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The Sky Really Is Falling

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 30, 2011 The rapid and terrifying acceleration of global warming, which is disfiguring the ecosystem at a swifter pace than even the gloomiest scientific studies predicted a few years ago, has been confronted by the power elite with self-delusion.The rapid and terrifying acceleration of global warming has been confronted by the power elite with self-delusion. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Obama Holds Forth About Risky Oil Spill Business

Staff / Truthdig Jun 3, 2010 President Barack Obama wants Americans to know he's officially on BP's case about this oil spill business, but also that "we have to acknowledge that there are inherent risks to drilling four miles beneath the surface of the Earth." Indeed there are. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Global Warming? Better Figure Out How to Live With It

Staff / Truthdig Jun 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 . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ozone Pollution Is More Harmful Than Realized

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 Ozone, which had been considered a minor player in global climate change, is actually a major factor in the dramatic warming of the Arctic zone, according to NASA. Worse, scientists are reporting that climate change is "irreversible," as Arctic sea ice has failed to re-form for the second year in a row. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )