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China's Solar Empire

If you haven’t come across this one already, pretty soon it will be hard to miss. China is embarking on a mammoth project that will see the construction of what it calls, “the biggest solar energy production base in the world”. The ambitious project, which comes in at over ... keep reading

Written by Andrew Higgins this week, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Sustainability

Britain: 0, Zero carbon: 1

Carbon Zero Britain? Why not, says the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) in their latest report. By 2030, Britain could be operating with emissions reduced to zero for all greenhouse gases and across all sectors, according to the energy strategy outlined in the report. “ zerocarbonbritain2030 shows how the right mix ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team last month, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Economics, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Green energy, Nuclear, Pollution, Population, Transport

International Cooperation Needed to Save Aral Sea Says UN Secretary General

During a visit to five former Soviet republics, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon encouraged Central Asian leaders to work together to keep the Aral Sea from disappearing. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called the diminishing Aral Sea “one of the worst environmental disasters in the world” and asked regional ... keep reading

Written by Circle of Blue Staff in April, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water

Global Warring

Geopolitics don’t stop because climate change and other environmental pressures confront the global society.  Cleo Paskal   in her book Global Warring: How Environmental, Economic and Political Crises Will Redraw the World Map offers little hope of human societies setting aside their differences to confront the common threat. Not that ... keep reading

Written by Bryan Walker in April, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development

Dirty Stories

In order to generate excitement around humble dirt - the star of a new movie bearing its name - people are being encouraged to visit the official site and share their own soil stories. Dirt! The Movie, due out in December, tells the amazing story of humans and our relationship with the ... keep reading

Written by Kate R. in November 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Logging, Permaculture, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Weather

Natural Fuse: Towards Designing a Carbon-Neutral System

  Usman Haque is an interactive designer who explores how ubiquitous technology and mobile connectivity are changing the ways that we relate to our environments and each other. Haque’s projects involve the creation of dynamic systems that encourage people to rethink their role and impact within the larger ecosystem. His ... keep reading

Written by Scott Lachut in November 2009, about Architecture, Art & Culture, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Green energy, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Population

Death Denial

Why the sudden surge in climate change denial? Could it be about something else altogether? There is no point in denying it: we’re losing. Climate change denial is spreading like a contagious disease. It exists in a sphere which cannot be reached by evidence or reasoned argument; any attempt ... keep reading

Written by George Monbiot in November 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population

Bolivia: The Necessity of Adaptation

Oxfam’s messages on the battering effects of climate change on poorer countries continue with the publication this week of their report Bolivia: Climate Change, Poverty and Adaptation.  Poverty and injustice in many countries of the world is what Oxfam works on, and this focus has inevitably led to concern ... keep reading

Written by Bryan Walker in November 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development

Forecast

“The future of our planet can be found now, on the frontiers of climate change.”     That’s how freelance journalist Stephan Faris frames his new book Forecast: The Surprising – and Immediate – Consequences of Climate Change. He visits and talks with people in regions already experiencing some of the early effects ... keep reading

Written by Bryan Walker in November 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, War, Water, Weather

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