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Graph of the Day: Arctic sea ice death spiral continues
Latest data shows the “death spiral” is the right metaphor for the decline in Arctic sea ice.
Joe Romm

Apr 12, 2013

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Graph of the Day: Whither the hydrogen economy?
Capital cost, not hydrogen supply, will limit adoption to a mere 5.9 GW, dashing dreams of a revolutionary energy future.
Joe Romm

Apr 8, 2013

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Two years after Fukushima, nuclear remains staggeringly expensive
Nuclear power may continue to be a small wedge of our energy pie, but it is still not going to be more than a small wedge of the solution to human-caused climate change..
Joe Romm

Mar 18, 2013

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Debunking the myth of the inadequacy of ‘current renewables’
Doubters of ‘today’s renewables’ call for a focus on new ‘energy miracles.’ Here’s a metaphor, some studies and a chart to show why they’re wrong.
Joe Romm

Mar 14, 2013

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Recent warming is poised to destroy stable climate
New science study confirms ‘Hockey Stick’: The rate of warming since 1900 is 50 times greater than the rate of cooling in previous 5000 years.
Joe Romm

Mar 11, 2013

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McKibben must-read: The case for fossil-fuel divestment
How long will US colleges keep investing in companies whose stock price is based on the destruction of a livable climate?
Joe Romm

Feb 27, 2013

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Arctic death spiral: sea ice volume has collapsed
The sharp drop in Arctic sea ice area has been matched by a collapse in total sea ice volume to one fifth of its level in 1980.
Joe Romm

Feb 15, 2013

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Obama: ‘If Congress won’t act to protect future generations, I will’
Barack Obama turned climate hawk in his State of the Union address, with strong words and strong plans for action. Meanwhile, back at the GOP…
Joe Romm

Feb 13, 2013

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Without climate action, future generations will be ‘fried’: IMF chief
Or to quote Christine Lagarde’s warning fully: ‘roasted, toasted, fried and grilled.’ And this from the former conservative finance minister of France.
Joe Romm

Feb 6, 2013

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Al Gore: Obama could have a climate bill; gas a ‘bridge to nowhere’
The former US VP’s latest book is one of the most comprehensive and readable books on futurism – and climate change – written in years.
Joe Romm

Jan 31, 2013

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World Bank on climate: bleak future if no action
World Bank president says world “needs to get serious fast” to avoid the looming climate catastrophe.
Joe Romm

Jan 28, 2013

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Koch-Funded Study Finds 2.5°F Warming Of Land Since 1750 Is Manmade
The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Study has finally published its findings on the cause of recent global warming, and it agrees with the IPCC.
Joe Romm

Jan 21, 2013

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