Hug the Global Warming Monster Overcoming paralysis of fear of a changing climate. [News Source]

Tulong sa global warming. 1.5-M puno itatanim ng DA at NIA Dahil sa tindi ng epekto­ ngayon ng climate change sa ating bansa, maging ang Department of Agriculture (DA) at National Irrigation Administration (NIA) ay tutulong na rin para maibsan ang mga problemang dulot ng global warming sa pamamagitan ng pagtatanim ng isa’t kalahating mil­yong puno sa loob ng tatlong taon sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng bansa. [News Source]

Unabomber Fiasco Was Tame By Heartland Institute Standards Self-described climate-change "skeptic" Anthony Watts says he knows why the Heartland Institute shamelessly equated more than 97% of all climate scientists with terrorists on Thursday, when that make-believe "think tank" erected a billboard with the Unabomber's mugshot and the caption, "I still believe in Global Warming. Do you?" ?I think Heartland is suffering [News Source]

Unabomber Fiasco Was Tame By Heartland Institute Standards Self-described climate-change "skeptic" Anthony Watts says he knows why the Heartland Institute shamelessly equated more than 97% of all climate scientists with terrorists on Thursday, when that make-believe "think tank" erected a billboard with the Unabomber's mugshot and the caption, "I still believe in Global Warming. Do you?" ?I think Heartland is suffering [News Source]

New York lake’s freezing and thawing shows warming trend. There's no shelter from climate change, and Wolf Lake's pristine days may be numbered. A new study shows the length of time the lake is covered with ice each winter has declined by three weeks since 1975, indicating a change that may alter the lake's ecology and harm cold-water species such as trout. [News Source]

Debate over continued incentives for energy companies. Public money supports the development of nearly every form of energy; several reports have attempted to quantify how much federal money is provided to energy, and what the voting public would prefer. Some experts say the the debate over subsidies boils down to debates over global warming. [News Source]

Are we in the midst of a sixth mass extinction? Nearly 20,000 species of animals and plants around the globe are considered high risks for extinction in the wild. That’s according to the most authoritative compilation of living things at risk — the so-called Red List maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. [News Source]

Urban group wants to help cool down Louisville’s heat island. During the past 50 years, the annual average temperature in Louisville has been warming up about eight-tenths of a degree every 10 years—a rate that would add up to an 8.3 degree increase over a century. What's more, Louisville might be getting hotter faster than other U.S. cities. Can planting trees help? [News Source]

New York lake’s freezing and thawing shows warming trend. There's no shelter from climate change, and Wolf Lake's pristine days may be numbered. A new study shows the length of time the lake is covered with ice each winter has declined by three weeks since 1975, indicating a change that may alter the lake's ecology and harm cold-water species such as trout. [News Source]

Debate over continued incentives for energy companies. Public money supports the development of nearly every form of energy; several reports have attempted to quantify how much federal money is provided to energy, and what the voting public would prefer. Some experts say the the debate over subsidies boils down to debates over global warming. [News Source]

Highway demonstration about climate change connects dots for drivers. Heidi Brugger wanted Mainers to connect the dots between changes around the state and climate change, so she made actual dots. On Saturday morning, 15 people lined up the side of Route 1 in Belfast, holding signs for Climate Impacts Day. [News Source]