2012 Was Ninth-Hottest Year Since 1850

May 2, 2013 Subscribe · Forward 2012 Was Ninth-Hottest Year Since 1850 GENEVA (AP) — The World Meteorological Organization says last year was the ninth-warmest since record-keeping began in 1850, despite the cooling effect of the weather pattern called La Nina.  Continue reading... U.S. Proposes New Path At Bonn Climate Talks New Ruling On State's Fracking Bans An Entire Country's Rhino Population May Already Be Gone Scientists Listen For Thirsty Trees' Distress Calls PHOTO: Devastated Koala Realizes His Home Is Gone WATCH: Is This The Cutest Thing You've Ever Seen? PHOTO: Ducklings Love 'Petunia The Pig' WATCH: The Best 10 Seconds Of Your Day WATCH: The Best 10 Seconds Of Your Day PHOTO: Devastated Koala Realizes His Home Is Gone Scientists Listen For Thirsty Trees' Distress Calls ELLEN CANTAROW The Downwinders As their cancers developed, the victims of atomic testing and nuclear weapons development got a name: downwinders. Now, a new generation of downwinders is getting sick as an emerging industry pushes the next wonder technology -- in this case, high-volume hydraulic fracturing. Continue reading... JEFF BIGGERS Cheering Record Coal Exports, Illinois Gov. Quinn Joins Climate Deniers and Big Coal Mayhem Within hours of renowned climate scientists announcing a staggering milestone in carbon dioxide emissions, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn rolled out the booster wagons for Big Coal and celebrated his state's five-fold increase in record coal exports. Continue reading... CONOR KENNEDY A Bad Bargain Mark Zuckerberg has in the past been eloquent in his support for transitioning from fossil fuels to knowledge-powered and New Energy economies. Now that his financial ties to the pro tar sands advertisements are public knowledge, many of us hope he will disassociate himself from their dubious content. Continue reading... PAUL SHAPIRO First Ag-Gag, Now the Name Game Stunned by repeated exposés revealing inhumane treatment of animals, big ag lobbyists are working to prevent Americans from finding out about animal abuse, rather than working to prevent it. And now Orwellian euphemisms are being pushed as so-called solutions? Continue reading... MICHAEL BRUNE Six Months After Sandy The scariest thing about Sandy is that such a freak of weather may no longer be so freakish. Here are five critical actions we need him to take, each of which are in President Obama's power right now. If he's serious, none of them is optional. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003