The latest news about our global climate http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org The death rates of trees in Western U.S. forests have doubled over the past two to three decades, according to a new study spearheaded by the U.S. Geological Survey, driven in large part by higher temperatures and water scarcity linked to climate change. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/washington_post_1_23_09 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/washington_post_1_23_09 This Tennessee TVA spill is over 40 times bigger than the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska. Our movement needs to draw on the first hand accounts, images and videos from this catastrophe to show people that coal is a dirty business and needs to be replaced. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/care2_news_1_9_09 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/care2_news_1_9_09 Obama's comments on his new "green" team. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/changecom_december_16_2008 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/changecom_december_16_2008 President-elect Barack Obama plans to name Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) to lead the Interior Department -- an appointment that could put the brakes on several controversial energy development projects across the West. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/the_los_angeles_times_december_16_2008 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/the_los_angeles_times_december_16_2008 The team President-elect Barack Obama selected to carry out his energy and environmental policies faces a host of political, economic, diplomatic and scientific challenges that could impede his plans to address global warming and America’s growing dependence on dirty and uncertain sources of energy. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_december_16_2008 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_december_16_2008 Ukraine and Russia plan to stockpile credits to release greenhouse gases jointly valued at $89 billion, saving them for use by their factories, power plants and home heaters under a new global-warming treaty taking effect in 2013. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/bloomberg_december_15_2008 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/bloomberg_december_15_2008 The Washington Post recommends a carbon tax after noting the experience in Europe and a recent GAO report. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/the_washington_post_december_14_2008 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/the_washington_post_december_14_2008 The effort to come up with a global warming treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol inched forward Saturday morning as delegates to United Nations-sponsored talks here agreed on a narrowly framed interim document that leaves all the difficult negotiating until next year. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/washington_post_december_12_2008 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/washington_post_december_12_2008 California regulators adopted the nation's first comprehensive plan to slash greenhouse gases Thursday and characterized it as a model for President-elect Barack Obama, who has pledged an aggressive national and international effort to combat global warming. The ambitious blueprint by the world's eighth-largest economy would cut the state's emissions by 15% from today's level over the next 12 years, bringing them down to 1990 levels. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/the_los_angeles_times_december_12_2008 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/the_los_angeles_times_december_12_2008 European leaders agreed on Friday to binding measures to curb global warming but pushed back deadlines and granted significant concessions to smokestack industries that said they were struggling in a hard economic climate. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/international_herald_tribune_december_12_2008 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/international_herald_tribune_december_12_2008 At a time when major U.S. companies are announcing job layoffs almost daily, the renewable energy industry is hiring new workers every day to build wind farms, install rooftop solar arrays, and build solar thermal and geothermal power plants. The output of industrial firms that manufacture the equipment for these energy facilities is expanding by well over 30 percent a year. These investments both create jobs and help prevent climate change from spiraling out of control. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/earth_policy_institute_december_11_2008 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/earth_policy_institute_december_11_2008 President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who heads the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, to be the next energy secretary, and he has picked Carol M. Browner, Environmental Protection Agency administrator for eight years under President Bill Clinton, to fill a new White House post overseeing energy, environmental and climate policies; and Lisa P. Jackson, recently appointed chief of staff to New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine (D) and former head of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, to head the EPA. Nancy Sutley, a deputy mayor of Los Angeles for energy and environment, will chair the White House Council on Environmental Quality. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/washington_post_december_11_2008 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/washington_post_december_11_2008 President-elect Barack Obama said on Tuesday attacking global climate change is a "matter of urgency" and "national security" that will create jobs as he got advice from Al Gore, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the issue. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_december_9_2008 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_december_9_2008 After four years, the carbon trading system has created a multibillion-euro windfall for some of Europe's biggest polluters, with little or no noticeable benefit to the environment so far. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/international_herald_tribune_december_9_2008 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/international_herald_tribune_december_9_2008 At a Capitol Hill briefing on December 8, 2008, NASA’s lead climate scientist, senior economists and environmental leaders urged Congress to move swiftly to enact a national carbon tax to reduce carbon emissions before they push Earth’s climate system past its “tipping point” into accelerating ecological and social collapse. