Global Warming

”Beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.”

AP: Since 1997 “climate change has worsened and accelerated” 1
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In other UK news: “Rain like this happens once every 1,000 years” 0
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The one by NCAR’s Kevin Trenberth on “where the heck is global warming?”

Let’s look at one of the illegally hacked emails in more detail 0
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CRU’s emails were hacked, the 2000s will easily be the hottest decade on record, and the planet keeps warming thanks to us! The NY Times blows the story.

Here’s what we know so far 1
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On thinner ice

New photography project provides stark proof of melting glaciers on the roof of the world 1
Posted 1 week, 1 day ago Global warming is melting 18,000 Himalayan glaciers. Mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears has a new video comparing glacier images from the “roof of the world.”
Uber-ironic 1962 ad touts oil’s ability to melt glaciers! 0
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The U.S. Chamber needs to get its story straight 0
Posted 1 week, 3 days ago The U.S. Chamber seems to be going to great lengths these days persuade Congress that it really wants to help pass climate legislation. But a very different message is coming through its blogs, tweets, and unscripted comments.
NASA reports hottest June to October on record 0
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Record high temperatures far outpace record lows across U.S. 0
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Veterans Day, 2029 0
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Placemakers

A surprising sneak peek at the clothesline revolution 33
Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago Alexander Lee travels the country evangelizing the merits of clotheslines through his organization, Project Laundry List. He says the humble laundry tool can have a real impact on climate and energy -- he'd even like to see one at the White House. So why are so many people vehemently opposed?
EU ewww

Europe places outcome of Copenhagen squarely on Obama 2
Posted 3 weeks, 2 days ago Europe now predicts that a legally binding treaty is impossible to expect in Copenhagen, and that it could take up to a full year beyond the global summit this December in order to reach a binding deal.
Is the U.S. Chamber changing its tune on climate, or just its tone? 1
Posted 3 weeks, 3 days ago On Tuesday, the U.S. Chamber sent a letter to Sens. Boxer and Inhofe about the climate bill. It seemed to be singing a new tune on climate policy, leading Sen. Kerry to wonder whether the letter reflects a real change in the Chamber's position.
Grace, Dignity, Climate and a New Book on Warming in the West

Climate change and God 0
Posted 3 weeks, 3 days ago
There's a great new book out called How the West Was Warmed about responding to climate change in the Rockies.
Fashion for the Forests

Gucci Group commits to saving Indonesia’s rainforests 1
Posted 3 weeks, 4 days ago There’s a new fashion trend this fall: saving rainforests and preserving a livable climate.
If you have nothing better to do

The Examiner.com’s First Annual Push Poll on Global Warming 0
Posted 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Say It Ain't So, Rupert

Wall Street Journal minimizes global warming in its news coverage 1
Posted 3 weeks, 6 days ago In the past, before Rupert Murdoch's $5.6 billion acquisition of the Wall Street Journal, the paper was greatly respected by its peers for its news coverage, even on climate issues. This year that has changed.
WWF, Global Warming, and the Point of No Return 0
Posted 4 weeks ago
Jon Stewart praises ‘SuperFreak’ author 5
Posted 1 month ago On last night’s Daily Show, host Jon Stewart heaped praise on the contrarian approach to global warming taken by SuperFreakonomics author Steve Levitt, a University of Chicago economist.
So record temperatures will continue

The weak El Niño appears to be strengthening 0
Posted 1 month ago