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Dozens of environmental activists protested in front of the White House against the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline that would transport crude oil from western Canada down through the Midwestern region of the US. Photo Credit: Ben Powless.

US rejects controversial Keystone XL pipeline

19 January, 2012

The US state department has denied a permit for the highly controversial Keystone XL pipeline, that once constructed would transport dirty and climate killing tar sands from Canada to the US and other world markets. One of the world’s most … Continue reading

In 2010, global temperatures continued to rise. A new analysis from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies shows that 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest year on record, and was part of the warmest decade on record.

2010 ended as the warmest year on record

10 February, 2011

According to climate scientists from NASA and the National Climatic Data Center last year’s temperatures ended in a tie with 2005 as the warmest on record. NASA writes that: “Global surface temperatures in 2010 tied 2005 as the warmest on … Continue reading

2010 might be the hottest year ever recorded in human history

11 July, 2010

Climate institutions and scientists are warning that 2010 might end up as one of the hottest years ever recorded in human history. According to new data from the US National Snow and Ice Centre Data Centre (NSIDC)arctic sea ice levels … Continue reading

Top experts: Carbon Tax needed NOT Cap-and-Trade Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)

5 July, 2009

A number of eminent scientists, economists and writers variously argue strongly FOR a global Carbon Tax that will directly put a price on greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution and enable urgently required rapid transformation to a non-carbon economy. They variously argue … Continue reading

Great power point lectures by top climate scientists and analysts

18 June, 2009

“Nevertheless the climate sceptics are unfazed and essentially all governments around the world are committed to continuing to increase atmospheric carbon dioxide…” An overwhelming global scientific consensus says that man-made global warming is happening NOW. Indeed for the latest see … Continue reading

Good and Bad Climate News

13 January, 2009

Australia and the World are acutely threatened by man-made climate change and it may already be too late to stop catastrophe – however there is GOOD NEWS as well as BAD NEWS. The BAD NEWS is that top UK climate … Continue reading

Climate Criminal Australia announces Terracidal “5% off 2000 GHG pollution by 2020″

5 January, 2009

Photo credit: go_greener_oz With Parliament in recession for Christmas and the Christmas-New Year holiday), the pro-Coal Australian Government that presides over the Developed World’s worst per capita greenhouse gas (GHG) polluter and the World’s biggest coal exporter – climate criminal … Continue reading

Book Review: “Climate Code Red – the case for emergency action”

1 November, 2008

6 months ago on Green Blog I reviewed “Climate Code Red – the case for a sustainability emergency” by David Spratt and Phillip Sutton (Friends of the Earth, Melbourne). This important, well-referenced, spiral bound book had helped launch the Australian … Continue reading

British verdict will strengthen the anti-coal and climate movement

18 September, 2008

Last week the verdict came in the case against the six Greenpeace activists – Ben Stewart, Will Rose, Kevin Drake, Tim Hewke, Huw Williams and Emily Hall – who in October last year performed a protest against the Kingsnorth coal … Continue reading

The Plenty 20: 20 businesses, 20 people, and 10 ideas that will change our world

16 September, 2008

In this months issue of the environment magazine Plenty they have listed the top 20 people, 20 businesses, and 10 ideas that will “change our world”. “There are game-changers and then there are world-changers. From Internet giants working to make … Continue reading

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