Climate News and Resources

Oil production has begun falling at all of the major Western oil companies, and they are finding it harder than ever to find new prospects even though they are awash in profits and eager to expand.
By Jad Mouawad, courtesy of The New York Times

What will happen when America can't afford to fly?
by Bradford Plumer, courtesy of The New Republic

The imminence and severity of the problems posed by the accelerating changes in the global climate are becoming increasingly evident. Heat waves are becoming more severe, droughts and downpours are becoming more intense, the Greenland Ice Sheet is shrinking and sea level is rising, and the increasing acidification of the oceans is threatening calcifying organisms. The environment and the world’s societies are facing increasing stress.
Courtesy of the UN Foundation

Extreme temperatures around the world are likely to rise dramatically as a result of global warming, a new study finds. Some heavily populated parts of the world — including the American Midwest — could face heat waves in which the temperature soars above 120 degrees by the end of this century.
Courtesy of NPR

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports both public and private sector action to control greenhouse gas emissions. In order to be effective, such action must be based on sound science, rational debate and realistic solutions. Unfortunately, on climate change, this has not been the case.
By William Kovacs, courtesy of www.politico.com

While 47% of Americans say they are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports building more nuclear power plants, the 41% who say they are less likely is higher than the percentage for any of nine other energy strategies tested in a new USA Today/Gallup poll.
Courtesy of Gallup, Inc.

The wind industry has arrived in force in upstate New York, but some residents say the companies have brought with them an epidemic of corruption and intimidation.
By Nicholas Confessore, courtesy of the New York Times

Ringed by volcanic rock, sandy beaches and the blue swell of the Indian Ocean, France's Reunion island is hardly a major polluter. But hit by rising fuel costs and worried about the impact of global warming, particularly on its delicate flora and fauna, the small island nation has set itself the ambitious goal of cutting its greenhouse gas emissions to zero.
By Ed Harris of Reuters, courtesy of the Washington Post

Flooded subways. Bridges deteriorating in the hot sun. Rising seas nipping at the edges of Manhattan. Those scenarios are up for review by a panel of scientists, government officials and private sector representatives studying how the city's infrastructure will hold up to climate change.
By Sara Kugler of the AP, courtesy of the Washington Post

Striking new research in the Southern California mountains suggests recent warming is behind a massive die-off and rapid migration to higher ground by nine different plants - from desert shrubs to white firs.
By Alicia Chang of the AP, courtesy of the Washington Post