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/carbontaxcenterdecember_8_2008 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/carbontaxcenterdecember_8_2008 Thousands of climate protesters, some dressed as polar bears, devils or penguins, demanded on Saturday swifter action from the United Nations to combat global warming. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_december_7_2008 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_december_7_2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy failed to end deadlock with ex-communist European Union states on an EU climate package on Saturday but predicted a deal would be reached by a December 11-12 summit. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_sarkozydecember_6_2008 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_sarkozydecember_6_2008 Hopes to reach agreement at a U.N. climate conference in Poland on protecting the world's forests are fading. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/associated_press_december_6_2008 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/associated_press_december_6_2008 The Government Accountability Office, in a report issued as negotiators convened the latest round of U.N. climate talks in Poland, has concluded that two key international programs aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions are not getting the job done: Europe's cap-and-trade system and a U.N. program that allows industrialized countries to offset their domestic greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/washington_post_december_6_2008 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/washington_post_december_6_2008 3TIER is producing data-rich maps to help plan the locations for wind and solar farms. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_december_5_2008 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_december_5_2008 The Wall Street Journal editorializes in favor of a carbon tax instead of cap and trade. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/wall_street_journal_editorial_december_5_2008 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/wall_street_journal_editorial_december_5_2008 President-elect Obama should take Al Gore's proposal for a carbon tax and make it global. A tax on CO2 emissions -- not a cap-and-trade system -- offers the best prospect of meaningfully engaging China and the U.S., while avoiding the prospect of unhinged environmental protectionism. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/wall_street_journal_nader_december_3_2008 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/wall_street_journal_nader_december_3_2008 The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released its 2007 Greenhouse Gas Emissions report, outlining the the latest trends in US energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions: Total greenhouse gas emissions in 2007 were 1.4 percent higher than in 2006. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/desmogblogcom_december_3_2008 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/desmogblogcom_december_3_2008 Despite daunting challenges, technology to harness the power of the waves and tides is now being deployed around the world – from Portugal to South Korea to New York’s East River. These projects, just beginning to produce electricity, are on the cutting edge of renewable energy’s latest frontier: hydrodynamic power. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/environment_360_december_1_2008 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/environment_360_december_1_2008 Ban Ki Moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, advocates for a massive green jobs campaign asking: Amid the pressures of the global financial crisis, some ask how we can afford to tackle climate change. The better question is: Can we afford not to? http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/san_francisco_chronicle_november_26_2008 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/san_francisco_chronicle_november_26_2008 President-elect Barack Obama signaled Saturday that he would quickly seek a sweeping economic recovery plan likely to exceed the $175-billion price tag of the plan he unveiled during the campaign. Obama has asked his economic team to craft a plan to create 2.5 million jobs over the next two years, including some in the field of alternative energy. His original plan was for one year. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/los_angles_times_november_23_2008 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/los_angles_times_november_23_2008 African countries have agreed to negotiate as a bloc in talks on a new global warming treaty, a move meant to give the continent highly threatened by climate change a greater say in the future pact. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/associated_press_november_23_2008 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/associated_press_november_23_2008 Executives at General Motors, the largest and apparently the most imperiled of the three American car companies, are using the Volt as the centerpiece of their case to a skeptical Congress that their business plan for a turnaround is strong, and that a federal bailout would be a good investment in G.M.’s future. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_november_21_2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_november_21_2008 Advocates of a carbon tax see the new political landscape as opening up the possibility of a carbon tax instead of cap and trade http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/gristmillorg_november_21_2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/gristmillorg_november_21_2008 Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) plans to renew her select committee to address global warming next year, ending speculation that she would terminate the panel to clear the way for the next chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/politico_november_21_2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/politico_november_21_2008 House Democrats removed John Dingell (D-Mich.) as chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, installing Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) in his stead -- a move that will have resounding implications for climate and energy policy going forward and demonstrates growing strength among the party's more liberal wing, especially when it comes to climate policy. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/grist_november_20_2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/grist_november_20_2008 California formally moved to spread its can-do global warming gospel around the world, signing a declaration Wednesday with 11 other U.S. states and provinces or states in five other countries to help them slash their greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/los_angeles_times_schwarzenegger__november_20_2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/los_angeles_times_schwarzenegger__november_20_2008 Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced that she will introduce two pieces of green legislation in January. The first is a proposal to create a grant program that would hand out $15 billion a year to support clean energy innovation. The second bill would direct the U.S. EPA to develop a carbon cap-and-trade system by amending the Clean Air Act. