Global warming in the news

Posted: 14-Jun-2005; Updated: 31-Jul-2007

News articles on global warming  From exploration publications to business mags, the problem of global warming is getting lots of ink. Peruse our collection of links to read recent articles and op-eds about government actions affecting global warming, business solutions to the problem, the latest scientific studies and more.

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In the Spotlight:
  The Climate of Man - Part I - The New Yorker  (4/25/05)

   Business Week's cover story: Global Warming (8/16/04)
   National Geographic's cover story: Signs From Earth (9/01/04)


 

Latest News Stories | The View From Washington | The Business Angle | The Global View | Focus on Science | Editorials

  The Debate's Over: Globe Is WarmingUSA Today (6/12/05)
  Snowed: Though global climate change is breaking out all around us, the U.S. news media has remained silentMother Jones (May/June 2005)
  The Climate of Man - Part III - The New Yorker  (5/9/05)
  The Climate of Man - Part II - The New Yorker  (5/2/05)
  Scientists Find Climate Change 'Smoking Gun'Los Angeles Times (4/29/05)
  The Climate of Man - Part I - The New Yorker  (4/25/05)
  A Planetary Problem Q&A - The New Yorker (4/18/05) 
  The Science Debate Behind Climate Change - CNN.com (4/08/05)
  Journalist Puts Global Warming Skeptics Undet the Spotlight - Transcript of Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Lateline interview with Ross Gelbspan (3/07/05) 
  No Deadlock on Global Warming Outside BeltwayMiami Herald Op-ed by Environmental Defense Climate & Air program manager Peter Goldmark (3/06/05) (free registration required)
  Bush Ally Breaks Ranks on Global Warming - Reuters article (3/04/05)
  Leaving Bush Behind: Companies Make Peace With Kyoto ProtocolL.A. Weekly article (3/04/05)
  A Heated Debate: U.S. Companies Face More Global-Warming Proxy Votes - CBS Market Watch article (3/01/05)
  China Approves Renewable Energy Law to Cut Emissions - Kyodo News article (3/01/05)
  Global Warming Sparks Plankton MigrationScotsman [UK] article (3/01/05)
  Climate 'Threatens' Arctic Lakes - BBC News article (3/01/05)
  'Kyoto Debate is Over,' Bush Tells E.U. - EUPolitix.com article (2/23/05)
  Melting Ice Important Indicator of Global Warming - NASA press release (2/22/05)
  Report: Global Warming Could Worsen U.S. Pollution - Reuters article (2/21/05)
  California Bypasses Kyoto, Fights Global Warming on Its Own - San Francisco Chronicle article (2/17/05)
  Emissions Trading is Kyoto's Success Story - Boston Globe article (2/17/05)
  The Day After Kyoto - BBC News article (2/17/05)
  Proponents Want US to Join Kyoto Pact - Associated Press article (2/17/05)
  Kyoto Protocol Debuts; Should Religion Have a Voice? - San Francisco Chronicle Op-Ed by Sally Bingham (2/16/05)
  Kyoto Treaty Takes Effect Today - Washington Post article (2/16/05)
  Kyoto Pact Takes Effect Without U.S. - Los Angeles Times article (2/16/05)
  Bush Puts Jobs Ahead of Climate Treaty Targets - Associated Press article (2/16/05)

 

 


 

 The View From Washington: The Political Fight to Curb Greenhouse Gases
 

  Bush Ally Breaks Ranks on Global Warming - Reuters article (3/04/05)
 
'Kyoto Debate is Over,' Bush Tells E.U. - EUPolitix.com article (2/23/05)
 
California Bypasses Kyoto, Fights Global Warming on Its Own - San Francisco Chronicle article (2/17/05)
 
Bush Puts Jobs Ahead of Climate Treaty Targets - Associated Press article (2/16/05)
  
U.S. Waters Down Global Commitment to Curb Greenhouse Gases - New York Times article (12/19/04) 
  
Automakers Sue to Block Emissions Law in California - New York Times article (12/08/04)
 
Lieberman: Kyoto Revitalizes U.S. Climate Bill - Reuters (12/06/04)
 
Bush Sets Out Plan to Dismantle 30 Years of Environmental Laws - Independent (U.K.) (12/5/04) 
  
U.S. Urged to Help Slow Arctic Thaw - BBC News (11/13/04)
  Poll: 2/3 of Americans Call Global Warming a Big Problem - Scripps Howard News Service (5/27/04)

