Ocean Acidification: Climate Change’s Evil Twin

“People might be surprised to learn that greenhouse gases (and in particular, carbon dioxide) are also altering the ocean and pose an independent and equally serious threat to marine life. In fact this change, making the oceans more acidic, is a direct threat to the survival of lobsters, oysters and other marine animals that are an essential element in the life and culture of New England…. When carbon dioxide dissolves in seawater, it forms carbonic acid. According to the UN, the ocean has become 30% more acidic since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.”

http://www.clf.org/blog/?p=23

Duke Energy quits coal front group over climate bill — GE and Caterpillar should do the same
http://climateprogress.org/2009/09/02/duke-energy-quits-clean-coal-front-group-accce-over-climate-bill-ge-caterpillar-alstom/

Study links drought with rising emissions
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/global-warming/study-links-drought-with-rising-emissions-20090815-elpf.html

New report shows China maintains momentum in its clean revolution
http://www.theclimategroup.org/news_and_events/chinas_clean_revolution_ii/

China’s Emissions Plans May Cost $438 Billion a Year, FT Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aSUCF5ODdugo

Beijing’s Growing Appetite for Climate Action
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/08/peaking_duck.html

China study urges greenhouse gas caps, peak in 2030
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE57G0C520090817

‘China will sign’ global treaty if U.S. passes climate bill, E.U. leader says
http://climateprogress.org/2009/08/26/china-sign-global-treaty-if-senate-passes-climate-bill-europe/

Is China The New OPEC For Green Energy?
http://business.theatlantic.com/2009/09/is_china_the_new_opec_for_green_energy.php

Poll shows support for energy bill

“Further, 60 percent of respondents said they would be more likely to vote for their senator if he or she supported the bill while just 26 percent said they’d be less inclined to re-elect their senator for backing the “American Clean Energy and Security Act.”

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/26698.html#ixzz0Q4kYGWRU