Senate Democrats believe the wreckage from Superstorm Sandy could hasten a "turning point" in the public's blurred perception of climate change and spur a bipartisan effort to build dunes and sea walls to protect Americans.
Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are shrinking three times faster than they were in the 1990s, and their contribution to global sea level rise is growing, according to a new study by many of the world's top ice experts.
Americans are more aware of climate change than the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, according to a new poll released yesterday by Yale and George Mason universities. (Greenwire, )
The White House yesterday threatened to veto the latest version of House legislation designed to fast-track the controversial Keystone XL pipeline between Canada's oil sands and Gulf Coast refineries. (E&ENews PM, )
Senate Democrats pride themselves on being on the side of science on global warming issues. But in their rush to link Monday's Oklahoma tornado with man-made climate change, Sens. Barbara Boxer and Sheldon Whitehouse might have overstated the state of climate change research. (E&ENews PM, )
A desperate attempt at rescue. (ClimateWire, )
Southern Co. subsidiary Mississippi Power on Monday said it was replacing its CEO amid steep cost overruns at its signature carbon capture and sequestration project. (Greenwire, )
California must expedite approval of water sales to protect agriculture during what's expected to be a dry summer and fall, Gov. Jerry Brown said in an executive order Monday. (Greenwire, )
