As US Obstructs Progress, The Climate Heads Toward the Cliff

onMay 26, 2007 @ 07:05 PDT

Human-made greenhouse gases have brought the Earth’s climate close to critical tipping points, with potentially dangerous consequences for the planet. The warming of 0.6ºC in the past 30 years has been driven mainly by greenhouse gases, and only moderate additional climate forcing is likely to set in motion disintegration of the West Antarctic ice sheet and Arctic sea ice.

By Ross Gelbspan

Analysis

The Allure of Flight

ByLindsey J. Smith

onApr 26, 2024 @ 13:38 PDT

New novel "The Sky Was Ours" reckons with escape, the false promise of technofixes, and the desire for a better world.

us/Big Oil’s Dangerous Radioactive Secret

ByJustin Nobel

onApr 24, 2024 @ 10:06 PDT

DeSmog writer Justin Nobel’s new book explores how workers bear the brunt of the oil and gas industry’s hidden contaminated waste.

uk/UK Accused of ‘Helping Russia’ as Refined Oil Imports From ‘Laundering’ Countries Remain at Record High

BySam Bright

onApr 24, 2024 @ 02:10 PDT

Britain is boosting the Kremlin war effort by continuing to purchase billions of pounds worth of refined oil from India, China, and Turkey, campaigners say.