Climate Science

The Arctic methane monster exhales: Third tundra crater found

Jul 30 2014 - 23:15

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robertscribbler

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robertscribbler.com

(One of three massive holes found in Siberia. The prominent theory for the holes’ formation is a catastrophic destabilization of sub-surface methane under thawing tundra. Image source: The Moscow Times.)

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Climate Science

The brink of mass extinction

Jul 21 2014 - 09:30

Author:

Dahr Jamail

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Truthout

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." - Native American proverb

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Climate Change

Climate Science

World breaks temperature record for June after hottest May

Jul 21 2014 - 11:00

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The Guardian

The globe is on a hot streak, setting a heat record in June after it also broke the record for May.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Monday that last month's average global temperature was 16.2C (61.2F), which is 0.7C higher than the 20th-century average. It beat 2010's record by one-twentieth of a degree.

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Climate Science

The giant methane monster that can wipe out the human race

Jul 4 2014 - 19:00

Author:

Thom Hartmann

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AlterNet

There's something lurking deep under the frozen Arctic Ocean, and if it gets released, it could spell disaster for our planet.

That something is methane.

Methane is one of the strongest of the natural greenhouse gases, about 80 times more potent than CO2, and while it may not get as much attention as its cousin CO2, it certainly can do as much, if not more, damage to our planet.

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Climate Science

Barry Commoner and the Great Acceleration

Jul 2 2014 - 06:30

Author:

Ian Angus

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Climate & Capitalism

Long before today’s scientists accepted the idea, socialist-ecologist Barry Commoner argued that there had been a qualitative change in humanity’s relationship with nature in the years following World War II. Going a step further he explained why it happened and what it means for our future.

“We know that something went wrong in the country after World War II, for most of our serious pollution problems either began in the postwar years or have greatly worsened since then.” - Barry Commoner, 1971 [1]

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Former NASA chief scientist: "We're effectively taking a sledgehammer to the climate system"

Jun 30 2014 - 11:00

Author:

Dahr Jamail

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Truthout

"You really have to work to not believe it," Dr. Waleed Abdalati says of anthropomorphic climate disruption (ACD, also known as climate change). He should know: More than 20 years ago, Abdalati began observing ACD firsthand in Greenland, as a scientist working on his doctoral thesis, for which he created an algorithm used to remotely detect changes in the spatial extent of the Greenland ice sheet experiencing melt each year.

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Climate Science

The chairman of the largest private company in America just told the 1 percent to worry about climate change

Jun 25 2014 - 23:00

Author:

Robert S. Eshelman

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The Nation

Gregory Page, Executive Chairman and former CEO of Cargill. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

The US economy could suffer damages running into the hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century due to climate change, according to a study released yesterday. The report, titled "Risky Business," is the first comprehensive assessment of the economic risks of climate change to the United States.

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Climate Science

Capitalism

Taking effective action against the unstoppable

Jun 24 2014 - 12:30

Author:

Eduardo Porter

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New York Times

Climate change is not an event in your children’s future. It is bearing down upon you now. And there is nothing you — or anyone else — can do to prevent the hit.

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Climate Science

Scientists call for a halt to oil sands expansion until policies address true costs and global impacts.

Jun 25 2014 - 11:30

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Wendy J. Palen, et. al

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Nature

A Comment published today in the journal Nature calls for a moratorium on new oil sands projects in Alberta, Canada due to flaws in how oil sands decisions are made. The authors are a multidisciplinary group of economists, policy researchers, ecologists, and decision scientists.

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Oil - Pipelines