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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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How much coal is too much?
As Arctic sea ice disappears, Queensland’s coal industry is planning to increase exports on a scale utterly incompatible with a commitment to tackle climate change.
Georgina Woods

Sep 20, 2012

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Climate change will transform the Australian bush…
…and we’ll have to think big to cope, says new CSIRO research, which predicts that by 2070, Australia will have environments that don’t exist today.
David Hilbert

Sep 18, 2012

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