Recognizing the need for a national approach to climate change both Ford and Chrysler joined General Motors in the United States Climate Action Partnership, a group of businesses and environmental … Read more
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Resorts Get into Global Warming
Worried about the effects of global warming on their business, the ski industry is now speaking publicly about the need for action to curb global warming. Read this story to … Read more
Cap-and-Trade Expectations Grow on Capitol Hill
Momentum towards a mandatory limit on greenhouse gas emissions is growing on Capitol Hill. Click this link to learn more: Download greenwire_article1.pdfPhoto: ornl.gov Read more
Bush Seeks to Mediate on Climate Change
Check out this article to see a quote from NWF President and CEO, Larry Schweiger, and learn more about how global warming became a central theme of the G-8 summit. … Read more
Some American Cities Driven to Combat Global Warming
New York City, which has ordered all cabs to "go green" within five years, has joined the growing list of 522 cities self-implementing regulations to cut down on their global … Read more
PSC Bars Coal-Fired Plant
Concerns about global warming persuaded Florida’s Public Service Commission to reject a plan by the state’s largest utility to build a $5.7 billion coal-fired power plant near Everglades National Park. … Read more
NASA: Danger Point Closer Than Thought From Warming
New research by NASA and the Columbia University Earth Institute suggests that greater urgency is needed to address climate change than what the IPCC recently reported. NASA warns that just … Read more
Inuit Skating on Thin Ice
Inuits of the Arctic are at an increasing risk from global warming, as the thinning ice is causing a rising number of hunters to fall to their deaths. Read the … Read more
Vibrio Bacteria a Bigger Threat to Swimmers than Sharks as Northern Waters Warm
Rising water temperatures due to global warming have allowed a man-eating bacteria called Vibrio to move north, dramatically increasing the number of people afflicted by it. Warning: This article includes … Read more
Alcoa Captures Carbon
In an exciting step towards cleaner industries, Alcoa, the world’s second largest producer of aluminum, recently said it is starting to use a new technology to capture and render carbon … Read more