Greenland
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Denmark calls in armed commandos to fend off Greenpeace
Hippies near an oil rig! Send in the SWAT team! The Guardian is reporting that armed Danish commandos have been helicoptered onto an oil rig off Greenland, out of fears that Greenpeace activists will interfere with the rig’s deepwater drilling. Apparently Greenpeace has sent two ships to monitor the rig, owned by Scottish company Cairn […]
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Critical List: Scientists’ report pushes emissions policy, Greenlanders warm to climate change
A government report that Congress ordered back when most members believed in climate change recommends creating some — any — sort of policy to limit greenhouse-gas emissions. Newt Gingrich needs to admit his support for climate change solutions was "a brain fart," Republicans say. Democrats just wish he'd return to the '90s, where he belongs. […]
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The Climate Post: Why solar can't go mainstream without Sarah Palin
A solar club claims millions of American households could save money with solar, if only folks like Oprah, Jim Cramer, and Sarah Palin get on board.
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Measuring fast-melting Arctic sea ice
Julienne Stroeve shows how dramatic changes in Arctic sea ice are occurring right now -- with enormous consequences for the whole planet.
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Melting glaciers make it more likely the coasts will be toast
Researchers working in Greenland and Antarctica say the meltdown of ice sheets in both places is only accelerating.
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The Climate Post: Will the "dead" climate bill become a federal renewable energy standard?
Read about Sen. Lisa Murkowski's primary loss, ocean desertification, what's next for environmentalists, Chinese coal plants, and more.
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New rules push oil inspectors to clean up their act
Damning BP reports, Murkowski concedes, MMS cleans up, California lawmakers nix a ban on plastic bags, and more.
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With drilling stalled in the Gulf, Big Oil sets its sights on the Arctic
Drilling is on hold in the Gulf of Mexico, but it's about to hit high gear in the Arctic. It's accessible because climate change is melting the polar ice
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The Climate Post: Climate skepticism, floods, and apple pie
Read about flooding in Pakistan, the future of coal, carbon levels 450 million years ago, and more.