Western Arctic Ice Growth Since 1989 | Real Science

There is a lot more sea ice this month around Alaska and Siberia than there was in May, 1989...

NASA expert Jay Zwally said that the Arctic may be ice free in about 14 weeks.

150,000+ Additional deaths due to heat-related climate change - Environmental technologies news magazine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As climate change leads to scorching summers, most major cities will see a dramatic rise in heat-related deaths, according to a new analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to be released at 1:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, during a live, phone-based national press conference.

NRDC and university-based experts will discuss how climate change will lead to additional deaths, as well as ways to better protect residents. The report will project a total of more than 150,000 additional heat-related deaths through the end of this century across most major cities, including: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Hartford, Louisville, Minneapolis, Newark, Pittsburgh, Providence, and Washington, D.C.

Water use and climate change tops European conference | News | Farmers Guardian

This year’s Green Week, entitled The Water Challenge – Every Drop Counts, will see 3,000 stakeholders, NGOs, Government representatives and EU officials descend on the city to search for solutions to key water problems.

More Carbon Tax pain for Tasmanians Revealed

Not only are Tasmanians about to be hit with higher electricity prices and higher cost of living expenses under Labor’s job destroying Carbon Tax, now they face even more pain.

Twitter / NASciences: Nisbet: We've moved from '

Nisbet: We've moved from 'science deficit' model to 'ideological deficit' model on climate change ‪#sackler

Twitter / DukeIGSP: Nisbet: What happens when

Nisbet: What happens when climate change becomes a matter of public health not environmental concern? ‪#scicomm‬ ‪#sackler

UK Energy Bill Avoids Carbon Pledge

New electricity legislation will avoid a firm commitment to banish coal and gas by the 2030s. Ministers previously said they wanted to make energy clean within two decades. Environmentalists wanted that statement to dictate today's Draft Energy Bill but the government says it wants to retain flexibility on the target date. Environmentalists will also be worried that the Bill does not put an explicit constraint on any dash for gas.

Is The Government Getting Cold Feet Over Its Costly Energy Bill?

Household energy bills will rise as a result of an overhaul of the sector to be unveiled on Tuesday, ministers admitted, amid industry warnings the reforms would add unnecessary costs. Charles Hendry, Energy Minister, told The Daily Telegraph that the government would “be asking the Commons Energy Select Committee to look at alternatives” to its proposal.