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Americans’ Concern About Climate Change Is Growing
Posted by ThinkProgress: None Given on March 18th, 2016
ThinkProgress: If you are concerned about global warming, you are part of a growing majority that hadn`t been this large since 2008, a new Gallup poll has found.
In fact, 64 percent of adults say they are worried a "great deal" or "fair amount" about global warming, up from 55 percent at this time last year. According to the poll, concerns about global warming have increased among all party groups since 2015, though concerns remain much higher among Democrats than Republicans and Independents.
In March, 40...
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As They Drank Contaminated Water, Flint Residents Were Charged The Highest Water Rates In The Country
Posted by ThinkProgress: None Given on February 18th, 2016
ThinkProgress: Not only did Flint residents drink tap water contaminated with lead and other chemicals throughout 2015, but they were also paying the highest prices in the country to keep that poisoned water flowing through their pipes.
A report released by Food & Water Watch on Tuesday confirmed what many residents had long suspected: that their water bills, averaging $140 a month, were the highest in the country. The group found that a Flint resident paid $864.32 a year for water in January 2015, about $500...
Groups Want To Know If Climate Change Caused Tasmania Wildfire
Posted by ThinkProgress: None Given on February 4th, 2016
ThinkProgress: With massive wildfires ravaging Tasmania`s ancient forests for more than two weeks, groups are now calling for official inquiries on whether climate change is partly to blame.
As of Thursday, 70 fires remain active across this island state south of Australia, with 46 of them still out of control, according to Tasmania Fire Service. No lives have been lost, but what has been called the worst wildfire in the country`s history has burned more than 100,000 hectares (386 square miles), including up...
Why Big Blizzards In Winter Don’t Disprove Global Warming
Posted by ThinkProgress: None Given on January 22nd, 2016
ThinkProgress: Another epic blizzard threatens 50 million people on the East Coast, with a bulls-eye on Washington DC. And leading climatologists again explain how human-induced climate change, especially warming-fueled ocean temperatures, are super-charging the amount of moisture in the atmosphere the storm will dump on us.
First, though, I think the name, Winter Storm Jonas, doesn`t do justice to this blizzard, especially since the Jonas brothers are a pretty harmless pop rock band. I`m suggesting the name,...
Our Future May Hold Less Food, Thanks To Climate Change
Posted by ThinkProgress: None Given on December 4th, 2015
ThinkProgress: September was the warmest on record for the Imperial Valley, with temperatures climbing over 90 degrees. That meant trouble for farmer Alex Jack.
“It got so hot that we had a lot of problems with seeds not germinating,” said Jack, who grows lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, and other crops in a California desert region known for producing more than two-thirds of the vegetables consumed in the United States during the winter.
To make matters worse, after dealing with unusual heat and a 60 percent...
How Protests Are Impacting Oil Sands Production in Canada
Posted by ThinkProgress: None Given on October 30th, 2015
ThinkProgress: All of those marches, rallies, arrests, and inflatable pipelines are working.
That`s the main finding of a report released this week by pro-clean energy group Oil Change International. According to the report, public opposition has been successful in stopping or delaying tar sands pipeline construction in North America. The existing pipelines carrying oil from Alberta`s tar sands region are 89 percent full, meaning that expansion of tar sands development depends heavily on new pipelines to get...
The Link Between Climate Change And ISIS Is Real
Posted by ThinkProgress: None Given on July 23rd, 2015
ThinkProgress: Democratic presidential candidate Martin O`Malley linked climate change to the rise of ISIS earlier this week. Conservatives pounced. Score this round for O`Malley.
For three years now, leading security and climate experts - and Syrians themselves - have made the connection between climate change and the Syrian civil war. Indeed, when a major peer-reviewed study came out on in March making this very case, Retired Navy Rear Admiral David Titley said it identifies "a pretty convincing climate fingerprint”...
Why This Tea Party Congressman Wants Stop Debating Whether Climate Change Is Real Or Not
Posted by ThinkProgress: None Given on July 8th, 2015
ThinkProgress: For a Republican from Florida, Rep. Curt Clawson does not sound like a Republican from Florida - at least when it comes to human-caused climate change.
At a Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, the freshman Tea Party Congressman seemed to part ways with his colleagues on the polarizing issue. Instead of denying the science behind climate change, Clawson said he`d rather not have that debate, and instead talk about solutions.
"All the chatter about is climate change real or not,...
Lindsey Graham Calls Out Fellow Republican Candidates Over Climate Change Views
Posted by ThinkProgress: None Given on June 8th, 2015
ThinkProgress: In an interview Sunday with CNN`s "State of the Union," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) continued to distance himself from the growing field of GOP presidential candidates when it comes to climate change and environmental policy.
"If I’m president of the United States, we’re going to address climate change, CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way," Graham said during the interview, noting that he does "believe that climate change is real."
The interview was taped Saturday in Boone, Iowa, where...
‘It’s Shameful’: Scientists Slam Ted Cruz Dodging Climate Question After Texas Floods
Posted by ThinkProgress: None Given on May 31st, 2015
ThinkProgress: After literally 35 trillion gallons of water fell on Texas this month, washing away homes and killing at least 28 people, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz still would not talk about climate change. "At a time of tragedy, I think it`s wrong to try to politicize a natural disaster," the 2016 Republican presidential candidate said last week when asked about the role of climate change in the floods.
In a way, the "let`s not politicize this" response is similar to the familiar "I`m not a scientist" dodge - a way...