Tag: Warming
McCain rips Bush record on warming
Now that he has spent the last few months courting his party's base with promises on conservative pet issues such as remaining in Iraq what kind of supreme court justices he would appoint, McCain has turned to...
ADB announces fund to fight global warming
"The head of the Asian Development Bank announced on Monday a new fund to combat damage caused by climate change, which he termed a "fundamental threat" to economies and livelihoods in Asia."I am pleased to announce that we will ... establish a Climate Change Fund, with an...
Plan to reverse global warming could backfire: study
"A proposed solution to reverse the effects of global warming by spraying sulfate particles into Earth`s stratosphere could make matters much worse, climate researchers said on Thursday.They said trying to cool off the planet by creating a kind of artificial sun block would...
Europe Turns to Coal Again, Raising Alarms on Cli...
One day after Earth Day, Italy has announced that its major electricity producer, Enel, is converting its huge power plant from oil to coal - which many would consider a giant step backwards in the fight against...
Responsible travel - giving something back to Africa
Jane Kaye-Bailey, founder of The Butterfly Tree submitted this piece to us for Earth Day about the importance of taking care of our planet when we travel and see its wonders. As she works for an NGO in Zambia, she is...
Waiting for the 'Tsunami From The Sky'
"Rising temperatures have resulted in dangerously high water levels in a lake above a valley in central Bhutan. No one knows how long it can hold."
A Green Apple A Day Keeps Global Warming At Bay
Earth Day is next Tuesday (April 22), but celebrations are starting to kick off this weekend to help bring awareness to the potential state of our planet.The Green Apple Festival is happening across America and is a...
Bush climate plan: too little, too late
Yesterday US President George Bush announced a plan to cap greenhouse gases, but only in 2025! Today environmental officials have dismisssed this as too little, too late."On Wednesday U.S. President George W. Bush...
A Storehouse of Greenhouse Gases Is Opening in Si...
"In the permafrost bottom of the 200-meter-deep sea, enormous stores of gas hydrates lie dormant in mighty frozen layers of sediment. The carbon content of the ice-and-methane mixture here is estimated at 540 billion tons. "This submarine hydrate was considered stable until...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Awards $1 Million to 1Sky
While the US Administration is busy ignoring serious concerns over cilmate matters, because it is too busy promoting Shock and Awe economic sanctions against Iran, at least the Rockerfellers are trying to do the right thing."The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has announced a $1...
Global warming 'dips this year'
Global warming has become an internationally recognizable issue, and more people have been focus on making better alterations to evade this problem. For this year there is a good news, that the temprature will remain...
36 US States Face Water Shortages
"At least 36 states are expected to face water shortages within the next five years, according to U.S. government estimates. Available freshwater supplies are dwindling across the country due to rising temperatures...
Global warming to threaten many parts of Maluku, ...
"Dr Ir Victor Nikijuluw, head of the Marine Resources and Fisheries Ministry`s training, education and fish-catch research center, said here Saturday a rise of just one meter in the sea-level would spell the disappearance of Natsea beach in Suli village on Ambon Island and...
Big chunk of Antarctic ice shelf falling apart
"A section of Antarctica's massive Wilkins Ice Shelf has begun disintegrating under the effects of global warming, satellite images by the University of Colorado's National Snow and Ice Data Center showed.
The collapse of a substantial section of the ice shelf was triggered...
Is Climate Change good for business ?
"There are cyclones in the Middle East, floods in Rajasthan, water shortage in Cherrapunji, and Venice is sinking – there is clearly something wrong with the weather. The buzz on global warming has left an impact on businesses worldwide. But can climate change create...