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/grist_boxer_november_20_2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/grist_boxer_november_20_2008 Palo Alto-based Better Place along with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed announced a plan which sets out to install charging stations in northern California homes, businesses, parking lots and government buildings by 2012. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/associated_press_november_20_2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/associated_press_november_20_2008 Brazil's biofuel industry just months ago was being flooded with billions in new investments for vast new sugarcane plantations and gleaming distilleries that churn out the cheapest ethanol on earth. But the global financial crisis has put the brakes on that boom. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/associated_press_brazil_november_20_2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/associated_press_brazil_november_20_2008 Climate activists worldwide are raising the stakes on coal, with many turning to civil disobedience to make their voices heard. Actions in recent months have ranged from chaining themselves to coal conveyor belts in Sydney, to forming port blockades in the Netherlands, to scaling smokestacks in the United Kingdom. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/world_watch_institute_november_19_2008 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/world_watch_institute_november_19_2008 President-elect Obama sent a video message to a conference of governors promising "new chapter in American leadership on climate change." http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/changegov_1november_18_2008 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/changegov_1november_18_2008 Van Jones argues for a green new deal that will produce hundreds of thousands of jobs at all levels of income, especially in urban areas. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/the_nation_magazine_november_17_2008 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/the_nation_magazine_november_17_2008 Scientists have long believed that thawing permafrost in Arctic soils could release huge amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Now they are watching with increasing concern as methane begins to bubble up from the bottom of the fast-melting Arctic Ocean. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/yale_environment_360_november_16_2008 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/yale_environment_360_november_16_2008 Tens of thousands of Australians took part in mass protests around the country Saturday to call for tough government action on climate change. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_november_15_2008 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_november_15_2008 After a federal court ruling stalled a city initiative to make most new taxis hybrid vehicles, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Friday that he would seek another way, announcing new financial incentives aimed at pushing taxi owners to buy the more environmentally friendly gas-and-electric cars. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_november_15_2008 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_november_15_2008 For the first time, the costs of global warming's projected effects in the nation's largest state have been quantified: About $2.5 trillion of real estate assets in California are at risk from extreme weather events, sea level rise and wildfires, with a projected annual price tag of between $300 million and $3.9 billion. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/los_angeles_times_nov_14__2008 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/los_angeles_times_nov_14__2008 Responding to a lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club over a new coal plant being build on American Indian reservation land in Utah, the Environmental Appeals Board ruled that the EPA has no valid reason to refuse to regulate the CO2 emissions that come from new coal-powered plants. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/time_magazine_nov_13_2008 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/time_magazine_nov_13_2008 Environmental groups have sought to force the federal government to restrict carbon dioxide emissions using the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act (because of threats to polar bears from global warming) and other federal laws, and now they are poised to add the Clean Water Act to the list. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_12_31_1969 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_12_31_1969 The California economy loses about $28 billion annually due to premature deaths and illnesses linked to ozone and particulates spewed from hundreds of locations in the South Coast and San Joaquin air basins, according to findings by a Cal State Fullerton research team. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/los_angeles_times_november_13_2008 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/los_angeles_times_november_13_2008 If President-elect Barack Obama enacts the energy plan he laid out during his campaign, American taxpayers will each get a $500 rebate check – funded by a windfall profits taxes on big oil companies. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/christian_science_monitor_november_12_2008 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/christian_science_monitor_november_12_2008 U.S. voters approved billions of dollars for mass-transit projects, highlighting a growing desire to overhaul the nation's aging transportation systems. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/wall_street_journal_november_12_2008 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/wall_street_journal_november_12_2008 Billionaire T. Boone Pickens expects to know within 100 days of Barack Obama taking over as president in January whether the U.S. government is going to adopt part of his ambitious and controversial energy plan. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_november_11_2008 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_november_11_2008 Adding electricity from the wind and the sun could increase the frequency of blackouts and reduce the reliability of the nation’s electrical grid, an industry report says. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_november_10_2008 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_november_10_2008 The former New Zealand government's strong policy on climate change was a driving factor behind the Labour party's loss, the federal opposition says. