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350.org captures Earth’s woes and hopes from space
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Climate action group 350.org wants us to see, really see, what’s happening as the result of climate change here on Earth. So it’s taken to space to get a better...
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Warming to the fight: Experts warn that U.S. risks economic might without an...
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Climate change deniers have sprung up like volcanic mud pots in the U.S. Congress in the last few years, burbling about how climate change is either not happening or...
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Liquid coal, dirtier than even regular coal, could get taxpayer subsidies
(This blog by Miles Grant, online communications manager for National Wildlife Federation, was first posted Dec. 10 on the NWF website.) Miles Grant, National Wildlife Federation Is regular coal not...
View ArticleCancun climate conference leaves major decisions for future
The latest United Nations Climate Change Conference drew to a close in Cancun, Mexico, Saturday with agreements on a number of issues, including the creation of a world fund to help poor nations deal...
View ArticleImages capture a rapidly changing planet
James Balog’s extraordinary photographs are a window on the world’s endangered wildlife, melting glaciers and disappearing landscapes. In 2006 he founded the Extreme Ice Survey and serves as its...
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Author argues politics overtaking science in global warming debate
By Rosanne Skirble VOA Washington, D.C. — Polls in recent years show that fewer Americans believe global warming is a threat or that it is driven by human activities. That’s despite consensus among...
View ArticleBlistering summer sinks in: More Americans believe global warming is happening
From Green Right Now Reports A Reuters poll released Thursday shows that the percentage of Americans who believe the planet is warming rose to 83 percent from 75 percent during the past year. The...
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Global warming extends ragweed allergy season — here’s how to cope
Global warming is making allergy season last longer. (Photo: FDA) From Green Right Now Reports Feel like there’s no end in sight when it comes to fall allergy misery? Blame global warming. Research...
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Arctic report card shows ‘profound changes,’ accelerated warming
From Green Right Now Reports The world’s frozen Arctic has reached a “new state” with less ice and a darker look that portends accelerating warming for the ice cap and the planet, according to a 2011...
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The top environmental story of 2011 — and probably 2012 too
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now (Image: NASA) If you’re wondering what to worry about in the coming year, look no further than the eco-landscape. Climate change, species extinctions, ocean...
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Cornell study finds that natural gas can help slow global warming quickly
From the Cornell University Press Office ITHACA, N.Y. – No matter how you drill it, using natural gas as an energy source is a smart move in the battle against global climate change and a good...
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Greenland’s ice sheets show dramatic melting in July
From Green Right Now Reports Signs of global warming have hit Greenland hard this year, with 97 percent of the ice sheet surface experiencing thawing by July 12, according to NASA. Satellites revealed...
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Greenpeace activists board Arctic oil platform in Save the Arctic campaign
From Green Right Now Reports Greenpeace International activists boarded the Russian oil drilling platform operated by Gazprom today to demonstrate the group’s opposition to drilling in the arctic....
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Polar ice cap could be gone in a decade
Green Right Now Reports Scientists studying the record loss of Arctic sea ice this summer say it could be game over for the frozen North Pole within “a decade or two.” Sea ice declined more than ever...
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Majority of undecided voters call global warming important in U.S. election,...
From Yale Environment 360 The majority of undecided voters in the U.S. presidential race say that the candidates’ views on global warming will be an important factor in determining how they vote,...
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Turns out, Americans ARE concerned about climate change
From Green Right Now Reports Dunno how we missed this one, but last month a major re-check of American sentiment on climate change found that a whopping 74 percent — despite all the jokes and...
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What Americans think of Obama’s plan to fight climate change
From Green Right Now Reports Obama spoke emphatically about the need to fight climate change in his State of the Union Address last night, saying, “For the sake of our children we must do more to...
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Let’s start treating climate change like the enemy
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now So now we’re at 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere — or 399.89, according to a revision of last week’s reading. Either way, we’ve reached a...
View ArticleYale event examines climate change in New England and asks ‘what’s next’?
How will global warming affect New England in the 21st century and how is the region preparing for the coming changes? Global climate models all predict that the Northeastern United States may be...
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Polar vortex in the US could be the result of global warming
Polar Vortex in U.S. May be Example of Global Warming (via Climate Central) By Andrew Freedman Follow @afreedma While the ongoing cold snap is breaking records from Minnesota to Florida, it will not...
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