London mayor unveils climate crisis plan - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Mayor Boris Johnson unveiled a plan on Friday to help London tackle the challenge of climate change with less carbon dioxide, more trees, better drainage and increased water efficiency. Some 15 percent of London is deemed at high Read more
Arctic sea ice shrank to its second-lowest level ever, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday, with particular melting in the Chukchi Sea, where polar bears were recently seen swimming far off the Alaskan coast. The story is illuastrated by a picture of Read more
(CNSNews.com) A final draft of the Republican Party platform includes a first-ever plank on global warming that says human activity has contributed to climate change. “The same human activity that has brought freedom and opportunity to billions Read more
To The Editor: The Global Warming Task Force recently noted that the American Physical Society Council reaffirmed their 2007 opinion (not peer reviewed) that human activities affect climate. This statement was issued after the APS editor invited Read more
John McCain and Barack Obama share common ground on a surprising selection of issues where the age-old Republican-Democratic divide doesn’t cut it anymore. Both want the United States to join the campaign against global warming in earnest. Both want Read more
I’ve long argued that one of our most critical environmental issues is the challenge of making our cities attractive, enriching and safe places to live. The best cure for destructive sprawl is to build cities people don’t want to abandon, places Read more
Not content with telling Australia how to best tackle global warming, climate change adviser Ross Garnaut plans to tell the whole world. Professor Garnaut is advising state and federal governments on how to move forward with the issue. In a bulletin Read more
All Things Considered , February 4, 2008 During the Ice Age, Joshua trees thrived across the American Southwest. Now some scientists are predicting that global warming will cause the unusual desert tree to disappear, too at least in its Read more
