| |  Permafrost Methane Could Be A Big Climate Problem A recent estimate suggests that the perennially frozen ground known as permafrost, which underlies nearly a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere, contains twice as much carbon as the entire atmosphere. (12-17-2011) |  Epic Fail, No New Climate Accords Again Its criminal negligence from world leaders again. The US delegation at the 17th annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa has come under heavy fire for standing in the way of real solutions to climate change. Ultimately, the minimal agreement to try a little harder and let each country do what it wishes with respect to CO2 emissions is too little and too late. Voluntary targets are meant to be in effect by 2020, but no legal framework is in place. (12-12-2011) |  Humans Causing Half Of Arctic Ice Melt About half the recent record loss of Arctic sea ice can be blamed on global warming caused by human activity, according to a new study by scientists from the nation's leading climate research center. The peer-reviewed study, funded by the National Science Foundation is the first to attribute a specific proportion of the ice melt to greenhouse gases and particulates from pollution. (08-16-2011) |  American Global Warming Leadership Abysmal "Think about our own country — historically, the biggest source of carbon emissions. Last summer, the Senate refused to even take a vote on the tepid, moderate, tame climate bill that was before it," says McKibben. "Last week, the House voted 248 to 174 to pass a resolution saying global warming wasn't real." (04-22-2011) |
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