 The Business Angle: How Private Companies Are Working to Curb Global Warming - Or Make It Worse


  Leaving Bush Behind: Companies Make Peace With Kyoto ProtocolL.A. Weekly article (3/04/05)
  A Heated Debate: US Companies Face More Global-Warming Proxy Votes - CBS Market Watch article (3/01/05)
  Emissions Trading is Kyoto's Success Story - Boston Globe article (2/17/05)
  Gore Lauds CalPERS Global Warming Effort - Marin Independent Journal article (2/15/05)
  Blair Pledges to Push for Washington Support to Tackle Global Warming - Associated Press article (2/12/05)
  US Firms Lagging in Global Warming Fight - Reuters article (2/10/05)
  Ford Hybrid SUV Named 'Truck of the Year' - WHIO-TV article (1/09/05)
  Munich Reinsurer Expects World Weather Damage to Rise 'Exponentially' - Bloomberg.com article (1/04/05)
  Software Company Offers Employees $5000 Toward Purchase of Fuel Efficient Cars - AutoChannel.com (11/29/04)
  U.S. Firms Prove Green Credentials - CNN.com (11/24/04)
  Global Warming: Consensus Grows About Acting Fast to Combat Climate Change - BusinessWeek (Free registration required) (8/16/04)
  Catching Up to the Cost of Global Warming - New York Times (7/25/04)
  Oregon Churches Support Bill to Limit Global Warming - Ashland Daily Tidings (7/17/04)  

The Global View: How the World Is Addressing Global Warming

 
China Approves Renewable Energy Law to Cut Emissions - Kyodo News article (3/01/05)
  The Day After Kyoto - BBC News article (2/17/05)
 
Kyoto Treaty Takes Effect Today - Washington Post article (2/16/05)
 
Kyoto Pact Takes Effect Without U.S. - Los Angeles Times article (2/16/05)
 
Blair Pledges to Push for Washington Support to Tackle Global Warming - Associated Press article (2/12/05)
 
UK Government Urges US to Cut Greenhouse Gases - Reuters article (2/01/05)
 
Deciding How Much Global Warming Is Too Much - The New York Times article (2/01/05)
 
Global Warming May Kill Off Polar Bears in 20 Years, Says WWF - Guardian (UK) article (1/31/05)
  How We Put the Heat on Nature - Observer article (1/27/05)
 
Blair Tried to Ditch Green Policy - Observer (U.K.) article (1/16/05)
 
Australia 'Vulnerable to Climate Change' Says Environment Minister - Sydney Morning Herald article (1/04/05)
 
A Year of Huge Challenges - British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the urgency of tackling climate change in The Economist (1/01/05)
 
Japan: Model Areas Will Lead Fight Against Global Warming - Daily Yomiuri article (1/01/05)
  
Australia Draws Line with United States on Global Warming: Report - Agencie France Presse article (12/20/04) 
 
The Real Importance of the Kyoto Treaty - International Herald Tribune Op-Ed (12/15/04) 
 
Cheers, and Concern, for New Climate Pact - New York Times article (12/13/04) 
 
Blair Said to Seek New Climate Pact with Bush - Reuters article (12/09/04)
 
U.S. Firmly Anti-Kyoto as U.N. Climate Talks Start - Reuters article (12/07/04)
  
Putin Signs Up Russia for Kyoto Pact - Reuters article (11/05/04)
 
Mini Power Stations Fight Global WarmingGuardian (U.K.) article (10/29/04)
  U.S. Experts Hail Russia's Ratification of Kyoto Protocol - TASS News Agency article (10/26/04)
  Russian Legislators Vote to Ratify the Kyoto ProtocolNew York Times article (10/22/04)
  Russia Duma Ratifies Kyoto Environmental Pact - Reuters article (10/22/04)


Focus on Science: The Latest Facts on Global Warming


   Journalist Puts Global Warming Skeptics Undet the Spotlight - Transcript of Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Lateline interview with Ross Gelbspan (3/07/05)
 
Global Warming Sparks Plankton MigrationScotsman [UK] article (3/01/05)
 
Climate 'Threatens' Arctic Lakes - BBC News article (3/01/05)
  Melting Ice Important Indicator of Global Warming - NASA press release (2/22/05)
 
Report: Global Warming Could Worsen U.S. Pollution - Reuters article (2/21/05)
 
