theFewture» climate change

New Energy Bill | Is it enough?

theFewture — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:43:35 +0000

The climate bill debate has begun in the house. Will it be enough? Obama talks about the jobs the bill is expected to create and states that it will make clean energy profitable.

Global Climate Change Impacts in the U.S.

theFewture — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:03:27 +0000

Wondering how climate change will affect life in the United States?

Read the report from the United States Global Change Research Program.

If nothing else, be sure to take a look at the report's Key Findings.

(There are also regional reports available for more specific information.)

The Economist | Global Warming is Bad for Your Pocketbook

theFewture — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:50:18 +0000

The Economist is reporting on the release of two reports, one in the United States and one in Britain, that give some detail on the grim affects that climate change have in these two countries. For details, visit The Economist:

Officials in America and Britain report on how a changing climate could batter their countries

IF YOU want to persuade voters to make difficult choices in order to tackle climate change, it helps to make clear precisely how their own homes might be affected by shifting weather patterns. Although climate change is widely expected to do most damage in poor countries, where large and vulnerable populations are most likely to be battered and displaced in the coming decades, rich ones will be affected too. This week two governments, in America and in Britain, set forth reports detailing what changes might be in store at home.