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People who are concerned about climate change struggle with carbon offsets. Do they make a difference, or are they just indulgences? And if they do make a difference, how can you tell which programs have real quality? It all comes down to measurement, testing and accountability.

The number of Florida scrub-jays, the only species of bird found exclusively in Florida, is declining - even within preserves set aside for them - a new report has concluded. The birds are being squeezed out by suburban sprawl and overpopulation in the state.

Global warming, and the consequent rising seas and temperature, is biting through its share of the planet. Of the marine life – the fish, the weeds – the coral reefs are being killed by rising temperatures and the human contribution knows no bound. The marine treasures are being bleached out by dynamite fishing and cyanide poisoning as well – thanks to humans!

People depend on natural systems for survival, but these systems – and the lives they support-- are threatened by the inevitable impacts of climate change. It is crucial that we begin helping nature and people adapt to climate change now. A new bill in the Senate would provide funds to do just that.

An estimated 80% of life on earth depends on healthy oceans and coasts, but a new report states that Europe's coastal marine regions are largely degraded. So are we acting too late to save important coastal areas?