Climate Crisis

Emissions "Must be cut" by 80% by 2050 says British Climate Change Committee VIDEO>>

George Spyros | Posted 01.27.2009 | Green


George Spyros

With dramatic video of melting arctic ice crashing into the ocean, including *insert metaphor* the fjord in Greenland that is believed to have produ...

Economic Crisis? What About the Climate Crisis?

Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 10.30.2008 | Green


Jeremy Jacquot

Saving our economy from collapse is important, but so should be saving our planet. If we can afford to invest $700 billion in the financial sector, then we can certainly spend as much, to create a new "green" revolution.

Economic Bail Out: Can the Climate Crisis and Carbon Trading Play Major Roles?

Michelle Kraus | Posted 10.20.2008 | Green


Michelle Kraus

The Administration in its swan song performance is still holding us captive to fossil fuel. This stranglehold sadly has devastated the once vibrant US...

Tim Kaine: The Veep Hopeful Who Would Raise Energy Costs

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 09.17.2008 | Home


Glenn Hurowitz

Tim Kaine did his best to look vice-presidential this weekend in Manassas, but while Kathleen Sebelius, for example, is taking on Big Coal, Kaine proposes to take the country into a coal-fired future.

The Sting of Climate Crisis -- On Your Leg

Laurie David | Posted 08.13.2008 | Green


Laurie David

The jellyfish explosion is worldwide. Scientists blame a number of factors including overfishing, but most importantly a rise in seawater temperature caused by global warming.

Global Warming Records: Earth Scores Top 10 Across The Board

AP | Posted 07.24.2008 | Green


WASHINGTON — Earth scored another Top 10 finish in June _ climate wise. It was the eighth warmest June on record, the National Oceanic and Atmo...

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.

NOAA Makes it Official: Extreme Weather Due to Climate Change

Janet Ritz | Posted 06.28.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

Congress, candidates and electorate take note: The extreme weather the U.S. has been experiencing is due to climate change and is expected to become more extreme in the future.

Calamity Kaine: Virginia Gov, Possible Veep, Trembles at Big Coal

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 06.24.2008 | Green


Glenn Hurowitz

Virginia governor Tim Kaine set a new standard for politician mealy- mouthedness with a letter to his Air Board. The situation is clear to most Virginia watchers: Kaine is terrified of Big Coal.