Climate Change
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Deepa Gupta Talks Climate Change Activism, Youth in India, and More (Interview)
Planet Green Work & Connect &bull Mar 8, 2010
One of the stand-out speakers of the activist community during COP15 was Deepa Gupta, co-founder of the Indian Youth Climate Network. Founded in the spring of 2008 with three members, the IYCN has since grown to having thousands of members in 15 of India's 28 states. I recently had a chance to talk with Gupta about how she got involved in climate change activism, what the IYCN has been up to, and where does the climate movement go after the disappointment of the Copenhagen Accord. PLANET GREEN: How did you get involved in climate change activism? DEEPA… Full Story »
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Music for Action: You Email a Senator, You Get Free Music
Planet Green &bull Mar 8, 2010
There's a delicate climate change bill on the Senate floor right now. Push your senator to do the right thing, and in return, Wilco, Ani DiFranco, The Decemberists and more will reward you. Full Story »
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Mini Mikado Single Table Lamp by LZF - Green - MMIKS M CHW-27
sponsored listing • Shopping.comThe LZF Mini Mikado Single Table Lamp is composed of two die-cut sheets of wood veneer, mounted in a pattern that lends torsion and dynamism. Like en......Full Story »
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9 Not-So-Crazy Ideas To Combat Climate Change
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Mar 8, 2010
Over the years, scientists have envisioned a few radical, some might even say crazy, ways to combat global warming. With such dire consequences, it's hard to blame them for thinking out of the box. The most outlandish solutions tend to… Full Story »
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How do El Nino and La Nina work?
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Mar 6, 2010
Oceans are new front in fight against global warming Blaming even such a large weather system on broader climate trends risks oversimplification, but last month's Arctic blast did reflect a familiar M.O. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported on… Full Story »
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Creationists seek to stop the teaching of global warming
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Mar 5, 2010
The New York Times reports that a bill recently introduced in Kentucky would encourage teachers to discuss "the advantages and disadvantages of scientific theories," including "evolution, the origins of life, global warming and human cloning." By linking the global warming… Full Story »
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Saturnia Pendant by LZF - Green - SAT SM CHW-27
sponsored listing • Shopping.comThe LZF Saturnia Pendant, Oskar Cerezo's elegant yet extraordinarily simple suspension fixture, casts a warm light softened by the wood veneer side pa......Full Story »
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The Hard Rain Project: Bob Dylan's Classic Song and the Struggle to Stop Climate Change
Planet Green &bull Mar 5, 2010
Written during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, "A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall" was described by Dylan as "a desperate kind of song." Full Story »
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- Rain
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Daily Roundup: March 4, 2010
Sierra Club: The Green Life &bull Mar 5, 2010
Gold Star for Homestar: Obama announced a new program, called Homestar, in which consumers will be eligible for rebates on various energy-saving investments, spurring savings and creating jobs in the languishing construction industry. Tainted Milkmen: Three Shanghai dairy executives were… Full Story »
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Do You Observe Earth Day?
Tree Hugging Family &bull Mar 4, 2010
Some people who practice an eco-friendly lifestyle scoff at the idea of Earth Day. Some say the idea is outdated and we need earth day each day. Others just don't like all the climate change critics who crank up their… Full Story »
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US EPA to Ease Carbon Rules on Small Businesses
Inhabitat &bull Mar 4, 2010
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson testified in front of a Senate appropriations subcommittee Wednesday about the EPA's planned carbon permit policy. Last year Jackson told lawmakers the EPA would regulate all businesses with emissions above 25,000 tons per year. Yesterday she… Full Story »
Carambola Pendant by LZF - Green - CAR SG CHW-27
sponsored listing • Shopping.comThe LZF Carambola Pendant diffuses a pleasant, ambient light through graphic and precise geometry that suggests a sliced-open fruit. The Carambola Pen......Full Story »
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On shifty ground
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Mar 4, 2010
As extreme weather continues to cause soil to shift, more and more homes are experiencing foundation failure. Is climate change to blame? Full Story »
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Why Won't Al Gore Talk About Meat?
Planet Green &bull Mar 4, 2010
Accepting the unfortunate reality that Al Gore is the planet's best-known climate change spokesperson, he has yet again squandered an ideal opportunity to educate, inform, and inspire real change. Full Story »
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WATCH: James Cameron on Avatar's Deep-Seated Environmental Message
ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip &bull Mar 4, 2010
With the 82nd Annual Academy Awards just around the corner, all of the major critics are pretty confident that Avatar - the reigning champion of Hollywood history (as well as the top international release of all time) will end up… Full Story »
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News Allergy Sufferers Are Going to Be Thrilled About: Climate Change Extending Allergy Season
Planet Green &bull Mar 4, 2010
Climate change is not only causing allergies to affect more people than ever, it's also extending the length of time it stays there. Full Story »
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The Green Quote: Robert Redford Encourages Americans To Call-In For Clean Energy
ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip &bull Mar 3, 2010
Taken together, these hundreds of thousands of calls can give senators the shot in the arm they need. A reminder that Americans from all backgrounds want our leaders to deal with the crisis of climate change and unleash the opportunities… Full Story »
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Hola 10 Pendant Suspension by LZF - Green - OLA +10 CHW-27
sponsored listing • Shopping.comThe LZF Hola 10 Pendant Suspension is formed by two fine veneer sheets that wave symmetrically containing the light source within soft curves. Hola is......Full Story »
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Leilani Munter, Delightfully Green Paradox and Eco-Hero
Green Daily &bull Mar 3, 2010
Even though she hasn't updated her blog, Carbon Free Girl, in a while, green topics actually make frequent appearances on her racing site, LeilaniMunter.com. She has sponsors like Eco Academy, a green job training academy that helps people learn to… Full Story »
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India's First Bike-sharing Service - FreMo
The Bike-sharing Blog &bull Mar 3, 2010
India has its first bike-sharing service with FreMo, or Freedom to Move, in Thane, outside of Mumbai. FreMo was created by entrepreneur V. Ramesh to be a profitable business that successfully fights climate change. This service has six indoor "stations"… Full Story »
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Global Warming Hits World's Women the Hardest -- Especially When They Don't Have Equal Rights
TreeHugger &bull Mar 3, 2010It's already well known that climate change is not an equal-opportunity threat, with its impacts on food production, severe storms, and drought, among others, hitting the world's poorest nations the hardest. And according to a new report, global warming isn't gender-blind either: Women are especially vulnerable to its effects,… Full Story »
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Why Lindsey Graham believes in climate change
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Mar 3, 2010
Republican senator Lindsey Graham confesses why he has to push forward climate change legislation. Full Story »
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Baby Survives Being Shot Amid Fears of Climate Change
TreeHugger &bull Mar 3, 2010A seven-month-old baby girl survived being shot in the chest by her parents, who later murdered the girl's older brother and then killed themselves. The shocking story, which occurred in Argentina, is made all the more troubling by the apparent… Full Story »
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Community Involvement Essential for the Success of Marine Reserves
TreeHugger &bull Mar 2, 2010We make a big mistake thinking that a marine reserve is just about coral, fish and other aquatic organisms...they are also composed of the people who can make them succeed or fail and who are either helped or hurt by… Full Story »
