, President Barack Obama on Friday directed the federal government to reduce its emissions of heat-trapping gases by 28 per cent...