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G-8 Failure Reflects U.S. Failure on Climate Change

Dr. James Hansen | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green


Dr. James Hansen

The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 is no more fit to rescue our climate than a V-2 rocket was to land a man on the moon.

India To Reject Curbing CO2 Emissions

e360.yale.edu | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green


India will not accept limits on its greenhouse gas emissions at climate talks later this year and instead will focus on economic growth and lifting it...

G8 Leaders Endorse 50% Emmisions Cut, but With No Specific Targets

Janet Ritz | Posted 07.16.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

The G8 Statement's lack of requiring that carbon emissions reduction targets be met was seen as a result of US resistance, and will doubtless raise questions among both environmentalists and businesses.

James Hansen's Warning to the G8: We've Exceeded Safe C02 Levels

Janet Ritz | Posted 07.15.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

Hansen opens with current climate status: the loss of sea ice, the approaching tipping points, the effects on people and wildlife, the unstoppable sea level rise, shifting of climate zones and more.

Permafrost Threatened by Rapid Retreat of Arctic Sea Ice

Janet Ritz | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

A new study warns that the integrity of carbon and methane sequestering permafrost is threatened by the rapid retreat of Arctic Sea Ice, and this summer may see the first ice-free North Pole for the first time in recorded history.

EPA Documents Bombshell: EPA Administrator's global warming warning withheld by White House

Janet Ritz | Posted 07.03.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

This revelation comes after President Bush evoked executive privilege to withhold information on his intervention in the lowering of the rural and California smog standards.

President Bush Claims Executive Privilege in EPA Investigation

Janet Ritz | Posted 06.29.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

Today the President has asserted executive privilege to prevent the Committee from learning why he and his staff overruled EPA.

Private Jet Sharing Cuts Guilt and C02 for the Eco Rich

The Guardian | Karen McVeigh | Posted 06.06.2008 | Green


It's the ultimate dilemma for the seriously rich with a conscience - how to enjoy private jet travel without the guilt about carbon footprints. But no...