Ignoring Climate Change, State Department Report Concludes Keystone XL Has ‘No Significant Impacts’ | ThinkProgress

The State Department issued its final environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline today, finding that it would bring “no significant impacts” on the environment – even while substantially increasing greenhouse gas emissions and crossing major aquifers and wetlands across the country.

Analysis: Pheasant decline is real, but birds still plentiful | The Daily Republic | Mitchell, South Dakota

PIERRE — The harsh winter took a horrible toll on South Dakota’s pheasants. The economic question that will be answered this fall is whether hunters will visit in smaller numbers from other states after hearing news of what’s shaping up as a loss of 4.5 million birds.

The state Game, Fish and Parks Department released its annual estimate of pheasant population Thursday. Based on biologists’ roadside sightings of roosters, hens and broods of chicks, the count suggests that pheasant numbers are down 46 percent statewide from a year ago.

Was Hurricane Irene caused by global warming? - Bob King - POLITICO.com

“I think the evidence is fairly compelling that we’re seeing a climate change signal in the Atlantic,” said Kerry Emanuel, a professor of atmospheric science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Citing other recent trends of extreme weather, including hailstorms and catastrophic tornadoes, “one begins to wonder, if you add all those up, maybe you are seeing a global warming effect.”

Still, Emanuel said, “I would be reluctant myself to say anything about global warming and Irene.” For one thing, he said, Irene hasn’t been an especially unusual hurricane.

Savin' Bundles with the ClimateSmart Home Service - YouTube

The ClimateSmart Home Service is part of the Queensland Government's ClimateSmart Living initiative. It's specifically designed to help Queenslanders fight climate change by reducing your carbon footprint.