Climatologist Says Human Will Continue To Cause Climate Change

Dr. Richard Muller, director of the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Project, expresses concern that the developing world will not be able to afford any practical changes taken by the U.S and other wealthy countries to diminish global warming and will thus continue to add to it (00:36).

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Climatologist Recommends Global Warming Prevention Acts

Dr. Ben Santer, research scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, explains to Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) at a briefing on Monday that there is abundant proof of human causation in global warming, and says America must act now to save future generations from further climate changes (00:40).

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House Dem Solicits Talking Points From Climatologist

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) is told by the director of the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Project, Dr. Richard Muller, that he should tell GOP lawmakers that global warming does exist, but it is unclear how much should be attributed to human contribution (00:40).

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Global Warming Affects All, Says House Dem

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) says at a press briefing on Monday that global warming impacts everyone, regardless of political party (00:27).  

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Climate Expert Says Pedestrian And Walker Danger Must Be Addressed

The Lancet's Dr. Richard Horton says that pedestrian and bicyclist dangers must be simultaneously addressed when dealing with methods for reducing climate change. (0:20)
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Former House Majority Leader Calls Health Care Crisis, Global Warming "Hyped Fictions"

"Global warming might be, in fact, one of the most hyped fictions in America today," says former Majority Leader Rep. Dick Armey (R-TX). He went on to say that the “most treasured umbrella objectives in public policy” right now are to “create the illusion of a crisis and then...demonstrate the need for their policies of government growth and income redistribution as a resolution of the crisis." Armey concludes that global warming and the health care crisis are “high-profile fictions designed to serve the political purposes of the majority party.” (0:45)
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Republican Senator Worried About “Cap And Trade”

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance, discussed his reservations regarding President Obama’s “cap and trade” program. He said that Americans may face higher prices without a concurrent drop in worldwide greenhouse emissions. (0:47)
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Al Gore Supports Carbon Tax

Former Vice President Al Gore states that he thinks cap-and-trade is the essential first step to use the economy to solve the global warming crisis. (00:30)
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Al Gore Looks To The Future

Former Vice President Al Gore, testifying before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, states that future generations will look at this moment in history and either ask, "Why did you let this happen?" or, "How did you find the moral courage... to rise to solve a moral crisis?" (01:07)
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New administration taking steps to fight global warming

Dr. Amanda Staudt, Climate Scientist, National Wildlife Federation, explains that each year, the dangers of climate change become more and more compelling. Staudt also states that she expects the new administration to take action to protect citizens from the associated public health risks. (00:35)
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Global warming a Red Hot Lie?

Christopher Horner, author of "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism)", says the reasons he believes global warming is a tool of manipulating the public. Horner goes more in depth into this idea in his new book "Red Hot Lies: How Global Warming Alarmists Use Threats, Fraud, and Deception to Keep You Misinformed." (2:00)
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Winkelman says its time for America to “buy that ticket” and reduce gas demand

Steve Winkelman, the director of transportation and adaptation programs at the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP), recalls a joke his grandmother used to tell him about a man who wants to win the lottery but never actually goes out and buys a ticket. Winkelman says that America needs to “buy that ticket” if the country wants to insulate itself from oil price shocks and protect its communities from the impacts of global warming. He also says that Americans have to remember to “ask the climate question” to figure out their vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. (0:37)
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Big changes for the big apple

Deputy commissioner of the New York City Bureau of Environmental Planning and Analysis Angela Licata says that New York can expect dramatic climate shifts by 2050. She gives details as to how the city and its water supply will be affected. (:32)
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A regime of climate change

Jimmy Adegoke, associate professor at the University of Missouri in Kansas City says that our nation is already in an enhanced regime of climate variability and change, and that we must plan accordingly. (:16)
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Preview of G8 summit: Stronger U.S. leadership

Mark Helmke, senior professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, talks about how the U.S. needs to cut carbon emissions and take on a stronger stance on the global warming problem in the the upcoming G8 summit in Hokkaido, Japan. (1:27)
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Kerry knows how to conserve energy

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) says he finds it shocking and shameful that the United States remains the most wasteful nation in the world with respect to energy and that the United States dependence on foreign energy sources stems from its own extravagance. (0:58)
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Venture capitalists help global warming effort, says Mark Heesen

Mark Heesen, president of the National Venture Capital Association, discussed various ways in which venture capitalists have contributed to the fight against global warming pollution. Venture capitalists have funded alternative energy programs, such as wind and solar power. (1:34)
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Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) expresses urgency of global warming

At a press conference for the "Climate MATTERS Act", Rep. Van Hollen urged that the U.S. needs to be more active in its international role for fighting global warming. The rest of the world is getting on board, and the U.S. has to catch up, Rep. Van Hollen said. (:45)
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Republicans blocking Senate debate

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) describes the Senate as “surreal” due to the actions of republicans and their refusal to allow debate on issues important to Americans. (0:46)
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Climate change is influenced by humans

Bryan Arroyo, assistant director for the Endangered Species program at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spoke today about polar bears being put in the threatened species list. He said that we are in a changing climate and while there are disagreements about the magnitude, but the scientific research is clear and climate change is occurring. There is a 90 percent probability that climate change is influenced or forced by human release of greenhouse gases. (1:01)
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