Oceans further mitigate climate change by providing a sink for carbon, reducing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. The ocean currents are a major player in controlling global weather patterns, from one-time events like hurricanes to general patterns... Full Article at Environmental Leader

Cressie's observation on the value of his research: Although the current paper combines a small number of models, the techniques developed can be scaled up to bridge all of the major climate science models, extending those shared conclusions and... Full Article at Treehugger

The relatively small proportion of people in the United States who dismiss global warming are highly vocal, which creates the impression of more climate disbelief than actually exists. The Climate Change in the American Mind report says, as of March... Full Article at Treehugger

Dirzo, the Bing Professor in Ecology at Stanford University, where he also serves as the director of the Center for Latin American Studies. “But biological extinction is not a reversible thing. To me — and I know that this might be controversial — I... Full Article at Grist

Eating less meat and wasting less food can play a big part in helping to keep a lid on greenhouse gas emissions as the world’s population increases.” “Population growth means that more food has to be produced and so this source of greenhouse gas... Full Article at Inhabitat

Not that long ago, some folks were arguing that clean energy — unlike climate change, which had been irredeemably stained by partisanship (eww!) — would bring people together across ideological lines. Persuaded by the irrefutable wisdom of wonks, we... Full Article at Grist

Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing today welcomed a DECC analysis showing that household bills will be lower with green policies and renewable energy than if the UK continues with the status quo. Basing his comments on a 2011 DECC estimate that... Full Article at Environmental Data Interactive