In my recent conversations with peers in the science policy world (read “fellow geeks”), the same question has come up repeatedly of late: Why did global warming “tip”? How has the issue finally managed to go mainstream, so that even President Bush now seems on the verge of feeling its urgency?
Chris Mooney, author of the new book, Storm World, has a piece on Huffington Post today describing his thoughts on how global warming has moved into the spotlight as a major issue in America.
The largest 'energy' companies earn their multimillion-dollar profits from fossil fuels, while revenues from renewables are minimal or non-existent.
The Tennessee Valley Authority — the nation's largest public utility — wants to replace two coal power plants with natural gas, raising climate and environmental justice concerns.
Louisiana activists say the East Grand Lake river diversion will smother part of the Atchafalaya Basin, creating new land for fossil energy development in the process.
Campaigners urge greater scrutiny of aquaculture, which relies on wild-caught fish as feed.
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