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ABC News (the one in the US) has posted a longish piece on the Arctic methane situation and our attempts to figure out what the heck is going on up there. Climate Trouble May Be Bubbling up in Far North: “On a calm day, you can see 20 or more `seeps’ out across this lake,” said Canadian researcher . . . → Read More: Bubbling trouble Worldwatch Institute | Vision for a Sustainable World has four blogs worth checking out: Dateline: Copenhagen The year 2009 is pivotal for the future of Earth’s climate. Scientists warn that the window of opportunity to reverse the rise in greenhouse gas emissions and avoid catastrophic climate change is closing rapidly. All eyes are now on negotiations for the . . . → Read More: Worldwatch blogs China says greenhouse gases catch up with U.S. (emphasis added): China’s greenhouse gas emissions have caught up with the United States and will not any fall any time soon, a top Chinese official said on Wednesday, while warning of a huge economic blow from global warming. The comments from Xie Zhenhua, a deputy chief of China’s National Development . . . → Read More: China: No change I try to refrain from referring to books as “must read” or videos/documentaries as “must watch”, but the one embedded below deserves it. It’s about as concise a summary of our situation regarding the Arctic and climate change as one could hope for. I will point out, however, that one recent study says that the amount . . . → Read More: Gore sums it up I’m astonished by how quickly the divisions over climate policy have become pointed between the East and the West, the Rich and the Poor, the Developed and the Undeveloped, or whatever other pair of euphemisms you care to trot out so you don’t have to say Us and Them. A perfect example comes from a Guardian article, . . . → Read More: Us vs. Them From NASA comes a satellite photo and some background on the Aral Sea, Aral Sea Continues . . . → Read More: The Aral Sea Slowly, ever so slowly, the methane issue–the potential for emissions from hydrate deposits and melting permafrost in the Arctic to fuel a strong feedback–are getting a higher profile. Witness the article, Methane seepage heightens pressure for climate treaty (emphasis added): Evidence that methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas, is escaping from the warming Arctic seabed makes securing . . . → Read More: The methane monster EPA: Chemicals Found in Wyoming Drinking Water Might Be From Natural Gas Drilling: Federal environment officials investigating drinking water contamination near the ranching town of Pavillion, Wyo., have found that at least three water wells contain a chemical used in the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracturing. Scientists also found traces of other contaminants, including oil, . . . → Read More: Fraccing water pollution From the NRDC (National Resources Defense Council) comes a new report, Fighting Oil Addiction: America’s addiction to oil continues to threaten not only our national security and global environmental health, but also our economic viability. NRDC analyzed how heavily drivers in each state are affected by increases in oil prices and ranked states on their adoption of . . . → Read More: Document alert: Fighting Oil Addiction IPCC Chairman Personally Backs 350ppm CO2 Targets, Holding Temperature Rise to 1.5°C: The IPCC as an organization is prohibited from making specific policy prescriptions — confining itself to the science of climate change — but the most recent IPCC report did say that 450ppm should be the absolute limit for atmospheric CO2 concentrations to prevent catastrophic climate . . . → Read More: News roundup |
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