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A rig located just west of where the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank last April, killing eleven workers and subsequently releasing millions of barrels of oil and gas into the gulf.

Continue Reading News Break: Offshore Rig Explodes Off Louisiana Coast

Rob Miller, managing director of the Rhoda Group, gave a talk called A Really Inconvenient Truth last year at the Hillside Club in Berkeley, California. In this clip he discusses the four scenarios of action vs. inaction in the face of climate change. He also talks about how many of the projections from the IPCC’s fourth assessment report are conservative given empirical evidence of current climate change. At the end of his discussion, (the full lecture is available on Fora.tv) Miller offers a way forward for individuals and business in grappling with the risk and reality of global warming.

Continue Reading Global Warming: To Act or Not to Act

Recommendations are for managerial reform, not on climate science and assessment reports

The Amsterdam-based InterAcademy Council (IAC), a global organization of the world’s science academies, released a comprehensive report yesterday reviewing the processes and procedures of the embattled Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Continue Reading Fundamental Management Reforms Recommended for IPCC Climate Panel

The European Space Agency's Envisat satellite has been tracking the progression of the giant iceberg that calved from Greenland's Petermann glacier on 4 August 2010. This animation shows that the iceberg, the largest in the northern hemisphere, is now entering Nares Strait ? a stretch of water that connects the Lincoln Sea and Arctic Ocean with Baffin Bay.

Ants are not out of their weight class when defending trees from the appetite of nature's heavyweight, the African elephant, a new study finds. Columns of angered ants will crawl up into elephant trunks to repel the ravenous beasts from devouring tree cover throughout drought-plagued East African savannas, playing a potentially important role in regulating carbon sequestration in these ecosystems.

A new study shows that more than 80 percent of the new farmland created in the tropics between 1980 and 2000 came from felling forests, which sends carbon into the atmosphere and drives global warming. But the research team also noted that big agribusiness has largely replaced small farmers in doing most of the tree cutting in Brazil and Indonesia, which may make it easier to rein in the trend.

A distinct decline in horseshoe crab numbers has occurred that parallels climate change associated with the end of the last Ice Age, according to a study that used genomics to assess historical trends in population sizes.

The world's most established fisheries certifier is failing on its promises as rapidly as it gains prominence, according to leading fisheries experts.

Programs around the world sputter after Copenhagen meeting fails to offer direction or aid.

A judge ruled that the state attorney general failed to make his fraud case against Michael E. Mann but could try again.

The scientists involved in crafting the panel?s climate reports need to be more open to alternative views and more transparent, an independent review said.

If a country sinks beneath the sea, is it still a country? That is a question about which the Republic of the Marshall Islands is seeking legal advice.

Wheat production may normalize. But unless climate change is forestalled, the next worrying harvest could be around the corner.

Summer photos from The Daily Green community. Like what you see? Send us your summer photos.

When a chemical factory that makes toilet bowl cleaner explodes, this is what happens to the creek downstream.

A unique group of protesters aims to bring awareness to our plastic bag usage and help support the proposed plastic bag bans across the country.

See amazing photos of these mini-creatures and take a look at the endangered frogs that scientists are searching for around the world.

This farm's free-range philosophies even extend to how they sell their eggs. See how this alternative farm works.

While there has been rebirth in Louisiana, including an historic effort by Rebuilding Together, there is still much work to be done. Compare to photos two years after the storm.

Two stories of unintended consequences.

Hunting for more than bargains at the Brooklyn Flea.

How destructive will the 2010 hurricane season be? Keep your eyes on these five critical factors to find out.

It's still unclear whether this one, like the BP oil spill, will produce a huge gusher.

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States reiterated on Friday that it was committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 even though the Senate has failed to pass legislation.

MANTEO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl slapped North Carolina's coast with rain, winds and heavy surf on Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still potent storm.

GENEVA (Reuters) - A website launched on Friday will help track whether rich countries are keeping a pledge to come up with $30 billion in climate aid for the poor, seen by the U.N. as a "golden key" to progress in talks on global warming.

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A fuel tanker loaded with 9 million liters (2.4 million gallons) of diesel fuel has run aground in Canada's Far North but none of the fuel has spilled, the Canadian Coast Guard said on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion as the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internal probe into the causes of the disaster.

Greenpeace?s campaign to convince Canada?s supermarket chains to remove Redlist fish from their shelves is having results.

As five foreign ministers hole up in the Gatineau Hills today to divide the resources beneath the Arctic Ocean, Greenpeace calls on them to provide a much more transparent process for discussing the need for greater protection for the fragile Arctic region. Greenpeace activists are on the road leading to the meeting venue with a banner reading ?Arctic Future: Not Behind Closed Doors?.

Last year, Greenpeace ran ?There?s probably no cod? ads to sound the alarm bell that the consequences of overfishing are severe, often irreversible, and happening in Canadian waters.

Last year, Greenpeace ran ?There?s probably no cod? ads to sound the alarm bell that the consequences of overfishing are severe, often irreversible, and happening in Canadian waters.

Cod funeral

The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen by almost half in a year, according to government data...

The European Forest Institute is seeking a forest and environmental policy expert...

An independent review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommends a series of reforms to its processes...

Latest job vacancies in climate change and sustainability...

Japan would begin emissions trading in 2013 under a draft government proposal released this week...

One of the strongest arguments for passing a climate and clean energy bill is that it will boost the economy and create jobs. Here's more evidence to support that claim: an updated map compiled by Environmental Defense Fund that shows more than 3,500 "green" businesses in California alone.   EDF's Tim Connor wrote about the map on our [...]

This week, Steve Cochran took a moment to share his thoughts on the recent developments in the Senate with EDF supporters and activists. He discusses some of the frustrations and some of the challenges ahead, such as protecting California's climate change law from a hostile ballot initiative in November's election. He also looks at bright [...]

A report released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides new evidence that global warming continues relentlessly.  The report comes after climate science was found to be solid in several official investigations into the so-called ?Climategate? controversy, and it adds even more urgency to the need to reduce global warming pollution [...]

What a long, hard road it has been getting Congress to pass a strong climate and energy bill. I regret to say that the news is not especially good, though the door is not yet completely closed. After weeks of intense negotiations among EDF and other environmental organizations, Senate leaders, the White House, and some [...]

Not surprisingly, a number of blogs today talked about Senator Reid?s (D?Nev.) statement that he?ll move forward with a somewhat scaled-back energy bill. The legislation is slated to include a response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and energy efficiency incentives, but omit a carbon cap or many of the broader climate change measures [...]

A new documentary about the Baltimore Public School lunch system shows the possibilities.

Winner from the Bravo show will have his meal prepared for future launch missions.

Antibiotic resistance attributed to protein produced by strong bacteria.

Rising tides could sink island colony.

Eco-photos of the week: Aug. 29-Sept. 4.

A massive school of sharks were spotted by a rescue helicopter just metres off the beach on the Sunshine coast.

Australian officials used explosives to blow up a terminally ill humpback whale that became stranded on a beach near Perth two weeks ago.

Sarah Lonsdale tests the latest 'eco' products and sorts the fads from the finds. This week: peeking into energy-efficient homes.

The creators of the world were closer to men than to gods, argues John Gribbin.

One of the world's most prominent climate change sceptics has called for a $100bn fund to fight the effects of global warning, after rethinking his views on the severity of the threat.