We know we are screwed if we do nothing on climate change. Never mind that it will impact your children and grandchildren, you’re going to be around long enough for it to be a serious part of your life.
And we know that the math looks terrifying on the impact of the carbon emissions we are pumping into the atmosphere. We see the severity and increasing frequency of the extreme weather events.
And we know that the Governments that should be doing the most are not. We can despair or we can take action. And we would like to ...
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) will assemble leading members of the climate science and finance communities June 3-4, 2013 in Washington DC to explore climate information needs for financial decision-making. AMS will present the workshop in partnership with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). The event is supported, in part, by a public-private partnership.
The event will culminate with a briefing June 4 from 11:00-12:30 summarizing the workshop outcomes. The briefing is open to the public, and reporters and Congressional staff are especially welcome to attend.
Workshop organizers aim to create new ways of enabling climate scientists ...
Nesting green sea turtles are benefiting from marine protected areas by using habitats found within their boundaries, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study that is the first to track the federally protected turtles in Dry Tortugas National Park.
Although their young feed on jellyfish and other invertebrates, adult green sea turtles
feed on seagrasses and algae, making them the only herbivorous (vegetarian) species of sea turtle. In fact, their name comes from their greenish colored fat, which is thought to be caused by their diet.
Green sea turtles are found around the world in three main types of ...
Melting glaciers account for one third of observed sea level rise according to Bristol university and a study published in Science.The research - which used multiple satellites and an extensive collection of ground data - was led by Professor Alex Gardner of Clark University and involved the efforts of 16 researchers from 10 countries.
Ninety-nine per cent of Earth’s land ice is locked up in the massive Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. However, the researchers found that the world’s other land ice – repositories of the remaining 1 per cent of land ice – contributed just as much to sea level ...
Ever since the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig blowout in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, we have become sharply aware of the hazards of extracting fossil fuels from the earth. This danger presents itself not merely on oil rigs but on pipelines and in processing plants with disturbing regularity. Worst case scenarios result in death and destruction. Even at best, oil leaks contaminate soil, water and the environment.
One thing most of us do not focus on is the risk of toxic fumes on an oil rig. This – which is such a no-brainer we don’t even think of ...
Carbon dioxide might be getting close to the infamous 400 parts per million (ppm) but here at Mosaic we’re finding hope in what we’re calling the 800 investors per million. That’s the number of people who have invested in our largest solar project ever, a 487 kW installation on New Jersey’s famous Wildwoods boardwalk. These investors come from 42 states across the U.S. and hold a variety of ages, ranging from 18 to 86. They’re illustrated by the orange dots in the map above -- a number that is growing rapidly as more investors join ...
Late last week members of the Brown Divest Coal campaign were invited to attend the Brown University Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday May 23rd to discuss coal divestment. In March, the endowment oversight committee recommended the Board of Trustees divest the University’s endowment from the country’s 15 largest coal companies. President Christina Paxson herself has acknowledged that students attending and presenting at a Corporation meeting is “unprecedented”. Brown Divest Coal members Ryan Green ‘16 and Emily Kirkland ‘13 will be attending the meeting.
"It is such a rare opportunity for students to speak directly with the corporation ...
This is a video by Greenpeace that we thought was definitely worth sharing
In March of 2006, I drove to Biloxi Mississippi to see the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Unlike the flooded homes, black mold and chaos in New Orleans, Biloxi’s coastal infrastructure was completely wiped off the map. Driving along the beachfront road, lonely foundation slabs were the only evidence of homes and families turned upside down. While touring the area, I participated in a rebuilding conference with urban planners, city officials and residents to brainstorm about how to “Do it again, get it
right”. However, the need to return to normalcy after a traumatic event and the sentimental pull to ...
Go beyond the usual this Father’s Day. Save the Manatee Club suggests a real Florida manatee gift adoption for caring dads, everywhere. Select from 35 living manatees with known histories in the Club’s adoption programs including Rocket, Brutus, Doc, Paddy Doyle and other great choices for dad. See them all here Funds from the adoption program support the Club’s manatee conservation efforts around the world.
Each $25 gift adoption includes an adoption certificate with a color photo, biography, a membership handbook, the Club’s official quarterly newsletter, The Manatee Zone, the bi-monthly E-newsletter, Paddle Tales, and a ...
It’s a major draw to customers when a company has a dedicated green cause. Recent government guidelines and incentives in both the United Kingdom and United States have encouraged companies to develop their climate-wary schemes in order to reduce the amount of pollution being emitted by their industry.
Some companies go a step further from simply asking employees to turn lights off after use; some do what they can to not only make their business more climate-friendly, but develop technology which contributes towards the greater good for all.
Apple: The New (Green) MacBook
Apple is renowned for developing the ...
The solar energy market is constantly shifting and there is no doubt about that. Photovoltaic (PV) energy was once considered expensive and inefficient but that is no longer the case. Advancements in solar technology are constantly improving (at an exponential rate) but the real industry focus seems to be on decreasing the cost of solar energy. In 1980, solar energy cost over $20 USD per watt and now in 2013, under $1 USD per watt. The falling prices are making it very possible for homeowners and businesses alike to invest in solar energy. Despite falling prices, skeptics still question the ...
From Aardman Animations, the people who brought you "A pigs tale " last year for the Human Society of the US about factory farming.It may be too late for the dodo-but does it have it have to be too late for so many other species. Stop other species going the way of the dodo at the lonelydodo.com
March 2012 set records for warm temperatures that promoted early leafing and flowering across large areas of the United States. A team of scientists at the USA National Phenology Network, which is sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey, have published a studywhich shows that 2012 was the earliest spring over the 48 U.S. states since 1900 when systematic weather data began to be available for the entire area.
Phenology is the study of recurring plant and animal life cycle stages, especially their timing and relationships with weather and climate. Assessing the severity and impacts of such extreme ...
Leonardo DiCaprio suggested to art collectors on Monday to bid at an environmental charity auction in New York as if the planet's fate “depends on us” - and the auction raised more than $33 million
The 11th Hour auction at Christie's featured 33 works of mostly contemporary art, much of it created for the event and addressing environmental themes.
The strong result doubled pre-sale estimates, with nine of the works selling for more than $1-million. Among the main sellers, Mark Grotjahn's Untitled went for $6.5-million and Zeng Fanzhi's The Tiger fetched $5-million, both of them doubling ...
Once famously described as “orphan diseases, too small to be noticed, too small to be funded” in the Hollywood drama Lorenzo’s Oil, rare diseases are getting unprecedented attention today among drug manufacturers, who are ramping up research efforts and marketing new medicines that promise fuller lives for children and other patients with these heartbreaking conditions.
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An online Living Green Infrastructure Declaration has been created to encourage government and the private sector to plan and build greener, healthier, more beautiful communities. Living green infrastructure advocates, including Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, LEAF, Ontario Parks Association, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and Landscape Ontario are encouraging citizens from across North America to show their support for living green infrastructure by signing the Declaration.
Living green infrastructure includes urban forests, green roofs and walls, green streets and spaces including parks and engineered wetlands, rain gardens, water harvesting and other technologies which provide public and private economic benefits while ...
The trailer of Bill Mckibben's "Do the Math" .If you haven't seen it, do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLr_lfyRfqY
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