Senate Hearing on Thursday for Sea Level Rise
Climate Central's Ben Strauss is one of four testifying on the impact of sea level rise on U.S. infrastructure.… Read More
To Reduce Global Warming, Address Meat Consumption
Dramatically reducing emissions of one of the key contributors to global warming “ nitrous oxide “ will require farmers to change their ways of growing food, and citizens in the developed world to slash their yearly meat consumption, according to a new study published Friday. The study by Eric Davidson, the director of the Woods Hole Research … Read More
The Future is Now for Sea Level Rise in South Florida
It’s not unusual for Keith London to run into people who doubt that global warming is really such a big deal. “I tell them, ˜the ocean is rising,’ he said. “They say, ˜so?’ It drives you crazy. London is no scientist; he’s a city commissioner in Hallandale Beach, Fla., a municipality of about 37,000 that sits on the Atlantic coast between Fort … Read More
For Katharine Hayhoe, Climate Change Not a Leap of Faith
The impacts of climate change are going to fall disproportionately on the poorest. Who doesn’t believe we should take care of the poor and needy? When I start from that place, I’ve seen dramatic shifts. People say ˜what can I do about it?’ … Read More
China Spends Billions on Renewable Energy Investment
World's biggest CO2 emitter spends $6 bilion a year on renewable power generation in a single region. Read More
Plastics Put Solar on the Verge of an Energy Revolution
Plastic solar cells may be a low-cost, organic-energy answer amid a tumultuous energy market. Read More
Wave-Powered Robot Revolutionizes Ocean Exploration
Edward Lu isn’t the easiest guy in the world to impress. He’s not only an astrophysicist and an electrical engineer, but also an astronaut who’s flown on the Space Shuttle (twice) and the International Space Station — and on top of that, he ran the Google’s Advanced Projects Group that gave Google Maps and Google Earth their imaging capabilities. … Read More
Rowland, Pioneer on Ozone Layer Thinning, Dies at Age 84
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When F. Sherwood Rowland and his protégé Mario Molina first made the shocking discovery back in 1974 that manmade chemicals could eat away at the Earth’s protective ozone layer, they were greeted mostly with suspicion and scorn by the chemical industry and even by their colleagues. By the time he passed away this weekend, however, at the age of 84 … Read More
