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A Scientist's New Job: Keeping The Polar Bear's Plight Public

2013-12-28 16:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: The Endangered Species Act, which turns 40 on Saturday, helped bring back iconic species such as the wolf, grizzly bear and bald eagle, after hunting, trapping and pesticides almost wiped those animals out. But a very different kind of threat - global warming - is pushing some species like the polar bear to the brink of extinction. One government biologist discovered the best way he could help save polar bears was to quit his job. A New Kind Of Conservation Problem Several years ago,...

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Storm packing heavy snow bears down on Midwest, Northeast

2013-12-14 16:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The Midwest and East Coast braced for another round of wintry weather on Saturday as a massive storm spanning more than 1,000 miles promised heavy snow, slick roads and travel delays. Even before snow began piling up, airlines reported weather-related delays and cancellations, with major airports in Chicago, Cleveland, Washington, D.C., and Newark, New Jersey scrubbing dozens of flights, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and FlightStats.com. The fast-moving snow storm will hit...

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Climate Change: Beyond Polar Bears

2013-12-06 13:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Ledger: A polar bear stranded on an island of ice has been an iconic image of the effects of climate change. But Penn State University scientist Michael Mann, giving a lecture on climate change last month at the University of Florida, said he's been criticized for including polar bears in his presentation because they don't seem relevant to people's everyday lives. So he includes photos of weather extremes fueled by climate change that are relevant to the state where he's giving the lecture. For his...

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Scientist settles in iconic 'drowning polar bears' row with US agency

2013-12-04 23:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: An Alaska scientist whose observations of drowned polar bears helped galvanize the global warming movement has retired as part of a settlement with a federal agency. Charles Monnett was briefly suspended in 2011 from his work with the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement -- now known as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management --during an inspector general's investigation into a polar bear research contract he managed. Investigators in their report released last year said...

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