How Greenland is set to cash in on climate changeSouth China Morning PostAsked if he is fearful about the impact of climate change, Tønnes “Kaka” Berthelsen’s response is typical of many Greenlanders. “We are more concerned about the Maldives,” he says, bluntly. Greenland has lived with extreme environmental changes for a …

Charlotte Observer Five NC energy and environment stories to watch in 2017Charlotte ObserverWith a new president and North Carolina governor taking over from their political opposites in January, 2017 shapes up as an interesting year for energy and the environment. Will President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to open up oil and gas drilling …

Big Think Who Was America’s Greenest, Most Environmental President Ever?Big ThinkSome argue that Nixon was just doing what was politically expedient, cynically exploiting the mood of the time for votes, and didn’t really care much for the environment. In fact, he’s on record being skeptical of the true intentions of …ECOVIEWS: Congress should make resolutions…

NewsBusters (blog) CBS, Time Editor Push ‘Deadly’ Global Warming: ‘Not Subject to Politics’…Or Is It?NewsBusters (blog)CBS News ran a poll on global warming in December that it did not broadcast. PollingReport.com displayed a December 9-13 survey question: “Do you think global warming is an environmental problem that is causing a serious impact now, or do…

Patch.com New Illinois Laws 2017: ENERGY, UTILITIES, ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATIONPatch.comMakes changes to the composition of the Commission on Environmental Justice (SB 2920/PA 99-0541). Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act ((SB 2963/PA 99-0543): Asserts that the state has implemented an aluminum can recycling program. and more »

USA TODAY Wis. agency scrubs webpage to remove climate changeUSA TODAYMILWAUKEE — Wisconsin’s state agency that oversees environmental regulation recently removed language from its webpage on the Great Lakes that says humans and greenhouse gases are the main cause of climate change. The Wisconsin Department of …DNR wipes cause of climate change from websiteMaryville Daily ForumWisconsin…

Global Warming Alarmist NY Times Discovers Cold Is 17 Times DeadlierThe New AmericanEven the New York Times, one of the biggest sources of fake news on anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming, or AGW, occasionally gets facts straight and the story right. Or, at least, partially straight and mostly right. Such is the case with the …

Butterfly protector who informed climate change policy gets OBEThe GuardianSaving butterflies might seem a minor achievement against the environmental challenges of climate change and mass extinctions, but colleagues point out that Warren’s scientific work – cited more than 6,500 times in other papers – has influenced climate … and more »

ScienceBlogs (blog) Climate change and the Great LakesScienceBlogs (blog)sub-buzz-27900-1479116711-1 The latest vandalism from the Dork Side is censoring the concept of “climate change” from a Wisconsin governmental website (Snopes; see-also Sou and of course half your fb and Twitter feed). As Sou points out this minor …

Year in Review: EnvironmentSanta Monica Daily PressThe Los Angeles Department of Public Health, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, City of Santa Monica Office of Sustainability and the Environment, TreePeople, Heal the Bay, and the Natural Resources Defense Council created a new set of voluntary …