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A strong statement on Climate Change

I think it was great what Obama did but I was looking through the internet and im not sure how the American public will view it. http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/public-to-obama-congress-climate-action-is-no-big-deal-this-year-20140128 This article talks about new polls that have come out saying that the public wanted Obama to talk more about jobs and pushing Congress with new economic agendas. I am curious to find out whether or not he will accomplish anything that he said.

Nature Reports: Climate Change is an online resource from Nature providing in-depth reporting, comment and analysis on climate science and its wider implications for policy, society and the economy.

This article outlines how climate change may have impacted the forming, strength, and direction of last years blizzard. It's interesting to note that different articles differ on their view of whether or not climate change is the reason behind these wacky winter weather events.

This article talks about the recent freeze that has struck the US, but contrary to the previous article that I posted on the Polar Vortex, this article suggests that the recent temperatures shouldn't be used in the argument of climate change at all. Instead of focusing on this one example, the article looks at warming trends during winter throughout the US, and shows some interesting results.

Climate Change impacts already seen.

We can see a silver lining to this event and article. The superstorms, ice cap meltings, and ocean acidification are primary examples of issues that are the forefront of the world's news. When these events happen, they are sad and devastating, but the more they happen people become aware of the problem. And when the UN and political leaders are taking pro-environmentalism stances on the issue of man made global warming, more people will start paying attention and possibly change their anti-environmentalism into pro-environmentalism. This can lead to a desire to make change, and support green technology.

Global climate: it's complicated. Any long-term solution will require profound changes in how we generate energy. At the same time, there are everyday things that you can do to reduce your personal contribution to a warming planet. Here are seven simple guidelines on how your choices today affect the climate tomorrow.

Nancy Folbre is an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She recently edited and contributed to "For Love and Money: Care Provision in the United States." We all buy stuff that generates carbon dioxide emissions and threatens the stability of our climate.

STOCKHOLM - For the first time, the world's top climate scientists on Friday formally embraced an upper limit on greenhouse gases while warning that it is likely to be exceeded within decades if emissions continue at a brisk pace, underscoring the profound challenge humanity faces in bringing global warming under control.

Time is running out.

An interesting article that suggests a link between global warming and climate change, specifically in the case of hurricanes.

Article that explains how global warming impacts the forming of superstorms, and explains how these factors affect the frequency of superstorms.

Regardless of which candidate you support, it's interesting to see he's basing his support on the fear of climate change and its impact on NYC, citing Obama as better for the environment.

Scientists say they could, in theory, do a much better job of answering the question "Did have anything to do with it?" after extreme weather events like the drought in Texas and the floods in New England. But for many reasons, efforts to put out prompt reports on the causes of extreme weather are essentially languishing.

An old coal power plant in Salem, Mass. is scheduled to be replaced by a newer, smaller, 'greener' natural gas plant. Environmental advocates say that if we install this plant we will not meet our mandate for reducing carbon emissions, as set forth in the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 (the one that Dr. Cash worked on!!!). However, energy and power experts say that if this plant does not get built on schedule, Massachusetts will be in danger of blackouts and power shortages in 2016.

Good progress on climate.

"Instruments on Hawaii's Mauna Loa observatory first recorded carbon dioxide levels above 400 parts per million last May, peaking at 400.5. This year, the seasonally fluctuating number has crossed 401 ppm three times this month and hit a record 401.6 on March 12, said Ralph Keeling at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. That's a figure well above pre-industrial levels and perhaps not seen since before the rise of humanity."

Yikes.

This is a fascinating article and one that put into perspective the state of climate change policy in the U.S.