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An iceberg four times the size of Manhattan broke off a glacier in Antarctica

The last big chunk of ice calved off the area in 2015<p>A chunk of ice four and a half times the size of Manhattan fell off an Antarctic glacier. This marks the second time in two years that a huge iceberg has calved from the area. The break-off could speed up the loss of more ice, eventually eating …

Perry Tells Climate Hecklers That Fossil Fuels Save Lives

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has a message for those seeking to link climate change with this year’s devastating hurricanes: Fossil fuels are …

Pascal’s Wager And Global Climate Change: Hedging Your Bet When the Cost of Error is Too High

Blaise Pascal was a brilliant 17th century French philosopher. Rather than try to prove the existence of God, he chose instead to prove to skeptics why they should <i>believe in</i> the existence of God and live their lives as if God existed, even without proof. He constructed the now-famous Pascal’s …

Scientists Have Actually Found Blocks Of Polystyrene Near The North Pole

😳<p>A team of researchers have discovered large piece of polystyrene floating less than 1000-miles from the North Pole.<p>The shocking discovery was made …

At 2017 minimum, scientists ask: Is Arctic entering the Thin Ice Age?

• <i>The decline of Arctic ice didn’t set a record this year, with sea ice extent coming in eigth after record-setting 2012. On September 13, at the</i> …

How Trump Could Get His Way With the Paris Agreement

On June 1, President Donald Trump declared that the U.S. was pulling out of the Paris climate accord. In the build-up to his Rose Garden announcement …

Leading methane commitment from Exxon’s U.S. driller: Why it matters

The degree to which the oil and gas industry can be trusted to play a constructive role in a low carbon future depends in no small measure on whether …

Trump’s EPA: Who cares about environmental racism?

Under Scott Pruitt, EPA is set to roll back programs that fight toxic pollution in marginalized communities<p>Amanda Marcotte2017-09-25T08:59:15Z•2017-09-25T08:59:15Z•0 Comments<p>0 Comments<p>Amanda Marcotte<p>Amanda Marcotte is a politics writer for Salon. She's on Twitter @AmandaMarcotte<p>•

Hurricanes have made Caribbeans the world’s latest climate refugees.

And officials from the islands haven’t held back in reminding the industrialized world who’s at fault here. (Hint: not island people.)<p>Over the …

Portuguese children crowdfund European climate change case to sue 47 countries

Portuguese children afflicted by forest fires are raising funds to sue European countries, accusing them of failing to deal with climate change and …

Climate Deniers Twist Study in Attempt to Question Science

A study released last week suggesting that the world may have more time to keep warming under 1.5 degrees C than previously thought is being twisted …

Business Groups To Trump: Let’s Stop Building In Dangerous Flood Zones

President Trump repealed Obama-era flood rules weeks before Harvey hit. Now about 30 business, emergency management, environmental, and fiscally conservative groups are urging him to adopt new rules — while avoiding the words “climate change.”<p>Following a string of damaging hurricanes, about 30 …

Statoil says it achieved carbon reduction targets early

Statoil (STO +1.7%) says it is raising the bar for cutting emissions after reaching its target of cutting 1.2M tons worth of carbon emissions from …

Arnold Schwarzenegger Says Trump Should Fight Pollution Like He Did as California Governor

The actor-turned-politician is in San Sebastian promoting 'Wonders of the Sea 3D.'<p>Speaking at the San Sebastian International Film Festival on …

Cap and trade: Here’s your no-brainer explainer

Do your eyes glaze over when you see the words "cap and trade"? Mine do. Cap and trade is a fancy scheme for cutting greenhouse gasses. It's so fancy that only the experts understand it.<p>That's fine with the ruling party in Ontario. If ordinary people understood what was going on, they'd rise up and …

Climate experts criticise Scotland's greenhouse emissions cuts strategy

Committee on Climate Change says policies needed to reach 2020 goal of 90% reduction are too weak and ill thought out<p>Climate experts have warned the Scottish government its ambitious plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions lack credibility and risk stalling unless its strategies improve …

How climate change makes crime and insecurity worse in one of the world's most violent regions

A series of high-impact hurricanes in the Caribbean and earthquakes in Mexico have caused serious devastation, serving as a stark reminder of the impacts that climate change and sudden natural disasters can have on organized crime and security.<p>InSight Crime dove deeper into the relationship between …

His Country Destroyed By Hurricanes, Dominica PM Implores Climate Change Action

"To deny climate change ... is to deny a truth we have just lived."<p>As prime minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit has witnessed the terror of climate change firsthand.<p>The Caribbean island nation suffered great damage as a result of hurricanes Irma and Maria, the latter of which killed at least 15 …

The global importance of China’s oil imports

Is a rising China destined for war with the US? The book <i>Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap</i> by Graham Allison of Harvard …

Environmental groups praise cap-and-trade pact on greenhouse gas, but seek wider scope, equity

Environmental groups are cheering extension of a program that could cut pollution from Northeastern power plants by 30 percent over a decade, but are …

Surprise! Millennials want Someone Else to Fix Climate Change

<b>Guest essay by Eric Worrall</b><p>According to a new study, most Millennials don’t make a personal effort to address climate change, but they are keen for …

Germany heads for green government

Sunday's election result means Chancellor Angela Merkel needs the Green party in her coalition in order to govern. What will it mean for the …

This Week In Climate Change – What You Might Have Missed

You're busy, we get it. We've got you covered. Here's the highlights from the last week's green news.<p>***<p><b>1. Social activist and author Naomi Klein is</b> …

With Puerto Rico on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis, Climate Change Has a Human Face

Parts of the United States and the Caribbean have been devastated by recent hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. As the death tolls have risen and damage to land and property is assessed, these disasters also call attention to the profound human impacts of climate change.<p>Following Hurricane Maria, …

More than half of UK electricity came from low carbon sources over last three months

More than half the UK’s electricity came from low carbon sources in the last three months, making it the “greenest” summer on record, National Grid …

How To Fight Climate Change: Our Imaginations

Support the news<p>COMMENTARY<p><i>Like what you read here? Sign up for our twice-weekly newsletter.</i><p>Imagination is the most underrated weapon in mankind’s …

Irish response to climate change ‘woefully inadequate’, say NGOs

Exxon Mobile says it will curb emissions of greenhouse gas methane from its natural gas drilling activities

GAS INDUSTRY<p>Exxon says it will curb methane emissions<p>ExxonMobil vowed to reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from its natural gas drilling operations.<p>But company officials have declined to put a figure on how much they can or will reduce emissions, making the energy giant’s public …

Organic Farms Could Help Fight Climate Change

Agriculture is one of the more significant contributors to global warming. Nitrogen-based fertilizers and farm animals generate greenhouse gases, …

Chile’s President reaffirms commitment to marine conservation

Julio Chamarro at the UN<p>Michelle Bachelet, the President of Chile, reaffirmed her country’s commitment to protecting the marine environment while …