Earth on Fast Track to Warming

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2006 Greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere at a rate 30 times faster than the rate of emissions that caused a period of intense warming in the Earth's past, concludes a scientific panel in St. Louis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Global Warming Is Found to Be Past ‘Tipping Point’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2006 An investigative report by The Independent (of London) concludes that a critical rise in world temperatures is now unavoidable. Comparing notes with leading scientists, the newspaper discovered that we've already apparently passed the point of no return. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

86 Evangelical Leaders Join to Fight Global Warming

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 Finally! Evangelicals in the news for something unrelated to divisive social issues. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kucinich on the State of the Union

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2006 Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) blasts the president's speech in an exclusive Truthdig podcast. | Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Lying About the State of the Union

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 As our government renames a civil liberties-trampling spying program and suppresses the results of its own studies, Americans are being left in an information vacuum regarding the true state of our union. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Experts Warn of Global Warming ‘Tipping Point’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 As we near a possible point of no return, even Tony Blair says climate change is advancing at an "unsustainable" rate.Predictably, Bush's expert says the issue needs further study.Earlier: NASA's top climate expert said the Bush administration tried to silence him. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Six Ex-EPA Chiefs Slam Bush on Global Warming

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2006 The comments come at an EPA-sponsored symposium. It's unclear whether the current EPA head managed to suppress a snicker while calling Bush "committed" to cleaning up the environment. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. To Rely On Private Sector To Defeat Climate Change

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 Officials tell a global summit that fuel-efficient technologies will reduce greenhouse emissions | story Meanwhile, German scientists say that plants may be producing greenhouse gases | story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )