When the great-grandson of a former president and a respected former senator get together for a talk with a few thousand concerned citizens, people pay attention. More than 13,000 hunters and … Read more
Global Warming Staff’s Archive
Report: Arctic Ice Melt Spurs Warming
According to the latest edition of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) annual Arctic report card, drastically receding Arctic sea ice may alter the climate and weather balance for the … Read more
Protection Proposal Designates Polar Bear Habitat
The Obama Administration has released a proposed rule designating critical habitat for polar bears under the Endangered Species Act. After listing the bear as threatened under the Act last year, the Department of … Read more
Highlight of the Week: Sportsmen and Veterans Air Global Warming Concerns
The threat of unchecked global warming has brought some nontraditional groups to the table to demand legislation that cuts carbon pollution and stimulates a clean energy economy. Among them: Iraq … Read more
Economic Message of the Week: Report: Vice President Biden Releases Clean Energy Recovery Report
Vice President Biden joined the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal departments to release a report, Recovery Through Retrofit, detailing efforts to increase clean energy job opportunities and make homes more energy efficient. … Read more
EPA Releases Suppressed Bush-Era Global Warming Findings
An Environmental Protection Agency document buried by the Bush administration because of its corroboration of global warming science surfaced, casting doubts on White House environmental efforts between 2000 and 2008. … Read more
Global Warming Migration May Create 'Climate Exiles'
The Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD) says the effects of unchecked global warming may create groups of "climate exiles" – migrant communities left homeless by turbulent environmental conditions and unprotected by … Read more
Expert Forecasts Ice-Free Arctic
A leading polar scientist says global warming will leave the Arctic Ocean virtually devoid of ice within 20 years, posing a severe threat to resident wildlife such as seals and polar bears … Read more
Highlight of the Week: Kerry-Graham Statement Signals Bipartisan Progress on Clean Energy
Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) outlined a path to a bipartisan agreement on a climate plan they think can pass the Senate, buoying hopes for clean energy legislation … Read more
Economic Message of the Week: Report: ACES Won't Hurt Farmers
A new report finds that global warming poses a far greater threat to American farmers than the costs associated with the energy bill passed this summer. According to an Environmental Working Group … Read more
