On AlterNet: global warming
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "global warming"
Scott Thill, AlterNet. July 18, 2008.
In California there were 8,000 lightning strikes in one event, and that was months before fire season. There is more of that in store across the West.
Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. July 17, 2008.
The White House buried a report which detailed a rising death toll from heat waves, fires, disease, and smog.
Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. July 17, 2008.
We can't let the nuclear power industry use global warming as an opportunity to sell its insanely expensive and dangerous power plants.
Ruben Anderson, The Tyee. July 17, 2008.
Composting is key to reducing waste costs, cutting global warming emissions, and increasing urban food security.
Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: Environment. July 16, 2008.
Here's something concrete you can do tomorrow to help in the climate crisis.
Linda Gunter, AlterNet. July 12, 2008.
Neither McCain nor Obama are willing to take nuclear energy off the table, but there are two important reasons why they should.
Ed Struzik, Yale Environment 360. July 10, 2008.
With sea ice melting, there is a rush to tap the abundant riches that lie beneath the permafrost and the ocean floor.
David Michael Green, AlterNet. July 7, 2008.
In a society devoted like no other to the politics of fear, we have somehow managed to forget the one thing we should probably fear most.
Glenn Hurowitz, Huffington Post. June 30, 2008.
Virginia announced that it's going to permit the construction of a new coal-fired power plant, even though doing so clearly violates the law.
Dr. Reese Halter, AlterNet. June 30, 2008.
The 850 fires burning in California alone should be a wake up call that we're unprepared for rapid climate change.
Kelpie Wilson, AlterNet. June 30, 2008.
How the Dems sacked one of the most important opportunities to turn around our energy future.
Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. June 26, 2008.
Don't miss the premiere of Heartwood USA.
Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. June 19, 2008.
Scientists acknowledge an uncomfortable fact long ignored by the media: global warming is the real cause of extreme weather like the Midwest floods.
Jody Zaitlin, Terrain. June 18, 2008.
Decreasing snowpack, changing rainfall patterns, increased risk of flooding and sea level rise are in store.
Tala Dowlatshahi, American News Project AlterNet: Video. June 11, 2008.
Concern about the state of God's earth may could make many believers vote Democratic in 2008.
David Roberts, Huffington Post. June 6, 2008.
Obama's victory is the best thing that could have happened to greens, but perhaps not for the reasons you think.
Mark Hertsgaard, The Nation. June 5, 2008.
The debate over the Climate Security Act shows how the next Congress, and the next President, will address the most urgent issue facing us.
The Progress ReportJune 2, 2008.
The Senate will engage for the first time in full debate on legislation to cap global warming pollution and create a market for pollution permits.
Leonard Doyle, Independent UK. May 21, 2008.
Why neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton have dared to challenge "King Coal" while campaigning.
Sarah Bates, Science Progress. May 19, 2008.
Global warming is already affecting water in western states. The EPA has some proposals on what to do, but will they be enough?
Felice Pace, CounterPunch. May 14, 2008.
California Governor Schwarzenegger is using global warming as an excuse for more massive dam construction.
Shiney Varghese, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. May 14, 2008.
Why the recent food and water shortages are making the climate crisis even worse.
John Nichols, The Nation. May 12, 2008.
McCain is trying to look green but don't believe the rhetoric. His enviro speeches are just campaign trail greenwashing and here's why.
Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: Environment. May 11, 2008.
The Right continues to smear Gore as a serial liar. This time by doctoring clips from a NPR interview.
Independent UKMay 7, 2008.
The islands of the Torres Strait are slowly being submerged and the plight of their inhabitants is being overlooked.
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