Staff / TruthdigJul 7, 2006
Check out the new movie that The New York Times calls "a prosecutorial examination of the role of oil companies, the automobile industry and the Bush administration (them again) in stymieing the development of emission-free electric vehicles." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 27, 2006
On the very day that Bush again peddled the blatant misrepresentation that "there's a debate over whether [global warming] is man-made or naturally caused," the Supreme Court injected some sanity into our discourse by announcing it will decide whether the federal government must regulate emissions of new cars to combat global warming.
Bush's claims are only slightly more ludicrous in light of the fact that he made them while Washington, D.C., stands submerged in 18 inches of global-warming-propelled storm water. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJun 25, 2006
OK, panic.
According to the L.A. Times: "The massive glaciers are deteriorating twice as fast as they were five years ago. If the ice thaws entirely, sea level would rise 21 feet." Some experts think the melting is occurring in ways that computer models had not predicted. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 22, 2006
The National Academy of Sciences, reviewing a broad swath of scientific studies, concludes that the presently high temperature of the Earth is due to human action, not cyclical natural temperature spikes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 22, 2006
Bush just designated a stretch of the Hawaiian Islands a national monument after watching a documentary about the ocean there. How nice. So what, exactly, is his excuse for not even watching Al Gore's movie on a slightly more important environmental issue? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 20, 2006
The former vice president gives perhaps his most thoughtful, thorough TV interview to date on the global warming crisis. Watch the entire show for free here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 19, 2006
Norway is starting construction on a massive subterranean complex on the Arctic island of Svalbard to store seeds of all known crops in the world. More than 100 countries have signed on to the project, which is designed to reestablish plants in the wake of an apocalyptic manmade or natural attack. Norway's Agriculture Minister Terje Riis-Johansen called the vault a "Noah's Ark on Svalbard." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 14, 2006
A well-connected Texas oil executive reaches out to Karl Rove and presto!--thus disappears a new rule designed to keep groundwater clear near drilling sites. Dig deeper
Staff / TruthdigJun 1, 2006
That's what the man-on-a-mission has to say about those who claim that the evidence isn't in on global warming. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 1, 2006
A progressive-minded blog called DeepMarket.com is teaming up with CarbonFund.org to offset one ton of carbon emissions for every blog that links to it. (h/t: Tree Hugger)
Hey, blogosphere: Link up! It doesn't cost you anything. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 1, 2006
Many climate scientists now see global warming as inevitable (to a certain extent), and are now focusing on the controversial idea of figuring out how to live with it U News & World Report serves up the surprising details
Also, check out U News' Q & A with Al Gore, and U News' story on the insurance industry cashing in on the global warming problem
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