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Arctic Ice Melt

Why Break the Ice? Talking About the New "Great Game"

Kitty Pilgrim | Posted 05.16.2013 | World
Kitty Pilgrim

We should not romanticize the region, talking about seals and bears and melting ice. Hard-headed attention is called for. We should all be concerned about this critical moment in which the future of the Arctic is being discussed.

Burn, Baby, Burn: A Climate Activist's Wish for Superstorms, Wildfires and Drought

David_Goldstein | Posted 05.07.2013 | Green
David_Goldstein

I want to let you in on a little secret. I am in it for love. I am a climate change activist because, when all is said and done, nothing is more pr...

Another Threat To Fragile Arctic Ecosystem

Reuters | Posted 05.06.2013 | Green

By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, May 6 (Reuters) - The Arctic ecosystem, already under pressure from record ice melts,...

Carrying the Sun From the Seychelles to the North Pole

Renny Bijoux | Posted 04.10.2013 | Green
Renny Bijoux

It's not every day that someone gets an opportunity like going to the North Pole, especially from where I am from: a small island state in the Seychelles. You may ask, why is this guy even going there? The answer is simple: to protect the Earth.

Close Encounters: A Fable for Our Time

David_Goldstein | Posted 04.07.2013 | Comedy
David_Goldstein

Dateline: August 16, 2013: Yesterday, at precisely 1:17 P.M., GMT, they came. From London to Moscow, from New York to Beijing, their ships blotted o...

Arctic at the Crossroads

Kelly Rigg | Posted 04.08.2013 | Green
Kelly Rigg

While politics between the two poles are literally polar opposites, campaigning to protect these last frontiers from unbridled exploitation have much in common. The Arctic, like the Antarctic 25 years ago, is at a crossroads.

What Caused Greenland's Record Loss Of Ice Last Year?

Posted 04.03.2013 | Green

From Climate Central's Michael D. Lemonick: When scientists saw melting across a whopping 97 percent of Greenland’s icy surface last summer, they...

Oh Wait: The Earth Really Is Warming. Fast.

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 04.02.2013 | Green
Peter H. Gleick

2013-04-03-graph_gleick.jpgThese graphs are our reality.

Climate Change: Oscar-worthy?

David_Goldstein | Posted 03.20.2013 | Green
David_Goldstein

The message has been broadcast load and clear for some time now and yet, as in any tragedy plot arc worth its salt, we are not heeding. Are there, perhaps, entities watching from afar, entreating, " Wait! Stop! What are you doing?!"

Arctic Cyclone Not Responsible For Record Sea Ice Melt

Posted 02.03.2013 | Green

From Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer: The scene of the crime: The Arctic. The suspect: The Great Arctic Cyclone of August 2012. Th...

'Green News Report' - December 13, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.12.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport FACEBOOK: Green News Report The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY...

'Green News Report' - December 11, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.10.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport FACEBOOK: Green News Report The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY...

'Green News Report' - December 6, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.05.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport FACEBOOK: Green News Report The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY...

'Green News Report' - December 4, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.03.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport FACEBOOK: Green News Report The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY...

'Green News Report' - November 29, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 01.29.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport FACEBOOK: Green News Report The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY...

Polar Bear Encounters in a Warming Arctic

Kassie Siegel | Posted 11.06.2012 | Green
Kassie Siegel

As the ice disappears, polar bears are drowning and starving. Indeed, scientists have documented a wide range of impacts from the polar meltdown, from smaller body sizes to decreasing cub survival rates.

Looking Forward: Benghazi Blues, Climate Wake-Up Calls, and the Importance of Maps

William Bradley | Posted 11.05.2012 | Politics
William Bradley

In our increasingly goofy political and media culture, climate change was the big issue no one was talking about any more, even as it continued to grow in the real world. Then came the superstorm.

The Real Frankenstorm

Peter Cannavo | Posted 12.26.2012 | Politics
Peter Cannavo

With at least 30 million viewers tuned in to each debate, there was an opportunity for serious discussion of this crisis, or at least a chance for the candidates to argue their differences. Yet, not a word by a candidate, not a single question from a moderator or the town hall audience. Why?

Saving the Arctic Ice: Greenpeace, Greenwashing and Geoengineering (#2)

Nathan Currier | Posted 12.24.2012 | Green
Nathan Currier

Trying to save the arctic is currently the most vital thing in the world, the front lines of the climate war, so let's all applaud Greenpeace for taking up the cause.

Climate Change, Narcissism, Denial, Apocalyptic Anxiety

Robert D. Stolorow | Posted 12.10.2012 | Green
Robert D. Stolorow

On October 5, 2012, on the front page of The Huffington Post, appeared a terrifying image of melting arctic ice, accompanied by the chilling headline,...

Saving the Arctic Ice: Greenpeace, Greenwashing and Geoengineering (#1)

Nathan Currier | Posted 12.09.2012 | Green
Nathan Currier

That's right: the volume of arctic sea ice this September minimum was probably about half of what it was, just back in 2007. This figure should deeply trouble any reasonable human being.

Arctic Ice Melt And Sea Level Rise May Be 'Decades Ahead Of Schedule'

The Huffington Post | James Gerken | Posted 10.05.2012 | Green

Low-lying island nations threatened by rising sea levels this century could see the disastrous consequences of climate change far sooner than expected...

The Climate Clock Is Ticking: In 42 Days, You Can Elect a U.S. President Who Makes Difference

Bianca Jagger | Posted 11.24.2012 | Green
Bianca Jagger

With 42 days to go until the US presidential elections, now is the time to put climate change at the top of the political agenda. We are at a critical moment in history.

Dwindling Arctic Ice Signals a Clear Need for Change

Rocky Kistner | Posted 09.21.2012 | Green
Rocky Kistner

The dramatic changes happening in the Arctic should send shockwaves through the world about the polluting energy sources we use to power our lives. We can no longer operate in business-as-usual mode.

Arctic Sea Ice Shatters Record Low

Posted 09.19.2012 | Green

From Climate Central's Michael D. Lemonick: Now it’s official: as of September 16, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, the sea ic...