Sep 22 China, U.S. and India push world carbon output to record levels By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The world pumped an estimated 39.8 billion tons (36.1 billion metric tons) of carbon dioxide into the air last year by burning coal, oil and gas. That is 778 million tons (706 metric tons) or 2.3 percent more than the… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch Where does the global community stand on climate change action? By PBS News Hour Hundred of thousands of people marched Sunday in New York and in other cities around the world demanding that world leaders do more to halt climate change. For more, Katherine Bagley, a reporter with InsideClimate News, joins Hari Sreenivasan in New… Continue watching
Sep 21 Thousands come out for People’s Climate March in New York City By Carey Reed Thousands descended on New York City on Sunday in support of People’s Climate March, an event organizers are calling the largest march of its kind in history. Continue reading
Sep 18 White House announces plan to train 50,000 people, including veterans, to install solar panels By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. is planning to train veterans to become solar panel installers in the next six years, the White House said Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 16 Report: Addressing climate change now will cost us less in the future By Ariel Min A new report by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate suggests that tackling the effects of climate change may not be as costly as once thought. The findings rebutted the traditional argument that cleaning up our planet comes… Continue reading
Sep 09 The Earth and its birds are ‘running out of time’ By Jenny Marder More grim news about climate change comes in two separate reports out this week -- one on the alarming surge of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, and another on the effects of climate change on North American bird populations. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 6:20 Ohio State scientists study runoff to stop toxic algae in the Great Lakes By PBS News Hour How can the great lakes recover from agricultural runoff and toxic algae blooms? Yesterday, the EPA announced it will distribute $12 million to educate farmers and improve water quality in the region. Detroit Public Television’s Christy McDonald speaks with scientists… Continue watching
Sep 04 What happens to a marsh when sea levels rise? By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy What happens to a 2,000 year-old marsh when sea levels rise? Scientists have been studying the Plum Island Estuary to find out. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Multinational corporations take action on water scarcity By PBS News Hour In the first installment of the Financial Times' series, "A world without water," environmental correspondent Pilita Clark looks at the cost to companies as the threat of water scarcity grows. Clark spoke with NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan about global competition for… Continue watching
Jul 29 White House issues critical warning of climate change’s economic cost By Anna Christiansen The White House Council of Economic Advisers is projecting a significant cost to society if climate change is not mitigated. Their analysis comes in a report released Tuesday, which foresees a 40 percent increase in environment related costs for every… Continue reading