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Christophe McGlade on who gets left with the unburnable carbon
Christophe McGlade on who gets left with the unburnable carbon Christophe McGlade is a research associate in energy materials modelling at the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources. He recently co-authored, with Paul Ekins, a paper called “The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2°C”, a paper whose stark call to leave the […]
Why a UK shale gas industry is incompatible with the 2°C framing of dangerous climate change
Why a UK shale gas industry is incompatible with the 2°C framing of dangerous climate change This piece is a response to Professor Robert Mair’s Royal Society science policy blog, “Hydraulic fracturing for shale gas in the UK – an opportunity to shape a constructive way forward” (In Verba, 26th Jan): Professor Mair’s Royal Society post suggests that the development of a UK shale gas industry is […]
Kitamaat Village evacuated after 3 days without power due to near record snowfall
Kitamaat Village evacuated after 3 days without power due to near record snowfall Residents had to cut through fallen trees with chainsaws to gain road access B.C.’s Haisla First Nation ordered the evacuation of Kitamaat Village and its 800 residents on Saturday night, three days after the community lost power following a major snowstorm. Many residents are staying at […]
The MMR Vaccine Package Insert – Facts or Fibs?
The MMR Vaccine Package Insert – Facts or Fibs? With all the media ‘fear porn’ about measles that’s been inundating everyone recently, perhaps healthcare consumers ought to know some pertinent facts about the MMR vaccines that their MDs, pediatricians, and health agencies apparently NEGLECT to tell the public as part of what should beproperly informed […]
Global Warming May Spawn More Southeast US Tornadoes
Global Warming May Spawn More Southeast US Tornadoes The same loopy weather patterns directing California’s ongoing drought and last year’s deep freeze across the East Coast may also change how often tornadoes strike the southeastern United States, a new modeling study finds. Researchers examined how global warming will affect severe weather during the heart of tornado season […]
Think About This On Your Next Commute: Traces of Anthrax, Bubonic Plague Found in NYC Subway
Think About This On Your Next Commute: Traces of Anthrax, Bubonic Plague Found in NYC Subway Think about this the next time you grip a New York City subway pole: A new study has found that 48 percent of all DNA on the subway’s surface “matches no known organism.” A study, published Friday by Cornell […]
2013 record heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, Climate Council of Australia report says
2013 record heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, Climate Council of Australia report says A new report by the Climate Council of Australia says it would have been “virtually impossible” for 2013 to be the hottest year in the country’s record without man-made emissions in the atmosphere. The independently-funded group used new modelling to look […]
‘Fighting for the Places We Love’: A Vision for the Climate Battles to Come
‘Fighting for the Places We Love’: A Vision for the Climate Battles to Come Ahead of upcoming Global Divestment Day, a conversation between author Naomi Klein and 350.org executive director May Boeve CD editor’s note: The following conversation between Naomi Klein and May Boeve took place as an online webinar hosted by 350.org last week in advance of […]
You Will Never Guess Who Was Really Behind Britain’s First Climate Denial Propaganda…
You Will Never Guess Who Was Really Behind Britain’s First Climate Denial Propaganda… A humble pamphlet is the subject of DeSmog UK’s latest instalment in its history series. This pamphlet would prove critical in the relentless critique of climate science. Julian Morris, research fellow at the Atlas Foundation – a libertarian think tank founded by Antony Fisher […]
‘Uncertain Radiological Threat’: US Navy Sailors Search for Justice after Fukushima Mission
‘Uncertain Radiological Threat’: US Navy Sailors Search for Justice after Fukushima Mission On March 11, 2011, the American aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reaganreceived orders to change course and head for the east coast of Japan, which had just been devastated by a tsunami. The Ronald Reagan had been on its way to South Korea when the order reached it […]
Alaskans Ring Alarm Bells Over Potential for More Mount Polley Disasters As B.C. Pushes Forward With New Mines
Alaskans Ring Alarm Bells Over Potential for More Mount Polley Disasters As B.C. Pushes Forward With New Mines Worried Alaskans who fear lucrative fisheries and tourism industries are at risk from lax B.C. oversight of mine safety are meeting with state officials next week to ask the U.S. State Department to push for more input on mine development along […]
Iceland’s volcanic eruption stokes toxic gas fears
Iceland’s volcanic eruption stokes toxic gas fears The Holuhraun eruption is emitting high volumes of toxic gases and raising health and environmental concerns. Reykjavik, Iceland – For the past five months, Icelandic weather forecasts have included daily updates on the movement of noxious gas plumes emitted by the ongoing Holuhraun volcanic eruption. Poisonous gas appeared in late August last […]
Keystone XL Pipeline Could Result In Higher Emissions After All, EPA Says
Keystone XL Pipeline Could Result In Higher Emissions After All, EPA Says WASHINGTON – Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. likes to joke that he walks around Washington carrying a copy of the State Department report on the Keystone XL pipeline tucked in his jacket pocket. That’s how critical that document has been to the pipeline […]
Oil from 2010 BP spill found at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico
Oil from 2010 BP spill found at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico A new study suggests that up to 38 million liters of crude oil from the 2010 BP oil spill is resting on the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico, posing a threat to the local ecosystem. The findings have shed light on where […]
