The Fossil Fuel Resistance Bill McKibben is back with a new must read article: It got so hot in Australia in January that the weather service had to add two new colors to its charts. A few weeks later, at the other end of the planet, new data from the CryoSat-2 satellite showed 80 percent of Arctic sea ice has disappeared. We're not breaking records anymore; we're breaking the planet. In 50 years, no one will care about the fiscal cliff or the Euro crisis. They'll just ask, "So the Arctic melted, and then what did you do?" (04-13-2013)

Climate Report Sounds Alarm Again Sea level is rising, oceans are becoming more acidic, and glaciers and Arctic sea ice are melting. These changes are part of the pattern of global climate change, which is primarily driven by human activity. (01-15-2013)

Intense Hurricane Systemically Caused By Global Warming Add systemic causation to your vocabulary. Communicate the concept. Explain to others why global warming systemically caused the enormous energy and size of Hurricane Sandy, as well as the major droughts and fires. Email your media whenever you see reporting on extreme weather that doesn't ask scientists if it was systemically caused by global warming. (10-30-2012)

Romney Preaches Class Warfare During a private fundraiser in September this year, candidate Mitt Romney told a group of wealthy contributors what he truly thinks of all the voters who support President Barack Obama. He dismissed these Americans as freeloaders who pay no taxes and said they should assume responsibility for their lives. By citing 47% as the number of American voters who do not pay taxes, Romney discounted all taxes other than federal income taxes. Such bold claims about not paying taxes from a candidate who has refused to release his tax returns beyond last year! (09-17-2012)

Arctic Sea Ice At Lowest June Level Ever According to a report of the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center, recent ice loss rates have been more than double the climatological rate. (06-30-2012)