 Philip Slater: The Upside of Global Warming -- Learning to Be a Good Parasite
(HuffingtonPost: Wed, 18 Apr) Sigmund Freud once commented that it was always possible to unite groups of men as long as they had someone to unite against. This is especially true if that someone is Nature. Global warming may be the only event that can prevent our species from self-destructing. Our planetary eco-system is presently engaged in a healing enterprise. Having been afflicted for several centuries with a virulent ...
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 Sen. Boxer sees action on global warming legislation
(North County Times: Thu, 19 Apr) WASHINGTON -- Sen. Barbara Boxer said Wednesday she sees a bipartisan consensus developing on her Environment and Public Works Committee in favor of legislation to curb global warming emissions.
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 CONGRESS: Boxer introduces Web site to help consumers fight global warming
(McClatchy Washington Bureau: Wed, 18 Apr) Want to know how you can help reduce global warming? Sen. Barbara Boxer is here to help. The California Democrat, chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced at a National Press Club speech Wednesday that she has prepared a committee Web site to help you determine how big of a polluter you are and how you can reduce carbon dioxide emissions that are trapping heat and ...
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 Could global warming weaken hurricanes?
(USA Today: Wed, 18 Apr) Tuesday's article about the latest research into the connection between global warming and hurricanes has drawn lots of comments, as do most of our stories about climate change. Readers seem irked that this study contradicts several earlier studies that said...
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 Taking action against global warming
(Carroll County Online: Thu, 19 Apr) Lately, I've been inundated with global warming information and suggestions and letters from environmental causes and statistics and pictures of smog and hurricanes and nature exploding in hatred for what we've done to it.
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 Study: Global warming may diminish Atlantic hurricane activity
(USA Today: Tue, 17 Apr) The debate over whether global warming affects hurricanes may be running into some unexpected turbulence. Many researchers believe warming is causing the storms to get stronger, while others aren't so sure. Now, a new study raises the possibility that global warming might even make it harder for hurricanes to form.
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 Global warming may spur wind shear, sap hurricanes
(Reuters via Yahoo! News: Tue, 17 Apr) Global warming could increase a climate phenomenon known as wind shear that inhibits Atlantic hurricanes, a potentially positive result of climate change, according to new research released on Tuesday.
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In curbing global warming, the devil is in the offsets
