Fossil fuel use must fall twice as fast as thought to contain global warming – study – The Guardian
Fossil fuel use must fall twice as fast as thought to contain global warming – studyThe GuardianDr Rogelj says: “In order to have a reasonable chance of keeping global warming below 2C, we can only emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide, ever. That’s our carbon budget. “This has been understood for about a decade,…
Report: Environmental Hazards Kill 1.7 Million Kids Under 5 Each Year – NPR
NPR Report: Environmental Hazards Kill 1.7 Million Kids Under 5 Each YearNPR“That terrible figure” makes up about a quarter of child deaths under 5, says Dr. Maria Neira, WHO’s public health and environment department director and lead author on the reports. In addition, children can experience mental and physical …The cost of a polluted environment:…
From the Assembly: We're responsible for our environment – Eagle News Online
Eagle News Online From the Assembly: We’re responsible for our environmentEagle News OnlineAs your representative in Albany, I fight every day to not only protect the residents of Central New York, but also our environment. To preserve our vital resources, I’ve introduced three measures to encourage homeowners and municipalities to work …
LETTER: Impact of global warming reaching the point of no return – Finger Lakes Times
LETTER: Impact of global warming reaching the point of no returnFinger Lakes TimesGlobal warming is caused primarily by emissions of carbon dioxide through burning of fossil fuel. The amount of global carbon dioxide emissions are very large — each year about 15 billion tons accumulate in the atmosphere, and this accumulates year … and more »
Study: Climate change goosed odds of freakishly hot February – Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune Study: Climate change goosed odds of freakishly hot FebruaryChicago TribuneA freakishly balmy February broke more than 11,700 local daily records for warmth in the United States, but it didn’t quite beat 1954 for the warmest February on record, climate scientists said. The average temperature last month was 41.2 degrees — 7 …The nation’s…
Study: US a difficult environment for working women – WTOP
WTOP Study: US a difficult environment for working womenWTOPIceland, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Poland comprise the top five in terms of overall environment for working women, and the top three countries “have been ahead for years, and continue to keep the lead,” Nauta said. “Women there are more educated … and more »
How Climate Change is Ruining Delicious Goat Meat – Mother Jones
Mother Jones How Climate Change is Ruining Delicious Goat MeatMother JonesGoat meat is not something Americans tend to feast on, but in many other countries, it’s a common delicacy. Traveling journalist Tim McDonnell (a former Mother Jones staffer) went on the hunt for the best version of the dish in Kenya, where grilled …
Report to UN: Pesticides Causing 'Catastrophic' Harms to People, Environment – Common Dreams
Report to UN: Pesticides Causing ‘Catastrophic’ Harms to People, EnvironmentCommon DreamsPORTLAND, ORE. – A new report presented today to the United Nations human rights council finds that the chronic overuse of pesticides across the world has caused “catastrophic” harms to human health, human rights and global biodiversity. and more »
Questions about global warming – NRToday.com
Questions about global warmingNRToday.comIt is accepted that 97 percent of scientists believe that man-caused global warming is an established fact. What this means is “end of discussion.” Yet there are unanswered questions. Who are these scientists? This figure comes from a review of …
Spring Came Early. Scientists Say Climate Change Is a Culprit. – New York Times
Spring Came Early. Scientists Say Climate Change Is a Culprit.New York TimesAfter a mild winter across much of the United States, February brought abnormally high temperatures, especially east of the Rockies. Spring weather arrived more than three weeks earlier than usual in some places, and new research released Wednesday …