NASA Shows Quiet Sun Means Cooling of Earth's Upper Atmosphere

HAMPTON, Va., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New measurements from a NASA satellite show a dramatic cooling in the upper atmosphere that correlates with the declining phase of the current solar cycle. For the first time, researchers can show a timely link between the Sun and the climate of Earth's thermosphere, the region above 100 km, an essential step in making accurate predictions of climate change in the high atmosphere.

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"If Bush Was in Kindergarten, Obama Is in First Grade" - Indian Environmentalist Sunita Narain on US Climate Policy

AMY GOODMAN: How is the Obama administration different from the Bush administration, George W. Bush? Or is it?

SUNITA NARAIN: Well, I think if President Bush was in kindergarten, President Obama is in first grade, but nothing more than that.

Copenhagen: U.N. chief weighs in on climate talk expectations -- latimes.com

[Ban Ki-moon] We will establish a global governance structure to monitor and manage the implementation of this.

John Kerry vows to get climate laws passed if Copenhagen deal succeeds | Environment | guardian.co.uk

In a heavily attended speech, Kerry, who is leading the effort to get a climate change bill through the Senate, said he was "100%" certain of success - if countries at Copenhagen managed to cut a deal.

"With a successful deal here in Copenhagen, next year, the US Congress – House and Senate – will pass legislation," Kerry said to applause. "I will tell you right now, 100%, we are going to pass major climate and energy legislation that is going to have an impact on emissions."

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