Oxygen-poor ocean zones are growing
Linked to global warming, these areas of the Pacific and Atlantic cannot sustain most marine life, a new study warns. Oxygen-starved waters are expanding in the Pacific and Atlantic as ocean temperatures increase with global warming, threatening fisheries and other marine life, a study published today concludes.
By Kenneth R. Weiss ~ Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Posted in
Climate at 12:05:15 pm MST on 05/02/08
Dumb as We Wanna Be
The McCain-Clinton energy proposal is a reminder that the biggest energy crisis we have in our country today is the energy to be serious.
A New York Times Editorial by Thomas Friedman
Posted in
Climate at 09:36:42 am MST on 04/30/08
The Next President's First Task [A Manifesto]
By Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Courtesy of Vanity Fair
May 2008 Issue
Posted in
Climate at 09:08:46 am MST on 04/30/08
The Real Cost of Tackling Climate Change
The usual chorus of environmentalists and editorial writers has chimed in to attack President Bush's recent speech on climate change. In his address of April 23, he put forth a goal of stopping the growth of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2025.
By Steven F. Hayward, courtesy of the Wall Street Journal.
Posted in
Climate at 01:11:18 pm MST on 04/28/08
Europe Turns Back to Coal, Raising Climate Fears
European countries plan to use coal, generally the dirtiest fuel on earth, in new power plants.
By Elisabeth Rosenthal, courtesy of the New York Times
Posted in
Climate at 10:22:58 am MST on 04/24/08
Bring on the Right Biofuels
Biofuels are suddenly being blamed for every global ill. Most of this, to borrow a farm image, is hogwash and bilge.
By Roger Cohen - An Editorial, courtesy of the New York Times
Posted in
Climate at 10:08:11 am MST on 04/24/08
Oil Has Two Potential Futures; Shell Strategist Says
As oil prices hit $117 a barrel this month, a forecast from Shell Oil outlines two very different possibilities for the future of the world's energy supply.
Courtesy of NPR
Posted in
Climate at 09:48:51 am MST on 04/24/08
Empty Promises on Warming
President Bush’s Rose Garden speech last week seemed cynically designed to prevent others from showing the leadership he refuses to provide.
An Editorial, courtesy of the New York Times
Posted in
Climate at 09:17:03 am MST on 04/24/08
Is This Green Enough?
We Can Clean Up Our Act, But It'll Cost Us
By Steven Mufson, courtesy of the Washington Post
Posted in
Climate at 09:15:04 am MST on 04/24/08
Running Out of Planet to Exploit
Nine years ago The Economist ran a big story on oil, which was then selling for $10 a barrel. The magazine warned that this might not last. Instead, it suggested, oil might well fall to $5 a barrel.
By Paul Krugman, courtesy of the New York Times
Posted in
Climate at 09:14:02 am MST on 04/24/08