U.S. Policy: Few Tools for Helping Polar Bears
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 10:24Data showing that arctic sea ice losses threaten polar bear survival led the U.S. to list the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act two years ago. But a special ruling...
And They're Off!
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 08:19Our Project Polar Bear contestants have started posting in their blogs. You'll love their enthusiasm and youthful energy. Which team will reduce the most CO2? Here are some...
New Poll: 97% of Climate Scientists Think Planet Warming Caused by Humans
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 08:09Do climate scientists disagree about global warming? Nope. A survey published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that a whopping 97 percent of...
One Boy. One Million Trees.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 06:48A 12-year-old German boy concerned about global warming has inspired the planting of one million trees. Felix Finkbeiner was nine when he came up with the idea of planting...
This Year's Blue Planet Prize
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 15:30... goes to two prominent climate scientists, Dr. Robert Watson of Great Britain and Dr. James Hansen of the U.S. The international environmental award is considered Japan's...
A Better Bear Trap
Friday, June 18, 2010 - 09:34Human-polar bear conflicts are expected to increase as the sea ice melts and the bears are driven ashore. Bob Facklam of Montana has designed a better bear trap with a safety...
Polar Bear Scientists Question Nunavut Decision
Friday, June 18, 2010 - 09:27Polar bear populations are threatened by climate change and will not be able to adapt quickly enough to the rapid warming taking place, scientists with the IUCN Polar Bear...
From Tobacco to Climate Change
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 08:06The well-documented book, “Merchants of Doubt,” explores how the same patterns are used over and over again in scientific disinformation campaigns—from tobacco to climate...
Polar Bear Hunting Quotas in Russia
Monday, June 14, 2010 - 15:56The U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Commission met last week to discuss a potential coordinated and sustainable harvest by Native peoples in Alaska and Russia for their shared...
May Arctic Ice Loss Sets Record
Monday, June 14, 2010 - 13:08Sea ice losses in the Arctic took place at a faster clip than any May on record since satellite monitoring began more than 30 years ago, suggesting that this summer's...
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