Newswire: climate change
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- Tony Hake of Examiner.com linked first on February 9, 2010 at 10:14AM EST
- Tony said: Despite Congress’ inability to agree to climate change legislation, falling public belief in global warming, and new questions about the science behind the theory, the Obama administration announced plans to launch a new climate change agency. Falling under the umbrella of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Climate Service would be the U.S. government’s one-stop-shop for climate change information.
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- Will Vanderbilt of The McGill Daily linked first on February 7, 2010 at 12:23PM EST
- Will said: A recent study published by James Ford, the researcher backing my trip to Iqaluit this week, outlines policy entry points for Inuit adaptation to climate change.
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- Dan Schank of Ode Magazine linked first on February 7, 2010 at 12:22PM EST
- Dan said: Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced a bill calling for 10 million new solar rooftops and 200,000 solar hot water heating systems within the next ten years. Grist's David Roberts recently chatted with the Senator, whose sense of urgency is refreshing: "We need to push solar, in all of its forms, as aggressively as we can... According to the secretary of the interior, we can produce almost 30 percent of the electricity for homes in this country through solar thermal in the Southwest. That is extraordinary. We should begin building those things tomorrow."
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- Tony Hake of Examiner.com linked first on February 5, 2010 at 6:45PM EST
- Tony said: Yesterday, it was announced that Penn State University’s investigation into Dr. Michael Mann would delve further into questions of his behavior and integrity. Immediately afterwards, a congressman and a senator called on the National Science Foundation to look into whether taxpayers should continue to fund the scientist’s research. Mann figured prominently in Climategate email scandal that saw thousands of emails from the world's top climate scientists released on the Internet.
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- Tony Hake of Examiner.com linked first on February 4, 2010 at 4:02PM EST
- Tony said: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s work has formed the backbone of the argument warning of the dangers of manmade climate change. Revelations that many of the conclusions are based on faulty data have begun to have ramifications in Congress.
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- Climate scientist partially absolved of charges but investigation to pursue further
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- Tony Hake of Examiner.com linked first on February 3, 2010 at 4:29PM EST
- Tony said: The first phase of an investigation into Dr. Michael Mann, one of the key figures of the Climategate email scandal, has concluded with mixed results for the professor. While he was absolved of three allegations, further inquiry will be made into a fourth.
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- Gretchen Weber of KQED Public Broadcasting linked first on February 3, 2010 at 1:25PM EST
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- Dean Betz of Houston Chronicle February 3, 2010 at 10:22PM EST
- Dean Betz said: The monitoring network, which is expected to grow, will initially focus on pinpointing the sources and concentrations of methane, a potent contributor to climate change.
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- Dan Schank of Ode Magazine linked first on February 1, 2010 at 5:43PM EST
- Dan said: Academics at Cambridge University recently compiled a list of their top 50 books about sustainability, and it's an interesting mix! There are ecological classics like Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and Paul Ehrlich's The Population Bomb. There are bestsellers like Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and Ál Gore's An Inconvienent Truth. There are books about globalization, trade, design, commerce, history and spirituality. Put simply, there's something for everyone...
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- Tony Hake of Examiner.com linked first on January 31, 2010 at 6:47AM EST
- Tony said: Considered the authoritative source for information about the purported threat of manmade climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) continues to see the accuracy of its work called into question. It is now being learned that the body was well aware of bogus claims of glacier retreat and purposely chose to ignore them. Perhaps most damaging, the head of the IPCC, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, may have lied about whether or not he was aware of the errors.
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- Tony Hake of Examiner.com linked first on January 29, 2010 at 6:58PM EST
- Tony said: The actions of climate scientists in England trying to prevent the release of climate data has been found to be violations of the law. The nation’s Information Commissioner’s office found the University of East Anglia violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) however, due to a legal loophole, those involved will avoid prosecution.
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