Archive for October, 2006

U.N. sees ‘far more robust’ global warming evidence

By Laura MacInnis (Source: Reuters UK)
GENEVA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Scientific evidence that human activity is heating the Earth has become “far more robust” in the last five years, the head of the United Nations climate change panel said.
Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said an [...]

NOAA Charged With Censoring Hurricane Report

Scientists: Climate data squelched
New Jersey Star-Ledger Oct. 1, 2006
Scientists at a world-renowned climate research lab in New Jersey say their discoveries are being hidden from public view because their conclusions on global warming differ from those in the Bush administration.
The scientists, part of the research staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, say a [...]

Climate Change Inaction Will Cost Trillions

While the global warming deniers predict a huge economic downside to trying to stop climate change, it has always been pretty clear to me that inaction will cost a lot more. It is not only a matter of dollars. How do you put a price on human lives and on the loss of complete ecosystems [...]