How Can Cities Save Themselves? (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 5, 2012 A new report by a trio of British research and development groups surveys some of the world’s fastest-growing cities with an eye to the vulnerabilities they will face as global warming raises the sea level and temperatures. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP’s ‘Doomsday Plan,’ Cory Booker’s Food Stamp Challenge, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 4, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the climate change deal President Obama is quietly putting together behind the scenes and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's latest confrontation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

An Open Letter to America’s Climate Envoy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 2, 2012 For activists, negotiators and journalists interested in a prosperous human future, the U.N. climate negotiations held each year are grueling, emotionally draining events. In a letter to Todd Stern, Obama’s representative at talks going on now in Doha, Qatar, Nikki Hodgson of the Adopt a Negotiator Project captures the mood well. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Climate Curbing Pledges Inadequate, Study Says

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 30, 2012 Despite climate negotiator Jonathan Pershing’s insistence that the U.S. deserves credit for its "enormous" efforts to stall global warming and help poor countries prepare for it, a scientific scorecard showed that the opposite is true. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Legacy We Dare Not Leave

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 30, 2012 You might not have noticed that another round of UN climate talks is under way, this time in Doha, Qatar You also might not have noticed that we're barreling toward a "world of unprecedented heat waves, severe drought, and major floods in many regions" Here in Washington, we're too busy to pay attention to such trifles. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S.-Size Ice Cube Melts

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 29, 2012 In a report released at the U.N. climate talks in Doha, Qatar, this week, the World Meteorological Organization said an area of Arctic ice bigger than the United States disappeared under warmer temperatures this year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Our Climate Future and the Doha Summit

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 29, 2012 The annual United Nations climate summit has convened, this year in Doha, the capital of the oil-rich emirate of Qatar, on the Arabian Peninsula. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. Conference May Reveal Obama’s Commitment to Climate

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 23, 2012 If President Obama is serious about confronting global warming, he’ll have the opportunity to show it through the actions of U.S. representatives at the United Nations climate change summit in Doha, Qatar, next week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )