Tundra fires could accelerate climate warming

"This fire was a big wake-up call, and it can happen again, not just in Alaska but in other parts of the Arctic, like Canada and Russia," Mack said. "Suppressing a fire in the wilderness is costly, but what if the fire causes the permafrost to melt? We need to have that discussion."

Current TV CEO Mark Rosenthal Exits Struggling Network | The Wrap Media

Mark Rosenthal, CEO of Current TV, is leaving the company and co-founder Joel Hyatt is taking over as CEO.

Rosenthal, who was previously COO and President of MTV, succeeded Hyatt as CEO in 2009. He had previously served as COO and President of MTV.

Hyatt, who founded the network with Al Gore, resigned as CEO in 2009 after a failed IPO.

NAS Climate Panel Fails The Laugh Test - James Taylor - May 2011 - Forbes

Three environmental activists and a duck walk into a bar and start talking global warming with a dozen people who have no formal education in climate science. Sound like the beginning of a bad joke? Actually, it’s not. It’s what the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) would have us believe is an expert, objective, scientifically authoritative panel qualified to produce its latest report, America’s Climate Choices.
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Indeed, when three environmental activists and a duck walk into a bar to discuss global warming with non-climate scientists, the duck is most objective, qualified source in the room. Too bad the duck was the only entity left off the NAS panel.