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Feb 22, 2010 Water

Jay Zwally warns Greenland ice loss is canary in coal mine

“Even if there is no additional climate warming,” said Zwally, “sea level will continue to rise, about 16 inches over the next hundred years.”

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Apr 26, 2009 Earth 2 Comments

Lorents Lorentsen: ‘Who will pay for climate action?’

“The important and very difficult issue to deal with is who is going to take action, where is this action going to take place, and who is going to pay for it,” said OECD Lorents Lorentsen. Hear more from Lorentsen …

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Apr 20, 2009 Earth Leave a comment

Jerry Melillo on scientists working to document U.S. climate impacts

Listen to Jerry Melillo, an ecologist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole Massachusetts. He and his colleagues are working to document climate change impacts already occurring in the U.S.

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Apr 16, 2009 Earth 4 Comments

Stephen Schneider on avoidable and unavoidable climate impacts

Climate scientist Stephen Schneider of Stanford spoke about avoidable and unavoidable climate impacts.

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Apr 14, 2009 Energy Comments Off

Robert Socolow: ‘Live well, transform energy to help climate’

“We have the incredible challenge of living well, while we transform our energy system,” said Robert Socolow of Princeton University. Socolow spoke at the March 2009 climate summit in Washington DC.

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Apr 12, 2009 Human World 3 Comments

James Woolsey: ‘Plug-in hybrids for U.S. security, climate’

A former CIA director says a switch to plug-in hybrid vehicles could strengthen national security and help forestall climate change.

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Apr 08, 2009 Earth 19 Comments

Albert Carnesale: Limiting carbon emissions might help economy

Even in a tough economy like we’re seeing in 2009 – limiting carbon emissions might lead to economic opportunities, according to Albert Carnesale of UCLA. He’s an expert on international affairs and security and chairman of a U.S. National Academy of Sciences committee on America’s Climate Choices.

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Apr 06, 2009 Earth 3 Comments

Ralph Cicerone on climate study to help determine U.S. policy

National Academy of Sciences president Ralph Cicerone talks about America’s choices in response to climate change.