Climate Urgency

Cliffside Could Endanger Our Health – Oped by Physicians in The Charlotte Observer

November 5, 2009

Two prominent Charlotte physicians warn about mercury and other health impacts of a new Cliffside unit (from Jan. 08 but new to our website)

March For Climate Leadership – Announcement from NC WARN

October 29, 2009

A Call to Conscience on International 350 Day of Climate Action, Oct. 24, 2009.

Fossil Fuels’ Hidden Costs in Billions – The New York Times

October 20, 2009

Burning fossil fuels costs the U.S $120 billion a year in health costs, mostly because of thousands of premature deaths from air pollution, the National Academy of Sciences reported Monday.

VIDEO: The Age of Megafires – CBS 60 Minutes

September 6, 2009

The Age of Megafires on 60 Minutes

Global warming is increasing the intensity and number of forest fires across the American West.

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: More evidence of methane releases – Associated Press

August 30, 2009

August 31, 2009 Climate trouble may be bubbling up in far north By CHARLES J. HANLEY (AP) MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA, Northwest Territories — Only a squawk from a sandhill crane broke the Arctic silence — and a low gurgle of bubbles, a watery whisper of trouble repeated in countless spots …

Warming Effects on Crop Yields in the US – Michael J. Roberts and Wolfram Schlenker

August 27, 2009

An NCSU researcher reports on likely climate change effects on corn, soy, and cotton production. Too many high-temperature days drastically reduce production. Climate change projections predict lots more days with temps that reduce production.

320 Groups Press Senate For Stronger Climate Bill – Center for Biological Diversity

August 26, 2009

Faith, human-rights, social justice, and environmental groups press the U.S. Senate and President Obama.

Study: Warming Trend Could Worsen Air Quality – The Charlotte Observer

August 26, 2009

BY:Bruce Henderson, Charlotte Observer Charlotte is one of 30 U.S. cities especially vulnerable to the hot summer days of global warming, said a report Tuesday by the National Wildlife Federation and Physicians for Social Responsibility. Growing heat could make air pollution worse, the report said. Charlotte is plagued by ground-level …

USGS Study Reveals Mercury Contamination in Fish Nationwide

August 21, 2009

Scientists detected mercury contamination in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released August 19. Background: Mercury, a neurotoxin, is one of the most serious contaminants threatening environmental waters. The main source of mercury to natural waters is mercury that is …

IPCC Chief Raps G-8, Calls for Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts After 2015 – The New York Times

July 21, 2009

Though simultaneously praising the 2-degree commitment as “clearly a big step forward” in international talks, IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri told reporters here yesterday that G-8 leaders failed to heed warnings that global greenhouse gas emissions levels must peak by 2015.

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