Sep 2 Environment UCS Study Links Climate Change, Higher Ozone Levels Louisville is mired in a string of unhealthy air days, and the ozone levels expected today and tomorrow will be the highest the city has seen so far this year. A study recently released suggests links between climate change and increased ozone exposure. Ozone happens when pollution from exhaust and industries combine and chemically react […] By Erica Peterson Sep 2 Environment UCS Study Links Climate Change, Higher Ozone Levels Erica Peterson
Mar 15 Politics McConnell Seeks to Stop EPA From Further Regulating Carbon Emissions McConnell calls such regulations "a back-door national energy tax," and says they would lead to higher prices for gasoline, groceries, electricity and natural gas. Representative Ed Whitfield of Kentucky has filed similar legislation in the House. Carbon is a common pollutant and is linked to climate change. For more on the science of carbon emissions, watch this video from NPR and Robert Krulwich. By Gabe Bullard Mar 15 Politics McConnell Seeks to Stop EPA From Further Regulating Carbon Emissions Gabe Bullard
Oct 15 Environment Climate Reality Tour Stops In Louisville James Ploeser and Jamie Trowbridge are making their way to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, which begins in late November. They say the trip is designed to raise awareness of how the modern global economy leads to climate change. By Gabe Bullard Oct 15 Environment Climate Reality Tour Stops In Louisville Gabe Bullard
Oct 8 Local News Louisville Residents To Take Part In Global Work Party Sunday People across the planet will join the 10/10/10 Global Work Party to fight the climate crisis. The goal is to demonstrate to political leaders that citizens of Kentucky are serious about the issue of climate change. By Gabe Bullard Oct 8 Local News Louisville Residents To Take Part In Global Work Party Sunday Gabe Bullard
Aug 19 Environment State To Continue Contract With Climate Change Consultant Last week, a legislative oversight committee refused to renew a $200,000 contract the state has with the Center for Climate Strategies. The center is assisting a state panel looking for ways the commonwealth can cope with climate change. Apparently some lawmakers fear the center’s efforts will hurt the state’s coal industry, but Gov. Beshear disagrees. By tcveigh Aug 19 Environment State To Continue Contract With Climate Change Consultant tcveigh
Feb 25 State of Affairs Redrawing the World Map SoA 2/25/10: Redrawing the World Map Listen to the Show By Laura Ellis Feb 25 State of Affairs Redrawing the World Map Laura Ellis
Oct 12 Environment Psychology Joins Fight Against Global Warming A recent state-sponsored survey showed that only one percent of Kentuckians rank global warming as the most pressing environmental problem, even though scientists have been warning us about the consequences for years. But some emerging research may hold the key to helping us understand why we do—or don’t—care enough to act. WFPL’s Kristin Espeland Gourlay reports. By Kristin Espeland Oct 12 Environment Psychology Joins Fight Against Global Warming Kristin Espeland
Sep 14 Environment Climate Change Could Cost Us Developing and developed nations could lose up to 12 percent of their GDP because of climate change. That's the finding of a new report from consultancy McKinsey and Co., in cooperation with the European Union, nonprofit groups, and businesses. In other climate change news...Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signed an order today establishing a department-wide approach to coordinating responses to climate change. By Kristin Espeland Sep 14 Environment Climate Change Could Cost Us Kristin Espeland
Sep 11 Environment No More Migration? Some bird species once commonly found in Kentucky and surrounding states are moving farther north each year, according to the Audubon Society. Take the Red-breasted Merganser, for example. This fish-eating duck, the society says, has moved its range northward over the past 40 years more than 300 miles. They're apparently more abundant in Minnesota now than they once were here. The reason? Climate change. By Kristin Espeland Sep 11 Environment No More Migration? Kristin Espeland
Sep 2 Environment Big Climate Meetings Before End of '09 This week, they're meeting in Geneva, Switzerland for the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3). The administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Jane Lubchenko, heads the U.S. delegation. At the conference, she and the other delegates will be learning more about how best to share climate information with those who need it to make decisions. By Kristin Espeland Sep 2 Environment Big Climate Meetings Before End of '09 Kristin Espeland
Jul 16 Environment Coal's Economics Could Face Challenges in KY, D.C. Kentucky’s jobless rate is still at a troubling high, although the mining industry says it retained jobs over the past two months. But the picture may be more complex for the industry. By Kristin Espeland Jul 16 Environment Coal's Economics Could Face Challenges in KY, D.C. Kristin Espeland
May 19 Local News Climate Change Bill Moving Through Congress Kentucky leaders are watching the Waxman-Markey climate change and energy bill make its way through Congress. By Kristin Espeland May 19 Local News Climate Change Bill Moving Through Congress Kristin Espeland
May 15 Environment Green in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill This Week The U.S. House of Representatives is shining its legislative spotlight on the environment this week. House Democrats have been hashing out the details of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, a bill sponsored by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Subcommittee Chairman Edward Markey (D-Mass.). The bill is the first climate change legislation to get environmentalists pretty excited. By Kristin Espeland May 15 Environment Green in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill This Week Kristin Espeland
Feb 6 Local News Follow the Swedes? Should Kentucky follow Sweden's lead and lift the ban on new nuclear power plants? By Kristin Espeland Feb 6 Local News Follow the Swedes? Kristin Espeland
Jan 27 Environment Effects of Global Warming Will Last 1000 Years The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a study showing that even if carbon dioxide emissions were completely halted right now, the world will still feel the effects of global warming for a millenium. And there's no going back. By Kristin Espeland Jan 27 Environment Effects of Global Warming Will Last 1000 Years Kristin Espeland