Friday, December 16, 2011
After 20 Years Of Poisoned Babies, EPA Will Finally Cut Coal Industry’s Toxic Mercury Pollution
After 20 Years Of Poisoned Babies, EPA Will Finally Cut Coal Industry’s Toxic Mercury Pollution: pLong-delayed rules to limit toxins like mercury and arsenic from coal-burning power plants will be approved today, after twenty years of delay that protected coal utility profits at the expense of American health. The Los Angeles Times reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will finalize its mercury rule today, marking the end of an [...]/p
House GOP Voted 191 Times Against The Planet, Earning ‘Worst Environmental Record Of Any Congress’
House GOP Voted 191 Times Against The Planet, Earning ‘Worst Environmental Record Of Any Congress’: pHouse Republicans waged systematic war against the environment this year, attacking environmental protection through climate denial, oil drilling, weakening public lands and water protection, and obstructing responsible regulation — just to name a few. In summation, a House Committee on Energy and Commerce minority report reveals that the House voted 191 times to undermine the [...]/p
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The Case of the Dying Aspens: “A Widespread Climate-Induced Forest Die-Off” from a “Global Change-Type Drought”
The Case of the Dying Aspens: “A Widespread Climate-Induced Forest Die-Off” from a “Global Change-Type Drought”: pOver the past 10 years, the death of forest trees due to drought and increased temperatures has been documented on all continents except Antarctica. This can in turn drive global warming by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere by trees and by releasing carbon locked up in their wood. That’s from [...]/p
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Will Fossil Fuel Companies Face Liability for Climate Change and Their Disinformation Campaign?
Will Fossil Fuel Companies Face Liability for Climate Change and Their Disinformation Campaign?: pby Christine Shearer, in a Conducive Chronicle cross-post In a recent article in National Journal, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) President Tim Phillips said there is no question that AFP and others like it have been instrumental in the rise of Republican candidates who question or deny climate science: “We’ve made great headway. What it means for [...]/p
Monday, December 12, 2011
Solar Power Much Cheaper to Produce Than Most Analysts Realize, Study Finds
Solar Power Much Cheaper to Produce Than Most Analysts Realize, Study Finds: pThe public is being kept in the dark about the viability of solar photovoltaic energy, according to a study conducted at Queen’s University. “Many analysts project a higher cost for solar photovoltaic energy because they don’t consider recent technological advancements and price reductions,” says [co-author] Joshua Pearce, Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. [...]/p
Sunday, December 11, 2011
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Friday, December 9, 2011
NOAA Chief: U.S. Record of a Dozen Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in One Year Is “a Harbinger of Things to Come”
NOAA Chief: U.S. Record of a Dozen Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in One Year Is “a Harbinger of Things to Come”: pThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released an analysis, “U.S. sets record with a dozen billion-dollar weather disasters in one year.” They report: To date, the United States set a record with 12 separate billion dollar weather/climate disasters in 2011, with an aggregate damage total of approximately $52 billion. This record year breaks the [...]/p
Durban Climate Hero Abigail Borah: ‘I Am Speaking On Behalf Of The United States Of America Because My Negotiators Cannot’
Durban Climate Hero Abigail Borah: ‘I Am Speaking On Behalf Of The United States Of America Because My Negotiators Cannot’: pRead all the ThinkProgress coverage from the Durban climate talks. The delegates assembled in Durban, South Africa to tackle the civilizational challenge of manmade climate destruction burst into sustained applause on Thursday when a young American interrupted the proceedings to speak on behalf of the United States people. Abigail Borah, a 21-year-old student from Middlebury [...]/p
Poll: Majority of Americans Understand Global Warming Worsens Extreme Weather and Want Nation to Act
Poll: Majority of Americans Understand Global Warming Worsens Extreme Weather and Want Nation to Act: pYale released the above chart in November. Now they have released “the second and third reports from our latest national survey on Americans’ climate change and energy beliefs, attitudes, policy support, and behavior.” Key findings: Public understanding that global warming is happening stayed at 63 percent, while belief that it is caused mostly by human activities [...]/p
Blue Carbon: The Role of Oceans in Climate Change
Blue Carbon: The Role of Oceans in Climate Change: pOceans make up 70% of the earth’s surface and hold 90% of natural carbon. So why do they only make up a small portion of the research on the global impact of carbon emissions? The role of “blue carbon” in climate change is getting more interest from the international community. With a growing body of [...]/p
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Australian Green Party Leader: U.S. Climate Denial Machine “Being Directed Straight into Australia” Via Murdoch’s News Corp
Australian Green Party Leader: U.S. Climate Denial Machine “Being Directed Straight into Australia” Via Murdoch’s News Corp: pThe Winning Aussie Strategy: Fighting Back Against Deniers and Talking About Climate Change If President Obama needs a role model for his stance (or lack thereof) on climate change, he should look no further than the Deputy Leader of Australia’s Green Party, Christine Milne. In a wide-ranging interview with Climate Progress at the COP 17 [...]/p
Gas Company That Contaminated 18 Wells Through Fracking Refuses To Continue Providing Clean Water To Residents
Gas Company That Contaminated 18 Wells Through Fracking Refuses To Continue Providing Clean Water To Residents: pAs Republican lawmakers rush headlong to open up land to fracking, their constituents should heed the cautionary tale told by the town of Dimock, Pennsylvania. The small town of 1,400 people agreed to let Houston-based Cabot Oil & Gas Company employ hydraulic fracturing on local land to obtain natural gas in 2008. The result: 18 [...]/p
Koch Political Group Brags About Bullying GOP Lawmakers Into Denying Climate Science
Koch Political Group Brags About Bullying GOP Lawmakers Into Denying Climate Science: pIn its cover story this week, the National Journal explores a curious phenomenon: while the science supporting climate change has only gotten stronger, the onetime Republican consensus on the issue has fallen apart. The reason, quite simply, is the right-wing polluter Koch Industries and its political front group Americans for Prosperity. As Political Correction notes, [...]/p
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