News -01-28-06 Warming Debate Shifts to "Tipping Point" (MSNBC News) "Now that most scientists agree human activity is causing Earth to warm, the central debate has shifted to whether climate change is progressing so rapidly that, within decades, humans may be helpless to slow or reverse the trend." "There are three specific events that these scientists describe as especially worrisome and potentially imminent, although the time frames are a matter of dispute: widespread coral bleaching that could damage the world's fisheries within three decades; dramatic sea level rise by the end of the century that would take tens of thousands of years to reverse; and, within 200 years, a shutdown of the [Atlantic thermohaline] ocean current that moderates temperatures in northern Europe." 01-06 -02-16-06 Melting Glaciers Could Produce "Runaway Effects" (ABC News) "In only five years, the amount of freshwater the melting glaciers have dumped into the Atlantic has nearly doubled, which has caused many scientists to conclude that current projections of how fast sea levels will rise have been too low." "Scientists also worry about the effect all this fresh-melt water will have on the Atlantic's Gulf Stream 'conveyor belt' currents. These currents have long kept the northeastern United States, Britain and northwestern Europe relatively warm for their northern latitudes by transporting heat up from the tropics. Too much freshwater slows these currents, said scientists." "A few weeks ago, scientists announced a surprising discovery — currents have slowed by 30 percent in recent years." "This is the latest confirmation that global warming is now accelerating and involving interconnected 'positive feedback' effects in which the warming in different earth systems reinforces overall warming, and it is all now happening faster than scientists recently thought possible, according to the report." 02-06 -05-01-06 Conservation Groups:16,000 Species Face Extinction (ABC News) "Polar bears and hippos are among more than 16,000 species of animals and plants threatened with global extinction, the World Conservation Union said Tuesday." 05-06 -05-11-06 Texas Plans Largest Off Shore Wind Farm (USA Today) "The nation's largest offshore wind farm will be built off the Padre Island seashore in South Texas, a critical migratory bird flyway, Texas land commissioner Jerry Patterson said Thursday." 05-06 -08-18-06 Study: Code Red for U.S. Parks (ABC News) "A new study by the National Parks Conservation Association says that one of Teddy Roosevelt's best ideas — the National Park System — is being threatened by air pollution." "One of every three of the parks is choking on pollution, the association says." 08-06 -08-23-06 Ocean Is Too Noisy (ABC News) "But there's no question that the ocean has changed through pollution, over-fishing, and now, we know, noise." "It wasn't a pristine environment in the 1960s," when the Navy monitored the area, Hildebrand says. "So there's probably another 10 decibels or so to get back to the primordial state. So it's 20 decibels above the conditions that these animals evolved in, and that's a big number." 08-06 -09-03-06 Steve Irwin "Crocodile Hunter" Is Killed (MSNBC News) "Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the 'Crocodile Hunter,' was killed Monday by a stingray during a diving expedition, Australian media said. He was 44." 09-06 -09-04-06 Steve Irwin "Crocodile Hunter" Is Killed (MSNBC News) "Steve Irwin died doing what he loved best, getting too close to one of the dangerous animals he dedicated his life to protecting with an irrepressible, effervescent personality that propelled him to global fame as television’s 'Crocodile Hunter.' " 09-06 -09-21-06 Branson Commits $3 Billion to Fight Global Warming (USA Today) "British business mogul Richard Branson said Thursday he would invest about $3 billion to combat global warming over the next decade." "Branson's announcement comes one day after the Bush administration said it was committing $3 billion to climate technology research and development. Climate experts and members of Congress criticized the administration's plan as long-delayed and inadequate." 09-06 -10-04-06 Experts Challenge EPA's Position on Air Pollution (PBS News) "Pollution experts have 'serious scientific concerns' that newly unveiled U.S. air quality standards may pose risks to human health and welfare, according to a letter made public on Tuesday." "The experts, all charter members of a key advisory panel to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, questioned the agency's decision to keep annual standards for fine soot particles at the same level they have been since 1997." 10-06 -11-12-06 U.N. Climate Conference Starts (MSNBC News) "An annual U.N. climate conference kicked off here Monday, with the United States defending its record and many of the 5,000 delegates mulling a new U.N. report that the continent of Africa is more vulnerable than earlier feared when it comes to warming." 11-06 -11-14-06 Report: USA, China, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia Are the Worst Offenders (CBS News) "Sweden, Britain and Denmark are doing the most to protect against climate change, but their efforts are not nearly enough, according to a report released Monday by environmental groups." "The United States — the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases — ranked at 53, with only China, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia doing worse." 11-06 -11-14-06 Tragedy: Birds Collide into Urban Glass Towers (ABC News) "Between 100 million and one billion birds are killed every year in the United States when they crash into glass windows. And even one billion deaths might be a conservative estimate, says ornithologist Daniel Klem Jr. of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa." 11-06 -11-20-06 Tidal Turbines for Sale (MSNBC News) "In the quest for oil-free power, a handful of small companies are staking claims on the boundless energy of the rising and ebbing sea." 09-06 -11-23-06 States Are Starting to Require Clean Energy Sources (USA Today) "In Washington state, voters approved a measure Nov. 7 mandating that 15% of electrical power come from renewable sources by 2020." "That makes 20 states and the District of Columbia with such requirements, according to the Department of Energy. Two others states — Illinois and Vermont — have non-binding goals on using renewable energy sources." 11-06 -11-29-06 Supreme Court to Hear Pivotal Global Warming Case (MSNBC News) "The Supreme Court hears arguments this week in a case that could determine whether the Bush administration must change course in how it deals with the threat of global warming." 11-06 -12-28-06 New Type of Battery for Hybrid Cars (USCar.org) "USABC awarded the contract in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop lithium iron phosphate battery technology for hybrid-electric vehicle applications. The contract is for 36 months with a focus on systems that are high-power, abuse-tolerant and cost effective." Editor's Note: These batteries are designed to replace nickle-metal-hydride batteries currently used in hybrid cars with lithium batteries. Current lithium batteries, such as those used in cameras, cannot be used in hybrids because of overheating problems and cost. 12-06 -12-29-06 Ancient Ice Shelf Breaks Free (MSNBC News) "A giant ice shelf has snapped free from an island south of the North Pole, scientists said Thursday, citing climate change as a 'major' reason for the event." 12-06 Green Machines (MSNBC News) Provides stories on the newest environmentally friendly machines. 11-06 Polar Caps Melting Fast (Time.com) "The climate is crashing, and global warming is to blame. Why the crisis hit so soon--and what we can do about it" 08-06

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