Global Warming in the News

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Global Warming News Saturday March 17th 2007

Study: Global warming has already cost $5 billion in worldwide crop losses
(USA Today: Fri, 16 Mar) Global warming has cut about $5 billion worth of the world's most commonly grown grains over 20 years, according to a new study. Warming temperatures from 1981 to 2002 cut the combined production of wheat, corn, barley and other crops by 40 million tonnes per year.

Fake 'trees' among ideas to fight global warming
(Houston Chronicle: Sat, 17 Mar) Crazy-sounding ideas for saving the planet are getting a serious look from top scientists, a sign of their fears about global warming and the desire for an insurance policy in case things get worse.

Counties Launch Anti-Global Warming Plan
(AP via Yahoo! Finance: Fri, 16 Mar) Residents of Virginia's largest county might soon see more vegetation growing on roofs and more green space in new neighborhoods as part of a multimillion-dollar initiative to combat global warming.

Record January temperatures fuel global warming fears
(AFP via Yahoo! News: Fri, 16 Mar) The Northern Hemisphere had its warmest winter since records began 128 years ago, a US government agency said in a report which added fuel to international concerns over global warming.

David Roberts: A Long Rant About Facts, Persuasion, and Global Warming
(HuffingtonPost: Fri, 16 Mar) I want to tear my %$#@! hair out. On Wed. night in New York City, there was a formal debate. At issue was the statement, "global warming is not a crisis." David Biello sets the scene: Arguing for the motion were the folksy (and tall) Michael Crichton , the soft-spoken Richard Lindzen and the passionate Philip Stott . Arrayed against were the moderate Brenda Ekwurzel , the skeptical ...

Blog: Please Stop Talking About the Global Warming Consensus
(Scientific American: Fri, 16 Mar) Last year, I started a thread on this blog to discuss doubts about global warming and humanity's role in it. I tried to catalog the misgivings in as evenhanded as way as possible and conducted a simple poll to see which broad category of doubts...

BBC show exposes global warming 'lies'
(WorldNet Daily: Fri, 16 Mar) "THE ICE IS MELTING," blares the opening headline in the latest TV documentary on global warming. Amid thunderous music and video bites of furious ocean waves, melting glaciers and tornadoes, the headlines continue:

The grass-roots fight against global warming
(The Record: Fri, 16 Mar) Almost two dozen North Jersey towns have not gotten very far yet with their pledges to fight global warming. But the fact that they are among hundreds of American communities determined to address climate change is encouraging.

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