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Caribbean Scientist Warns of Climate Change Disaster
2013-05-19 20:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: The Caribbean does not have the luxury of time for decisive action on climate change and global warming. In fact, it is on the brink of calamity, according to a prominent scientist. Conrad Douglas, a Jamaican scientist who has published over 350 reports on environmental management and related matters, has warned that "urgent action at all levels [is] required now", cautioning the region against complacency in dealing with climate change. Noting that earlier models forecast that an atmosphere...
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Tar sands exploitation would be game over climate, warns leading scientist
2013-05-19 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Major international oil companies are buying off governments, according to the world's most prominent climate scientist, Prof James Hansen. During a visit to London, he accused the Canadian government of acting as the industry's tar sands salesman and "holding a club" over the UK and European nations to accept its "dirty" oil. "Oil from tar sands makes sense only for a small number of people who are making a lot of money from that product," he said in an interview with the Guardian. "It doesn't...
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Canada: Government should 'grow up' on climate change, scientist says
2013-05-09 00:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: A group of 12 prominent Canadian climate scientists called out the federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver on his support for the expansion of oil infrastructure in a letter released today. The scientists wrote that building pipelines and developing fossil fuel production delays the transition to an economy that relies less on oil and gas. The scientists urged Oliver to move away from the high-carbon approach that will lead to climate warming of more than 2 C. "If we invest in expanding...
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What's climate scientist James Hansen's legacy?
2013-04-29 12:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Just a few weeks ago, one of the biggest names in climate science made one of the biggest announcements possible. Dr. James (Jim) Hansen said that he will "retire" from his duties at NASA to focus his energies elsewhere. This is a "retirement" that is anything but. Dr. Hansen has made clear that he will become more engaged in communicating climate science to the general public and he will continue to carry out the high-quality work which he is known for. What does this mean for climate science...
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An Earth Scientist Explores the Biggest Climate Threat: Fear
2013-04-27 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Heres a Your Dot contribution pushing back against apocalyptic depictions of the collision between humans and the climate system written by Peter B. Kelemen, the Arthur D. Storke Professor and vice chair in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. Keleman has done a lot of interesting work on possible ways to capture carbon dioxide from air (none being easy or cheap): Fear Itself We already know it is too late to reverse the planets transformation,...
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