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Grantham urges climate scientists: Be aggressive, be brave, be arrested
The seriousness of climate change is not appreciated by politicians and the public. Scientists must speak out, leading funds manager says.
Joe Romm

Nov 19, 2012

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Climate change deniers are rarer than we think
A new CSIRO study has found that Australians grossly overestimate the proportion of people who deny that climate change is happening.
Sunanda Creagh

Nov 13, 2012

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Four ways Obama could make a real difference in his second term
Having fended off two plutocratic-theocratic ignoramuses, can Barack Obama use his bully pulpit to push for what our planet desperately needs?
Paul Ehrlich

Nov 8, 2012

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World headed to 6°C warming: study
And according to a new PwC report, even 4°C would require ‘nearly quadrupling the current rate of decarbonisation.’ Business-as-usual – not an option.
Joe Romm

Nov 7, 2012

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Randers: What does the world look like in 2052?
Well known futurist Jorgen Randers predicts a smaller and less wealthy society than most assume in 40 years, but one still headed for climate disaster.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 7, 2012

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After the storm, what hope the politics of climate response?
Hurricane Sandy wasn’t a bolt out of the blue – not for insurers and climate scientists, anyway. But it may provide some much-needed political clarity.
Nick Rowley

Nov 1, 2012

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We cannot avoid the global crisis… but we can deal with it
In a speech this week, Paul Gilding said the world was ‘locked in’ for a sustainability crisis that would trigger world-changing climate impacts and resource conflicts. The only question now is how will we respond? Will this be a century of chaos or a few decades of messy but successful transition?
Paul Gilding

Nov 1, 2012

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Hurricane Sandy paralyses New York, New Jersey
The so-called ‘Frankenstorm’ is unparallelled in its geographical scope, the hazards it unleashed, and the record storm surge it caused. Is climate change to blame?
Andrew Freedman

Oct 31, 2012

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Climate scientist sues for defamation
Penn State climate scientist Michael Mann sues National Review, Competitive Enterprise Institute for ‘maliciously’ attacking his reputation.
The Daily Climate

Oct 24, 2012

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Do the Math: Bill McKibben’s campus crusade for climate
Activist Bill McKibben launches a climate road show, drumming up a little rage for an audience in search of a little leadership.
Peter Dykstra

Oct 24, 2012

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Hewson attacks $75bn Future Fund over climate risk
Hewson says the fund managing Australia’s pension liabilities risks having stranded assets unless it manages climate risks.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 18, 2012

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Ten charts that make clear the planet just keeps warming
Because climate denial springs eternal, here are 10 charts to back up the Koch-funded bombshell that anthropological global warming is, indeed, real.
Joe Romm

Oct 16, 2012

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