May 20, 2012
The CBS Evening News had one of the best segments ever on manmade global warming. The piece is headlined on their website, “Assessing the risk of climate change” with this description:
The past 12 months were the hottest on record, and forecasters are predicting high temperatures across the U.S. this summer. Science and environment contributor M. Sanjayan explains...

Energy Secretary Steven Chu has turned to pop culture to promote clean energy. He put up this picture and Facebook post on the new box office smash The Avengers...
by Elisa Wood, via Renewable Energy WorldWhy do some states avoid creating policies that encourage consumers and businesses to save energy?...
- Wet'suwet'en people in British Columbia condemn the proposed Pacific Trail natural gas pipeline. "We will stop them at our traditional boundary lines and prevent them from proceeding with plans on our territories."
by Kaid Benfield, via NRDC’s SwitchboardThe housing price recovery has begun, says a new report from The Demand Institute, a think tank...
During his meeting with businessmen in Radisson Hotel, Thursday afternoon (May 18), Dr. Mohamed Morsi, the candidate of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) for the presidency, affirmed that all the spectra of the Egyptian people have rights and duties, ...
When my kids were younger, they asked me why the ocean was blue. I would answer that the ocean mirrors the blue sky. However, I would not think much more about it, even though it is well-known that the oceans represent the most important source for atmospheric moisture. They also play an important role for many types of internal variations, such as the El Nino Southern Oscillation. Now a new study...