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Global Warming: Last Month was the Second Hottest September On Record
This week The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) revealed that last month was the second hottest land and ocean temperature on record for the month of September. NOAA’s records date bac...
California Fires Not the Only Thing Hurting Communities in California
Communities of all sorts are being disturbed by the fires in California. As another result of climate change, bird communities are expected to see some big changes in other ways, according to a new report released on September 1. Read more of this...
Greenpeace Exposes Oil Industry’s Really Dirty Face
We can’t expect much from the oil industry, but Greenpeace’s newest finding is as ugly as it gets. Read more of this story » ...
Earth’s Biogeochemical Cycles Slipping Into Disarray
The conductor walks on to the stage and mounts the podium with applause from the crowd. He bows to the audience, then turns to his orchestra and, with one fluid motion pulls music from the vast expanse of silence. Each musician moves, almost mech...
London to Plant 2 Million Trees by 2025
London’s mayor announced a new 2 million tree plan to help fight climate change and keep Londoners cool. The plan is designed to counteract the “urban heat island effect” in which urban areas absorb and release more heat than surro...
Timberland Leather Won’t Come from Amazonian Cattle
Timberland has announced a new policy agreement with Greenpeace to ensure that leather used in new boots and shoes won’t contribute to deforestation in the Amazon. The policy will issue a moratorium on purchasing any cattle raised in newly def...
Global Warming Means Shorter Lives for Cold-Blooded Animals
Cold-blooded animals have a lifespan which is exponentially related to the temperature of their environment, a new study finds. That means that as temperatures increase due to global warming, cold-blooded animals around the world will begin dying yo...
NASA Releases First Image of Mysterious ‘Night Clouds’
NASA has released the first ever images of mysterious polar night clouds that form 50 miles above Earth’s surface, and says that they might be linked to global warming. The startling images were captured by NASA’s “AIM” satellit...
Climate Ride — Bicycle from NYC to DC!
Join other bicyclists or support a bicyclist to help combat global warming this Fall. For the second year in a row, bicyclists (and non-bicyclists) will join together for a climate conference “on wheels” — the Brita Climate Ride. R...
50% Chance Colorado River Reservoirs Will Run Dry by 2057 — Under Current Scenario
A new study finds that there is a 50-50 chance all of the Colorado River reservoirs — in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona — will run completely dry by the year 2057 if currents trends and practices continue. Read more of t...
Submit Your Photo of Public Transit
The American Public Transportation Association is asking for great transit photos showing transportation that is green and friendly and will change our future. As shown year after year, public transit is a key factor keeping our planet from warming ...
Breaking: Greenpeace Activists Scale and Occupy Mt. Rushmore
[Update: 12 Greenpeace activists were arrested shortly after unfurling the banner. Possible charges range from trespass to destruction of government property. ] At approximately 10:30 AM Mountain Time, Greenpeace activists unfurled a banner at one ...
Let He Who Has an Ear Listen: Real Effects of Climate Change
I recently wrote a post concerning a report on climate change issued by the U.S. Government stating that “climate change has immediate and local impacts – it literally affects people in their backyards.” Well, as it turns out, there&#...
New Report Shows that Climate Change “Literally Affects People in Their Backyards”
It’s in the papers and on TV. It spreads across the Internet (including this very post), and it is finding its way into the classroom. Global climate change is nothing new. And it certainly isn’t going away. Not yet, anyway. A report, ...
Are You a Planetsaver? Take This Quiz
This quick and painless 15 question quiz will shine an LED light on your environmental personality. Do you think you are a Planetsaver? Find out below. 1. Cycle: a.motor b.bi c.water 2. Take: a.more b.a seat c.action 3. Vehicle: a.SUV b.C-A-R c.B-U-S...
Paul McCartney Calls on Pamela Anderson to Help Tackle Global Warming
Music legend Sir Paul McCartney is seeking to enlist the help of an unlikely candidate in the battle to solve climate change, ex-baywatch starlet Pamela Anderson. Apparently, his royal beatleness made the plea in a direct two page letter to Anderson...
Scientific Proof of Global Warming
Despite any confusion that you might be facing, the facts on global warming are not up for debate. It is true that there are some natural causes of global warming. However, there is no doubt amongst the world’s leading experts that the curren...
Human Global Warming: What are the Main Causes?
To understand how humans cause global warming, it is important that you are aware of the link between your daily activities and the greenhouse effect. Furthermore, once you understand this, it is easy to see that you have the power to help stop glob...
Save Polar Bears and Undo Bush’s Weakening of Endangered Species Act
So far 46,000 online signatures have been gathered by the Center for Biological Diversity to support the re-writing of the Bush administration’s regulations which allow for the emission of greenhouse gases to not be considered as a threat ...
Why Going Vegetarian For One Day Will Help Stop Global Warming
Americans eat lots of meat. So much so that livestock is now one of the leading contributors to global warming, responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions as measured in a carbon dioxide equivalent. A recent United Nations report conclud...
No New Coal: Help List All Proposed Coal Mines in the US
With the recent successes in stopping the further expansion of coal-based energy, activists direly need a complete list of proposed mining projects. While SourceWatch.org already hosts the CoalSwarm database with all sorts of information about coal ...
Liquid “Clean Coal” Project Dropped After Legal Challenges
Baard Energy withdrew an application for federal loans for a $6 billion coal-to-liquids plant in Illiinois last week. The company cited lawsuits by the Sierra Club and National Resource Defense Council for blocking the project. “Baard keeps claim...
Climate Denial Crock of the Week: The Great Petition Fraud
This post contains additional media. Click here to view the full post. Peter Sinclair is back again with a new installment of his always-insightful podcast “The Climate Denial Crock of the Week.” This time, he tackles the common claim cli...
Activists Storm the Stage at DC Coal-to-Liquids Conference
Today seven activists are facing a crowd of some of the world’s biggest proponents of coal-based energy at the World Coal-to-Liquids Conference 2009 in Washington, DC. The group, acting as Rising Tide DC, interrupted the planned panel discuss...
G20 Meeting in London to Face Huge Protests, Climate Camp
The G20 will meet next week in London, and while police are bracing for clamoring anti-globalization and climate change protests, organizers say all the planned events will be peaceful. While the failures of the banking system will take the forefro...
Climate Denial Crock of the Week: Mars Attacks!! [Video]
This post contains additional media. Click here to view the full post. I meet all kinds of interesting people through my position as editor of this blog, many of whom are actively fighting to protect the planet. I was lucky enough yesterday to receiv...
“The Age of Stupid” Hopes to Inspire More Climate Activism
The Age of Stupid has arrived after half a decade in the making. Franny Armstrong has made a new climate change documentary-drama that stars Pete Postlethwaite as an indie climate change refugee from 2055, that shares the tragedy of of global wa...
Month-Long Hunger Strike Stops Himalayan Dam Construction
A well-respected Indian scientist nearly died after a 38-day hunger strike in protest of construction on a hydropower dam on a tributary of the Ganges river. AD Agarwal, a 77-year-old former professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi at ...
“Death on a Factory Farm” Premiers Tomorrow on HBO
HBO will premier a new documentary titled “Death on a Factory Farm” tomorrow at 10 pm EST. The film is a sequel to 2006’s Emmy-nominated “Dealing Dogs,” which exposed the illegal market for dogs sold to research labs t...
4,000 Gallon Coal Ash Spill Into Potomac May Reach DC
Over 4,000 gallons of toxic coal ash spilled into the Potomac River in Maryland and much of it is expected to reach the nation’s capital. The spill sends a message that no amount of protest ever could: coal power is dirty and needs to end. Th...
