Greenland’s melt mystery hard to crack

Experts are trying to figure out why Greenland's glaciers accelerated so abruptly in the first half of the decade.

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Warming study: Arctic ‘severely’ impacted

Arctic warming is affecting plants, birds, animals and insects as ice melts and the growing season changes, scientists report in a new review of climate impacts.

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Walruses crowd Alaska shores as ice melts Thousands of walruses are congregating on Alaska's northwest coast, a sign that their Arctic sea ice environment has been altered by climate change. [News Source]

More in Europe look to carbon tax to curb emissions. Economists have long seen a carbon tax as a good idea because of its simplicity. But the idea never caught on widely in the United States or Europe, where governments jealously guard their autonomy on taxes. [News Source]

States sharing the sea for wind industry. Plans are brewing to promote a network of offshore wind farms all along the East Coast connected by a transmission "spine" and shared shipping ports where local turbines will embark for deepwater power fields over the horizon. [News Source]

Walruses congregate on Alaska shore as ice melts. Thousands of walruses are congregating on Alaska's northwest coast, a sign that their Arctic sea ice environment has been altered by climate change. [News Source]

At long last, environmental supplement to GDP takes shape. Yesterday, the European Union announced plans to launch an indicator this year to measure environmental stress. The index will reflect the pollution and environmental harm within the bloc's member states. [News Source]

More in Europe look to carbon tax to curb emissions. Economists have long seen a carbon tax as a good idea because of its simplicity. But the idea never caught on widely in the United States or Europe, where governments jealously guard their autonomy on taxes. [News Source]

States sharing the sea for wind industry. Plans are brewing to promote a network of offshore wind farms all along the East Coast connected by a transmission "spine" and shared shipping ports where local turbines will embark for deepwater power fields over the horizon. [News Source]

Walruses congregate on Alaska shore as ice melts. Thousands of walruses are congregating on Alaska's northwest coast, a sign that their Arctic sea ice environment has been altered by climate change. [News Source]

Another company leaves ‘mixed messaging’ coal alliance. Another member of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity is leaving the coal-and-utility trade group, citing concerns about whether the alliance wants to obstruct legislation to cap greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]