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Category Archives: Climate Change
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Adam Williams in Climate Change 723 days ago
Coming up in a couple of weeks is the International Furniture Fair in Valencia Spain, Sept. 23-27. There, from the NEL Collective (produced by Nanimarquina), will be the Global Warming Rug. The rug (shown above) features a blue sea spotted by a lonely ice floe with a polar bear riding out his isolated, floating fate…. Read More…
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Philip Proefrock in Climate Change 728 days ago
“Satellite images gathered by NASA show that the north-west passage opened last weekend and the final blockage on the east side of the ice cap, an area of sea ice stretching to Siberia, dissolved a few days later.” Whether or not you subscribe to the concept of global climate change due to human factors, there… Read More…
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Shirley Siluk Gregory in Climate Change 729 days ago
What will a future world shaped by accelerating climate change look like? Imagine this season’s Atlantic hurricanes and devastating flooding in India, and kick those up a notch or three, says the head of the United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP). As of this June, the world has already seen some 400 natural disasters (including the… Read More…
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Scientists have put elephant seals into action, donning head devices to transmit information about climate change from under Antarctic sea ice in winter. View related photos.
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Al Gore presented a dramatic and widely discussed speech on matters of climate, carbon emissions, and energy last week. Maybe you didn’t get to listen to it at the time, and would like to read the text, but reading speeches can be boring. Science-fiction author and journalist Bruce Sterling, who founded something called the Viridian… Read More…
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Jennifer Lance in Climate Change 790 days ago
Fireworks displays create surges of pollutant ozone in lower levels of the atmosphere, where it is a respiratory irritant, greenhouse gas, and plant toxin. Some scientists believe fireworks are an “insignificant source of pollution”, because they occur infrequently; however, no source of greenhouse gases is insignificant considering our current climate crisis, not to mention the… Read More…
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The River Ganges is provides spiritual and physical sustenance for 400 million people. Raw sewage and industrial waste contaminate the river at every city along its banks (fecal contamination is thousands of times above the safe limit for bathing). The glaciers that feed the river are melting due to global warming, and dam/hydro-electric projects are… Read More…
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Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide at trapping heat. New Zealand scientists have developed a vaccine to cut down on livestock flatulence, which should help farmers avoid a proposed “flatulence tax” on the methane their livestock produces. New Zealand cows and sheep are responsible for about half of… Read More…
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Those extra pounds Americans are carrying around are causing climate change. Considering eating more food requires more agriculture production and transportation costs, obese people are contributing to food shortages and higher energy prices, according to the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. “We are all becoming heavier and it is a global responsibility,” said… Read More…
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Timothy B. Hurst in Climate Change 837 days ago
The accumulation of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere can be a difficult concept to visualize (maybe something to do with the fact that CO2 is invisible). So if you’re a visual learner like me, you’ll want to watch this short from the Energy Saving Campaign [45 seconds]. [kml_flashembed movie="http://youtube.com/v/6Eg_SEAnE-M" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
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Environmental groups, such as the Sierra Club and Environmental Defense Council, are staging a coal plant-by-coal plant attack on any proposed new coal-fired power plant in the United States. Using bureaucratic or legal means, such as zoning or water use, environmental groups have stopped 65 coal plants in the last three years. The LA Times… Read More…
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Among the many other ill effects it is causing, global climate change may also be contributing to failures of hops and barley crops. Without these two essential ingredients, the supply of beer will be reduced, and prices for what remains will rise dramatically. According to Jim Salinger, a climate scientist at New Zealand’s National Institute… Read More…
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While watching video of Al Gore’s recent talk at TED (which is quite good), I was struck by a particular slide he showed. The slide had a list showing all of the countries that attended the Kyoto climate talks. Highlighted on that list was the single remaining country yet to sign on to the Kyoto… Read More…
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Pretty cool: two separate groups of researchers at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society have outlined a way to use carbon dioxide emissions as a starting material for making CDs, DVDs, beverage bottles and other polycarbonate plastic items. “Using CO2 to create polycarbonates might not solve the total carbon dioxide problem, but it… Read More…
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Clayton B. Cornell in Climate Change 877 days ago
The 2008 Olympic torch relay will cover more than 85,000 miles and visit 23 cities before reaching Beijing. Covering that kind of ground (and ocean) will require the help of Air China, burning an estimated 464,400 gallons of fuel and emitting 5,500 tons of carbon dioxide in the process. See the story from Wired’s Autopia.
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Sarah Lozanova in Climate Change 878 days ago
The Blue Man Group has a great video warning about climate change. It is nice to have artistic expression on this topic. [kml_flashembed movie="http://youtube.com/v/QM-mfEMssy8" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
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Climate change is altering Pacific gray whales’ migration patterns. According to Rob Davis, “The whales’ fall migration south past San Diego is peaking five days later than it once did. Once they get to Baja, they’re staying two weeks less than they did in the late 1970s.” Image source: Voices of San Diego
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mcmilker in Climate Change 886 days ago
Can selling carbon credits to finance “ocean fertilization” solve global warming? Greenpeace calls it “irresponsible” but, a variety of companies including, Climos, a San Francisco start-up, have raised a enough venture capital to give it a try. By drizzling an iron slurry across a stretch of ocean the company will leave a bloom of phytoplankton… Read More…
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Did you celebrate earth hour by turning off the lights? This event lasted from 8-9 pm tonight, with the purpose of raising awareness about climate change. Sydney, Australia was the pioneer of this day, starting the annual tradition in 2007 and creating a 10% drop in electricity use. 24 cities around the globe participated, with… Read More…
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The southern portions of Scandinavia can no longer rely on the climate to provide temperatures cold enough for outdoor ice skating rinks. Instead, plastic rinks made of a thin layer of polyethylene coated with propylene glycol are being used to reduce carbon emissions and lessen upkeep costs. The rinks are 100% recyclable. Image and story… Read More…
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Pretty darn funny satirical video – at least I hope it’s satire! [kml_flashembed movie="http://uk.youtube.com/v/TtV0Fta2SZ0" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
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Pem Charnley in Action & Activism 942 days ago
Facebook: this time an invitation to turn your lights off for just one hour on March 29th between 8-9 pm. Photo courtesy of Flickr.
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Humans might have ushered Earth into the Anthropocene, but we’d be unwise to ignore the fact that we’re always going to be living in the Age of Microbes, according to a new article in Microbiology Today. “Microbes will continue as climate engineers long after humans have burned that final barrel of oil,” says author Dave… Read More…
