The times really are a’ changing. The state of California has launched an unprecedented lawsuit against the six largest carmakers in the US for allegedly contributing to global warming. The state has accused Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Chrysler and Nissan of creating a “public nuisance” and costing it millions of dollars. Environmental campaigners have … Read More
Day: September 21, 2006
Royal Society Tells Exxon: Stop Funding Climate Sceptics
Britain’s leading scientific body, the Royal Society, has challenged ExxonMobil to stop funding climate sceptics who are attempting to undermine the scientific consensus on global warming. In an unprecedented step, the Royal Society, demands in its letter that the company withdraws support for dozens of groups that have “misrepresented the science of climate change by … Read More
Sea levels Rising Faster Than Predicted
Professor Chris Rapley, director of the British Antarctic Survey, has warned that sea-level rise is increasing much faster than scientists predicted just five years ago. This is severely threatening many of the world’s coastal and low-lying areas from Bangladesh to Nigeria. The present prediction of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, from its third … Read More