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EPA Administrator Jackson in Copenhagen: "Climate change is real, and ... now is the time to act"

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 11 December 2009 - 2:47pm

On Wednesday (9 Dec 2009) Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson in Copenhagen, Denmark, responded to questions that recently have been raised about the scientific basis for action on climate change.

U.K. Met Office: 2010 Likely to be Warmest on Record

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 11 December 2009 - 9:10am

The U.K. Met Office says "it is more likely than not that 2010 will be the warmest year in the instrumental record, beating the previous record year which was 1998."

Melting glaciers speak for themselves

Submitted by Lynn Englum on 9 December 2009 - 2:00pm

Evidence of warming can be seen all around the U.S. and the globe. WWF has launched a new photo and video gallery highlighting the impacts with stark images.  

New Brochure from Wildlife Conservation Society Features Selection of Wildlife Threatened by climate change

Submitted by Lynn Englum on 8 December 2009 - 3:07pm

A pithy new brochure from the Wildlife Conservation Society profiles more than a dozen animals facing threats from climate change.

World Meteorological Organization: 2009 Among Top Ten Warmest Years on Record

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 8 December 2009 - 2:19pm

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today that based on January-October data, 2009 is likely to be among the top ten warmest years on record.

UK Met Office: This Decade is Warmest on Record

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 8 December 2009 - 1:58pm

The UK Met Office today released data showing that the last ten years -- what it calls "the noughties" -- were the warmest period in the 160 year record. 

U.S. EPA: Greenhouse Gases "Threaten the Public Health and Welfare of the American People"

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 7 December 2009 - 1:48pm

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today (7 December 2009) that greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare of the American people; and that on-road vehicles contribute to that threat.

In Congressional Hearing, Administration Officials Respond to E-Mail Controversy

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 7 December 2009 - 12:56pm

In a hearing last week on the state of climate science, White House science adviser John Holdren, addressed Republican assertions that the content of e-mail messages stolen from the University of East Anglia in the U.K. raised fundamental doubts about the strength of climate change science.  “There is and there will remain after the dust settles in this current controversy a very strong scientific consensus on the key characteristics of the [climate change] problem," countered  Holdren. 

Top Administration Officials Warn Congress of Climate Change Impacts and Call for Preparedness Measures

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 3 December 2009 - 6:09pm

The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming heard yesterday (2 Dec 2009) from two top Obama Administration officials who warned of the growing impacts of climate change and the emphasized the urgency of curbing emissions and preparing for the impacts. 

America’s Hottest Species: A New Report on Climate Change and the Rising Risk of Species Extinction

Submitted by Lynn Englum on 1 December 2009 - 6:18pm

The Endangered Species Coalition released today (1 December 2009) a report, America’s Hottest Species, on ten of America’s endangered wildlife, birds, fish and plants being affected by climate change.

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