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Obama headed to Copenhagen, sets the bar for success 39
Posted 4 days, 22 hours ago by Bill Scher
President Barack Obama will attend the climate summit in Copenhagen next month and offer to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent (from 2005) by 2020. Read More
Obama going to Copenhagen 0
Posted 4 days, 22 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
President Barack Obama will attend the climate summit in Copenhagen next month and offer to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020, officials said Wednesday. Read More
Cloudy with a chance of apocalypse

‘Copenhagen Diagnosis’ offers a grim update to the IPCC’s climate science 35
Posted 6 days ago by Jonathan Hiskes
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- the world’s foremost body for weighing and assessing climate science -- received a kick in the pants today from members who say the climate situation is much worse than the IPCC has so far reported. Read More
ROCKET, man

Copenhagen talks ready for take off: 5, 4, 3… 0
Posted 6 days, 15 hours ago by Geoffrey Lean
Suddenly -- and just in the nick of time -- next month's Copenhagen climate conference is starting to gain momentum. Read More
hedging on a pledge

Obama administration may (finally) offer greenhouse-gas targets 4
Posted 6 days, 20 hours ago by Jonathan Hiskes
Provisional targets could let the Obama administration work around the Senate roadblock and bring pledges to Copenhagen, a top negotiator says. Read More
The senator formerly known as maverick

John McCain’s troubles are the world’s troubles 8
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago by Jonathan Hiskes
The U.S. Senate can't do much without senators like John McCain. The United States can't do much without the Senate. The world can't do much with out the U.S. The world needs a mavericky McCain. Read More
CRU cut

Skeptics claim global warming is fake after top scientists’ emails hacked at CRU 43
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago by Ashley Braun
Thousands of emails from a top climate research center have been hacked and illegally posted on the internet. Climate skeptics are taking this opportunity (and out-of-context quotes from the alleged emails) to spread the word that "global warming is a fraud." Read More
Muckraking for the planet

Cast your vote for the best climate journalism 0
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago
The good people at the Earth Journalism Awards have singled out 15 examples of the best reporting on climate and energy issues. They'd like you to cast your vote for the best of the best. Read More
Tackling population rise would fight climate change 9
Posted 1 week, 4 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Braking the rise in Earth's population would be a major help in the fight against global warming, according to an unprecedented UN report published Wednesday that draws a link between demographic pressure and climate change. Read More
Two senators push to ramp up nuclear energy 3
Posted 1 week, 5 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Two senators unveiled legislation Monday to double U.S. nuclear energy output in 20 years and foster clean energy options with "mini-Manhattan Projects" named for the original U.S. atomic bomb push. Read More
U.S. Senate puts off action on climate bill until 2010 1
Posted 1 week, 5 days ago by Agence France-Presse
The U.S. Senate will act in early 2010 on legislation to battle climate change, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday, ending hopes of a breakthrough by next month's global talks. Read More
You might need a drink after you read this

Winemakers face climate change with dread 4
Posted 1 week, 5 days ago by Agence France-Presse
With the Copenhagen climate change summit looming, the world of wine convened on Spain's Rioja region for a conference in which global warming emerged as the industry's top concern. Read More
Rumors of Copenhagen’s demise have been greatly exaggerated 3
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago by David Turnbull
Copenhagen calamity: Now what? 5
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago
Merkel decides to attend Copenhagen climate summit 1
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Environment ministers meet to prepare climate summit 1
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Peru slum goes cutting edge as ‘fog catcher’ 4
Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Climate change rings church’s chimes 1
Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago by Agence France-Presse
U.S. pushes for compromise in Copenhagen climate talks 5
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Cautious optimism for Copenhagen deal as Barcelona climate talks end 2
Posted 3 weeks, 2 days ago by Brendan DeMelle
Barcelona outcome: White House strategy is plea for more time 7
Posted 3 weeks, 2 days ago by Keith Schneider
Another coal plant bites the dust 4
Posted 3 weeks, 2 days ago by Bruce Nilles