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| Al Jazeera America launches, but AT&T won't carry network Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013 07:28 PM PDT  By Liana B. Baker and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - New cable network Al Jazeera America introduced itself to viewers on Tuesday with reports on political strife in Egypt and the impact of climate change on U.S. cities, shortly after a major pay TV distributor declined to carry the channel. The decision by AT&T's U-verse pay-TV service stemmed from a contract dispute over terms to carry the new network, AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said. Al Jazeera responded by suing AT&T for breach of contract in Delaware Chancery Court. Globally, Al Jazeera is seen in more than 260 million homes in 130 countries. ... Full Story | Top |
| Leaked U.N. Report: Humans 95% Responsible for Climate Change Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013 04:13 PM PDT A leaked draft of a forthcoming report from the Intergovenmental Panel on Climate Change finds that scientists are 95 percent sure that humans are causing global warming. The 2007 report hedged a tiny bit on human culpability, stating that there was only a 90 percent chance that humans were causing warming; but six years later, climatologists are more sure than ever. Full Story | Top |
| 4 shocking findings from the U.N's latest climate change report Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013 04:10 PM PDT Humans are almost certainly to blame for global warming, and the consequences could be even worse than previously imagined, according to a leaked draft of the United Nations' latest climate report.The U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is set to release the first installments of the report next month. It will be the fifth climate report released by that body since its inception in 1988, and the first one to come out since 2007. Though the report has yet to be finalized, details gleaned from leaked copies of the draft indicate it will offer the most dire warnings yet ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Foes of Obama climate policy prepare battle over cost of carbon Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013 02:51 PM PDT  By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three months ago, the Obama administration made a little-noticed but potentially pivotal move in the stepped-up fight against climate change: it boosted the U.S. government's official estimate of the future economic damage caused by carbon pollution. After its first review, a panel of technical experts from 11 government agencies raised the so-called "social cost of carbon," known as SCC. The measure is used by many arms of the U.S. government to determine the financial benefits of new regulations since 2010. ... Full Story | Top |
| Extreme Weather Hurts Low-Income People Most Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013 01:30 PM PDT Low-income communities are disproportionately affected by extreme weather, according to a report out Monday from the Center for American Progress that offers policy recommendations to shore up infrastructure and protect against future damages.The report, "A Disaster in the Making: Addressing the Vulnerability of Low-Income Communities to Extreme Weather," states that neighborhoods where a majority of residents live at or below the poverty line are ill-prepared to deal with fallout from storms and other weather-related disasters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Americans Don't Care What Scientists Think About Climate Science Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013 01:30 PM PDT Scientists from the world's premier climate-change research panel are preparing to once again promise the world that they believe—in fact, they're really pretty sure—that human beings are causing global warming. Full Story | Top |
| Cautious consumers, wet weather cloud Dick's Sporting outlook Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013 09:07 AM PDT By Chris Peters (Reuters) - Outdoor enthusiasts spending less on camping and golfing gear due to a sluggish economy and a wetter season hit Dick's Sporting Goods Inc's results, leading the company to slash its earnings forecast for the year. Shares of the company, which also sells sports footwear and apparel, fell 6 percent to $47.48 by midday. Consumers have tightened spending amid higher payroll taxes and gasoline prices and a slowing job market. A host of retailers from Macy's Inc to Wal-Mart Stores Inc have reported tepid sales for the latest quarter. ... Full Story | Top |
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