Read what the world's best writers are saying about climate change.
A new analysis from the Pacific Institute finds that climate change and its effect on freshwater supplies may lead to more cross-border conflicts over shared water resources if countries don’t start preparing now. The analysis, conducted by the California-based research institute and the United Nations Environment Programme, echoes recent ... keep reading
Written by Steve Kellman - Circle of Blue in January, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
The world's wealthy nations have a long way to go on the key negotiating element of climate change adaptation at Copenhagen, WWF warned yesterday. "Climate change adaptation mechanisms and measures and especially finance must be a key part of any successful deal reached at Copenhagen, but it is an ... keep reading
Written by WWF in December 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Poverty & Development
With the Copenhagen conference underway, the world’s attention has turned to the issues of global warming and the measures nations need to take to prevent catastrophic warming on Earth. It is widely acknowledged that CO2 emissions need to be reduced in order to cool the planet, and some helpful ... keep reading
Written by Kate R. in December 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Logging, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Weather
In the wake of news that multi-year ice covering the Arctic Ocean is, for all practical purposes, gone, the U.S. Navy has launched an assessment aimed at strengthening the nation’s position in terms of Arctic oil reserves. Vanishing Arctic Ocean ice, reliably documented by David Barber, Canada's ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts in December 2009, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather
As the keynote speaker at the Singapore Energy Lecture, Dr. Daniel Yergin was toeing his usual line of optimism on the subject of oil and energy. As the Founder and Chairman of Cambridge Energy Research Associate (CERA ), Dr. Yergin has a long career in the energy industry, though one some ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias in November 2009, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution
Trying to stop the destruction of the world’s remaining forests is a complicated affair. One proposed mechanism to help in the battle is a clean development mechanism for developing countries called REDD, or Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. The general idea behind it is to give developing ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias in November 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Logging, Politics & Government, Pollution, Poverty & Development, Water
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
These photos of albatross chicks were taken on Midway Atoll, a tidy island slap bang in the middle of the pacific, about as far from large numbers of humans as it’s possible to get, without going to Antarctica. No plastic was moved or altered before taking these photographs. These ... keep reading
Written by The Green Party in November 2009, about Consumerism, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
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
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
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