The Geological Society of America issued a revised position statement on climate change noting the need to address the significant contribution of GHGs to global warming. The statement states that its purpose is to: “(1) summarizes the strengthened basis for the conclusion that humans are a major factor responsible for…
New Rochelle New York has scheduled a hearing on its proposed “GreeNR” Sustainabilty Plan. The Plan, developed over the last year, proposes a series of short term, medium term and long term goals. Among the highlights of the Plan are a series of goals for the year 2030 listed in…
In a report released this week, it was noted that climate change is resulting in the disappearance of glaciers in Glacier National Park. Included in the information released is a profile from the U.S. Geological Survey, which concluded that 12 of the 37 named glaciers in the Park are now…
The Department of Energy announced a joint program called “Decadal and Regional Climate Prediction Using Earth System Models (EaSM)” to model and make more localized predictions of climate change. In a statement released by the DOE it was noted: “EaSM is distinguished by its promise for generating: 1) predictions of…
The World Wildlife Fund reported the results of a study this week which “makes specific recommendations for incorporating protected areas into overall strategies to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses from deforestation and degradation (nicknamed REDD).” The study noted the significant CO2 storage within areas that have been protected from deforestation.…
A study released by the Journal Science this week reports that increases in the melting of permafrost in the East Siberian Arctic Shelf have the potential to significantly increase the venting of methane into the atmosphere. A summary of the report notes the potential of the release of methane from…
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued draft guidance on the consideration of GHG’s in the NEPA process. The memorandum issued by CEQ states in part: “NEPA demands informed, realistic governmental decision making. CEQ proposes to advise Federal agencies to consider, in scoping their NEPA analyses, whether analysis of the…
In a report issued this month by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, which looked at 13 economic sectors, the report concluded that motor vehicles contributed the most to atmospheric warming. In a departure from previous studies which focus on the impacts of individual chemicals, this study looked at where…
The EPA announced $17 million in grants to study the impacts of climate change. The grants announced today cover the relationship of climate change to four specific areas: (1) allergies; (2) air quality; (3) water resources and (4) carbon sequestration.
This week the U.S. government established a new Website to address climate issues. The site called NOAA Climate Services contains substantial information on climate change, GHGs, carbon dioxxide, sea level changes and related matters.