Global Warming and Climate Change News

Too late on global warming?
Friday April 14th 2006, 9:00 pm

Has climate change pushed the world past its tipping point — the stage at which melting of the Greenland ice cap becomes irreversible and oceans eventually rise 6.5 metres? [News Source]

Biofuels should be on fast track.
Friday April 14th 2006, 9:00 pm

Motorists in Georgia are in a sour mood as gasoline prices have begun creeping back toward $3 a gallon. At the same time, drivers in Brazil are filling their tanks with cheaper, less-polluting fuel made from homegrown sugar. [News Source]

Who’s afraid of a little heat?
Friday April 14th 2006, 9:00 pm

Maybe a PR makeover would make global warming a little scarier. [News Source]

Study: Vegetarian diets healthier for planet, people than meat diets.
Friday April 14th 2006, 9:00 pm

The food that people eat is just as important as what kind of cars they drive when it comes to creating the greenhouse-gas emissions. [News Source]

DEP chief says Pa. close to getting ethanol plant.
Friday April 14th 2006, 9:00 pm

PA is close to getting its first ethanol plant and could become the nation's largest producer of soy-based fuel additives within a year. [News Source]

Oh, soy! State pumps ethanol.
Friday April 14th 2006, 9:00 pm

Pennsylvania is close to getting its first ethanol plant and could become the nation's largest producer of soy-based fuel additives within a year, the state's environmental protection chief said Friday. [News Source]

Falling ice perplexes scientists.
Friday April 14th 2006, 9:00 pm

The skies are raining big chunks of ice, and experts ranging from scientists to federal investigators are scrambling to learn what's going on. [News Source]

Abandoned walruses linked to melting ice.
Friday April 14th 2006, 9:00 pm

Arctic researchers who discovered a surprising number of abandoned baby walruses say melting sea ice may be the culprit. [News Source]

Hospitals switch on to greener electricity supplies.
Friday April 14th 2006, 9:00 pm

As concern about the impact of climate change increases, new measures are being taken to ensure existing Welsh hospitals are more energy-efficient and conscious. [News Source]

Report claims Aspen’s future is melting away.
Friday April 14th 2006, 9:00 pm

By 2085, Aspen's climate and snowpack could be a lot like that in Santa Fe, NM: 18°F warmer, 43% less snow pack and shorter ski seasons. [News Source]

Three billion lives hang on three degrees, warns scientist.
Friday April 14th 2006, 9:00 pm

Global temperatures are set to rise by more than 3C, sparking a massive drought that could put 400 million people at risk of hunger, the government's chief scientific adviser has warned. [News Source]