Antarctic Ice Shelf

New Rifts Discovered On Antarctic Ice Shelf Could Lead To It Breaking Away From Antarctic Penninsula

CNN | Posted 11.30.2008 | Green


Scientists have identified new rifts on an Antarctic ice shelf that could lead to it breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula, the European Space Ag...

Antarctic Thaw Could Slow Global Warming, Sort Of

Bill Chameides | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green


Bill Chameides

The possible shutdown of the "thermohaline circulation" is an example of a negative feedback that is too strong -- it takes us out of the frying pan and into the freezer.

Obama and McCain: Silent on Climate Change

Betsy Taylor | Posted 09.12.2008 | Green


Betsy Taylor

If McCain and Obama don't address the scale and urgency of global warming, on what basis will we insist that they live up to their campaign commitments and to take bold action next year?

Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Cover

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 08.01.2008 | Green


Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

EPA instructs staff not to talk to investigators on media, Canadian Arctic Ice Shelf collapse continues, EPA acknowledges voluntary global warming measures don't work.

Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 07.18.2008 | Green


Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

Karl Rove flees the country, Schwarzenegger calls Bush administration approach to global warming "bogus," Antarctic ice shelf on verge of collapse, U.S. terrorist watch list tops one million.

Something Strange is Happening at the Coldest, Driest Place on Earth

Todd Carmichael | Posted 07.16.2008 | Green


Todd Carmichael

For someone who has experienced "freaky weather" in the Antarctic up close and personal, reports this week that baby Antarctic penguins are freezing to death due to "freak rain storms," came as no surprise.

Western Antarctic Ice Chunk Collapses

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 03.25.2008 | Home


WASHINGTON — A chunk of Antarctic ice about seven times the size of Manhattan suddenly collapsed, putting an even greater portion of glacial ice...