State of Climate Science: Videos of US Senate Select Committee Hearing
With the international climate change talks in Copenhagen fast approaching, there is real urgency to reach diplomatic consensus on a planetary solution. In a hearing hosted by Chairman Edward J. Markey on December 2, 2009, the US Senate Select Committee explored with climate scientists from the Obama administration, Dr. John Holdren and Dr. Jane Lubchenco, the urgent, consensus view on our planetary problem: that global warming is real, and the science indicates that it is getting worse.
Columnist Ray Grigg: Need for energy fostering environmental destruction
We need more electricity to keep our high energy lifestyle functioning, and more oil to keep our transportation systems moving. We need more land to feed our growing populations, more oceans to supply our fish, more resources to fuel our industries, and more consumption to satisfy our corporations. So we can always find the justification for destroying something we haven’t yet ruined.
UN Climate Change Panel holds dramatic meeting in Copenhagen this week
The world’s top scientists are gathering in Copenhagen this week with momentous news. You are unlikely to hear much from the big news outlets (the future of civilization’s got nothing on Brangelina after all) but the conference is expected to confirm what has been obvious since at least 2007: that global warming is happening much more quickly than predicted.
Arctic Fishery Closed Due to Climate Change
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) voted unanimously to close off more than 150,000 square nautical miles of the Arctic sea to commercial fishing. The decision, welcomed by an array of environmentalists and industry groups, is a preventative measure to protect fisheries that have become more accessible as a result of declining sea ice in the Arctic. It is the first time that the federal government has closed a fishery due to climate change instead of over-fishing, says supporters of the ban.
