Permafrost 101: Why We Need To Account For Thawing Ground In Climate Projections

Permafrost 101: Why We Need To Account For Thawing Ground In Climate Projections: pby Roz Pidcock, via Carbon Brief Melting permafrost in the Arctic could push the earth towards climate change that is “irreversible on human timescales”, according to a new report…. Here’s our quick guide to what you should know about melting permafrost. The report, by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), says billions of tonnes of [...]/p

Tainted Fracking Research: Three Strikes And Yer Out

Tainted Fracking Research: Three Strikes And Yer Out: pby Tom Kenworthy The oil and gas industry frequently claims there has never been a proven case of hydraulic fracturing contaminating ground water. But not even the fossil fuel barons can claim it hasn’t contaminated academia. Last week, an independent investigation found that a University of Texas study concluding hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, poses no [...]/p

Doha Climate Summit Ends, Marking Start Of A Long March To 2015

Doha Climate Summit Ends, Marking Start Of A Long March To 2015: pby Andrew Light, Rebecca Lefton, Adam James, Gwynne Taraska, and Katie Valentine After a 48-hour marathon negotiating session, largely held behind closed doors, this year’s UN climate negotiations Qatar ended at approximately 9:45pm Saturday Doha time.  Like last year’s Durban climate summit, three distinct negotiating streams produced three overlapping but independent agreements The Kyoto Protocol [...]/p

Vote For A Carbon Tax!

Vote For A Carbon Tax!: pVote at the online U.S. News poll, “Is a Carbon Tax a Good Idea?” My colleague, Richard Caperton, Director of Clean Energy Investment at the Center for American Progress, is part of a U.S. News debate. Readers know my basic feeling about online polls (see “Memo to media, science museums, homo ‘sapiens’: Enough with the [...]/p

2012 Is The Hottest, Most Extreme Year In U.S. History

2012 Is The Hottest, Most Extreme Year In U.S. History: pVery warm November and early December assures record-breaking 2012 A warm November and record-breaking early December means 2012 will be the warmest year ever for the U.S. As Jeff Masters reports: …the U.S. heated up considerably in November, notching its 20th warmest November since 1895, said NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in their latest [...]/p

Watch Personal Climate Stories: ‘It Seems Like Mother Nature Is Throwing Everything At Us That She Can’

Watch Personal Climate Stories: ‘It Seems Like Mother Nature Is Throwing Everything At Us That She Can’: pPolls show that people understand climate change when they are directly impacted by extreme weather. This year has been the warmest and most extreme for weather ever recorded in America; consequently, we’ve seen an increase in the number of Americans who say they are concerned about climate change. Ultimately, getting people interested in climate means [...]/p

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