Tags: global warming

On AlterNet: global warming

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "global warming"

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Surged in 2007

Brad Johnson, Think Progress AlterNet: Environment. December 4, 2008.
U.S. annual emissions are now 17% greater than they were in 1990.

Today's Economic Crisis in Historical Perspective

Global Labor StrategiesDecember 4, 2008.
This time around, global structural change will be required.

Forget the Polar Bears -- The Climate Crisis Is About All of Us

George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. December 3, 2008.
Do we want to be remembered as the generation that saved the banks and let the planet collapse?

Obama Promises "New Chapter" in Climate Leadership

Eoin O'Carroll, Christian Science Monitor. November 21, 2008.
Obama made big promises to the international community, despite turning down an invite to attend the next meeting in Poland.

Did Greenhouse Gases Cause the Earth's Greatest Mass Extinction?

Moises Velasquez-Manoff, Christian Science Monitor. November 20, 2008.
Scientists now suspect that the earth's greatest mass extinction wasn't caused by an asteroid strike or any other single cataclysmic event.

Obama Sends a Strong, Clear Message on Global Warming

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Video. November 19, 2008.
"Pretty refreshing to have an adult as incoming president."

States Get Creative To Limit Coal Plants, But it's Not Enough

Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club AlterNet: Environment. November 14, 2008.
If one state is making great strides other states' inactivity or further use of coal-fired power plants can negate that work.

Are Human Beings Hard-Wired to Ignore the Threat of Catastrophic Climate Change?

Lisa Bennett, Greater Good. November 14, 2008.
Climate scientists wonder why people don't do more about global warming. Social scientists have some troubling answers.

Is Australia Making Its Drought Worse by Turning to Desalination Plants for Water?

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. November 13, 2008.
Unfortunately it is a classic case of "climate feedback" as desal plants cause more emissions and ocean acidification.

How Climate Change Is Killing Our Oceans

Douglas Fischer, Daily Climate. November 12, 2008.
Our CO2 habit has caused the oceans to acidify and entire ecosystems are threatening to literally crumble away.

Why Bail Out the Car Companies When They Bailed Out on Us?

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. November 12, 2008.
Detroit has been lobbying against the future of all Americans who want to end our oil addiction.

Bush's Parting Shots at the Environment Are Major

Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor. November 12, 2008.
Last ditch efforts by Bush to undermine environmental policy will affect water, climate change, endangered species and public lands.

Voters Not Conned By Coal

Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club AlterNet: Environment. November 10, 2008.
When the votes were counted, McCain lost critical coal-producing states he hoped to win over with his last-minute coal blitz.

Will Obama Be the Leader We Need on Climate Change?

Gillian Caldwell, Huffington Post. November 5, 2008.
How we can hold him accountable to his campaign promises and a vision for a new energy future.

President Obama's Big Climate Challenge

Bill McKibben, Yale Environment 360. November 5, 2008.
The bills are coming due. And not just from a failed Bush presidency, but from 200 years of burning fossil fuel.

A Solar Gold Rush Is Spreading From California to New Jersey

Dara Colwell, AlterNet. October 30, 2008.
With new solar-powered movie theaters and factories, the solar industry is exploding. But how far can it take us toward a clean energy future?

Palin: McCain Won't Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Joseph Romm, Huffington Post. October 29, 2008.
Sarah Palin just helped clarify McCain's double-talk on global warming: He doesn't think the government should do anything to stop it.

Using the Clean Air Act to Jump-Start Climate Action

Michael Northrop, David Sassoon, Yale Environment 360. October 28, 2008.
Instead of waiting for Congress, the next president should use an existing tool to control greenhouse gas emissions: the Clean Air Act.

Palin Can't Name Any Man-Made Causes of Global Warming

Ben Armbruster, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. October 22, 2008.
Exposing the so-called "energy expert" who often sides with business interests.

How the Economic Crisis Will Affect the Environment

Michael T. Klare, Huffington Post. October 20, 2008.
Will the crisis be good or bad for the environment, especially with respect to global warming?

The Meltdown We Really Can't Afford

Kerry Trueman, AlterNet. October 10, 2008.
We are in danger of passing an extremely dangerous tipping point, with the frightening discovery of massive deposits of sub-sea methane in the Arctic.

A Nasty, Four-Letter Word for Our Energy Crisis

Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club AlterNet: Environment. October 9, 2008.
Coal. It is time to kick the habit, starting with Michigan.

Corporations Have Big Plans to Profit from Global Warming

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. October 7, 2008.
A bunch of multinationals have figured out how to make their pollution-based businesses seem like the solution to the climate crisis.

We Are One President Away From a Future of Fossil Fuel Addiction

David Sassoon, SolveClimate. October 6, 2008.
America's energy and climate future will be determined by what the nation decides to do with its deposits of oil shale.

New Information Shows How Climate Change Will Affect Water

Environment News ServiceOctober 6, 2008.
How do we deal with rising seas, threatened infrastructure, increasing storms, and less drinking water?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next [14]