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/aap_november_9_2008 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/aap_november_9_2008 Former Vice President Al Gore puts forward a specific plan to confront climate change. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_november_9_2008 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_november_9_2008 A growing cadre of energy-conscious drivers is leapfrogging auto makers by turning Prius hybrids into plug-in cars, installing an extra battery that comes with a hefty price tag. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/boston_globe__november_8_2008 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/boston_globe__november_8_2008 Le Clan du Néon, an increasingly popular environmental movement that wants to make the City of Lights a little darker. One tactic is to turn off neon shop signs at night by reaching the external fire switches that control them, usually found two or three metres up the façade. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/london_times_lights_out_november_8_2008 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/london_times_lights_out_november_8_2008 Thousands of protesters took part Saturday in a demonstration at a nuclear waste disposal centre in northern Germany where a trainload of treated waste is due to arrive from France next week. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/agence_france-presse_november_8_2008 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/agence_france-presse_november_8_2008 The Government wants to build an unprecedented 33 gigawatts of wind power capacity by 2020 to help to meet Britain's carbon reduction targets, but sceptics question whether the 15,000 turbines will ever be built due to lack of financial incentives. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/london_times_november_8_2008 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/london_times_november_8_2008 New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has called for charging shoppers 6 cents for every plastic bag needed at the register. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_ny_plastic_bags_november_7_2008 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_ny_plastic_bags_november_7_2008 The Bush administration will recommend that Congress give up the idea of a second nuclear waste dump, dropping a grand bargain struck in the 1980s, and instead vote to enlarge the repository now proposed in Nevada. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_november_7_2008 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_november_7_2008 Members of the environmental community in and around Washington say a climate czar could oversee various government agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior Department, to focus on tackling global warming and fostering clean energy to jump-start the flagging economy. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_climate_czar_november_6_2008 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_climate_czar_november_6_2008 Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection has some environmental advice for the incoming Obama administration: focus on energy efficiency and renewable resources, and create a unified U.S. power grid. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_november_6_2008 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/reuters_november_6_2008 Shoppers in Wales could face a charge of up to 20p if they use plastic carrier bags at the check-out making Wales the first country in the UK to tax plastic bags. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/mail_online_november_5_2008 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/mail_online_november_5_2008 As he assumes the presidency, Barack Obama must make climate-change legislation and investment in green energy top priorities. And he must be ready to take bold — and politically unpopular — action to address global warming. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/yale_environment_360_november_5_2008 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/yale_environment_360_november_5_2008 San Francisco voters rejected a ballot Proposition that would have authorized a feasibility study of public power and set clean energy mandates http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/san_francisco_chronicle__november_5_2008 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/san_francisco_chronicle__november_5_2008 Mixed results from voters in California; yes to rapid mass transit, no to green power. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/los_angeles_times_november_5_2008 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/los_angeles_times_november_5_2008 EU member states are ready to grant automakers a three-year delay until 2015 to reduce the CO2 emissions of their new vehicles, in light of the global economic crisis, negotiators said Saturday. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/afp_auto_standards_november_1_2008 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/afp_auto_standards_november_1_2008 Every year America throws away 250,000 homes rather than demolishing them they should be taken apart and re-used. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/solve_climate_october_29th_2008 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/solve_climate_october_29th_2008 Google, the Internet search and advertising giant, is increasingly looking to the energy sector as a potential business opportunity. the company has invested millions of dollars in making its own power-hungry data centers more efficient. Its philanthropic arm has made small investments in clean energy technologies. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_google_october_28_2008 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_google_october_28_2008 Hydropower, nearly forgotten amid the rush to trendier forms of renewable energy, such as wind and solar. But hydropower — the oldest and by far most widely used alternative energy — is quietly making a comeback spurred by a scramble for clean energy and the high costs of fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/usa_today_hydropower_october_28_2008 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/usa_today_hydropower_october_28_2008 Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski on Monday introduced a wide-ranging climate change agenda led by a contentious cap-and-trade program to curb carbon emissions and incentives for growing the nascent electric car industry in Oregon. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/portland_business_journal_october_27_2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/portland_business_journal_october_27_2008 Thomas Friedman argues the U.S. can’t afford a financial bailout that also isn’t a green buildup — a buildup of a new clean energy industry that strengthens America and helps the planet. Energy technology is the key to the futur. