UK minister quits Cabinet to fight criminal charge (AP)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:43:09 GMT

AP - British leader David Cameron made a third unwanted shake up of his government since 2010 on Friday after Cabinet minister Chris Huhne quit as prosecutors charged him over an alleged attempt to pin a speeding penalty on his ex-wife.

Storm over climate change among weather forecasters (Reuters)
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:08:15 GMT
Reuters - You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

What Caused the Texas Drought -- Global Warming or La Nina? (ContributorNetwork)
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:34:36 GMT
ContributorNetwork - The drought that still afflicts Texas has given rise to another controversy over the theory of global warming. Two eminent scientists have looked at the same data and have come to sharply different conclusions.

"Monster" rules Nepal village on climate frontline (Reuters)
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:27:58 GMT
Reuters - Looking at the swirling grey waters of the Bhote Koshi River, Ratna Kaji remembers when it turned into a "monster," leaving behind a trail of death and destruction.

Britain ranks top risks posed by climate change (AP)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:47:24 GMT

AP - Coastlines, working patterns, and even the country's most famous meal are under threat from climate change, Britain said Thursday in its first-ever national assessment of the likely risks.

How climate change, urbanization are changing disaster aid (Reuters)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:14:13 GMT
Reuters - Picture this: a terrible drought forces you to abandon your meager plot of farmland, so you migrate to a city where the jobs are, only to end up living in a slum regularly submerged by floods.

New map for what to plant reflects global warming (AP)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:36:18 GMT

AP - Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the government, illustrating a hotter 21st century.

UN conference returns to Rio with new emphasis (AP)
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:06:35 GMT
AP - Representatives from around the world will be returning to Rio de Janeiro this June — 20 years after the U.N. Earth Summit — but this time the focus will be on sustainable development, not climate change, a Brazilian diplomat said Tuesday.

Rising wealth of Asians straining world fish stock (AP)
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:54:11 GMT

AP - Rising wealth in Asia and fishing subsidies are among factors driving overexploitation of the world's fish resources, while fish habitat is being destroyed by pollution and climate change, U.N. marine experts said Tuesday.

Weaker sun will not delay global warming: study (Reuters)
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:41:52 GMT
Reuters - A weaker sun over the next 90 years is not likely to significantly delay a rise in global temperature caused by greenhouse gases, a report said Monday.

Climate Change Ripples Through Mountain Ecosystems (LiveScience.com)
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:50:03 GMT
LiveScience.com - Like dominoes given one nudge, climate change in the form of reduced winter snowfall on mountaintops has subtle but powerful cascading effects felt throughout entire ecosystems, a new study finds.

Man-Made Climate Change Debate Hits the Classroom (ContributorNetwork)
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:34:44 GMT
ContributorNetwork - According to the Los Angeles Times, some states are requiring public school science teachers to teach both sides of the climate change debate. Here are the details.

Scientists say cut soot, methane to curb warming (AP)
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:54:59 GMT

AP - An international team of scientists says it's figured out how to slow global warming in the short run and prevent millions of deaths from dirty air: Stop focusing so much on carbon dioxide.

New molecule could help cool planet (Reuters)
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:02:33 GMT
Reuters - A new molecule has been detected in the earth's atmosphere which could help produce a cooling effect, scientists said, but it remains to be seen whether it can play a major role in tackling global warming.

'Doomsday Clock' moved forward. What has scientists worried? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:46:25 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - Citing “inaction� on renewed nuclear proliferation, climate change, and the urgent need to find sustainable sources of energy, a group of scientists has moved the “Doomsday Clock� a minute closer to midnight, saying nations are “failing to change business as usual.�

EPA: Power plants main global warming culprits (AP)
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:26:21 GMT
AP - The most detailed data yet on emissions of heat-trapping gases show that U.S. power plants are responsible for the bulk of the pollution blamed for global warming.

Doomsday Clock a minute closer to midnight (Reuters)
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:36:40 GMT
Reuters - The symbolic Doomsday Clock calculated by a group of scientists was moved a minute closer to midnight on Tuesday, with the group citing inadequate progress on nuclear weapons reduction and climate change.

Climber to take climate message on "unique" trek (Reuters)
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:07:51 GMT
Reuters - A Sherpa who has climbed Mount Everest a record 21 times, will trek hundreds of kilometers (miles) along some of the world's highest mountains to highlight the impact of climate change on the Himalayas, organizers said on Monday.

Extinctions from Climate Change Underestimated (LiveScience.com)
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:00:05 GMT
LiveScience.com - As climate change progresses, the planet may lose more plant and animal species than predicted, a new modeling study suggests.

Ohioans Protest Keystone Pipeline (ContributorNetwork)
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:19:48 GMT
ContributorNetwork - A handful of protestors attempted to influence the public's view on the importance of climate change and the Keystone oil pipeline this week, according to the Associated Press. Approximately 40 people dressed in dark clothing and carrying a homemade mock pipeline model and cut-out resemblance of Speaker of the House John Boehner staged a protest in front of the elected official's Cincinnati area office.