Talking About Climate Change With Al Gore – New York Times
New York Times Talking About Climate Change With Al GoreNew York TimesIn 1997, Al Gore, then the vice president of the United States, helped forge the first climate change treaty, the Kyoto Protocol, promising the rest of the world that the United States would lead the fight against global warming. That promise was …Fat Joe…
Vatican archbishop: All should accept that global warming is a fact – Lifesite
Lifesite Vatican archbishop: All should accept that global warming is a factLifesiteROME, Italy, July 19, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – The head of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences has again inferred that denial of the controversial concept of manmade climate change equates to flat earth mentality. “From the scientific point of …
Plastic pollution risks ‘near permanent contamination of natural environment’ – The Guardian
The Guardian Plastic pollution risks ‘near permanent contamination of natural environment‘The GuardianThe first global analysis of all mass–produced plastics has found that it has outstripped most other man-made materials, threatening a “near permanent contamination of the natural environment”. The study by US academics found that the total amount of …Dumping of billions of tonnes of plastic…
Pennsylvania nuns oppose fracking gas pipeline through ‘holy’ land – The Guardian
The Guardian Pennsylvania nuns oppose fracking gas pipeline through ‘holy’ landThe GuardianThe Adorers, an order of 2,000 nuns across the world, have made protection of the environment central to their mission. The plan for the pipeline “goes against everything we believe in – we believe in the sustenance of all creation”, Sister Linda … and…
Environment: A journey on plastic seas – Nature.com
Nature.com Environment: A journey on plastic seasNature.comWoven through the chronicle are two equally fascinating storylines: Eriksen’s evolution from soldier to research director of the environmental non-profit 5 Gyres Institute in Los Angeles, California, and the journey we all need to take towards a more …
Ask the Coastal: Most fun road environment – MyAJC
MyAJC Ask the Coastal: Most fun road environmentMyAJCAt the ACC Kickoff on Friday in Charlotte, N.C., the AJC asked a series of questions of Georgia Tech’s opponents in the Coastal Division. In the second installment, players from all of Tech’s Coastal opponents shared their most fun road environment …
Thawing permafrost poses even greater global warming threat than … – The Independent
The Independent Thawing permafrost poses even greater global warming threat than …The IndependentRunaway global warming is, without a doubt, a nightmare scenario for humanity. As the temperature rises, it has knock-on effects that drive the mercury higher …Thawing Permafrost Fuels Worries Over Global WarmingCourthouse News ServiceMethane Seeps Out as Arctic Permafrost Starts to Resemble Swiss …InsideClimate…
Readers’ best comments: Wildfires a harbinger of global warming – USA TODAY
USA TODAY Readers’ best comments: Wildfires a harbinger of global warmingUSA TODAYThe startling increase in the frequency and intensity of wildfires is strongly linked to global warming. So far, average temperatures in the western U.S. have risen less than 2 degrees Fahrenheit, yet wildfires are occurring nearly four times more …
Climate change will force today’s kids to pay for costly carbon removal technologies, study says – Washington Post
Washington Post Climate change will force today’s kids to pay for costly carbon removal technologies, study saysWashington PostThe research was largely inspired by a landmark climate change lawsuit brought by 21 children against the federal government, which is scheduled to go to trial in February 2018, and will be used as scientific support in the…
California’s economy will suffer plenty from climate change. But at least it’s not Florida – Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Bee California’s economy will suffer plenty from climate change. But at least it’s not FloridaSacramento BeeHigher crime rates and electric bills. Crops and laborers wilting in the sun. A new study says California’s economy is going to lose billions of dollars a year to climate change. But hey, it will be a picnic compared…