Why I Care – Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about why he cares about climate change and explains his worldwide crusade to make an impact.
Why I Care – Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba talks about her commitment to sustainability.
Mythbusters tests global warming theory – does CO2 warm air?
Mythbusters build transparent boxes, filled some with carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), then monitored temperature differences.
ScienceCasts: Climate Change and the Yin-Yang of Polar Sea Ice
Arctic and Antarctic sea ice are both affected by climate change, but the two poles of Earth are behaving in intriguingly different ways. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Why Increasing Antarctic Sea Ice Doesn’t Mean Climate Change Isn’t Happening http://www.businessinsider.com/antarctic-sea-ice-climate-change-2014-12
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Why I Care – Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford talks about why he cares about climate change and why things have to change.
How Fishermen experience Climate Change
Pete, a local fisherman in Puget Sound, discusses his family-owned fishing business and the threat to his livelihood that ocean acidification poses
Why I Care – Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle talks about why he cares about climate change and what he’s seen while working on this series. Subscribe to the Years of Living Dangerously channel for more clips: http://s.sho.com/YearsYouTube Official site: http://www.sho.com/yearsoflivingdange… The Years Project: http://yearsoflivingdangerously.com/ Follow: https://twitter.com/YEARSofLIVING Like: https://www.facebook.com/YearsOfLiving Watch on Showtime Anytime: http://s.sho.com/1hoirn4
DetailsNatural Gas versus Coal Power Plants: Greenhouse gas warming
Ken Caldeira: We had a paper come out comparing effects of natural gas versus coal plants, aimed at understanding how much methane leakage there could be from natural gas before it caused more near-term warming than coal. The answer depends on how efficient the different power plants are, but one thing that is clear is…
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Drought-hit California deals with too much rain (December 2014)
Global News – Wed, Dec 3: California is a story of extremes. A powerful Pacific storm swept through the parched state, bringing heavy rain that triggered mudslides and cause major damage. Jackson Proskow has the story.
Calls for Harvard University to Divest Fast from Fossil Fuels #TippingPoint
CNN: Stanford University has already decided it will no longer directly invest in coal mining companies because it has a responsibility to consider “corporate policies or practices (that) create substantial social injury.” Harvard is fighting climate change, too. The university has an enviably small carbon footprint and its scientists are among the most respected for…
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Former NASA Scientist: Evidence of Climate Change is “Unequivocal”
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: In today’s EPW Committee Hearing, Dr. Drew Shindell, PhD discusses the overwhelming evidence of climate change. He notes that evidence such as shrinking ice caps, rising oceans, and rising temperatures are seen by satellites. Related The Guardian: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced a climate bill in the US…
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Bill McKibben on the Carbon Bubble, Fossil Fuels
From Bill Mckibben’s acceptance speech for the Right Livlihood Award in Stockholm. ClimateCrocks: Above, Bill Mckibben accepts the Swedish Parliament’s Right Livelihood Award, known as the “alternative Nobel” prize. He describes signs of a rising global movement on climate, and the fraying edges of the Fossil Fuel front. Related The gas tax has been fixed…
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