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    The methane time bomb



    Scientists have recently documented the ticking of the biggest climate change time bomb of them all – methane frozen for millennia beginning to melt in the Arctic. Indeed, the tipping point that the IPCC fears the most may already have been reached. The Independent reports the bad news: In the past few days, the researchers have [...] read more
    September 24, 2008 11:02 am - 32 Comments
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    Jury decides that threat of global warming justifies breaking the law



    A jury in the UK decided that campaigners were justified in breaking the law because global warming is such a big threat. I can see the lawyers and the police rolling their eyes with such a precedent setting decision. The Independent reports: The defence of “lawful excuse” under the Criminal Damage Act 1971 allows damage to be [...] read more
    September 13, 2008 2:38 pm - 22 Comments