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Study Warns that Decisions Made Today About Carbon Emissions Will Have Consequences "In the Coming Centuries and Millennia"

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 16 July 2010 - 10:18am

The National Research Council today  (16 July 2010) released a report on Climate Stabilization Targets: Emissions, Concentrations, and Impacts Over Decades to Millennia, that clarifies the implications of the actions we take -- or don't take -- to curb greenhouse gas emissions.  The NRC says some choices "could lock the Earth and many future generations of humans into very large impacts."  "The message is crystal clear now," says the Acting Director of WWF's Climate Change Program, Keya Chatterjee.  We must "get off of dirty fuels and move towards a clean energy future," she adds.

CNN Video on "Climate Deniers" Ice Sculpture at the Capitol

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 16 July 2010 - 8:32am

As global temperature records continue to tumble, attacks on climate science and scientists have been rebuffed by multiple investigations; and the National Academies of Sciences have solidified the scientific basis for action on climate change.  To symbolize  these circumstances and their impacts on climate change deniers, the youth coalition Consequence staged an event at the U.S. Capitol yesterday (15 July 2010) that featured a giant "Climate Deniers" ice sculpture that rapidly melted in the Washington, DC, heat and humidity.  See CNN's video on the event.

NOAA Reports Record Breaking Global Temperatures; Meltdown for Climate Change Denialists

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 15 July 2010 - 10:10am

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released data today (15 July 2010) showing that global temperatures in June -- and for the first six months of the year -- were the highest on record. As climate records continue to fall, attacks on climate science and scientists have been rebuffed by multiple investigations; and the National Academies of Sciences have solidified the scientific basis for action on climate change.

America's Businesses Say Limiting Fossil Fuel Pollution is Key to Job Creation

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 14 July 2010 - 3:41pm

NextEra Energy, Levi Strauss & Co., Diversey and Tetra Pak Inc. reiterate call for climate bill.

"Hot Air" in the American Power Act

Submitted by Ivan Dario Valencia on 13 July 2010 - 4:38pm

Weak initial emissions caps under the American Power Act (APA) would delay clean energy investments

Giant Ice Sculpture to be Unveiled Outside U.S. Senate

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 13 July 2010 - 2:21pm

At an event at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on 15 July 2010, youth groups and climate experts will highlight the melting disinformation campaign of climate deniers.

Rising Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Driving Up Sea Surface Temperatures that Fuel More Intense Hurricanes

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 12 July 2010 - 9:34am

Hurricane expert Greg Holland of the National Center for Atmospheric Research says the potential for a disastrous 2010 hurricane season reflects not just natural variability but also climate change.  He explained that record high sea surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic were one of the principal factors behind the dire forecast, and that rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases may account for roughly half of the anomolous warmth.  He warned that "we’re looking at potentially a doubling of major hurricanes in the next 20 to 30 years" as a result of global warming.

White House Climate Change Adaptation Task Force Schedules Series of Public Outreach Meetings

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 9 July 2010 - 6:49pm

The White House Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force is holding a series of meetings to "hear local and regional ideas, questions and concerns about climate change impacts and to describe Federal planning efforts already underway."  Two (in Florida and Oregon) already have occurred, one is today (9 July 2010) in Hawaii; and two are upcoming in Chicago, Illinois (15 July) and in Denver, Colorado (19 July).

$730 Billion Dollar Outdoor Industry is becoming a Vocal Proponent of Climate Change Legislation

Submitted by Lynn Englum on 7 July 2010 - 8:00am

The Outdoor Industry Association—a trade group representing 4,000 retailers, distributors and suppliers—joins other major companies in calling for comprehensive climate and energy legislation

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