Labor ‘tricked’ on plan to phase out coal By state political reporter Sarah Gerathy, ABCUpdated May 23, 2013, 2:10 pm tweet0 Email Print New South Wales Opposition Leader John Robertson is backpedalling after he told an anti-mining forum that Labor was developing a plan to phase out the use of coal. Mr Robertson told the Continue Reading →
Fossil fuel divestment campaign’s victory in Australia will be a moral one Global climate divestment campaigns led by 350.org and Bill McKibben will have a larger moral impact than financial one Share 44 inShare1 Email A coal train awaits loading at BHP Billiton’s Mt Arthur coal mine in Muswellbrook, Australia. Photograph: Ian Waldie/Getty Images Journalist Continue Reading →
Oklahoma tornado followed by extreme weather warnings for four states Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas told to expect tornadoes, hail storms and thunderstorms on Tuesday • Oklahoma tornado – live coverage of developments Share 18 inShare0 Email Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 21 May 2013 17.57 BST Jump to comments (12) A tornado Continue Reading →
NASA Helps Pinpoint Glaciers’ Role in Sea Level Rise by Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2013 The Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland is the largest valley glacier in the Alps and it has been losing mass since the mid-19th century. A new study using data from two NASA satellites found that glaciers like this Continue Reading →
US Groundwater Levels Are Falling Faster Than Any Time in the Past Century By Mat McDermott Photo: brewbrooks/Flickr A new study from the US Geological Survey reveals that groundwater aquifers in the United States have been depleted at record high levels over the first decade of the 21st century, resulting both in a long term Continue Reading →
Is peak oil never going to happen? By Sebastian Blanco RSS feed Google+ Posted May 21st 2013 12:33PM 21210 Comments131 You can make a coherent, logical argument for cars that don’t burn gasoline without once mentioning global petroleum supply. You can talk about international relations and the power of gasoline exporters (just read the first Continue Reading →