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Climate change will make world more 'fragrant.'
In response to the disruptions of climate change, plants will emit greater levels of fragrant chemicals called biogenic volatile organic compounds, a major scientific review finds. The problem is too complex to yet gauge many of the consequences. BBC. 9 February 2010.
US couple take lead on carbon trade by selling their first credit.
Individuals keen to tackle carbon emissions should consider the example of Tami and Randy Wilson. The Pennsylvania couple have sold the world's first carbon credit awarded for a reduction in personal carbon emissions. About 1,800 others have signed up to follow suit. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Palin likens global warming studies to 'snake oil.'
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called studies supporting global climate change a "bunch of snake oil science" Monday during a rare appearance in California, a state that has been at the forefront of environmental regulations. Associated Press. 9 February 2010.
U.S. proposes new climate service.
The Obama administration proposed a new climate service on Monday that would provide Americans with predictions on how global warming will affect everything from drought to sea levels. Washington Post. 9 February 2010.
Melting ice alters way of life in Iqaluit.
A new report finds that global warming is altering the Arctic ecosystem in a way never seen before by humans. It predicts that the Arctic, which has had sea ice for more than 800,000 years, might lose summer sea ice as soon as 2030, and that the melting Arctic will lead to a 3-to-6°C increase over the next century. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Campaign climate.
Sen. Blanche Lincoln's ascendancy to the Agriculture Committee chairmanship was a bad omen for passage of climate-change legislation in 2010 due to her close ties to agricultural producers and processors seen as major contributors of greenhouse gases. Arkansas Times, Arkansas. 9 February 2010.
Earlier springs could destroy delicate balance of UK wildlife, study shows.
Recent winters have been ending earlier than ever before, according to a new assessment of Britain's wildlife that reveals global warming could be disrupting the delicate balance of nature. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Studying storm surge risks.
Researchers funded by a $170,000 federal grant are focusing on Sarasota and its Gulf of Mexico shoreline to demonstrate how low-lying coastal communities grow more vulnerable to storm surge as sea levels rise. And they are rising, scientists say. Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Florida. 9 February 2010.
Legally binding? It's so 2009.
Washington's climate policy analysts from environmental groups are quietly abandoning – at least temporarily – the once sacrosanct notion that nations must agree to legally binding emission targets. ClimateWire. 9 February 2010.
U.N. climate panel and chief face credibility siege.
Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri and the IPCC are now under intense scrutiny, facing accusations of scientific sloppiness and potential financial conflicts of interest from climate skeptics, right-leaning politicians and even some mainstream scientists. New York Times. 9 February 2010.
Coal ad blitz launches new spot as industry sees political gains.
An advertising campaign that previously pushed "clean coal" launches new spots focused on jobs and low-cost power – the latest in a three-year, nearly $120 million effort to sell Congress and the White House on coal's future. There are signs that it is working. Greenwire. 9 February 2010.
State lawmaker calls for offshore drilling, end to global warming commission.
Sen. Andrew Brock says the legislature should move to tap the massive natural gas reserve experts believe is sitting off the North Carolina coast. Lincoln Tribune, North Carolina. 9 February 2010.
Barrage could destroy Severn estuary.
A similar dam in the Netherlands caused damage almost "beyond repair." Plymouth Western Morning News, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
All that wild and woolly weather is part of global warming.
Despite the record cold and snow in the Northern Hemisphere, global warming is here to stay, say climatologists. Extremes of weather – short-term meteorology – are part of the big climate picture. Shanghai Daily, China. 9 February 2010.
Climate scientists hit out at 'sloppy' melting glaciers error.
Climate scientists who worked on the UN panel on global warming have hit out at "sloppy" colleagues from other disciplines who introduced a mistake about melting glaciers into the landmark 2007 report. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Watering the air.
Two new studies show that in America’s heartland, summers are now cooler and wetter than they were in years past. The scientists suggest that the change in the Midwest climate may have happened because of farming. Science News. 9 February 2010.
Scientists: Global warming real despite harsh winter.
Global warming may be the last thing on the minds of Delawareans still recovering from the second major snowstorm in a month. But recent record snowfall doesn't clash with the larger trend of the Earth getting warmer, climate scientists said Monday. Wilmington News Journal, Delaware. 9 February 2010.
It may be cold outside but our native wildlife thinks spring is getting earlier all the time.
Four out of five animals and plants are breeding earlier because of changes in UK weather patterns, according to a study published in the journal Global Change Biology. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Spring begins almost two weeks earlier due to global warming, say scientists.
Animals and plants in the UK are breeding on average almost 12 days earlier than they were three decades ago, scientists have discovered. Edinburgh Scotsman, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Spring is coming 11 days earlier on average.
Temperatures might be barely above freezing with more snow forecast to fall across parts of Britain this week, but spring is actually getting earlier and earlier according to ecologists. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Australia, Antarctica linked by climate.
Researchers have found that when the southwestern corner of Australia suffers a drought, a region of eastern Antarctica is often battered with heavy snowfalls. Several climate models suggest that human activity could be strengthening the connection. Science. 9 February 2010.
Welcome to Atlantis and the quest for nitrogen.
For Chief Scientist Doug Capone (USC), this trip is just one in a series of voyages aimed at understanding how nitrogen fixation—or the conversion of nitrogen into other forms—affects overall nitrogen levels in marine environments. Scientific American. 9 February 2010.
EU bioethanol outlook brightens, biodiesel dims.
The European Union has been expanding the use of ethanol and biodiesel as it seeks to cut emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Demand is expected to grow in 2010, and two massive bioethanol refineries are due to come on line in the first half of the year. Reuters. 9 February 2010.
Will US. see nuclear renaissance?
U.S. President Barack Obama caused viewers to do a double take when he called for a boost in nuclear energy in his recent State of the Union address. But while many praised the proposal, opponents doubted the plan would come to fruition. China Radio International, China. 9 February 2010.
Palm oil deal 'a threat to the rainforest'.
Hundreds of millions of tonnes of palm oil look set to be pumped into Britain's vehicles despite scientific evidence showing that chopping down rainforests to make way for plantations exacerbates climate change, according to a leaked report. London Independent, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Billionaire Tory fundraiser rakes in £25m from firm that has wrecked a rainforest.
Tory billionaire donor Lord Ashcroft makes millions through a company accused of damaging a rainforest – another blow to the Tories’ environmental credentials. London Daily Mirror, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Global warming law under attack.
There's a new ballot initiative underway that is trying to repeal the nation's leading global warming law. The law seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by close to a third by 2020. Environment Report. 9 February 2010.
US Fish and Wildlife Service says pika not imperiled by climate change.
The Obama administration has determined that the American pika is not threatened by climate change. The decision underscores how the Endangered Species Act has become the latest battlefield in the fight over global warming. New York Times. 9 February 2010.
Federal climate service created to provide data.
NOAA will create a new climate change office to gather and provide data to governments, industry and academia as part of a broad federal effort to prepare for long-term changes to the planet, officials said Monday. New York Times. 9 February 2010.
New federal climate change agency forming.
The Obama administration on Monday proposed a new agency to study and report on the changing climate. Associated Press. 9 February 2010.
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