Vulnerable Nations at Copenhagen Summit Reject 2C Target | John Vidal

Alliance of Small Island States say any deal that allows temperatures to rise by more than 1.5C is 'not negotiable' Dec. 10, 2009 (Guardian) -- More than half the world's countries say they are deter ...

The editorial seen around the world | Mark Leon Goldberg

A version of the same editorial calling for action in Copenhagen ran in 56 newspapers in 45 countries today. Many on the front page. This unprecedented effort was spearheaded by the Guardian. Good fo ...

Scientist Says Warming Will 'Wipe Out Billions' If Political Leaders Fail To Act (Jenny Fyall)

Nov. 29, 2009 -- Most of the world's population will be wiped out if political leaders fail to agree a method of stopping current rates of global warming, one of the UK's most senior climate scientis ...

Antarctica: Collapse of the ice bridge supporting Wilkins Ice Shelf appears imminent

April 3, 2009 (European Space Agency) -- The Wilkins Ice Shelf is at risk of partly breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula as the ice bridge that connects it to Charcot and Latady Islands looks s ...

I Love a Planet with a Happy Atmosphere (Michael Greenwell)

March 24, 2009 (World News Trust) -- The newspapers and TV like natural disasters. They provide countless emotional and, on the whole, non-controversial scenes (with the exception of New Orleans as t ...

Future Scenarios, By David Holmgren -- A Review By Carolyn Baker

Future Scenarios offers fascinating and fertile challenges for engaging Peak Oil and climate change and confronts us with the question that will not die: Will our journey to a post-petroleum world be ...

Overpopulation, Overconsumption and the Balance of Power (Dale Allen Pfeiffer)

Feb. 10, 2009 (www.mountainsentinel.com) -- I have been asked to write about overpopulation as part of an effort to focus awareness on this problem.

Antarctica's Wilkins Ice Shelf Risks Collapse, U.K. Group Says (Alex Morales)

March 25, 2008 (Bloomberg) -- An Antarctic ice shelf bigger than Connecticut risks collapse because of global warming after a retreat that began on Feb. 28, the British Antarctic Survey said. The Wil ...

Climate change caused civilisation, scientist says (Alok Jha)

Alok Jha -- Guardian Unlimited Sept. 8, 2006 -- Severe climate change was the main driver behind the birth of civilisation, a scientist says. An increase in harsh, arid conditions across the globe ar ...