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The American Chemical Society has a new series of monthly podcasts entitled " Global Challenges: Chemistry Solutions ." The most recent podcast, August 21, 2008, is entitled " Our Sustainable Future ." Previous podcasts are on Climate Change, Water Purification.

There are several new reports or draft reports for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program . U.S. EPA has released its final report: Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems . Download the full report . Download the summary brochure . U.S. Climate Change...

Photo of Hawaiian Taro Fields Courtesy of the NRCS Photo Gallery Island ecosystems will likely be particularly vulnerable to climate change. The web site, On the Frontlines of Climate Change has set up a web site with a community forum for discussion on the impacts of climate change on particularly vulnerable...

Back in May, the U.S. Climate Change Science Program release new reports on climate change on agriculture Today, June 20, 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency , in partnership with the US Climate Change Science Program has released a final report entitled " Preliminary Review of Adaptation...

I want to bring to your attention a report initially found on June 15, 2008 on the " Green Car Congress " blog. The Green Car Congress is a web site that provides information about "green" technologies, with the goals of 1) providing timely and accurate reporting and analysis of relevant...

Thomas L. Friedman's ( The World is Flat ) upcoming book is Hot, Flat and Crowded. The book will be published this Fall, but previews indicate that the book will be controversial. According to Friedman, global warming is overheating the planet; globalization is heating up politics and radicalizing...

U.S. Climate Change Science Program today, May 29, 2008, released additional reports. After releasing its " Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 " on May 27, 2008, it followed up with two additional items: Scientific Assessment of the Effects of Global Climate Change on the United States and...

U.S. EPA has released a report on the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks over the period of 1990-2006. This is a huge report, 473 pages, dated April 15, 2008. For more information about the reports or to download parts of the report, go to the U.S. EPA Greenhouse Gas Inventory Reports...

The U.S. federal government Climate Change Science Program has released its synthesis and assessment report on May 27, 2008. The report is entitled "Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (SAP 4.3): The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in...