Tag: Global Climate Change - Page 15
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UK Conservatives Divided Over Third Runway Opposition, Again
Does the resurrection of the once settled Third Runway row at Heathrow suggest a bigger shift in Conservative thinking? Let's hope not.
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What Does Mitt Romney Think About Climate Change?
The absence of any mention of climate change in Mitt Romney's campaign should be worrying to everyone, regardless of party affiliation.
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Arctic Sea Ice Now at Lowest Level Ever Recorded
There is less ice in the Arctic right now then there has been in the history of measuring ice in the Arctic.
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FedEx Increases Fleet Emission Reduction Goal to 30% by 2020
It's always good to see large emitters of greenhouse gases take responsibility and work to cut their emissions, even if they are not forced to do so by law (yet).
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If We Can't Understand Rape, How Can We Solve Climate Change?
Rep. Todd Akin falsely claimed rape cannot lead to pregnancy. His ignorance highlights a problem of scientific illiteracy in the US government.
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U.S. Economy's Carbon Intensity Declined 4.2% in 2011
The amount of energy-related CO2 released into the atmosphere by per unit of U.S. GDP produced fell 2.4% in 2001, or 136 million metric tons, while GDP went up by 1.8%.
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Only 2% of Canadians Now Deny Climate Change
Canucks seem to have a sharper grasp of climate science than their southern neighbors.
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Talk Climate Change Solutions, Win Votes: Yale Study
A new study suggests that politicians stand to benefit if they take a proactive stance on climate change on the campaign trail.
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CARB Releases Google Earth Layer with California's Main Greenhouse Gas Sources
For the past three years, some 625 facilities in California with emissions exceeding 25,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions a year have been reporting their annual emissions to CARB.
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The New Mars Rover is Also an Interplanetary Climate Science Lab
NASA plans on using info collected by the Curiosity to better understand global climate change here on Earth.
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Rising Temperature Raising Food Prices
Over the last two months, the price of corn has been climbing. On July 19th, it exceeded $8 per bushel for the first time.
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Northeast & Mid-Atlantic US Having Hottest Year on Record - July Hottest Month For US
Perhaps this is obvious to TreeHugger readers residing there, but we now have some stats on how abnormally warm the year so far has been in the region.
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Harry Reid: "It's Time to Stop Acting Like Climate Deniers Have a Valid Point of View—They Don't"
The Senate Majority Leader offers up some strong words for global warming naysayers.
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Recent Extreme Heatwaves Were Caused by Climate Change - Even Moderate Heat Has Doubled
The European heatwave of 2003, the Russian heatwave of 2010, last year's record-breaking drought and heat in Texas? All climate change.
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Greenland Ice Sheet May Be More Resilient Than We Thought
New research shows that Greenland's ice sheet tends to melt in starts and stops, without regaining ice cover in between.
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Earth's Ability to Absorb Our Carbon Emissions Keeping Pace, For Now
Keep in mind though, this isn't expected to continue indefinitely. Scientists say a gradual slow down is still expected.
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64% of US Now in Drought, Yet Most States Don't Consider Climate Change's Effect on Water
Just seven of the states experiencing drought conditions have climate change plans that take into account the effect of warming on water.
