Exclusive | The Methane Time Bomb

This is an important article on the progression of climate change that we will most not likely see in the mainstream media anytime soon.
Methane Reported Bubbling up from Ocean Floor, Indicating Possible Permafrost Release. Posted by Joseph Romm, ClimateProgress, September 23, 2008. “The UK’s Independent reported today some pretty shocking [...]

New office park to beat ‘2030 Challenge’

By Paul Jones
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 2:02 PM PDT
Staff Writer
American Assets, the San Diego developer that recently applied for approval for its ambitious Fireman’s Fund office park renovation project, claimed in an Aug. 12 press release that its projections show that the project could be “carbon neutral” within 10 years, significantly ahead of the “2030 [...]

30 US Cities to measure greenhouse gas emissions

August 11, 2008
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability are joining forces with some of the United States’ largest cities to help them voluntarily report their greenhouse gas emissions and other climate change-relevant data.
This project marks a significant step in advancing public disclosure and reporting on climate change related issues. [...]

Human Health in a Changing Climate: Hot off the Press | A Canadian Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Adaptive Capacity.

Released July 31st, 2008
Climate change is expected to increase risks to the health of
Canadians through many pathways: the food they eat, the
air they breathe, the water they drink, and their exposure
to extreme weather events and infectious diseases found
in nature. Adaptation helps us prepare now for the expected
changes by taking proactive actions to minimize risks.
Understanding existing [...]

the role of cities

The battle against climate change will be won or lost in cities. The role of provincial and federal governments is, of course, widely debated, analyzed and understood. Yet the challenge is so huge that cross-cutting action at all levels will be needed. The central role of city leaders in our rapidly urbanizing world will be [...]

100 months to save the Earth

Ladies and gentlemen:
There are times in the history of our nation when our very way of life depends upon dispelling illusions and awakening to the challenge of a present danger. In such moments, we are called upon to move quickly and boldly to shake off complacency, throw aside old habits [...]

Canada lands second-last in climate-change ranking

THE NEW CLIMATE: CURBING EMISSIONS

MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
ENVIRONMENT REPORTER
July 3, 2008

Canada and the U.S. are the worst countries in the G8 when it comes to taking effective measures to forestall the risk of rapid and uncontrolled climate change, according to an assessment of the major industrialized countries compiled by a [...]