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Time to Sell That Ocean Front Property? New Study on Sea Level Rise

June 20, 2011 by Scott Edward Anderson
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  Could Calvin Be Underwater?The rate of sea level rise along the U.S. Atlantic coast is greater now than at any time in the past 2,000 years, according to a new study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study suggests a consistent link between changes in global mean... [read more]

Modeling Meltdowns In Reactors And The Media

May 27, 2011 by Dan Yurman
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Computer predictions of failure at Fukushima World Nuclear News has a report that computer analysis of reactor damage at Fukushima has indicated more serious fuel melting has probably occurred than previously thought at units 2 and 3. Two simulations show the water levels in the reactor pressure vessels far below where battered... [read more]

National Academy of Sciences Slams Flawed Media Coverage of Climate

May 16, 2011 by Joseph Romm
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Last week I blogged on the major new climate report from the National Academy of Sciences, which called on nation to “substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions” starting ASAP. A commenter pointed out a paragraph I missed buried on page 35 in the brief discussion of how “Many factors complicate and impede public understanding of... [read more]

The case for strong climate policy is simple. A cap on carbon pollution is, too.

May 21, 2010 by Gernot Wagner
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Edward L. Glaeser makes the case for simplicity in addressing climate change. I couldn’t agree more with his premise. The basic economics are indeed simple. Climate change might be the largest market failure the world has ever seen. To correct it, put the right incentives in place: correct the fact that we currently treat the atmosphere... [read more]

U.S. National Academy of Sciences labels as “settled facts” that “the Earth system is warming and that much of this warming is very likely due to human activities” - New report confirms failure to act poses "significant risks"

May 19, 2010 by Joseph Romm
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A strong, credible body of scientific evidence shows that climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems…. Some scientific conclusions or theories have been so thoroughly examined and tested, and supported by so many independent observations... [read more]

Turning Point in Attack on Climate Science

May 10, 2010 by Keith Schneider
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On May 5, in an unusually aggressive response to what they saw as an academic witch hunt, the University of Virginia Faculty Senate condemned state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s demand to turn over six years of documents related to the work of Michael Mann, a former UVa climate scientist. Two days later, members of the National... [read more]

Is geoengineering inevitable?

February 9, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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Geoengineering, says scientist David Keith, “is like chemotherapy. It’s something nobody should like.” But if you can’t avoid cancer, chemotherapy may be your best option. And, if it becomes evident that the earth can’t avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change, it is not merely possible that governments will turn to... [read more]

Science Confirms the Abhorrently Obvious: Blowing Up Mountains Damages Environment, Human Health

January 7, 2010 by Jesse Jenkins
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Or should I say, the obviously abhorrent... The incredibly destructive coal mining practice known as "mountaintop removal" causes "pervasive and irreversible" damage to human health and the environment, according to an authoritative scientific study released today. The comprehensive and far-reaching scientific review, entitled "... [read more]

Tar sands not just about greenhouse gas emissions

December 7, 2009 by Tyler Hamilton
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I know the world is focused on Copenhagen, meaning a focus on greenhouse-gas emission reductions, but a study came out today reminding us that the oil sands — Canada’s fastest growing source of CO2 emissions — isn’t just about climate change. The local pollution that results from the mining and processing of bitumen is nearly five times... [read more]

Bob Murphy, Rob Bradley and the Austrian Road Not Taken on Climate by two fossil-fuels gunslingers

October 27, 2009 by TokyoTom
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Bob Murphy has a new post up at his blog, "CBO Testimony Misleads on Cost of Cap-and-Trade", that draws attention to a new blog post at the Institute of Energy Research that Bob says he "had a lot to do with". The IER post rightly criticizes some of the numbers that the Congressional Budget Office has released, but the IER is... [read more]

EPA fails to think in four quadrants: Valuing Climate Legislation

October 25, 2009 by A Siegel
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Much noise is made over varying calculations associated with climate legislation. There is the disinformation fed from fossil foolish interests misrepresenting the situation. And, there are official studies from government institutions like the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that seek to do... [read more]

Obama’s Unprecedented Commitment to Science

May 27, 2009 by Tim Hurst
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President commits more than 3% of GDP to research & development [From my piece originally published at Red, Green, and Blue] President Barack Obama has reiterated his administration’s focus on science by promising a new level of commitment—one with the same intensity and urgency as that which put Americans on the moon—and stressing... [read more]

Time to shut down the IPCC?

December 12, 2007 by Joseph Romm
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I have a long column at Salon.com, “Desperate times, desperate scientists,” which discusses how dire the climate situation is and how desperate climate scientists have become in the face of global inaction. In general, I am a fan of what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has done — and they certainly deserve the Nobel... [read more]