Climate Change
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The Morning Briefing: Top picks in aviation
SmartPlanet News &bull Yesterday
Stating that the European Union carbon-emissions system violates international rules and standards, China has banned airlines from participating in the scheme. The EU's scheme is designed to curb pollution, but the Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement… Full Story »
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Removing Hate from the Climate Change Debate (and the world in general)
GreenDivas &bull Feb 3, 2012
No matter how you feel about climate change and whether humans affect it or not, is it really OK to spew hatred at those of differing opinions? If you subscribe to the "What would Jesus do?" (or in my case… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Climate Change
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New Generation of Radioactive Waste-Consuming Nuclear Reactors Could Power UK for 500 Years
Inhabitat &bull Feb 2, 2012
Nations around the world are abandoning nuclear energy in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, however the UK is considering plans to launch a new generation of reactors by GE Hitachi that recycle nuclear waste into energy-generating fuel. According… Full Story »
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Q&A: John Maeda, president of the Rhode Island School of Design
SmartPlanet News &bull Feb 1, 2012
While some have touted science, technology, engineering and math (often shortened to "STEM") as the foundations for a high-achieving country, John Maeda believes that true innovation requires an additional letter-an "A" for art and design. Since becoming president of the Rhode Island School of Design in 2008, Maeda has championed a "STEM to STEAM" movement in education and research. He recently spoke with me about what he's accomplished so far, what still lies ahead, and why Apple is the best example of STEAM at work. Here is a condensed version of our conversation. I always wondered why… Full Story »
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Tesco abandons carbon-label initiative
SmartPlanet News &bull Feb 1, 2012
After reconsidering the amount of planning and effort to implement labels displaying a product's carbon footprint within its stores, UK supermarket Tesco had binned the idea and started to phase out products already containing the information. Tesco, Britain's largest supermarket chain, is reported to have quashed the idea after analysis proved… Full Story »
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Climate Change in 26 Seconds (NASA Video)
Healthy and Green Living &bull Jan 31, 2012
Hello, I saw this on Care2 and thought you'd like it as well. Care2 is the largest and most trusted information and action site for people who care to make a difference in their lives and the world. Disclaimer: The… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Climate Change
- Video
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Super Group Implements Global Carbon Accounting Solution To Manage Its Environmental Impact
webitpr &bull Jan 31, 2012
This signals another significant step in Super Group's drive to improve its environmental performance across its broad-based supply chain management business. The carbon accounting software enables Super Group to identify opportunities to reduce its environmental impacts, set specific targets for business activities or regions and monitor performance over time ensuring that the associated financial savings are achieved. This will allow Super Group to track and manage the carbon emissions… Full Story »
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Richard Branson and Al Gore Off to Antarctica
ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip &bull Jan 30, 2012
Categories: Causes, EnvironmentTags: al gore, richard branson. The former Vice President is returning to the frozen region as part of a trip organized by his Climate Reality Project. Joined by climate experts and a certain billionaire named Richard Branson, Gore… Full Story »
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In Norway, a lab inside a glacier
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 30, 2012
Owned and managed by the Norwegian Water resources and Energy Directorate, the lab is located approximately 660 feet into the Svartisen glacier in northern Norway where the scientists have direct access to the bottom of the glacier. Miriam Jackson, a… Full Story »
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Under-ice laboratory?
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 30, 2012
Owned and managed by the Norwegian Water resources and Energy Directorate, the lab is located approximately 660 feet into the Svartisen glacier in northern Norway where the scientists have direct access to the bottom of the glacier. Miriam Jackson, a… Full Story »
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Climate change gives gardeners new options
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Jan 28, 2012
The USDA has updated its planting-zones map for the first time in 22 years, reflecting a warmer U.S. where many southern crops are expanding north. If you're planting a spring garden in the U.S. this year, you may want to… Full Story »
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Events - January-February, 2012
Green Living Online &bull Jan 27, 2012The first annual Climate Leadership Conference will be held Feb. 29 - March 1, 2012, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The conference will bring together leaders from business, government and academic institutions, and the non-profit community interested in exchanging ideas and information on how to address climate change while simultaneously running their operations… Full Story »
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Environment Systems Preferred Supplier for Coastal Monitoring Frameworks
webitpr &bull Jan 27, 2012
Aberystwyth, January 27th, 2011 - Environment Systems has become a preferred supplier of Ecological Mapping to the South West, South East and North West Coastal Monitoring Frameworks for England. Coastal monitoring provides a sound scientific basis to inform strategic coastal… Full Story »
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The Case For A Carbon Tax (Book Review)
TreeHugger &bull Jan 26, 2012Though climate change action seems politically off the table in the United States, if certainly not the rest of the world, setting a price on carbon remains the crucial solution to preventing dangerous global warming-as well as indirectly solving a number of other environmental and public health problems associated with fossil fuel usage. How to do that remains a contentious subject, with cap-and-trade dominating the international discussion, even though some of the most prominent climate scientists and economists argue… Full Story »
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Insurance against sunsets: Munich Re steps in if your solar panel provider goes bust
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 26, 2012
With solar panel manufacturers dropping like Arkansas blackbirds, Germany's Munich Re is coming to the rescue. It is now selling insurance that protects solar park operators in the event that their panel provider goes bankrupt. In partnership with Deustsche Bank, Munich Re will indemnify the operator after the manufacturer… Full Story »
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USDA new 'Plant Hardiness Zone' map released
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 26, 2012
A new version of the 'Plant Hardiness' map has been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It enables users to view the average minimum temperatures for separate latitudinal zones - a useful and anticipated online tool for keen gardeners. The… Full Story »
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The Morning Briefing: Dwindling reserves in a warmer world
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 26, 2012
The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading the latest publications on climate change. Scientists and climate change experts led by Defra (the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs) have identified… Full Story »
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NASA scientist Jim Hansen on climate, culture and beyond
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Jan 25, 2012
He built his career studying humans' potential impacts on climate. Then he realized that laboratory work wasn't enough. A wide-ranging QA with NASA's chief climate scientist. SCIENTIST AND PROTESTER: James E. Hansen heads the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.… Full Story »
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UK Feed-in-Tariffs: Wake up and go to sleep, Round 5!
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 25, 2012
The zaniness of British renewable energy policy hit plate-spinning uncertainty today. No sooner did a court reject the government's attempt to slash renewable energy subsidies known as feed-in tariffs, than the country's energy secretary shot back saying he'd appeal to the Supreme Court.… Full Story »
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Turtle Mating Habits May Hedge Against Impacts of Climate Change
TreeHugger &bull Jan 25, 2012For marine turtles, the temperature at which eggs are incubated determines the sex of the offspring. Cooler incubation temperatures lead to male offspring, while warmer temperatures result in female turtles. This means that a planet warmed by climate change will… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Climate Change
- Population
