31 March 2014 by Fred Pearce Magazine issue 2962 As the Arctic melts, the Russians are eyeing new shipping routes (Image: Jan Vermeer/ Foto Natura/Minden Pictures) The wolves of Wall Street have got climate change, but at a terrifying cost,… Read More ›
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The LA Times decides not to print letters from readers claiming there’s no evidence for human-caused climate change
Should newspapers ban letters from climate science deniers? Construction of liquid natural gas processing plant LNG in Aniva Bay on Sakhalin Island Russia. Photograph: Iain Masterson/Alamy Here’s an excerpt from a Letter to the Editor, printed earlier this week… Read More ›
Study: Earthworms may contribute to global warming ” Blame Organic Fertilizer? “
EEV: Confirmed Study.. Link is Below Posted By Michael Bastasch On 3:54 AM 02/06/2013 @ 3:54 AM In Daily Caller News Foundation,Uncategorized,US | As environmentalists and politicians fret about man-made global warming, they may be ignoring another culprit: earthworms…. Read More ›
Davos 2013: world leaders to discuss aliens, super-humans, and immortals
Yulia Zamanskaya Jan 25, 2013 15:01 Moscow Time © Colalge “The Voice of Russia” This year, apart from the traditional economic concerns, the program of the World Economic Forum in Davos is scheduled to address a number of highly controversial… Read More ›
Biofuels cause pollution, not as green as thought – study: Will have small but significant effects on human mortality and crop yields
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 18:00 GMT Reuters * Trees could add to toxic ozone-Lancaster University * Could cause almost 1,400 premature deaths in Europe a year * Study shows biofuels not totally benign vs fossil fuels By Environment Correspondent Alister… Read More ›
The laws of global warming: legal protection when something goes Wrong through Geo-engineering
How to regulate geo-engineering efforts to fight climate change? By: Tom Snee | 2012.12.19 | 09:22 AM ©istockphoto.com/Trifonov_Evgeniy With policymakers and political leaders increasingly unable to combat global climate change, more scientists are considering the use of manual manipulation of… Read More ›
Full AR5 draft leaked here, contains game-changing admission of enhanced solar forcing (( Please Review, In case it gets Censored ))
* EEV: I saved the whole Adobe file, if any links become broken please inform me. I will then gladly publish the whole file online, as a backup. Posted by Alec Rawls, 12/13/12 I participated in “expert review” of the… Read More ›
Landmark climate change report leaked online
Draft of IPCC’s fifth assessment, due to be published in September 2013, leaked online by climate sceptic Alex Rawls Leo Hickman guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 December 2012 09.07 EST The BoA coal-burning power plant, which went into operation in August 2012… Read More ›
Link between global warming and drought questioned ” We could even be headed for wetter times “
14 November 2012 by Fred Pearce Magazine issue 2891. For similar stories, visit the Climate Change Topic Guide THE world has been suffering more droughts in recent decades, and climate change will bring many more, according to received wisdom. Now… Read More ›
Offsetting Global Warming: Targeting Solar Geoengineering to Minimize Risk and Inequality
Sunset in the Arctic. A new study at Harvard explores the feasibility of using cautious and targeted solar geoengineering to counter the loss of Arctic sea ice. (Credit: NASA/Kathryn Hansen) ScienceDaily (Oct. 21, 2012) — A new study suggests that… Read More ›
Biofuels Benefit Billionaires
ScienceDaily (Oct. 11, 2012) — Biofuels will serve the interests of large industrial groups rather than helping to cut carbon emissions and ward off climate change, according to research to be published in the International Journal of Environment and Health… Read More ›
Climate war looms over US coal exports to China: There is a Glut of Coal and Natural Gas in the U.S.
PLANS for mega exports of US coal are poised to become the next flashpoint in the battle over climate change. The industry wants to massively increase shipments of coal to China and other energy-hungry Asian nations. Such a… Read More ›
No laughing matter — bacteria are releasing a serious greenhouse gas
Unlike carbon dioxide and methane, laughing gas has been largely ignored by world leaders as a worrying greenhouse gas. But nitrous oxide must be taken more seriously, says Professor David Richardson from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK,… Read More ›