Global warming a tough sell for the human psyche.The Copenhagen talks on climate change were convened with a sense of urgency that many ordinary folks don’t share. Why is that? One big reason: It’s hard for people to get excited about a threat that seems far away in space and time, psychologists say.
Study says global […]
Climate talks near political accord.World leaders worked into the early morning hours to forge a political declaration for Friday’s summit on climate change, a document expected to envision emissions-cutting targets for rich nations and billions for poor countries but to fall well short of the goal of a legally binding pact.
Poisoning the Poor with eWaste […]
Converting Water and CO2 into Fuel Researchers are trying to duplicate the natural process of photosynthesis. If successful, we can use the EUR
How many cyclists to power a hairdryer?24 hours in a house powered not by the grid but by 80 cyclists.
Help Give World Leaders 10,000 Reasons to Act on ClimateWhat would you like to tell the world's leaders about global warming?With the focus now on the Copenhagen climate conference, this is your chance to speak out. […]
Obama will offer U.S. climate cut in CopenhagenThe United States unveiled its proposal to cut greenhouse gases by 2020 on Wednesday and said President Barack Obama will attend U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen next month — before other world leaders show up. Obama will […]
Coca-Cola’s New PlantBottle Sows Path to Greener PackagingIn a podcast interview with GreenBiz.com Senior Writer Marc Gunther, Scott Vitters, the Coca-Cola Company’s global head of sustainable packaging, takes the wraps off the company’s new PlantBottle, a recyclable PET plastic container made partially from plants. (Gunther’s blog on the PlantBottle’s development is available at GreenBiz.com.)
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British Antarctic Survey Climate Review finds the Ozone Hole has Shielded Antarctica from Global Warming!An important report from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) shows things arent always what they seem to be, and that our knowledge of our complex Earth is not a good as we thought. Sometimes problems are not what they seem to […]
Obama science adviser urges climate action amid uproar.President Obama’s top science adviser urged lawmakers to act to curb emissions of greenhouse gases, despite the uproar over emails in which some prominent climate scientists appeared to advocate squelching the views of skeptical researchers.
Climate science, from Bali to Copenhagen.One of the main reasons why governments decided two […]
Biomass: Energy of the Future?Residents of Scottsburg, Indiana gathered in the plain white sanctuary of the First Southern Baptist ChurchEUR