climate change

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Can natural gas provide a "bridge" towards a low-carbon economy? Some climate activists claim that fugitive methane leaks undermine gas's climate credentials. However, I think that they are making a mistake by demonizing the one fuel source that has provably shaken coal's hold on the global energy system.[read more]

climate change dangers

Record heatwaves, droughts, bushfires, rainfall, coastal erosion can all be expected in Australia in the near-term, reports the country's Climate Commission.[read more]

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Climate change is so big and so bad that it’s nearly impossible to give someone a quick, accurate introduction without that person leaping to the conclusion that you’re a partisan, extremist whack job.[read more]

rising ocean temperatures

Perhaps the most important result of this paper is the confirmation that while many people wrongly believe global warming has stalled over the past 10–15 years, in reality global warming has not paused, it has accelerated.[read more]

arctic offshore drilling

Not only does the Arctic have inadequate infrastructure to deal with an oil spill, but also response technologies in such extreme environmental conditions remain untested and unproven.[read more]

flooding in Pakistan

The northern hemisphere has experienced a spate of extreme weather in recent times. Now we believe we have detected a common physical cause hidden behind all these individual events.[read more]

US drought

Seasonal water supply projections indicate worsening drought conditions across the western half of the US. Farmers and ranchers need to have drought management plans in place.[read more]

aviation carbon pollution

Aviation is a major contributor to global warming with its pollution projected to grow significantly if left uncontrolled. Next week Secretary Kerry has the chance to help advance an international agreement to cut aviation pollution.[read more]

February Climate Rally

The new pontiff’s role in assisting the world’s disadvantaged will be inextricably linked to the ravages of climate change, the fast-growing global crisis that will hit the global impoverished populations hard.[read more]

US solar energy growth

According to a new report, America broke records in terms of installed solar capacity last year, jumping to 11 percent of total global installations.[read more]

energy vs. electricity

The World Wildlife Fund released its World Solar Atlas report reckoning that the world’s entire projected needs in 2050 of something beginning with “e” could be met with solar panels.[read more]

It seems intuitive that large forests exist in areas where there is a lot of rainfall. But what if the converse were true? What if forests themselves were a significant factor in causing rainfall?[read more]

A sustainability initiative, called “Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels”, has been created in order to support the development of second generation biofuels in the European Union.[read more]

As climate change makes the regions of the West, Southwest, and Great Plains warmer and drier, water demand will continue to increase, and the combined effect will place an ever greater burden on the country’s fresh water supplies.[read more]

The two greatest myths about global warming communications are 1) constant repetition of doomsday messages has been a major, ongoing strategy and 2) that strategy doesn’t work and indeed is actually counterproductive![read more]