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_et_october_21_2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_et_october_21_2008 Oakland unveiled the Oakland Green Jobs Corps, a new job-creation program officials are hoping to grow in Oakland and, potentially, across the United States. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/oakland_tribune_october_20_2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/oakland_tribune_october_20_2008 Solar refrigeration can be inexpensive and it would give the electric grid much-needed relief. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/scientific_american_solar_refrigeration_october_202008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/scientific_american_solar_refrigeration_october_202008 The federal government is about to open up to wind energy development vast swaths of deep ocean waters, and states and wind park developers are vying to be the first to seize the new frontier. Wind parks in these waters can generate more energy than nearshore and onshore sites, they don't ruin seascape views, and they don't interfere as much with other ocean activities. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/scientific_american_october_20_2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/scientific_american_october_20_2008 The Queen of England has helped trigger a resurgence of interest in wind projects in the deep waters off Britain by promising to invest in projects at a time when onshore and other offshore schemes are struggling to meet their potential in the face of planning delays and other problems. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/the_guardian_october_20_2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/the_guardian_october_20_2008 A review of Thomas Friedman's book, Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How it Can Renew America; Michael Brune's Coming Clean: Breaking America's Addiction to Oil and Coal, and Van Jones' The Green Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/west_coast_climate_equity_october_19_2008 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/west_coast_climate_equity_october_19_2008 Producing fuel in unconventional ways, such as from oil sands or coal, would significantly increase carbon emissions relative to conventional oil production, according to a study released on Wednesday by the RAND Corporation, the nonpartisan research institute based in Santa Monica, Calif. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_dirty_fuels_october_8_2008 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_dirty_fuels_october_8_2008 Ebola, cholera, plague and sleeping sickness were among those identified yesterday by veterinary scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as spreading across the planet because of climate change. The scientists said that wildlife could give an early warning of the approach of diseases and save millions of people. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/times_online_disease_and_climate_change_october_8_2008 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/times_online_disease_and_climate_change_october_8_2008 European Union legislators voted in favor of laws aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but frustrated some environmental advocates by taking steps to ease the burden on industry. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_eu_greenhous_gases_october_8_2008 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/new_york_times_eu_greenhous_gases_october_8_2008 Wind turbine makers are having a hard time keeping up with demand. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/boston_globe__october_8_2008 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/boston_globe__october_8_2008 Biofuel policies and subsidies should be urgently reviewed in order to preserve the goal of world food security, protect poor farmers, promote broad-based rural development and ensure environmental sustainability, Food and Agriculture Orgnizaton of the United Nations said today in a new edition of its annual flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2008 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/food_and_agriculture_orgnizaton_of_the_united_nations_october_7_2008 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/food_and_agriculture_orgnizaton_of_the_united_nations_october_7_2008 The Canadian Liberal Party has put one of the boldest and most important policy initiatives in global politics on the table: the Liberal Party's "green shift." The policy would make carbon taxation the principal source of government revenue. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/the_new_republic_october_7_2008 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/the_new_republic_october_7_2008 A California company is planning to build a network of charging stations on four Hawaii islands to fuel electric-powered cars. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/associated_press_october_6_2008 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/associated_press_october_6_2008 Thanks largely to the prodigious Atha­bas­ca oil sands, Canada ranks second only to Saudi Arabia in terms of total oil reserves. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/csm_9_30_08 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/csm_9_30_08 In theory, the end to the oil shale ban, which has been in effect for two years, could open two million acres for development across Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/ny_times_9_30_08 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/ny_times_9_30_08 Climate change was a hot topic at the general debate during the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, with urgent calls for global efforts in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, especially from small island nations. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/asia/sukasakaku_9_2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/asia/sukasakaku_9_2008 The increase in emissions out-paces even the worst-case scenarios published by scientists affiliated with the U.N. Carbon emission trends are going in the wrong direction. And fast. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/daily_green_9_25_08 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/daily_green_9_25_08 A longstanding congressional ban on new offshore oil drilling will expire soon, with Democratic leaders conceding they stand no chance of renewing it this year over President Bush's opposition - and in an election year where gasoline prices have become a hot campaign issue. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/la_times_9_24_08_2 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/la_times_9_24_08_2 Environmental panel transcript with Al Gore, Queen Rania of Jordan, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Neville Isdell CEO of Coca Cola, and U2's Bono and moderated by President Clinton. