Global Warming

Newsday's coverage

• Crisp: Climate change reaches scary milestone

  there any good news on the climate front? On May 14, the International Energy Agency produced a five-year outlook for the global energy market. The "good news" is that the threat of oil shortages has essentially disappeared and that the U.S.will continue to   Read more »

• UN: Eat more insects; good for you, good for world

  -- The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now.Edible insects are being promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. According to the U.N., they come with appetizing   Read more »

• Orszag: Cities need the resilience to face future Sandys

  Whether or not Hurricane Sandy had a connection to climate change , climate change will make future Hurricane Sandys more common , imposing enormous costs on cities.Since we seem to lack the will to reduce this threat by cutting greenhouse-gas emissions, w   Read more »

• Clinton announces Latin America initiative

  -- The Clinton Global Initiative is taking its formula of a powerhouse gathering of global leaders to a new part of the world.Former President Bill Clinton said Monday that the first Clinton Global Initiative Latin America is scheduled for December 8-10 in   Read more »

• Science a hit at Cinema Arts in Huntington

  Helix" during the post-film reception. 7:30 p.m. May 22: " The Unchained Goddess " is an animated movie that discusses global warming as it was perceived in 1958. Tongue of the NOAA in Upton will discuss how the perception of global warming has changed since   Read more »

Around the web

• New energy adviser is former British Gas lobbyist

  cut their carbon emissions. Energy Minister Ed Davey has said he wants Britain to play a key role in agreeing a global settlement. Singh joined Centrica in July 2009, working there for nearly four years before joining the public relations firm Hill & Knowlton 38 m ago from GulfToday.ae Read more »

• Toronto artist says Harper government monitored her climate change artwork

  OTTAWA-More than two dozen senior officials and diplomats in Prime Minister Stephen Harperâs Conservative government monitored information about a Toronto artist over her criticism of the oil and gas industryâs environmental performance. This behind the sc 46 m ago from Canada.com Read more »

• Oysters Could Cut Ocean Acidification, Wildlife Gains at CITES

  from humans - received much needed commitments for protection. Five species of sharks and two of mantas have been added to the global list of threatened animals. Once they get on that list, commercial trade is regulated. Steps will be taken to enforce bans 4:58 PM from Sustainable Business Read more »

• Warmist dead-ender Steven Chu: Climate change is No. 1 problem

  From an interview with Stanford.edu: As energy secretary, you encouraged better collaboration between science and technology and government to tackle the biggest problems of the day. What’s the No. 1 problem on your list? Climate change. We’re heading into 4:28 PM from Junk Science Read more »

• Understanding the past and predicting the future by looking across space and time

  MADISON, Wis. Â Studying complex systems like ecosystems can get messy, especially when trying to predict how they interact with other big unknowns like climate change. In a new paper published this week (May 20) in the Proceedings of the National Academy 4:15 PM from EurekAlert Read more »