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Realistically What Might The Future Climate Look Like? "If we continue forward on our current path, catastrophe is not just a possible outcome, it is the most probable outcome." (By Climate Guest Blogger, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 9/1/12) These charts of record temperatures in New York are trying to tell you something (By Philip Bump, Grist.org, 8/31/12) American Meteorological Society confirms Climate Change and Man's Role (By Gina-Marie Cheeseman, Environmental News Network, 8/31/12) State Considering Studying Health Impacts of Fracking (By Mireya Navarro, The New York Times - Green Blog, 8/31/12) Governor Romney's 2004 climate plan: Solyndra-style investment in renewables: For your weekend reading: Mitt Romney's 2004 "Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan." (By Philip Bump, Grist.org, 8/31/12) Romney Mocks Obama's Pledge To Address Global Warming - As GOP Delegates Laugh At The Whole Notion (By Joe Romm, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 8/30/12) 'Vast reservoir' of methane locked beneath Antarctic ice sheet: Scientists say as much as 4bn tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas could be released into the atmosphere if ice melts (Press Association as reported by The [UK] Guardian, 8/29/12) As Hurricane Heads For New Orleans, Romney '12 Chair Complains Media ‘Obsessed With Mother Nature' (By Annie Rose Strasser, Thinkprogress.org as reported by Alternet.org, 8/28/12) |