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/ighih_9_24_08 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/ighih_9_24_08 Seven Western states and four Canadian provinces proposed a sweeping regional crackdown on global warming emissions in the face of continuing reluctance by the Bush administration and Congress to pass comprehensive climate legislation. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/la_times_9_24_08_1 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/la_times_9_24_08_1 The $700 billion bailout is roughly equal to this year's bill for imported oil. So if the US really took ending our addiction to oil seriously, The Treasury could repaid for the bailout -- and it's hard to see any other pot of money lying around big enough. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/sierra_club_9_22_08 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/sierra_club_9_22_08 A trillion-dollar climate rescue package would put us on the path to avert catastrophic environmental outcomes, jump-start the transition to a clean energy economy, all the while largely paying for itself in energy savings. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/grist_9_22_08 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/grist_9_22_08 Scientists may have to turn back time and clean the atmosphere of all man-made carbon dioxide to prevent the worst impacts of global warming, one of Europe's most senior climate scientists has warned. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/guardian_9_15_08 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/guardian_9_15_08 Will Californians drive less to reduce global warming? Maybe not on our own -- but state officials are ready to nudge us. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/la_times_8_21_08 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/la_times_8_21_08 It's a scramble for the spoils of global warming as the rapid melting of Arctic sea ice is opening access to previously unreachable deposits of oil and gas, setting off a race by northern nations - including the United States, Canada and Russia - to claim them. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/sf_chronicle_8_12_08 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/sf_chronicle_8_12_08 Despite appearances, T. Boone Pickens has not become an instant environmentalist. But he has become an advocate of wind power, because he sees the country's dependence on imported petroleum as a security threat. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/sf_chronicle_8_11_08 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/sf_chronicle_8_11_08 Mountaintop removal could be ended by as early as next year, said a leader in an environmental group working to halt the destructive mining practices. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/bristol_hc_8_11_08 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/bristol_hc_8_11_08 During his seven and a half years in office, President Bush has declared 422 major disasters — severe storms, tornadoes, wildfires and floods — or more than one a week. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/ny_times_8_10_08 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/ny_times_8_10_08 At least 30 US urban centers, including New York City, New Orleans and Las Vegas, will team with the UK-based Carbon Disclosure Project to measure their greenhouse gas emissions and other climate change-relevant data. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/sci_daily_8_10_08 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/sci_daily_8_10_08 Senator John McCain toured a nuclear power plant in Michigan to highlight his support for the construction of 45 new nuclear power generators by 2030. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/ny_times Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/ny_times The total cost of dumping nuclear waste at Nevada's Yucca Mountain repository will hit $96.2 billion. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/grist Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/grist Deforestation has shifted from poverty-driven subsistence farming to major corporations razing forests for large-scale projects in mining, logging, oil and gas development, and agriculture. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/mongabay_8_5_08 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/mongabay_8_5_08 The next president of the United States will arrive at the White House committed to a radical new approach to energy policy. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/natl_journal_8_2_08 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/natl_journal_8_2_08 According to the Green New Deal Group, humanity only has 100 months to prevent dangerous global warming. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/bbc_7_21_08 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/bbc_7_21_08 Al Gore is challenging the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other Earth-friendly energy sources within 10 years, an audacious goal he hopes the next president will embrace. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/07_17_2008/ap Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/07_17_2008/ap A bipartisan group of 27 elder statesmen is sending an open letter to both presidential candidates and every member of Congress saying the country faces "a long-term energy crisis" that threatens the security and prosperity of future generations if swift action isn't taken. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/ap_7_16_08 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/ap_7_16_08 Fifty-five ports from around the world agreed to cut carbon dioxide emissions and boost air quality with the endorsement of the World Ports Climate Declaration. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/climatebiz_7_15_08 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/climatebiz_7_15_08 Government scientists detailed a rising death toll from heat waves, wildfires, disease and smog caused by global warming in an analysis the White House buried so it could avoid regulating greenhouse gases. The 149-page document released Monday laid out for the first time the scientific case for the grave risks that global warming poses to people, and to the food, energy and water on which society depends. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/07_14_2008/ap Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/07_14_2008/ap The EPA is seeking more comments on regulations for carbon emissions. This will delay new regulations until there is a new president. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/washingtonpost_7_11_08 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/washingtonpost_7_11_08 The G-8 nations agreed to cut carbon emissions in half by 2050. A step in the right direction but still very weak. