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Starting to Understand Extreme Weather

April 5, 2012 by David Hone
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With a new report coming from the IPCC on managing the risks associated with extreme weather and continued weather phenomena attracting media attention, it is more important to attempt to get to grips with the science and statistics behind this rapidly emerging field of research. Work along such lines is starting to develop. [read more]

Interview: Jeremy Rifkin’s new world vision

April 5, 2012 by Charles Arthur
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Jeremy Rifkin tells Jenny Larsen about his vision of a new world based on energies found in every square inch of the biosphere. [read more]

Green Groups Embrace Climate Pragmatism

March 23, 2012 by Jesse Jenkins
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Leading green groups, including the National Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club, are embracing a pragmatic approach to advance climate mitigation efforts by refocusing public outreach efforts around the near-term health benefits associated with reducing reliance on coal-fired power plants and increasing vehicle fuel efficiency."We... [read more]

The new economy: inclusive and sustainable

March 15, 2012 by Charles Arthur
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Jeremy Rifkin cites numerous interacting crises as the impetus for a new economic narrative, which he terms the “Third Industrial Revolution”. He sees the seeds of this narrative in the confluence of “new communication technologies [and] new energy systems”. [read more]

Where's the Action on Climate Change?

March 13, 2012 by Lou Grinzo
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There’s been a minor amount of coverage in the blogosphere about the passing of Sherwood Rowland, Nobel Prize-winning scientist: Rowland is one of the true scientific heroes of our time — both for his research and for what he did with it: Nearly 40 years ago, Rowland and post-doctoral student Mario Molina made a shocking discovery: a... [read more]

What drives James Hansen on climate change

March 8, 2012 by Lou Grinzo
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James Hansen, a climate scientist who certainly needs no introduction to regular readers of this site, has given a TED talk about what motivates him to activism on climate change. I beg you to find 18 consecutive distraction-free minutes to watch this video of his talk:     I wish we had many, many more people like... [read more]

Is Climate Change Bringing the Arctic to Europe?

February 7, 2012 by Joseph Romm
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Less Summer Arctic Sea Ice Cover May Mean Some Colder, Snowier Winters in Central Europe [For Now] [T]he probability of cold winters with much snow in Central Europe rises when the Arctic is covered by less sea ice in summer. Scientists of the Research Unit Potsdam of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in... [read more]

Changing the tone of the Climate Change discourse

January 26, 2012 by Simon Donner
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In a short article on the Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media, Keith Kloor compares online climate change discourse to a "roller derby" and a "street fight" Taken together, the intimidation tactics of climate science bashers and the new pressure campaigns, by allies of the concerned climate community, promise to, if nothing else... [read more]

Why Natural Gas is a Bridge to Nowhere

January 24, 2012 by Joseph Romm
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President of American Gas Association, 1981:  “In fact, gas energy — currently America’s largest domestically produced fuel — could prove to be the keystone to solving the nation’s energy crisis by serving as the ‘bridge fuel’ to the next century’s renewable energy technologies.” VP of AGA, 1988, “refers to natural gas as a bridge... [read more]

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Arizona: Climate Impact Ground Zero?

January 19, 2012 by David Lewis
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"A Great Aridness:  Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest", the recent book written by William deBuys, is getting some attention. The NYTimes summed up the book by quoting the author:  "The story of the West is essentially a story about water".  The reporter paused then quoted deBuys again:  "and its... [read more]

Adapting to Mild Winters

January 13, 2012 by Simon Donner
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Just before the holidays, I posted this short video about how the shrinking lake ice "season" across much of the Northern Hemisphere is one of the clear physical signs of climate change, and might affect the holiday tradition in my family.This year, there was no skating or hockey for us. The lake was frozen, but just barely thick enough... [read more]

Climate, Insurance & the Next Financial Meltdown

January 5, 2012 by Marc Gunther
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Well-to-do Brazilians are buying up luxury condos on the beach in Miami, The Times reported last week. “They are taking Miami by storm,” one real estate executive declared. It’s an unfortunate metaphor. [read more]

Meet a Cleantech VC Who is Unconvinced of Man-Made Climate Change

January 3, 2012 by David Gold
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Go ahead -- call me a hypocrite. I claim to be a cleantech venture capitalist yet I tell you here and now that I am not convinced of anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change (aka global warming). And I will audaciously tell you that my convictions on climate change in no way run contrary to my strong belief in the need for a cleantech revolution. [read more]

Climate Change & the Holiday Season

December 23, 2011 by Simon Donner
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This short video, made with the help of my great undergraduate assistant Cory Kleinschmidt, tells the story of how climate change might be affecting a holiday tradition among many Canadian families, including my own. [read more]

This Jacket Will Not Stop Global Warming

December 19, 2011 by Gernot Wagner
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Patagonia, the outdoor clothing and apparel company, ran an eye-catching, full-page ad in The New York Times the day after Thanksgiving, the busiest shopping day of the year. The headline, “Don’t Buy this Jacket,” was above a photo of one of its products and some text that reminded us of its environmental footprint: 135 liters of water,... [read more]