The United States is giving some thought to adding polar bears to the list of threatened species. The proposal to list polar bears has resulted from a lawsuit settlement the Bush administration reached in February with Greenpeace and the Natural Resources Defense Council,
[1] and a decision was to be made 12 months after that settlement, based on the Endangered Species Act petition process[2]. READ


White House refuses to release climate policy documents

The United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing today on the accusation that the Bush Administration had interfered with data regarding climate change in order "to mislead the public by injecting doubt into the science of global warming." On January 23, 2007, Chairman Henry Waxman (D) and Tom Davis (R) had requested documents from the Council on Environmental Quality, but were denied access. READ
 


Get to Know the Science Behind Glogal Warming

Our Warming Planet
Effects of Global Warming
A Model of Global Warming
The Skeptics
NASA and Climate Change
References

LBA The Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia is the world's largest environmental experiment.

Largest Environmental Experiment   Researchers are participating in the world's largest environmental science experiment.

A New Study by NASA  finds that the world’s temperature is reaching a level that has not been seen in thousands of years.

Scientific Report on Climate Change - by Dr. James Hansen, head of NASA's Institute for Space Studies, and the leading authority on climate change. (PDF File)

The Stern Review - We must act now on climate change, or suffer dire consequences. (PDF File)

Ralph Cicerone, Ph.D. - Testimony to Congress on Climate Change: Abbreviated | Detailed

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