News: ‘Climate & Energy’ Archive
‘With the planet facing potentially severe impacts from global warming in coming decades, a government-sponsored scientific panel on Tuesday called for more research on geoengineering — technologies to deliberately intervene in nature to counter climate change.’
via Panel Urges Research on Geoengineering as a Tool Against Climate Change – NYTimes.com.
‘…Specifically, the two techniques it recommends are afforestation—planting trees where there were none before—and biochar—improving the soil by burying a layer of dense charcoal.’
via The Best Technology for Fighting Climate Change? Trees – The Atlantic.
‘Hispanics are far more likely than whites to feel threatened by climate change and support the Obama administration’s efforts to fight it, according to a new survey.’
via Poll: Most Hispanics concerned about climate change | TheHill.
Feb. 7, 2015, Oakland, California
A diverse crowd of thousands marched through downtown Oakland challenging Jerry Brown’s fracking policy and protesting against big oil and climate change. Many groups were represented including 350.org, Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, labor unions, students, and others. Soon after the marchers reached Lake Merritt for the rally, many used signs and placards to shield themselves from several minutes of heavy rain.
Colorful banners were displayed throughout the march and rally, with slogans such as “Ban Fracking Now”, “Leave the Oil in the Soil”, “Labor Against Fracking”, “Brown Listen to Science not Carbon Polluters”, “New York Did It So Can We”, “100% Renewable Energy”, “End Fossil Fuels”, “Stand Up To Big Oil”, “Climate Justice”, “Protect Our Water, Protect Our California”, “Save California’s Coast From Offshore Fracking”, and more.
Report by James George
‘HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii island is seeing more frequent heavy storms, and climate change may be the reason, according to two University of Hawaii researchers.’
via Researchers: Climate Change Affecting Hawaii Island Storms.
‘French foreign minister Laurent Fabius launched a round of global climate talks in Geneva on Sunday and warned that world security, as well as the environment, depended on their success.’
via France says UN climate talks crucial for world security | Environment | The Guardian.
‘Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former Republican governor of California and Austrian-born American actor, called climate change “the issue of our time” at a security conference Sunday in which he called on governments to act independently to combat global warming.’
via Schwarzenegger: Climate change is ‘the issue of our time’ | MSNBC.
‘The climate-driven rise and fall of sea level during the past million years matches up with valleys and ridges on the seafloor, suggesting ice ages influence underwater volcanic eruptions, two new studies reveal.’
via Scientists Link Underwater Eruptions to Climate Change – NBC News.com.
‘Forthcoming generations of Australians will know ever more sunburnt, drought-stricken and flooded lands, if the predictions of a report from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Bureau of Meteorology are realised.’
via Climate change in Australia: Of droughts and flooding rains | The Economist.
‘(Reuters) – A group of high-profile CEOs on Thursday called on world leaders to agree to bring the balance of greenhouse gas emissions to zero by mid-century in a global climate change deal to be finalized in Paris in December.’
via CEOs call for zero emissions goal in Paris climate deal | Reuters.