The new U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report should serve as a “wake-up call” to governments and society about the role of humans in global warming, scientists say.
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Gangplank to a Warm Future — The New York Times
Op-Ed by Anthony Ingraffea. Many concerned about climate change, including President Obama, have embraced hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. In his recent climate speech, the president went so far as to lump gas with renewables as “clean energy.” As a longtime oil and gas engineer who helped develop shale fracking techniques for the Energy Department, I can assure you that this gas is not “clean.” Because of leaks of methane, the main component of natural gas, the gas extracted from shale deposits is not a “bridge” to a renewable energy future — it’s a gangplank to more warming and away from clean energy investments.
You can’t deny global warming after seeing this graph — Washington Post
NC WARN Highlights: The First 15 Years
Climate Convergence on Raleigh
Green-energy groups slam Duke Energy in ad — The Charlotte Observer
Greenpeace, NC WARN challenge Jim Rogers’ climate legacy with ad on eve of his final shareholder meeting — News Release from NC WARN
On the day before Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers’ final shareholder meeting, environmental groups published a full-page advertisement in the Charlotte Observer asking whether Rogers wants to be remembered as a hero or villain in the increasingly urgent fight to combat global warming. The groups also sent an open letter to Rogers and Duke’s Board of Directors explaining the risks to the company if it does not move toward clean energy.