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Oct 21 / 8:09pm

Koch-funded research confirms Global Warming is real

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The Earth's surface really is getting warmer, a new analysis by a US scientific group set up in the wake of the "Climategate" affair has concluded.

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Funding came from a number of sources, including charitable foundations maintained by the Koch brothers, the billionaire US industrialists, who have also donated large sums to organisations lobbying against acceptance of man-made global warming.

Filed under  //  Global Warming   Koch Industries  
Jun 27 / 7:42pm

City dwellers produce as much CO2 as countryside people do: study

...scientists ... have discovered that people's carbon emissions are practically the same in the city and in the rural areas. More than anything else, CO2 emissions that cause climate change are dependent upon how much goods and services people consume, not where they live.

Filed under  //  Global Warming  
Jun 18 / 5:21pm

NOAA Makes It Official: 2011 Among Most Extreme Weather Years in History.

Just shy of the halfway mark, 2011 has seen eight $1-billion-plus disasters, with total damages from wild weather at more than $32 billion, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Agency officials said that total could grow significantly, since they expect this year's North Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1, will be an active one.

Filed under  //  Global Warming  
Jun 4 / 7:45am

Slideshow: Ten Places to See Before They Disappear.

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Last year, global carbon emissions hit a record high, and the latest science tells us that we're almost certainly locked into roughly 2 degrees Celsius (or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming. It might not sound like much, but 2 degrees Celsius will redraw maps, change landscapes, and force cities to deploy aggressive adaptation measures.

A new book by Abrams Books, 100 Places to Go Before They Disappear, uses stunning photography to show us all exactly what's at stake...

Actually going to these places—flying around the globe, spewing greenhouse gases all the while—would, of course, exacerbate the problem in a small way. But this isn't a travel book. It's more of an educational project, providing a vivid picture of what we actually have to lose.

Filed under  //  Global Warming   photography  
May 18 / 6:41pm

Senate declines ending subsidies for Big Oil.

We have to stand up and say, ‘Enough is enough,’ ” said Senator Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota. “While oil prices are gouging the pocketbooks of American families, these companies are on a pace for a record profit this year.

Filed under  //  Big Oil & Gas   Global Warming  
May 18 / 6:16pm

Stupid things politicians say about climate change - MinnPost

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Politicians shouldn't be allowed around questions of science. This stuff is too serious to leave in the hands of people beholden to high-roller donors.

Filed under  //  Global Warming   government/politics