Read what the world's best writers are saying about climate change.
Is it worth spending a whole book dissecting the writing of Bjørn Lomborg, the “skeptical environmentalist”? Certainly not in terms of the quality of Lomborg’s argument, which simply doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. But Lomborg’s writing has been permitted to exercise a widespread and harmful influence ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker today, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media
A report released in February revealed that the Royal Scottish Bank (RSB ), along with other UK banks, has been providing loans worth billons of dollars over the past three years to companies that are involved in tar sands mining in Canada. The report, compiled by several environmental organizations including the ... keep reading
Written by Julie M. this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Economics, Education, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
The name of Bill Bryson attracted me and I obtained through the library a copy of his new book Seeing Further: The Story of Science & the Royal Society, only to find that he is the editor, not the author. But he has done a splendid job as editor, collecting contributions ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Art & Culture, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Education, Events, Industry & Business, Media
Phillip Mills describes his vision for a low carbon future based on ‘clean technology’ as part of the Imagining 2020 series. The transition to a low carbon future is something most economies are grappling with, and if they’re not, they should be. There’s much talk about what this ... keep reading
Written by Phillip Mills this week, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Education, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion
New Zealand-based Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation announced yesterday that it will be working with Honeywell’s UOP on a United States Department of Energy cooperative agreement project to demonstrate technology to capture carbon dioxide and cultivate algae for use in biofuel and energy production. Aquaflow director Nick Gerritsen said “It is ... keep reading
Written by Kate R. this month, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Design, Events, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
The Documentary Edge Film Festival is currently on at the Rialto cinema in Auckland and a selection of the films screening may be of interest to the Celsias readership... At the Edge of the World chronicles 46 international volunteers and their controversial Sea Shepherd campaign against Japanese whaling in 2006 ... keep reading
Written by Kate R. this month, about Art & Culture, Climate Change, Design, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media
Imagine a lightweight, flexible solar cell that could be built into your clothing, allowing you to charge the batteries on gadgets from iPods to smart phones with a little help from the sun. A team of researchers at the California University Institute of Technology (Caltech) has developed a new, super ... keep reading
Written by Julie M. this month, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Design, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Solar
In late 2007 I kidded myself that I was present at a gathering of Nobel Laureates as I spent some hours watching a website video record of their proceedings. They had assembled with a variety of other distinguished experts for a three-day symposium on global sustainability. I can remember being ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this month, about Climate Change, Design, Education, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
According to research conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), ice shelves in the southern section of the Antarctic Peninsula are retreating due to climate change. A press release issued early this week stated that every ice front in the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula has been retreating ... keep reading
Written by Kate R. last month, about Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Water, Weather
America Abroad Media has just released a new podcast titled 'The Carbon Conundrum: Confronting Climate Change' as part of its February program. This radio program addresses various climate change issues around the world, going beyond the politics of Copenhagen. The program starts in Peru, with the interviewer driving down a ... keep reading
Written by Kate R. last month, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development, Smart Growth, Water, Weather
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