21 May 2013
Grassroots campaigns can stop fracking one town at a time
Grassroots campaigns can stop fracking one town at a time City councils and local activists have stymied shale gas mining in New York, and could prove an example for others to follow Share 1195 inShare6 Email Richard Schiffman guardian.co.uk, Monday 13 May 2013 16.41 BST Jump to comments (232) Accounts of flammable tap water and
21 May 2013
Heartland Institute wastes real scientists’ time – yet again
Heartland Institute wastes real scientists’ time – yet again Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a world where armchair experts gave up fighting over whether climate change is occurring? Share 166 inShare4 Email Scientists have the thankless job of fact-checking books like the ones sent out by the Heartland Institute. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters This spring,
21 May 2013
Climate change: human disaster looms, claims new research
Climate change: human disaster looms, claims new research Forecast global temperature rise of 4C a calamity for large swaths of planet even if predicted extremes are not reached Share 685 inShare40 Email Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent The Guardian, Sunday 19 May 2013 19.07 BST Jump to comments (515) A human shadow is seen on a
20 May 2013
Tar sands exploitation would mean game over for climate, warns leading scientist
Tar sands exploitation would mean game over for climate, warns leading scientist Prof James Hansen rebukes oil firms and Canadian government over stance on exploiting fossil fuel, which he says would make climate problem unsolvable Share 1466 inShare14 Email Damian Carrington The Guardian, Sunday 19 May 2013 15.44 BST Prof James Hansen accused the Canadian
20 May 2013
Ex-MP ‘can’t believe’ Obeid meant it
Ex-MP ‘can’t believe’ Obeid meant it By Sophie Tarr AAP May 20, 2013 1:10PM inShare Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email FORMER Labor kingmaker Eddie Obeid gave incorrect evidence to the NSW corruption watchdog, his lawyer has admitted. Mr Obeid last week told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) that in his 20
20 May 2013
Heatwave deaths in New York city could rise by up to 22%, study shows
Heatwave deaths in New York city could rise by up to 22%, study shows New temperature norms under climate change will increase weather-related deaths in metropolitan areas in coming decades Share 36 inShare2 Email Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Sunday 19 May 2013 18.00 BST A man tries to cool himself with a bottle
20 May 2013
Climate change meltdown unlikely but human disaster looms, claims new research
Climate change meltdown unlikely but human disaster looms, claims new research But forecast global temperature rise of 4C heralds disaster for large swaths of planet with oceans absorbing most global warming Share 104 inShare9 Email Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent The Guardian, Sunday 19 May 2013 19.07 BST New research claims global temperature rise will peak
20 May 2013
Federal Labor MPs urged to state switch if they lose at the September Federal election
Federal Labor MPs urged to state switch if they lose at the September Federal election by: Andrew Clennell From: The Daily Telegraph May 20, 2013 12:00AM Chris Bowen has been urged to join NSW politics if you loses at the September Federal Election. Picture: Kym Smith Source: The Australian Share on email Share on
19 May 2013
Obama’s Arctic strategy sets off a climate time bomb
Obama’s Arctic strategy sets off a climate time bomb US National Strategy for the Arctic Region prioritises corporate ‘economic opportunities’ at the expense of everyone else Share 753 inShare18 Email Shell’s drilling rig Kulluk aground on the southeast shore of Sitkalidak Island about 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, January 4, 2013. Photograph: Zachary
19 May 2013
Give It A Doubt
Give It A Doubt – Posted Monday, 20 May 2013 | Share this article | Comment – New! Richard (Rick) Mills Ahead of the Herd As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information Many, many years ago during a lengthy argument with a