Top Environmental News Stories of the Next 5 Months (7 Green Bloggers)

What do you think will be the top environmental news story of the next 5 months? 7 green bloggers give their answers below. Last week, we got answers from 7 green bloggers on what they though was the biggest environmental news story of the 1st half of the year (not … Continue reading

June Heat Records Continue Year-Long & Multi-Decade Trend: Global Warming?

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) posted itsState of the Climate, Global Analysis for June last week. The news? It was hot, hotter than it should be, hotter than anyone (who doesn’t believe in climate change) could have ever guessed it would be, and it continued to break major heat records. Read … Continue reading

Addressing “Global Cooling”

Give people a little winter weather and they cry out that global climate change is a myth. Well, unfortunately, that is not the case. Before we get too excited about the cold weather, here are a few things to look at, including the fact that the scientist who said we … Continue reading

1st High Seas Marine Protected Area in Southern Ocean — More Diverse than Galapagos Islands

Fishing and refuse disposal are to be banned in the 1st high seas Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Southern Ocean, an area of the ocean that contains more species than the Galapagos Islands. This will allow scientists to monitor the effects of climate change in this region. This is … Continue reading