MAD Climate – Making a Difference

A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is unfolding just as the U.S. Senate was on the verge of considering climate change legislation that included an expansion of offshore oil drilling.

Source: IPS Though some conservative politicians and activists in Washington remain unconvinced of the need for action, the U.S. military is taking the effects of climate change increasingly seriously.

The spreading oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico could force the White House to rethink plans to increase offshore oil drilling, an essential component of a climate change bill it is working to push through the U.S. Congress.

The spreading oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico could force the White House to rethink plans to increase offshore oil drilling, an essential component of a climate change bill it is working to push through Congress.

Climate change is fast pushing communities, particularly the poorest and most marginalized, beyond their capacity to respond.

Deaths from heat waves, property damage from floods and rising seas from melting glaciers are a few of the things Americans can expect as a result of climate change, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a report released Tuesday.

What is climate change? The term 'climate change' refers to long-term trends in the average climate, such as changes in average temperature.

This lesson considers some of the proposed ways of tackling climate change.

Oxfam North West is hosting an event at the Fusilier Museum in Bury. Our Deputy Editor Lynn Ashwell is chairing. The issue is climate change.

Source: IPS The UN-led global initiative to use forest conservation as a way to offset greenhouse gas emissions heated things up at the people's summit against climate change in Bolivia. In the end, the participants reached a consensus - and rejected the plan.