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WWF Statement on Senate's Failure to Pass Clean Energy & Climate Legislation

Published by Lynn Englum on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 23:05

Today (27 July 2010), WWF along with other supporters of legislation to address America’s fossil fuel addiction and climate crisis released a joint statement on the Senate’s failure to pass a bill.

Climate Change Jeopardizes Montana’s Outdoor Tradition

Published by Lynn Englum on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 14:05

Montana’s $2.5 billion annual outdoor recreation economy will be threatened by climate change, says report

Photos Unmask Himalayan Glacier Retreat

Published by Lynn Englum on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 16:07

A new photo exhibit, “Rivers of Ice: Vanishing Glaciers of the Greater Himalaya,” is on display in New York City, showing the startling decline of Himalayan glaciers. Photos taken as early as 1899 and as recently as 2007, from the same vantage points, reveal startling glacial decline on some of the world’s tallest mountains.

“Moving fuel in a combat zone: it’s a job that’s cost over 1,000 American lives,” says retired Iraq general

Published by Lynn Englum on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 15:45

Brigadier General Steven Anderson (Ret.), Chief of Logistics in Iraq under General David Petraeus, speaks about the dangers of America’s oil addiction and the need to pass a clean energy & climate bill in a new ad from VoteVets.org.

Leading Climate Scientist, Steve Schneider, Dies at 65

Published by Nick Sundt on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 20:57

The world today lost a great climate change scientist, Stephen H. Schneider. Schneider, who died aboard an aircraft landing in London, strove throughout his life to translate the complexity of climate change into terms that were engaging, meaningful and useful outside the science community.

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

Published by Nick Sundt on Fri, 07/16/2010 - 09:32

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

Published by Nick Sundt on Thu, 07/15/2010 - 11:10

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.