Articles tagged “Climate Change”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

16-Year-Old Skis to North Pole, and Keeps on Going By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 15 2011 Parker Liataud, 16, just returned from a trip to the North Pole. He did it on skis, in four days. You might call it an anti-slush crusade. + READ MORE

Japan-Size Tsunami May Have Buried Atlantis, In Southern Spain By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 16 2011 Was the "Lost City of Atlantis" lost in a disaster like the one that hit Japan? U.S. researchers say they think they've found the fabled spot in Southern Spain. + READ MORE

Amazon Traveler Battles Deforestation and Climate Change in Brazil By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 23 2011 A travelogue from a Nature Conservancy adviser working in Brazil to combat deforestation, and keep people working. + READ MORE

Recognizing the Environmental Work of "The End of Nature" Author Bill McKibben (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Tech & Transport Dec 13 2010 "I am ... appreciative that this award is representative of a shared conviction that now is a singular moment in our history for all people of good conscience to come together in defense of the planet. Our work has never been more urgent." + READ MORE

Global Climate Fund: Can One Good Thing Come Out of Cancun? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Nov 30 2010 The fund, in theory, would support development of adaptation strategies and technologies, cover resettlement costs for people who will be forced from their homes, and support future actions to prevent further damage by climate change. Will it pass? + READ MORE

How to Save the Planet: Are Geoengineering and Market Fixes the Way to Go? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Oct 30 2010 While environmental advocates are rooting the loudest for solutions to climate change, their voices are often ignored as to what those solutions should be. + READ MORE

Will Electric Cars Lower Nitrous Oxide Emissions? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 27 2010 Nitrous oxide, the same stuff we call laughing gas, is 300 times more efficient than carbon dioxide when it comes to holding in solar energy like a blanket. And since the 1970s nitrous oxide has played an increasingly significant role in nudging the mercury higher. Electric vehicles seem like an ideal solution to the nitrous oxide problem. Are they? + READ MORE

Myth Busters, Visionaries, and Scientists Unite For Bioneers By Leah Lamb IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 19 2010 Bioneers is the leading environmental conference in the world, naming the environment as the mother of all issues. + READ MORE

27% of Western Chinese Glaciers Gone by 2050 - Up to 10% Reduction in Crops Before That By Mat McDermott IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 11 2010 A new report released during the 'you go first; no you go first' stalemate climate talks in Tianjin, China summarizes the potential impact on western China alone from glaciers melting. Even if earlier estimates of the speed of glaciers melting were too fast, things still aren't good. + READ MORE

We Must Break The Low Exercise - Air Conditioning - Obesity Vicious Circle By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect Oct 8 2010 I know it's October right now and you probably don't want to think about air conditioning, but new research into the way that exercising before heatwaves helps people cope with high temperatures better, combined with what author Stan Cox's research on obesity and air conditioning shows, just brings the vicious circle of sedentary lifestyle, obesity and air conditioning to the fore. For the sake of our health and the planet's we have to break the cycle. + READ MORE

Yogins, Join a 350.org Work Party this 10.10.10 By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Oct 4 2010 On the mat, a Hatha yoga practice combined with a healthy diet and rest, can lend to a sound, sustainable body. When coupled with the ancient, mental trainings we can transform the exercise into something beyond our bodily experience. It can actually inspire us to extend our practice of personal wellness to global wellness and awareness. + READ MORE

Meet Guy Stevens, Senior Marine Biologist, Four Seasons Resorts Maldives By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Sep 30 2010 As part of the Four Seasons Resorts Maldives ocean education initiative – and as resident Senior Marine Biologist -- Guy Stevens gets guests stoked about sea creatures in the Maldivian aquatic ecosystems. He encourages them to witness, take part and directly experience the critically important habitats. + READ MORE

Climate Challenge: Watch TV, Play Games and Learn About Climate Change By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 24 2010 Catch the "first and only TV show in the nation focused exclusively on climate change and related issues." + READ MORE

Carbon Offset Scheme Demands High Fees from Poor Countries By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Aug 27 2010 The UN Clean Development Mechanism allows consultants in rich countries to charge poor countries high fees to implement the carbon credit programs. + READ MORE

Four Species Being Pushed Off Mountaintops by Climate Change By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 25 2010 Four species that live exclusively on mountaintops and whose very existence is being threatened by climate change. + READ MORE

Lake Under Mont Blanc Glacier Drained to Protect French Town Flooding By Mat McDermott IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 25 2010 Here's an interesting account on one potential effect of more glaciers melting around the world due to rising temperatures: A lake under Mont Blanc glacier is about to be drained so that it doesn't flood the St Gervais valley.The lake contains 2.3 million cubic feet of water, containing enough volume to flood the valley in 15 minutes, affecting some 900 families. + READ MORE

Author Gwynne Dyer Writes, Warns About the Coming Climate Wars (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Tech & Transport Aug 18 2010 It's not that Gwynne Dyer, freelance journalist and specialist on international affairs and geopolitics, doesn't want you to recycle. It's just that he's got his eyes on the bigger prize, and he's written an important book about climate change, and the wars he foresees happening as a result. + READ MORE

Antibacterial, Odor-Killing Socks Can Boost Greenhouse Gas Emissions? By Mat McDermott IN Tech & Transport Aug 18 2010 The unintended (and largely unregulated) consequences of use of silver nanoparticles in a wide range of products, from sunscreens and cosmetics to antibacterial socks and underwear, is receiving some more attention. Researchers from Duke University have looked at what might be the environmental impact of these nanoparticles in a more realistic setting than the laboratory, finding that they may increase nitrous oxide emissions. + READ MORE

8 Countries About to Go Underwater, Literally By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 11 2010 The Maldives isn't the only country at risk of being washed away by seas rising because of climate change. + READ MORE

Coal Mines Clashing with Wine Production in Australia By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 3 2010 Australia's three largest power plants are located in Hunter Valley and burn up to 20 million tons of coal a year. Rumor has it that the region will double its coal production in the next two years. + READ MORE