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Climate scientists: it's time for 'Plan B' - Climate Change, Environment - The Independent
An emergency "Plan B" using the latest technology is needed to save the world from dangerous climate change, according to a poll of leading scientists carried out by The Independent . The collective international failure to curb the growing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has ...
Climate change refugees seek a new international deal
Climate change refugees seek a new international deal
climatechangecorp.com — Global warming caused by human-induced greenhouse gas emissions has been linked to a host of environmental disasters.... They include sea-level rise, flooding, spells of droughts and cold and other extreme weather conditions such as frequent hurricanes ... (more) Climate change refugees seek a new international deal
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DrumBeat: January 2, 2009
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future — ... in decline at Great Barrier Reef "The data suggest that such a severe and sudden decline in calcification is unprecedented in at least the past 400 years," the researchers stated in the study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science. A reef expert not involved in the study described it as "very important." In a commentary posted on newsvine.com for msnbc.com, John Bruno added that "the findings are frankly pretty scary." Climate scientists: it's time for 'Plan B' The plan would involve highly ...

Plan 9 from AGW
QandO — Okay, they call it "plan B", but you get the point. This is some seriously desperate, and goofy, stuff. Written by Steve Connor, the "Science Editor" and Chris Green for The Independent, it takes you deep into the warping effect AGW has had on "science". ...

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