Portage Glacier has retreated so far it no longer can be seen from a multimillion-dollar visitors center built in 1986. For the last 12 years, visitors have had to cross a lake to see the ice.Mayors gather in Alaska to see global warming effects firsthand (KTVA Anchorage)
Archive for February, 2007
‘Global warming’ melting Arctic ice (Aljazeera)
February 28, 2007Gore’s 2008 Plans May Become Clearer After Release of Book
February 27, 2007Miami Herald – They make a very good case that the trends in sea surface temperatures are at least in part, if not substantially, due to man-made global warming,’ said Chris Landsea, a noted hurricane researcher from South Florida. `But this is not a hurricane .Report points to link between global warming and hurricanes
| Blue sky tinkering Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 22 hours ago . known as geoengineering the manipulation of the global environment to . about why the planet is warming is it because of man, cyclical trends or both? . |
St. John's students step up to climate challenge – Annapolis Capital
February 27, 2007
| St. John’s students step up to climate challenge Annapolis Capital, MD - 7 hours ago . And it’s not a far off concern – research indicates that serious effects of global warming could be seen in these students’ lifetimes. . |
St. John’s students step up to climate challenge – Annapolis Capital
| What is Global Warming? China Radio International, China - Sep 15, 2006 . way without caring about its effects, carbon dioxide . well be absorbing radiation and warming the system . the information in fig 6, the global average temperature . |
Experts take heat off sun in global warming (Contra Costa Times)
February 27, 2007CONCORD, N.H. For the second time this week, there are warnings of global warming close to home.Report talks of global warming in N.H. (WCAX 3)
To stall global warming for 20 years, one climate scientist Thursday proposed lobbing sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, which would work in concert with cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.Stratospheric Sulfur Could Stall Global Warming (Environmental News Network)
Experts: Montana feeling global climate change (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
February 26, 2007
| ConnPIRG Challenges Students UConn Daily Campus (subscription), CT - Sep 28, 2006 . A brochure provided by ConnPIRG offered five easy ways to help stop global warming: drive less, turn off your computer at night, get energy-efficient . |
ConnPIRG Challenges Students – UConn Daily Campus (subscription)
| Two good ways to fight global warming Bangor Daily News, ME - Sep 28, 2006 . effectively reduce pollution. We urgently need to fight global warming now. The president and Congress should stop sitting on their hands. |
Climate change making ominous mark on Midwest
February 25, 2007Forest City Times-Herald – Global warming focus of forum held . suspected to cause global warming. Research has found that kudzu and poison ivy absorb carbon better than other plants, said Ambrose. They both have an increased amount of urishol (the chemical that causes .Global warming focus of forum held in FCity
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February 25, 2007
| Hot and bothered Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - Sep 15, 2006 . And statistics from the National Weather Service show that August was one of the . biology at the University of Texas and an expert on global warming, shows that . |
NASA Scientists See New Signs Of Global Warming – Free Internet Press
February 24, 2007
| St. John’s students step up to climate challenge Annapolis Capital, MD - 6 hours ago . They plan to post little signs around campus, offering tidbits about global warming or reminding students to recycle or to turn lights off in their dorm rooms . |
St. John’s students step up to climate challenge – Annapolis Capital
Study says global warming isnt suns fault (MSNBC)
February 24, 2007Environmental News Network – . as Australia’s Great Barrier Reef or Kathmandu in Nepal could be taken off the tourism map by 2020 due to the effects of . foreign secretary said Thursday the next U.S president should quickly get involved in global negotiations to slow global warming .TODAY’S NEWS
Portage Glacier has retreated so far it no longer can be seen from a multimillion-dollar visitors center built in 1986.Mayors gather in Alaska to see global warming effects firsthand (KTVF Fairbanks)
Losers in the war of words – calendarlive.com
February 23, 2007HOW do you poach a man who has already helped change the world? The worlds most famous university has come up with the solution for Ian Goldin: you offer him the chance to help save it.21st Century man looks to the future (Sunday Times)
Behold! A debate is born. It may prove hard to escape personalities and focus on issues this conference season. After all, it’s Ming and David’s first conferences – and Tony’s last. Gordon and Charlie hover in the wings. And some wonder whether Alan or John or the other John may soon join the fray.Nick Robinson’s Newslog: It’s not just personality politics (BBC News)
Nuclear Power Regaining Popularity Amid Growing US Concerns over Global Warming (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
February 23, 2007For the last time, Tony Blair will go through the annual conference speech panic.‘And finally, I would just like to say.’ (Guardian Unlimited)
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February 22, 2007Vallejo Times-Herald – Global warming effects are already showing up in rising sea temperatures, in rapid Arctic ice melt-off and in large swaths of Alaska permafrost that have turned to sloppy bogs. So before those who dislike the initiative dig in further with their .Leading the way on global warming
Two Washington state mayors were among 32 city leaders who were urged Sunday to take leadership roles in slowing global warming by taking steps in their communities.Washington mayors attend Alaska global warming conference (KING 5 Seattle)
Save Our Snow
February 22, 2007HometownAnnapolis.com – And it’s not a far off concern – research indicates that serious effects of global warming could be seen in these students’ lifetimes. “We’re going to have to focus on it for the rest of our lives,” said Mr. Cecil-Cockwell, who hails from Ontario .St. John’s students step up to climate challenge
Coal leader disputes global warming
February 21, 2007WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) – Iceland’s president is offering his North Atlantic country as a case study for the world as it works its way through the perils of global warming.Iceland’s president offers global warming advice (CTV.ca)
Andrew Ruben, vice president of strategic planning for the world’s biggest retailer, leans across the table and pleads passionately for consumers to embrace the compact fluorescent light bulb. Though a CFL bulb costs more, it uses 75% less energy and lasts 10 times longer than a regular bulb.Wal-Mart grows ‘green’ strategies (USA Today)
Shea-Porter: (My) victory ‘wasn’t a fluke’
February 20, 2007Marin Independent Journal – A) Because I ride a bike, I am better than everyone else who uses the road and stop signs do not apply to me. B) I hate . concerned about global warming, they must ban organics from the Redwood Landfill, which is Marin’s largest generator of methane .Sunday Readers’ Forum
By Les Blumenthal MCT WASHINGTON – With more glaciers than any state in the Lower 48, Washington state has emerged as a bellwether for global warming. The signs are not encouraging. A national environmental group recently reported that North Cascades and Mount Rainier are among the dozen national parks most susceptible to climate change.Glaciers in northern states melting, parks could suffer (BG News)
