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On May 17 Damian Carrington published an article the The Guardian titled,  Climate change on track to cause major insect wipeout, scientists warn  He wrote, “Global warming is on track to cause a major wipeout of insects, compounding already severe losses, according to a new analysis. Insects are vital to most ecosystems and a widespread collapse would cause extremely far-reaching disruption to life on Earth, the scientists warn. Their research shows that, even with all the carbon cuts already pledged by nations so far, climate change would make almost half of insect habitat unsuitab ..read more

CC NEWS FOR MAY 2018 On Dec. 6, 2011 David Roberts posted a blog in Grist titled, The brutal logic of climate change. It has been generally accepted that the global average temperature should rise no more than 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels if we are to avoid serious damage to the climate system.  He writes that the additional amount of CO2 needed to reach that temperature change is about 1300 to 2200 gigatons  (billion tons); the range is because of uncertainty in the temperature response to a given amount of added added CO2.  The additional CO2 required to reach 2 de ..read more

CC NEWS FOR APRIL 2018 On Feb. 22 Yoshiguro Yugi posted a blog in MAHB (Millenial Alliance for Humanity and Biosphere, which originated at Stanford) titled, Fatal Errors of Humanity.  The author wrote: “The current ways of civilization cannot be continued much longer, because the basic concepts of human existence are wrong and humanity has been destroying her community and her only habitat. This essay is an attempt to point out the fundamental errors that will lead to the destruction of the ecosystem and civilization and to show a way to a peaceful world, by clearly conceptualizing what ..read more

CC NEWS FOR MARCH 2018 On Feb. 27 Eric Holthaus posted an article in Grist titled, Meet the teens schooling us on climate.  He reports that teenagers “are increasingly finding their voices in the Trump era, expanding media-savvy campaigns for racial equality and gun control to encompass climate change. A group of high school students are now planning a nationwide series of climate marches on July 21, when they will confront lawmakers in Washington, D.C., with a list of their demands for a livable climate.”  The head leader of he marches is Jamie Margolin, a 16-year old high school s ..read more

CC NEWS FOR FEB. 2019 On Feb. 14, 2017 Inside Climate News published a paper by Nichlas Kusnetz titled, The impacts of global warming already affecting species have been widely underestimated, new research shows.  He wrote, “Climate change may be harming far more of the world's threatened species than previously thought. A new study suggests that nearly half of the mammals and a quarter of the birds on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's "red list" have already become victims of a shifting climate. The research, published this week in the journal Nature Climate Chang ..read more

CC NEWS FOR JANUARY 2018 There is a video on You Tube whose first 16 minutes is called When the Earth Melts.  It describes the methane that is released when the permafrost melts, and shows a big flame of burning methane when a hole is made in an ice covered lake in the presence of a source of ignition.  Russia has the largest area of permafrost of any country in the far north.  Release of the methane as the earth warms as a result of burning fossil fuels could drive the global average temperature substantially higher, in what is called a positive feedback in the climate system ..read more

CC NEWS FOR DEC. 2017 On Nov. 12 talks by Dr. James Hansen and Daniel Galpern - given at the world climate conference in Bonn, Germany - were published on YouTube in a 28-minute video titled, Making the Carbon Majors Pay for Climate Action.  Dr. Hansen, formerly a scientist at NASA and a professor at Columbia University, has been a whistle-blower for decades on the threat posed by climate change and the need for climate action; Mr. Galpern is an environmental lawyer who acts as Hansen’s legal advisor. NOTE: This video is a must-see for anyone interested in the climate change threat and ..read more

CC NEWS FOR NOV. 2017 On Nov. 10 Flannery Winchester of the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) published an article titled, Climate Solutions Caucus members introduced a carbon pricing bill in Congress.  The bill, sponsored by Democrats in the Caucus,  would put an increasing national price on CO2 emissions, starting at $49 per ton and increasing at 2% per year plus inflation.  Under the bill the money raised would be used for several purposes, including: repairing or replacing crumbling infrastructure, helping workers and communities heavily dependent on fossil fuels make the transi ..read more

CC NEWS FOR SEPT.  2017 The Guardian on July 10 published and article by Tess Riley titled, Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says.  She wrote,  “Just 100 companies have been the source of more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988, according to a new report. The Carbon Majors Report (pdf) “pinpoints how a relatively small set of fossil fuel producers may hold the key to systemic change on carbon emissions,” says Pedro Faria, technical director at environmental non-profit CDP, which published the report in collaboration with ..read more