Climate Assessment Paints Grim Picture

January 11, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Climate Assessment Paints Grim Picture A federal committee has published a draft of the nation's third climate assessment report, a comprehensive analysis of the latest and best peer-reviewed science on the extent and impacts of global warming on the United States. Continue reading... Maddow: Shell Story 'Getting Weirder And Weirder' New York Times Dismantles Environment Desk Anti-Fracking Groups Ramp Up Efforts In New York Australian Dust Storm Photos Suggest Fearsome 'Red Wave' Off Continent's Western Coast Killer Whales In Canada Now Free After Being Trapped In Sea Ice Snake On A Plane: Scrub Python Hitches Ride On Qantas Flight From Australia To Papua New Guinea (VIDEO) Idle No More -- Think Occupy, But With Deep Deep Roots Lewisville, Texas Explosion Levels House In Dallas Suburb Australian Dust Storm Photos Suggest Fearsome 'Red Wave' Off Continent's Western Coast Meet The Quokka, The Happiest Animal In The World (PHOTOS) Man On Bike Leads Geese Out Of Traffic, Calling 'Come On, Babies!' (PHOTO) CARL POPE The Lessons of the Battle Over Tax Increases for the Wind Industry Now that Congress, as part of its fiscal cliff compromise, has given the wind industry a one year extension on its present tax rules, it's time to take a sober look at the real economics behind the struggle between future energy and fossil fuels. Continue reading... ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. We Need a Mercury Treaty With Teeth We need a mercury treaty that actually reduces global mercury pollution. A treaty that fails to include mandatory mercury reductions overall will dishonor the victims of Minamata disease and accelerate mercury poisoning across the globe. Continue reading... BILL CHAMEIDES Climate Change: Going to Extremes Global warming's influence on extreme weather is one thing, but what about its effect on volcanoes? The idea that volcanic activity could be driven by climate change seems a bit far-fetched, right? No, says Steffen Kutterolf of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and colleagues. Continue reading... ANDREW GUNTHER Big Ag Profits From Food Waste We not only need to reduce the amount of food we currently waste, but we also need to dramatically improve our high-calorie, high-processed, high-waste Western diet -- a diet which is literally killing us and destroying our planet. Continue reading... FRANCES CAUSEY 1872 Mining Law Is Obsolete and in Need of Reform It's just not worth it. And if you don't believe me, just ask the people of Furtei in Sardinia, Italy. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.