Climate Urgency

Climate, Coral and Sarah Palin – The New York Times, News and Observer

March 31, 2010

Climate scientists and meteorologists disagree on warming; coral reefs are dying around the world; and rising sea levels have claimed a small island in the Bay of Bengal.

Expert wants coal-burning plants shut – The News & Observer

March 16, 2010

N.C. Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, a Durham group that opposes nuclear power and coal-burning power plants, warned Monday that the planet could become uninhabitable for humans if we don’t put a lid on greenhouse gas emissions.

On Thin Ice – Summer Arctic Ice Melting – The Economist

February 15, 2010

For the past three years, the vast cap of shining-white ice covering the Arctic has melted away in summer to an area that would have been unbelievable just a decade ago.

Watchdogs to Climate Expert: We’re Willing to be Persuaded About 4th Generation Nuclear Power – News Release by NC WARN

January 29, 2010

NASA’s James Hansen is calling for development of “next generation” power reactors as insurance against runaway climate change; it’s an understandable position that must be openly discussed Statement from Executive Director Jim Warren: In his new book, Dr. James Hansen further demonstrates that humanity has very little time left to …

2009: Second Warmest Year on Record – NASA’s Earth Science News Team

January 21, 2010

NASA: 2009 was tied for the second warmest year in the modern record, a new NASA analysis of global surface temperature shows. Southern Hemisphere, 2009 was the warmest year since modern records began in 1880.

Hansen to Speak at UNC, February 1 – The Carolina Curator

January 20, 2010

James Hansen will present a lecture, “Global Climate Change: What Must We Do Now?” at 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill campus.

Leading Climate Scientist James Hansen on Democracy Now

December 22, 2009

James Hansen

Leading Climate Scientist James Hansen on Why He’s Pleased the Copenhagen Summit Failed, ‘Cap and Fade,’ Climategate and More.

Climate Urgency

Climate, Coral and Sarah Palin – The New York Times, News and Observer

Expert wants coal-burning plants shut – The News & Observer

On Thin Ice – Summer Arctic Ice Melting – The Economist

Watchdogs to Climate Expert: We’re Willing to be Persuaded About 4th Generation Nuclear Power – News Release by NC WARN

2009: Second Warmest Year on Record – NASA’s Earth Science News Team

Hansen to Speak at UNC, February 1 – The Carolina Curator

Leading Climate Scientist James Hansen on Democracy Now

Warming Woes and the World’s Women – The News and Observer

Orrin Pilkey: Rising Sea Levels in NC

Coal Damages Health in Many Ways – Institute for Southern Studies

Climate Urgency

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