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/nytimes_07_10_2008 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/nytimes_07_10_2008 The German government wants to build up to 30 offshore windfarms in a bid to meet its renewable energy targets. Te windfarms would be built in the Baltic and North seas and said some 2,000 windmills should soon be producing 11,000 megawatts of electricity. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/07_06_08/afp Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/07_06_08/afp California fires are more frequent and stronger. These changes are now being linked to climate change. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/07_06_2008/sbindependent Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/07_06_2008/sbindependent The World Wildlife Fund issues report cards for developed nations on limiting climate change. They find nations are not doing enough to reduce carbon emissions. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/ap_07_04_2008 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/ap_07_04_2008 The Green Communities Act was hailed by environmentalists as among the most innovative efforts in the nation to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and to encourage use of clean technologies that don't contribute to global warming. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/boston_globe_7_3_08 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/boston_globe_7_3_08 Senators McCain and Obama both want less reliance on foreign oil and cleaner fuels but McCain wants offshore drilling, Obama doesn't; McCain wants a hiatus on the gas tax, Obama doesn't; both want more efficient cars and support nuclear power (McCain more strongly supports nuclear). Both see themselves as "green." http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/june_30_2008/christiansciencemonitor Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/june_30_2008/christiansciencemonitor The construction of a coal-fired power plant in Georgia was halted Monday when a judge ruled that the plant's builders must first obtain a permit from state regulators that limits the amount of carbon dioxide emissions. This is the first time a court has applied the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that CO2 us a pollutant. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/06_30_08/ap Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/06_30_08/ap British Columbia, Canada has put into effect a carbon tax in order to reduce the use of gas by consumers. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/june_30_2008/timescolonist Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/june_30_2008/timescolonist For the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/06_27_08/independent Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/06_27_08/independent Climate scientist, Jim Hansen, calls for a carbon tax. He says it is time to tax emissions that cause harm. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/06_25_2008/grist Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/06_25_2008/grist National Intelligence Assessment finds climate change a threat to national security. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/wired/6_23_08 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/wired/6_23_08 As greenhouse-gas emissions rise, North America is likely to experience more droughts and excessive heat in some regions even as intense downpours and hurricanes pound others more often, according to a report issued yesterday by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/wash_post_6_20_08 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/wash_post_6_20_08 Saved by Senate Republicans, big oil companies dodged an attempt to slap them with a windfall profits tax and take away billions of dollars in tax breaks in response to the record gasoline prices that have the nation fuming. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/ap_6_11_08 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/ap_6_11_08 A catastrophic water shortage could prove an even bigger threat to mankind this century than soaring food prices and the relentless exhaustion of energy reserves, according to a panel of global experts at the Goldman Sachs "Top Five Risks" conference. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/telegraph_6_6_08 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/telegraph_6_6_08 The German government wants to build up to 30 offshore windfarms in a bid to meet its renewable energy targets. Te windfarms would be built in the Baltic and North seas and said some 2,000 windmills should soon be producing 11,000 megawatts of electricity. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/06_06_08/afp Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/news/06_06_08/afp It's been a long time coming, but the United States is finally going to have a President who takes climate change seriously enough to do something about it http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/nation_6_6_08 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/nation_6_6_08 Californians could face mandatory water rationing unless they drastically reduce consumption because of a state-wide water crisis, governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/telegraph_6_5_08 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/telegraph_6_5_08 NATO must prepare for new threats in coming decades that stem from the impact of global warming, energy shortages and the spread of nuclear technology, the alliance's top diplomat warned yesterday. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/ap Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/ap "The United States will tell a July meeting of the Group of Eight rich nations that it cannot meet big cuts in emissions of planet-warming gases by 2020, its chief climate negotiator Harlan Watson said. 'It's frankly not do-able for us,' he told Reuters on Tuesday, referring to a goal for rich countries to curb greenhouse gases by 25-40 percent by 2020 compared to 1990 levels. A draft summit declaration, dated May 5 and seen by Reuters, showed Washington is blocking efforts to get the summit to agree targets for cutting carbon emissions, insisting that responsibility be shared by big emerging economies. The European Union says it will cut emissions by 30 percent if other rich countries do and supports a goal of 25-40 percent for all industrialized nations." http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/reuters_6_3_08 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/reuters_6_3_08 Baltimore's thousands of abandoned homes are a blight - but also an opportunity to create neighborhoods full of green buildings that are efficient and produce solar or geothermal energy. