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Melting Arctic Ice Creates International Drilling Free For All
Melting ice will open up much of the Arctic to undersea excavation of natural resources. ‘The United States, Russia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, and other interested parties are all attempting to claim jurisdiction over the opening Arctic territory… Increasingly lost in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic Ice Cap, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, Natural Resources, Russia
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Global Warming: A George Will Harrumph
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. Will says there is no man made global warming, and that it is all going to be OK? All the scientific warming measurements for 2008 are inconsequential? And he is called the … Continue reading
A Vision for the Brazilian Rain Forest Reawakens
A devastated area of forest used for cattle in March in Brazil. A government plan introduced targets for reducing deforestation and carbon dioxide emissions. Photo: Lalo de Almeida for the New York Times.Forest Plan in Brazil Bears the Traces of … Continue reading
Bush’s EPA : Another Green Light to Carbon Emissions
New power plants will not be required to install technology to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency has ruled. Photo by Charlie Riedel / AP. The case at issue yesterday began in 2007 when the EPA issued a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, Carbon Emissions, Environment, Environmental Regulation, EPA, Global Warming
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Global Warming : Past the Tipping Point
The Most Important Number on EarthNow that we know how far we are past the carbon tipping point, it’s time to freak out—and get to work.By Bill McKibben Sooner or later, you have to draw a line. We’ve spent the … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon Emissions, Energy Crisis, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming
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Bush Throws Polar Bears Under the Bus
Polar bear reacts to today’s news. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announces revisions to Endangered Species Act. ‘To finally admit that the science compels the listing of the polar bear as threatened due to global warming, but then deny it the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, Endangered Species, Environment, EPA, Global Warming, Interior Department, Polar Bears
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Climate Change : OMG. It’s Even Worse Than we Thought it was Worse Than.
House sliding into the sea. As climate change melts the permafrost, Arctic villages slip into the sea, taking a way of life with them. Photo by Robert Knoth / Mother Jones. The planet is now so vandalised that only total … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Energy Crisis, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming
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National Intelligence Council : Sun Setting on The American Century
The report said that global warming will aggravate the scarcity of water, food and energy resources. Graphic: 20th Century Fox.‘The world of the near future will be subject to an increased likelihood of conflict over resources, including food and water, … Continue reading
Barack Obama on Climate Change : Crystal Clear
‘Obama on the environment is why I managed to “stuff it” over FISA, the Clintons, and everything else that was upsetting in the campaign.’By Thomas Cleaver / The Rag Blog / November 19, 2008 See ‘Obama sends clear message on … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Obama Presidency
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Neil Young : How to Save a Major Automobile Company
‘We need visionary people now with business sense to create automobiles that do not contribute to global warming.’By Neil Young See ‘Neil Young’s car heads west’ by Chris Frank and Video, Below. Find a new ownership group. The culture must … Continue reading
Bad News: Pollution Reaching from Arabia to Japan
In this 2007 satellite image, a band of brown haze crosses over South Korea, center, then spreads out over the Sea of Japan toward Japan, center right. According to a U.N. report released Thursday, a thick brown cloud of soot, … Continue reading
Earth’s Oceans Are Deeply Troubled
Reefs including the Great Barrier Reef off Australia could begin to break up within a few decades, research suggests. Photograph: Cathie PageClimate deal may be too late to save coral reefs, scientists warnBy David Adam / October 27, 2008 A … Continue reading
