Red Green and Blue
Copenhagen Week One: Climategate, China, and the Obama Nobel Play
In the end, the problem with Copenhagen cannot be solved by next week, no matter who is at the table.»
Voices That Matter 
Ecopolitology
Communicating Climate Change: Kate Sheppard on the Politics Beat
Mother Jones’ environmental policy reporter Kate Sheppard discusses connecting policy with the everyday.»
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Cleantechnica
Scientists Discover "Thermometer" Gene for Heat-Resistant Crops |
The discovery may nurture new strains of grains that can take the heat of global warming.» | |
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Reuters
Animal Health Organization to Study Meat Impact on Climate |
The World Organization for Animal Health will study meat's contribution to greenhouse emissions.» | |
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Ecopolitology
Clinton in Copenhagen: $100 Billion Tends to Command Some Attention |
The Secretary of State offers $100 billion per year to poor and at-risk countries to aid with adaptation to rising sea levels.» | |
SustainableBusiness.com
Copenhagen Summary: Day 1
China, Brazil, South Africa and India call for a legally binding treaty to be complete by mid-2010.»
Environmental News Network
CO2 Found To Be Even More Important Than Thought
New research demonstrates that our climate models may be underestimating the effects of CO2 on global temperatures.»
Environmental News Network
Report: Ozone Hole Has Shielded Antarctica from Global Warming
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) report shows that our knowledge of our complex Earth is not as good as we thought.»
Red Green and Blue
The Super Freakonomics Dust-Up: Who Cares?
The argument swirls around whether or not Levitt and Dubner committed various climate communications-related crimes.»
News That Matters
New York Times
Independent Board to Review Work of Top Climate Panel
With new review, climate panel hopes to regain its credibility.»
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AlterNet
Did Bill Gates Just Give the Most Important Climate Speech of the Year? |
On Friday, the world's most successful businessperson and most powerful philanthropist did something outstandingly bold, that went almost unremarked.» | |
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Discovery News
New Mexico Cave Hints at Future Weather |
Stalactites foretell that New Mexico could dry up while parts of China will become very, very wet.» | |
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AlterNet
The 15 Most Heinous Climate Villains |
The worst and most vile of the corporate-funded climate science deniers responsible for subverting public understanding of climate change, and risking civilization.» | |
Worldwatch Institute
World’s First Climate Change Hearing Staged in Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark - Climate "witnesses" from Bangladesh, Peru, the South Pacific, and Uganda testified at the world's first climate change hearing on Wednesday.»
Worldwatch Institute
Climate Negotiators “Respect” Human Rights Concerns
A draft United Nations climate treaty includes a reference to indigenous peoples' rights as part of an avoided deforestation plan, representing a first effort to grant indigenous communities legal protection.»
ENN
US Geologic Survey Research Produces New Insight Into Oceanic Circulation
The US Geologoic Survey released a technical paper detailing new research into oceanic circulation that could help improve projections of future climate conditions.»
Environment News Service
World's Largest Climate Conference Opens With Hope
The United Nations climate change conference kicked off in Copenhagen with countries issuing urgent calls for action to limit global warming.»
Environment News Service
The Case of the Stolen Climate Emails
The leaked "Climategate" emails have provoked heated debate because some of the language they contain could be interpreted to mean that the climate scientists who wrote them were trying to hide a decrease in»