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/balt_sun_6_2_08 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/balt_sun_6_2_08 "The rise in concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere from human activities is influencing climate patterns and vegetation across the U.S. and will significantly disrupt water supplies, agriculture, forestry and ecosystems for decades, a new federal report, [released yesterday,] says. The changes are unfolding in ways that are likely to produce an uneven national map of harms and benefits... The authors... and some independent experts said the main value of its projections was the level of detail and the high confidence in some conclusions [which] comes in part from... emphasis on the next 25 to 50 years, when shifts in emissions are unlikely to make much of a difference in climate trends... The 203-page report... is a review of existing studies, including last year's... from the IPCC. It is part of a continuing assessment of lingering questions related to global warming that was initiated in 2003 by Mr. Bush... The West will not only face a dearth of water, but also large shifts in when it is available. Water supplies there will be transformed by mid-century, with mountain snows that provided a steady flow of runoff for irrigation and reservoirs dwindling. That flow will be replaced by rainfall that comes at times and in amounts that make it hard to manage." http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/nyt_5_28_08 Wed, 28 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/nyt_5_28_08 Global warming is already affecting the nation's forests, water resources, farmland and wildlife, and will have serious negative consequences over the next 25 to 50 years, according to a report issued yesterday by the federal government. The scientific assessment by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, which was commissioned by the Agriculture Department and carried out by 38 scientists inside and outside the government, provides the most detailed look in nearly eight years at how climate change is reshaping the American landscape. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/wash_post_5_28_08 Wed, 28 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/wash_post_5_28_08 Doing nothing on global warming will cost the U.S. economy more than 3.6 percent of GDP — or $3.8 trillion annually (in today’s dollars) — by 2100. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/env_leader_5_24_08 Sat, 24 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/env_leader_5_24_08 The number of oil-producer-based conflicts is likely to grow in the future as stratospheric prices of crude oil push more countries in the developing world to produce oil and gas. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/cfr_6_08 Thu, 15 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/cfr_6_08 What do presidential candidates John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have in common — aside from the obvious? They all love green-collar jobs. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/economy/time_walsh_5_26_08 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/economy/time_walsh_5_26_08 Spiking food prices have led to riots in recent weeks in Haiti, Indonesia, and several African nations. India recently banned export of all but the highest quality rice, and Vietnam blocked the signing of a new contract for foreign rice sales. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/ny_sun_gerstein_4_21_08 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/ny_sun_gerstein_4_21_08 The two sides — climate and defense — needn't be opposed if there is a desire to survive the future. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/time_4_16_08 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/time_4_16_08 This year could mark a watershed at the U.N as they will undertake climate-change negotiations in earnest and accelerate our efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals to fight poverty, hunger and disease. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/time_4_16_08_2 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/time_4_16_08_2 The water crisis is no longer something that we know about as affecting developing countries or their poor in particular. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/alternet_varghese_4_8_08 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/alternet_varghese_4_8_08 The world faces a future of "water wars", unless action is taken to prevent international water shortages and sanitation issues escalating into conflicts, according to Gareth Thomas, the International Development minister. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/indp_3_22_08 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/indp_3_22_08 Last year, a group of retired American military officers warned that, left unchecked, climate change could lead to international instability. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/csm_3_13_08 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/csm_3_13_08 Studies are suggesting a host of regional examples of the increased prospect of conflict caused by the reduction of arable land, water shortages, dwindling food and fish stocks, increased flooding and prolonged droughts which were already occurring. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/reuters_3_6_08 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/reuters_3_6_08 President George W. Bush knows today whether the US will build the national and international frameworks needed to forge a low-carbon future. The business, scientific and political community has failed to coax that information from him. Perhaps if the Pentagon asks, he will answer. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/ft_2_13_08 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/ft_2_13_08 Recent reports show that disasters could lead to civil disorder inside the United States and that extreme weather events, like hurricanes, could severely damage U.S. military bases, both at home and overseas. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/rowling_12_11_07 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/europe/rowling_12_11_07 We're used to hearing scientists warn us about climate change. Now a group of retired generals and admirals says global warming could provoke serious national security threats. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/audio/npr_4_16_07 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/audio/npr_4_16_07 A new Congressional measure would order the Pentagon to undertake a series of war games to determine how global climate change could affect US security. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/bg_4_9_07 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/bg_4_9_07 Climate change is creating the most difficult security problem since the Cold War, according to a senior UK foreign policy official. http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/janes_1_30_07 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.globalclimatesecurity.org/articles/us/janes_1_30_07