Tuesday December 15th 2009, 8:18 pm
At the Copenhagen global warming talks, high-level delegations have arrived to kick negotiations into high gear. But the question of money to help poorer nations grapple with the effects of climate change remains a sticking point.
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Global warming talks inch toward accord - ‘adaptation’ cash a sore point (The Christian Science Monitor)
At Copenhagen global warming conference, alarms on ocean acidification (The Christian Science Monitor)
Tuesday December 15th 2009, 4:41 pm
At the Copenhagen global warming conference, researchers have been seeking attention to what's often been an "orphan" issue in the climate change debate: increasing ocean acidity and its risks for fisheries.
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Dilma Rousseff: Copenhagen Climate Change Conference and Commitment to the Future (The Huffington Post)
Tuesday December 15th 2009, 3:35 pm
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen is a moment that challenges us and history. The global warming crisis requires robust, concerted and conscientious responses from all governments.
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U.S. counts on cows to curb warming gases
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Tuesday December 15th 2009, 3:18 pm
The Obama administration unveils an agreement with the dairy industry to reduce the industry's greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2020, mostly by capturing the methane from cow manure.
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Europe: U.S., China too weak on climate
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Tuesday December 15th 2009, 2:40 pm
The European Union on Tuesday added fuel to the diplomatic fire between China and the United States at the U.N. climate talks — saying that neither country's targets are aggressive enough.
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ReThinking Climate Change (GreenMuze)
Tuesday December 15th 2009, 1:47 pm
A stunning new climate change art exhibit at the Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, explores the relationship between art, culture and global warming. Featuring six contemporary artists, ReThink the Implicit , is part of the official culture program for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Read more...
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Andrew Guzman: The True Costs of Climate Change (The Huffington Post)
Tuesday December 15th 2009, 11:05 am
As world leaders gather in Copenhagen to discuss possible responses to climate change, debate continues within the United States about what this country's role in fighting global warming should be.
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If global warming is a hoax, it is the biggest ever (Evansville Courier & Press)
Tuesday December 15th 2009, 10:22 am
In his Community Comment last Sunday, meteorologist Mike Maguire joined such scientific luminaries as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and U.S. Sen. James Inhofe , R-Okla., in calling global warming a “hoax.”Apparently conspiring in this hoax is the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), widely considered the world’s authoritative panel on this issue.The IPCC consists of more than 2,500 ...
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Climate change threatens aquaculture.
Tuesday December 15th 2009, 9:00 am
Fish production is set to decline as aquaculture activities are faced with multiple risks from climate change, habitat loss and weak management by governments.
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Schwarzenegger says states key to climate fight.
Tuesday December 15th 2009, 9:00 am
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says countries cannot solve the problem of climate change without the help of local governments.
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Emissions trading market at a standstill.
Tuesday December 15th 2009, 9:00 am
As global leaders now gathered in Copenhagen try to figure out how to make the world reduce its carbon emissions, North America's key market-based system has stalled,
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