Colorado yellow-bellied marmots have grown larger and increased in number in the last few decades, according to a new study published in Nature. The study, spanning 32 years from 1976-2008, points to climate change as the cause of the increasingly robust marmot population. During the last few decades, warmer temperatures have led to an earlier spring and longer growing season in...
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Paint Your Roof White to Fight Global Warming
July 28, 2010
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Department of Energy
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that cool-roof technology will be implemented, when cost-effective, on federal buildings across the country. A new study by scientists at Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory has demonstrated that rooftops painted a...
Persistent SW Drought through October
July 28, 2010
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NOAA
The next three months look dry for the Southwest, based on the NOAA seasonal drought outlook. The combination of an erratic summer monsoon that has produced little rainfall across Arizona and New Mexico so far and the development of La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific will likely lead to persistent and...
How Much Will Climate Change Cost the Southwest?
July 28, 2010
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Sandia National Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratory has released a new analysis that projects the near-term monetary impact of future precipitation change across the United States. Using the range of projected precipitation changes from the 2007 IPCC...
Warmest June on Record
July 21, 2010
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NOAA
The global surface land temperature this past June was the warmest of the last 131 years, according to a NOAA global climate analysis; the previous record was set in 2005. Combined land and ocean temperatures for June were 0.68°C (1.22°F) warmer than average June temperatures for the 20th century.
2010 is setting many temperature records, with the last four months...
Sustainable Energy Catching up with Fossil Fuels
July 21, 2010
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Renewable Energy Policy Network
A Renewable Energy Policy Network report on global renewable energy investment in 2009 shows that the although spending on sustainable energy development declined in the last year, the amount of new power generated by hydro, wind and solar is nearing the amount of new power derived from fossil fuels.
Spending on...
How Do We Protect the West’s Water?
July 21, 2010
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Western Resource Advocates
A new report from the Western Resource Advocates and Environmental Defense Fund asserts that a national climate and clean energy policy is necessary to sustainably maintain the West’s water—its ‘lifeline’—for future generations.
Climate change threatens water resources across...
The Science Behind Climate Science
July 21, 2010
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Politico
The four climate scientists who testified before a House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming--James McCarthy, Lisa Graumlich, Chris Field, and James Hurrell--have written an opinion piece for Politico that discusses the importance of considering the scientific process and scientific evidence when making climate policy decisions. Policymakers and the public have to...
Climate Expert Schneider Mourned
July 21, 2010
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Stanford University News
Stephen Schneider, world-renowned Stanford University researcher of climate change, died suddenly on July 19. Schneider, a professor in the biology department, was not only an active researcher and promoter of the science of climate change, but also an outspoken participant in political and scientific debates over global warming, according to...
Local Water: The Next Social Movement?
July 21, 2010
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The Huffington Post
Peter Gleick, co-founder and president of the Pacific Institute, recently called for a “local water” movement on The Huffington Post. Gleick’s proposal is not as dire as it might sound at first; he acknowledges that such a movement would have to be flexible, not idealogical,...