A report by the Catlin Arctic Survey and the World Wildlife Fund based upon an expedition to the Arctic this summer predicts significant loss of summer ice within ten years and the disappearance of ice during the summers within as little as 20 years. The report details the findings and…
In a press release issued today, the Department of Energy and Climate Change announced that the London Conference of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) had concluded their meeting with agreement on a number of issues related to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)Technology. The primary conclusions of the conference are…
A report released by the United Nations yesterday entitled “Climate Change Science Compendium 2009” finds that many predicted effects of global warming on climate change are occurring much more rapidly than originally predicted. A press release which summarizes the report notes in part: “the newly emerging science points to some…
Calling for a “coordinated and strategic response” to climate change resulting from global warming, on Wednesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a proposed plan to address the impacts of climate change on fish and wildlife. In a statement released by the Director of the Service, he stated: “the…
On Monday the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated an action by eight states, the City of New York and three land trusts challenging the levels of carbon dioxide emissions by coal burning power plants under a theory of nuisance. In State of Connecticut v. American Electric Power Company, Inc.…
A bipartisan group of former government and military officials has declared climate change to be a threat to U.S. security. In a statement released on September 8, 2009 the group stated in part: “if we fail to take action now, we will have little hope of influencing other countries to…
On July 22, 2009 the Governor of Oregon signed seven laws, all dealing with issues related to climate change. In a press release the governor’s office summarized the new laws as follows: “Senate Bill 38- Expands reporting requirements for greenhouse gas emissions to imported electricity, natural gas, and transportation fuel…
Today the EPA reversed its prior determination on the request by California for a waiver permitting more stringent emission standards for model 2009 and later year motor vehicles. In reversing the prior determination and issuing the waiver the EPA Administrator, Lisa P. Jackson found tha the waiver was appropriate under…
By a slim margin, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2454 on June 26, 2009. As previously reported on this site the Bill is a comprehensive attempt to address the effects of greenhouse gases and resulting climate change. With only a seven vote margin of passage in the House, the…
On June 16, 2009 the United States Government issued a new report on Climate Change Impacts. The report entitled “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States,” is described as a summary of “the science of climate change and the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and…