Climate & Environment Review: March 16, 2007

Climate & Environment Review
March 16, 2007

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Polar bear numbers up, but rescue continues
Their status ranges from a "vulnerable" to "endangered" and could be declared "threatened" if the U.S. decides
the polar bear is collateral damage of climate change... >>Read More<<

Hillary: Shut Lights, Hurt Chavez, Save Polar Bears
Another Hillary update from Niall Stanage: Hillary Clinton's campaign swing through Iowa brought her to a biotech company on the outskirts of Des Moines this morning - and brought Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez unexpectedly into her crosshairs... >>Read More<<

Polar bears 'thriving as the Arctic warms up'
Pictures of a polar bear floating precariously on a tiny iceberg have become the defining image of global warming but may be misleading, according to a new study... >>Read More<<

Saharan Dust: Savior of the Amazon Rainforests?
One of the most common images linked to global warming is that of an arid, dusty, cracked soil complete with the skeleton of a dead cow resting on it. One would get the impression that a dusty plain is consequently one of the worst environments imaginable. Certainly one would not expect such a visually hostile environment to be absolutely vital in accomplishing something good for one of the globe’s more visually appealing biomes—such as the Amazon rainforest, right?... >>Read More<<

PETA says kill cows to save the planet
Issue: In a letter to Al Gore, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) thanked him for his work in saving the planet but told him 'the quickest and most effective way to fight climate change will come through
diet change"... >>Read More<<

Gore Defends Chinese Position on Fighting Global Warming
Emerging economies such as China are justified in holding back on fighting greenhouse gas emissions until richer polluters like the United States do more to solve the problem, former U.S. vice-president Al Gore said Wednesday... >>Read More<<

More Ripples in the Sea Level Debate
The debate over future sea level rise from melting ice in a changing climate has raged for years. It is widely believed that the expression of climate change is amplified across the polar regions of Earth, and there exists some supportive evidence in historical climate records... >>Read More<<

More Ice for Your Shasta
Warming means less ice. Simple. Intuitive. Untrue. An appealing poster child for the global warming crusade is starting to take some heat... >>Read More<<

Global warming? Hot air
Margaret Thatcher has been accused of being behind many a modern scourge but even she would, one imagines, be surprised at having the responsibility for global warming laid at her door... >>Read More<<

Intelligence Squared U.S. Announces Panel for 'Global Warming Is Not a Crisis' Debate
NEW YORK, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2 US), an Oxford-style three-on-three debating series sponsored by The Rosenkranz Foundation, today announced the panel for its Wednesday, March 14th debate on the motion "Global Warming Is Not a Crisis" at Asia Society and Museum in New York City... >>Read More<<