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The Stream, November 20: Greenhouse Gases Record High in 2011
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2011 is Record-setting Year for Climate Change: Ice Melts in Arctic, High Temps in U.S.
A new study has revealed that ice volume in the Arctic Sea reached an all-time low in 2010. Meanwhile, in the United States, more high-temperature records have been set this summer than in any other year previously, as well as many regions that have broken rainfall and drought records.
Infographic: Successes and Failures of China’s Five-Year Plans (1996 -2010)
A breakdown of previous plans gives context to the newly released 12th Five-Year Plan.
Infographic: A Closer Look at Tar Sands Oil
185 gallons of water + two tons of soil + 700-1200 cubic feet of natural gas
= one barrel of crude oil.
Peter Gleick: How Much Water do YOU Use at Home?
A new tool for figuring out our home water and energy and greenhouse gas footprint.
Peter Gleick: Climate-change Deniers Versus the Scientific Societies of the World — Who Should we Listen to?
Where should the public, not versed in climate science, look for their information and knowledge about this debate about climate change?
Peter Gleick: The Real Climate Hoax
In all of the recent news about climate change, leaked emails, complex negotiations, and watered-down agreements in Copenhagen, one fact has't received enough attention. The climate "hoax" is real.
EPA Greenhouse Gas Ruling Could Lead To Stricter Emissions Standards
EPA Chief says the agency has been fighting to make up for lost time on its climate change policies. A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruling that greenhouse gases pose a public health threat has set the stage for new emission regulations while setting off a battle in Congress and howls of protest from industry groups.