NASA Scientists Say 2005 Could Be Warmest Year on Record - MSNBC.com article (2/10/05)
 
2004 Was Fourth-Warmest Year Ever Recorded - New York Times article (2/10/05) (Free registration required)
 
Global Warming: Scientists Reveal Timetable - Independent (UK) article (2/03/05)
 
Antarctic's Ice 'Melting Faster' - BBC News article (2/02/05)
 
African Poor to Bear Brunt of Global Warming Crisis - Reuters article (2/02/05)
 
CO2 Emissions Put Corals at Risk - BBC News article (2/01/05)
 
Antarctica, Warming, Looks Ever More Vulnerable - New York Times article (1/25/05)
 
Climate Crisis Near 'in 10 Years' - BBC News article (1/24/05)
 
Mass Extinction 250 Million Years Ago Tied to Global Warming - Washington Post article (1/21/05)
 
Global Warming Thawing Frozen Earth on China's Qinghai Plateau - New Kerala Media article (1/10/05)
 
Study: Percentage of Earth's Land Area Stricken by Serious Drought Has More Than Doubled Since the 1970s; Rising Global Temperatures Appear to Be a Major Factor - National Center for Atmospheric Research press release (1/10/05)
 
2004 Among Hottest on Record - CNN.com article (12/16/04)
 
UN: 2004 Signals More Global Warming, Extreme Weather - Reuters article (12/15/04)
 
Humans May Double the Risk of Heat Waves - Washington Post (12/2/04) (free registration required)
  Human Activity Implicated in Europe's 2003 Heat Wave - Nature (12/1/04)
  Meltdown: Arctic Wildlife is on the Brink of Catastrophe - Independent (U.K.) article (11/11/04)
  An Arctic Alert on Global Warming - Christian Science Monitor article (11/09/04)
  Penguin Decline Due to Global Warming? - National Geographic (9/13/04) 

 

 

Editorials: Opinions on the Issue of Global Warming
 
  Turning up the HeatBangor Daily News (6/14/05)
  Approve the Climate Stewardship Act - Miami Herald (6/13/05) (free registration required)
  No Deadlock on Global Warming Outside BeltwayMiami Herald Op-ed by Environmental Defense Climate & Air program manager Peter Goldmark (3/06/05) (free registration required)
  Kyoto Protocol Debuts; Should Religion Have a Voice? - San Francisco Chronicle Op-Ed by Sally Bingham (2/16/05)
  It's Much Too Late to Sweat Global Warming - San Francisco Chronicle Op-Ed by Mark Hertsgaard (2/13/05)
  A Climate of Disdain - by Washington Post columnist David Ignatius (2/09/05)
  Climate Change Denial Lobby, Funded by the U.S. Oil Industry, Has Now Moved to the U.K. - Guardian (UK) commentary by Lord Bob May, Royal Society president (1/27/05)
  The Cause of Tsunami Is Earth's Melting of Permafrost in Arctic Circle Due to Global Warming: Indian Scientists - India Daily Editorial (1/04/05)
  A Year of Huge Challenges - British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the urgency of tackling climate change in The Economist (1/01/05)
  Don't Let Life Fade to Black - USA Today Op-Ed (11/28/04) 
  Coal's Global Goal - Boston Globe editorial (11/27/04) 
  It's Time for U.S. Action on Global Warming - Seattle Post-Intelligencer (11/14/04)
  Ignore Arctic Warming Warnings at Our Own Peril! - Bangor Daily News (11/13/04)
  Global Warming Is a Moral Issue - Bill Wineke, Wisconsin State Journal Op-Ed (11/10/04)
  U.S. Needs a Stronger Stance on Reducing Emissions - Detroit Free Press editorial (10/29/04)
  Slowing Global Warming: A Shared Responsibility - Philadelphia Inquirer (7/27/04)
  Global Warming: Health Impacts May Be Abrupt as Well as Long Term - British Medical Journal editorial (5/29/04)
  Mr. Anti-Science - Berkshire Eagle (MA) editorial (3/08/04)
  White House Must Be Straight and True on Climate Warnings - Cleveland Morning Journal editorial (2/24/04)
  Global Warming: Dire Warnings From Pentagon - (Minneapolis-St. Paul) Star Tribune editorial (2/07/04)
  Warming Up - New York Times editorial (1/25/04)

 

 
See Also:

  Editorials published in support of the McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act

 


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