Arctic warming and potential Arctic permafrost methane release are primary climate concerns for former UK Chief Scientist David King, who advocates for global reductions in carbon emissions, CO2 removal, and refreezing damaged climate areas.
As he speaks at Alaskan Arctic conference, environmentalists attack Obama for climate hypocrisy
Photo credit: The White House. By Anders Lorenzen As Obama speaks at the Alaskan hosted Arctic conference, GLACIER, environmentalists attack the US president for taking a hypocritical stance on tackling climate change. […]
Obama climate legacy at risk after he approves Arctic drilling, say environmentalists
The Shell oil rig the Polar Pioneer is heading to the Arctic via Seattle. Photo credit: Coast Guard News via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen Environmentalists are saying that Obama’s hypocrisy on climate […]
Opinion: Time is of the essence
Drilling for oil in the Arctic seemed to be a certainty in 2012, in 2015 it is far from it. Photo credit: Tatiana Pichugina via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen A year and […]
Opinion: Seattle port commissioners turn a blind eye to climate change
Drilling for oil in the Arctic is incredibly expensive and risky, and thus far has proven unsuccessful. And yet Seattle port commissioners have offered to house Shell’s Arctic drilling fleet. Photo credit: […]
Top climate and energy developments of 2014 – year in review
Extreme weather events across the planet became one of the dominating news stories of 2014. Photo credit: Reuters / China Daily. 2014 literally started with a storm. ‘Dreadful’, ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘devastating’ were […]
How LEGO got awesome to #SaveTheArctic
This Thursday Greenpeace succeeded in their effort to make Lego drop their partnership with Shell when the Danish toy-maker announced they would not renew their co-promotion contract with the fossil fuel giant. […]
Emma Thompson: Without the ice the earth will fall
Photo credit: Greenpeace / Nick Cobbing. Esteemed British actress Emma Thompson has following a Greenpeace trip in the Arctic on their ship the Esperanza released a powerful poem stating that we need […]
Greenpeace highlights danger of Arctic drilling in four day oil rig and drill site occupation
Photo credit: Greenpeace. By Anders Lorenzen A sucessful four day Statoil rig occupation by environmental group Greenpeace came to an end last Friday evening. Between Tuesday and Friday last week, for 90 […]
Expect more frequent extreme cold (and hot) weather
By guest contributor Matt OwensClimate scientist and leading expert on Arctic climate change, Jennifer Francis, says that while she would not attribute the recent cold that griped the US to global warming, […]