Read what our writers around the world are saying about climate change.
There is perhaps no more controversial energy source after nuclear than "hydraulic fracturing," or "fracking," of subterranean shale deposits containing pockets of natural gas.While the process can liberate previously unusable sources of natural gas, political, environmental and scientific concerns have risen along with production, as evidence mounts that fracking ... keep reading
Written by John C.K. Daly today, about Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Earthquake, Emissions, Fuel, Politics & Government, Water
Kristin Shrader-Frechette of the University of Notre Dame is rigorous in the presentation of her argument in What Will Work: Fighting Climate Change with Renewable Energy, Not Nuclear Power. In recent times a number of leading environmentalists have concluded nuclear power has to be employed to enable the transition away ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this week, about Children and Families, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Politics & Government, Solar, Wind Energy
China's Five Year Plan takes the restoration of a good environment and fixing the massive environmental pollution they have created, seriously. Last week five cities and two provinces to institute limits on GHG emissions. The first implementation plan has been drawn up by Guandong Province, China's largest GHG ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution
For those of us who didn't realise just how much of the East Coast oil is controlled by TAG Oil here's a bit from their website . East Coast Basin, New Zealand TAG's Oil & Gas Projects Permit Basin Interest Acreage Status 38348 Waitangi Hill Discovery East Coast 100 ... keep reading
Written by Vicki B last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Licensing, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
There are 612 million cars in the world today. The average car clocks up about 13,000 km per year, and in the meantime burns 340 litres of fuel just to overcome friction, costing the driver EUR 510 per year. Of the energy output of fuel in a car engine ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Coal & Oil, Emissions, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport, Travel, waste
Teams from China, Japan, Canada and Australia have registered to be part of the inaugural Tour of New Zealand cycle race. These teams will ride alongside of a solid contingent of New Zealand teams to collectively ride from end-to-end of the country. Each team will have their own support crew ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Health, Innovation, Technology
Here's a strange story . It's about cities in the US making serious undertakings to either purchase renewable energy or taking proactive steps to offset emissions from non renewable energy . We were trying to find the city in New Zealand that had rivalled the committed of Austin in Texas ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Clean Technologies, Emissions, Green energy, Politics & Government (1 comment)
As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us ... keep reading
Written by WorldWatch Institute in December 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Conservation, Emissions, Energy Saving, Food, waste
Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) is launching a strategic partnership with the Queensland Government and The Mercator Alliance Ltd with the view to developing a science and innovation portal in Singapore. The portal will showcase emerging New Zealand and Queensland technologies in the energy and environmental sectors and encourage collaborative research ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Branding, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Emissions, Events, Industry & Business, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Science, Sustainability
Negotiators at the UN climate talks have narrowly avoided a collapse, agreeing to the bare minimum deal possible. The plan gets the Green Climate Fund up and running without any sources of funding, preserves a narrow pathway to avoid 4 degrees of warming and gets a second commitment period of ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development (1 comment)
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