Month: January 2013

“Insurers can play a major role in mitigating the risks associated with investments in newer and less mature technologies.” Continue reading Swiss Re: Insurers should support clean energy

“This is the reality of increasing domestic natural gas production.” Continue reading Marcellus fracking threatens to overwhelm the region’s wastewater disposal capacity

“Los Angeles, for example, plans to slash carbon emissions from government sources 35 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, a more ambitious target than even the state has set.”

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“The situation is pretty much an endgame.” Continue reading NYTimes: Biggest issue for Davos is ‘rapidly deteriorating global environment’

“It is said that Ronald Reagan so respected the office of the presidency that he wouldn’t enter the Oval Office if he wasn’t wearing a suit jacket.” Continue reading Ridenour: Classless Obama Insults Global Warming Skeptics in Inaugural Address

That’s easy. Let’s see him invoke Milton Friedman. Continue reading Obama Brings God Into the Climate-Change Fight

“The award citation states that Susan Solomon “has contributed, through her research and leadership, to the safeguarding of our planet.” Continue reading IPCC: ‘Past and present Bureau members honoured’

“Because the world’s coasts are so densely settled, the rising oceans will lead to a humanitarian crisis lasting many hundreds of years.” Continue reading NYTimes: How High Could the Tide Go?

“Greenpeace analysis shows 14 planned giant fossil fuel projects will increase global emissions by 20%.” Continue reading China and Australia top list of ‘carbon bomb’ projects