News: ‘Climate & Energy’ Archive
‘In his recent New Republic interview, President Obama said we “need some big technological breakthrough” to tackle climate change. Mr. President — our nation already has the technologies to protect the climate while advancing prosperity. Here’s how.’
via Amory Lovins: Climate Change: No Breakthroughs Needed, Mr. President.
‘A few years ago, I decided to figure out my exact personal carbon footprint—from every glass of wine, to a new pair of underwear, what impact I was having on the world. I thought I was probably doing a decent job; I was already running a renewable energy company, commuting by bike, and aware of energy issues. But the picture was pretty grim.’
via Why Carbon Footprints Matter: What I Learned from my Hyper-Detailed Calculations | Energy on GOOD.
‘WASHINGTON — Climate change could have a drastic and harmful effect on U.S. agriculture, forcing farmers and ranchers to alter where they grow crops and costing them millions of dollars in additional costs to tackle weeds, pests and diseases that threaten their operations, a sweeping government report said Tuesday.’
‘GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Big changes are in store for the nation’s forests as global warming increases wildfires and insect infestations, and generates more frequent floods and droughts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture warns in a new report.’
via Climate change shaking up forest management, federal report says – U.S. News.
‘Heat generated by the Earth’s major cities has influenced global weather patterns and is probably responsible for winter warming in parts of North America and northern Asia, according to scientists.’
via World’s megacities may influence global weather – latimes.com.
‘A team of storm-chasing scientists sampling rarefied air has found a world of bacteria and fungi floating about 30,000 feet above Earth. The findings, detailed Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggest that microbes have the potential to affect the weather.’
via Sky-high bacteria could affect climate, scientists say – latimes.com.
‘BEIJING — When a thick quilt of smog enveloped swaths of China earlier this month, it set in motion a costly chain reaction for the world’s No. 2 economy.’
‘SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea vowed on Thursday to launch more long-range rockets and conduct its third nuclear test, saying that it would build up its capability of striking the United States after the United Nations’s expansion of sanctions against North Korea.’
via North Korea Vows Nuclear Test and Threatens U.S. – NYTimes.com.
‘…In discussing the urgency of climate change before a national audience, the president elevated the issue into the top tier of second-term priorities that include fiscal reform, gun control and immigration reform.’
via Obama signals new focus on climate change – latimes.com.
‘…The situation is pretty much an endgame. Unless pressing issues of the biology of the planet and of climate change generated by greenhouse gas emissions are addressed with immediacy and at appropriate scale, the matters that occupy Davos discussions will be seen in retrospect as largely irrelevant.’