News: ‘Climate & Energy’ Archive
‘Warmer oceans will carry less dissolved oxygen, causing fish to grow to smaller sizes and forcing them to move to cooler waters, the research published in the journal Nature Climate Change claims.’
via Global warming ‘may lead to smaller fish’ – Climate Change – Environment – The Independent.
‘Nocera is looking for ways to drive down the costs make these devices more widely available. He recently replaced the platinum catalyst that produces hydrogen gas with a less-expensive nickel-molybdenum-zinc compound. He’s also looking for ways to reduce the amount of silicon needed.’
via Chemist Hopes ‘Artificial Leaf’ Can Power Civilization Using Photosynthesis – Yahoo! News.
‘Scientists have long suspected that a flourishing of green foliage around the globe, observed since the early 1980s in satellite data, springs at least in part from the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere. Now, a study of arid regions around the globe finds that a carbon dioxide fertilization effect has, indeed, caused a gradual greening from 1982 to 2010.’
via Increasing CO2 in air is making deserts greener | Earth | EarthSky.
‘The B.C. government has officially expressed its opposition to a proposal for the Northern Gateway pipeline project, saying it fails to address the province’s environmental concerns’
via B.C. officially opposes Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline – Calgary – CBC News.
‘The Arctic may hold 13 percent of the world’s undiscovered oil and 30 percent of its gas, but a series of blunders and failures there are making executives fight shy of such a sensitive area and turn their attention back to more conventional resources and the shale revolution.’
via Oil executives tune out the call of the wild Arctic | Reuters.
‘May 23 (Reuters) – A tax on carbon dioxide emissions could help the United States mitigate climate change while significantly increasing government revenue, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said this week.’
via U.S. carbon tax could boost revenue, curb climate change – report | Reuters.
‘MOUNTAIN VIEW — The world is fast approaching a tipping point after which the damage caused by climate change can’t be undone, Gov. Jerry Brown told a technology summit Thursday.’
April 22, 2013, Berkeley
The Lawrence Berkeley Lab hosted a Science at the Theater event on Earth Day entitled “How Hot Will It Get?” at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, where researchers discussed their latest findings on the earth’s changing climate. The scientist who spoke included Margaret Torn, Jeff Chambers, and Bill Collins, Michael Wehner , and Maximilian Auffhammer.
‘May 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an Alaskan village’s claim that it should be able to sue oil companies and utilities for damages attributed to climate change.’
via U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Alaska climate change case | Reuters.
May 22 (Reuters) – A casual observer familiar with the Keystone XL saga would think the United States was making it very hard to build any oil sands-related pipelines. But nothing could be farther from the truth.
via COLUMN-Keystone XL double standard: Tale of 2 pipelines: Campbell | Reuters.