[Who pays for all of this?  Wyoming researcher burns enormous amounts of fossil fuel to investigate report of a single collared polar bear allegedly in distress]

About twelve hours after receiving the phone call, I had dropped all other plans and I was on a plane to Alaska. Within several days we mobilized two helicopters and pilots up to the coast, rounded up all the necessary gear, and performed the capture near Kaktovik. After examining the bear closely, fortunately, she was not in ill health and she was not experiencing any complications from previous sampling. Although it is difficult to know, it seems she simply had a tough spring, perhaps due to poor hunting success or other factors.

I did not return to Laramie until the following Monday, after missing the first week of classes on campus.

Texas Tech Atmospheric Scientist Available to Discuss Climate Change Concerns Relevant to G-20 Summit

Katharine Hayhoe, a prominent climate researcher at Texas Tech University, is available to discuss the latest developments in the international climate treaty discussions at the G-20 summit.

A Climate for Change

"As Christians committed to the truth in both science and faith, Katharine Hayhoe and Andrew Farley present a compelling case for why addressing climate change is a part of what it means to be a Christian today."

Larry J. Schweiger
President and CEO, National Wildlife Federation
Author, Last Chance

Blog Action Day Thursday October 15th 2009 on Climate Change « The Hedon Blog

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EU says rich states must pay up to save climate [swindle] | Environment | The Guardian

Barroso was also scathing about the red tape surrounding the negotiations. "The text that is currently on the table contains 200 pages with a feast of alternatives and a forest of square brackets," he said. "If we do not sort this out, it risks becoming the longest suicide note in history."
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The consequences for the most vulnerable states of climate change grew even more stark yesterday with a report from the UN Environmental Programme warning its pace and scale was exceeding even the most definitive predictions made in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007.

Sea levels could rise by as much as 6ft by the end of the century – instead of the 18in projected by the IPCC. The Arctic could be in summer ice-free as soon as 2030 rather than 2100.