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Global Warming Will Leave Poor Nations In Economic Deep Freeze

Rising global temperatures may lead to increased disparities between rich and poor countries, according to a recent MIT economic analysis of the impact of climate change on growth

16 Mar 2009

Wild Ocean Wins Earthwatch 2009 Film Award

Earthwatch is pleased to announce that Wild Ocean, a production of Giant Screen Films and the creators of STOMP, is the recipient of its 23rd annual Film of the Year Award, given in cooperation with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital and The Smithsonian Associate

16 Mar 2009

Investors Want to Know Who is Leading The Way To A Revitalized, Healthy, Green Economy

Like many start-up executives, Yeves Perez, CEO of EINI, Inc., is worried. Many are concerned about laying off workers, canceling projects, or losing investors. Perez, however, has a broader question bothering him: who&r...

16 Mar 2009

Environmental Defense Fund Throws Support Behind Bipartisan Transportation Bill to Cut Greenhouse Gas Pollution

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) praised a bipartisan group of lawmakers today for introducing legislation to ensure that future state and metropolitan area transportation plans protect the climate and enhance energy security

16 Mar 2009

Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law Part of 'Legal Planet' Environmental Blog Launched by Law Schools

Top California law schools launch new blog, "Legal Planet," which provides insight and analysis on climate change, energy, and environmental law and policy

15 Mar 2009

Winds Stirred Up CO2 From The Antactic to Speed Up Global Warming In The Past, and It Could Occur Again

Natural releases of carbon dioxide from the Southern Ocean due to shifting wind patterns could have amplified global warming at the end of the last ice age - and could be repeated as manmade warming proceeds

15 Mar 2009

Economic and Development Opportunities Abound With Global Warming

Contrary to current cost models for lowering greenhouse gas emissions and fighting climate change, a group of researchers from the University of Cambridge conclude that even very stringent reductions of can create a macroeconomic benefit

15 Mar 2009

Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions That Need to Be Made About Climate Change

Following a successful International Scientific Congress attended by more than 2,500 delegates from nearly 80 countries, preliminary messages were summed up. The conclusions will be published as a full report in June 2009. The conclusions were handed over to the Danish Prime Minister Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen today

15 Mar 2009

New NASA Aerosol Observing Satellite To Increase Climate Change Understanding

A new detection technique and a new satellite instrument developed by NASA scientists, the Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor (APS), should help understand what drives climate change.

15 Mar 2009

New York City Under Threat of Sea Level Rises Caused by Global Warming

Global warming is expected to cause the sea level along the northeastern U.S. coast to rise almost twice as fast as global sea levels during this century, putting New York City at greater risk for damage from hurricanes and winter storm surge

15 Mar 2009