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New report outlines perils of climate change for U.S. Military
Creative Commons: Morning Calm Weekly Newspaper Installation Management Command, U.S. Army, 2008 Climate change is accelerating, and it will place unparalleled strains on American military and...
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Richard Schiffman: America’s new mandate on climate change
State-by-State voting results -2012 United States Presidential Election For Americans concerned about the environment, disaster was avoided on Tuesday. President Obama – with his somewhat lackluster...
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Kelly Rigg: The Arab Youth Climate Movement should give us hope
Courtesy: Kelly Rigg Young people in the Middle East and North Africa have inspired many of us during the past two years, and they will do so again on Saturday. They are taking to the streets in more...
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New Zealand disappoints by refusing to re-commit to Kyoto Protocol
Creative Commons: Sarah Marchildon, 2011 New Zealand’s government said Friday that it would not sign on for a second stage of the Kyoto Protocol climate treaty, a stance that angered environmentalists...
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Re-elected Obama faces increasing pressure to deny Keystone XL permit
Courtesy: Christine Irvine, 2011 Less than a week after President Obama’s re-election, environmental groups are again pressuring him to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. This time, they have a new...
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The biggest threat to your caffeine addiction? Climate change
Creative Commons: Lali Masriera, 2006 Climate change could severely reduce the areas suitable for wild Arabica coffee before the end of the century. That is the conclusion of work by a UK-Ethiopian...
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Panama islanders move inland from rising seas
Creative Commons: Richard Barrow, 2008 Every rainy season, the Guna people living on the Panamanian white sand archipelago of San Blas brace themselves for waves gushing into their tiny mud-floor...
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Small adaptation techniques bring big yields for African farmers
Creative Commons: Oxfam International, 2010 Small farmers across sub-Saharan Africa are turning to simple, affordable techniques to increase harvests and help them cope with climate extremes – from...
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Bishop Theotonius Gomes: Let us be mindful of the poorest when the storms...
Courtesy: CIDSE, 2008 The eyes of the world were on New York as super-storm Sandy approached it at the end of October, leaving behind a trail of devastation along the Eastern Coasts of Central America...
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Pa Ousman Jarju: An open letter to Obama from the world’s poorest countries
Courtesy: IISD Reporting Services, 2012 Dear President Obama, As the lead negotiator for the world’s 48 Least Developed Countries(LDCs) in the United Nations climate change negotiations, I...
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World Energy Outlook shares scary math of fossil fuel reserves
Creative Commons: Evolve Love, 2011 The International Energy Agency released its annual flagship publication today, the World Energy Outlook. The IEA made an historic statement in the executive...
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Tokelau commits to 100 percent solar power
Creative Commons: Mike Baker, 2009 The island nation of Tokelau switched on the third and final installment of its new solar energy grid last week, earning praise around the world as the first country...
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By 2035, renewables will tie for the world’s top energy source: Report
Renewable energy is set to rival coal as the main generator of the world’s electricity by 2035 as the costs of technology fall and subsidies rise, the International Energy Agency said. Wind farms,...
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BP agrees to record criminal penalties for U.S. oil spill
Creative Commons: US Coast Guard, 2010 BP Plc will pay $4.5 billion in penalties and plead guilty to felony misconduct in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which caused the worst U.S. offshore oil spill...
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California’s cap and trade program kicks off, despite protests
California is debuting its new, landmark cap-and-trade program with an auction of greenhouse gas pollution permits, despite an eleventh-hour lawsuit filed by the state’s largest business group. The...
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World Bank outlines reality of climate inaction: A 4 degree warmer world
Creative Commons: Peter Patau, 2011 In its new report ‘Turn Down the Heat’ the World Bank – the world’s primary bank for development funding – emphasises that life on Earth with 4°C warming...
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Kelly Rigg: The World Bank’s shocking cautionary tale on climate change
Courtesy: Kelly Rigg, 2011 Like the Ghost of Christmas Future, the World Bank has just provided us with a frightening glimpse into our world-to-be if, unlike Scrooge, we fail to change our ways. The...
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President Obama under pressure to show commitment on climate change
President Obama speaking at UN Summit on Climate Change- Creative Commons: UN Photo/Marco Castro, 2009 Barack Obama is being pressed for proof of his intent to act on climate change ahead of next...
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Climate reports forecast dire future, even with moderate action
Creative Commons: Kinumi Yoshida, 2011 In the absence of aggressive government policies aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions, a number of leading organizations, including the United Nations, the...
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Kelly Rigg: It’s time for world leaders to take a walk in the woods
Courtesy: Kelly Rigg There’s a sign hanging at Muir Woods, a gorgeous redwood forest not far from San Francisco, which reads: In 1945, delegates from all over the world met in San Francisco to...
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