Ohio Tea Party survey to candidates: “The regulation of Carbon Dioxide in our atmosphere should be left to God and not government and I oppose all measures of Cap and Trade as well as the teaching of global warming theory in our schools.” At first, I wasn’t going to ... keep reading
Written by Joe Romm yesterday, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government
"No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities - always see them for they're always there." -- Norman Vincent Peale Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans five years ago flooding 80% of the city, destroying homes, stores, schools, churches, and lives. When ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne this week, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environmental Disasters, Lifestyle & Behavior, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
While Western governments from the U.S. to the UK debate the validity of “peak oil”, and obfuscate the probability under a cloak of secrecy, the working world wrings its hands, wondering what will happen when the day arrives and the energy needed to fuel industry – the lifeblood of national ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
Why climate science divides people along political lines. It was Australia’s second climate change election. Climate change deposed the former leaders of both main parties: Kevin Rudd (Labor) because his position was too weak, Malcolm Turnbull (Liberals) because his position was too strong. When Julia Gillard, the new Labor ... keep reading
Written by George Monbiot this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government
Last June I reported on changing levels of acidity in the Chesapeake Bay and its affects on the shells of young oysters, making them thinner than usual thus making them more available to predators such as crabs. Now a study been published in the Journal of Biogeography indicating that climate ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell this week, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather
The NRDC caught up with Actor Ryan Reynolds in New Orleans last week and produced the video below. It covers Ryan's thoughts on the current situation in New Orleans in the wake of the gulf oil spill. He also contributed as a guest blogger on the NRDC site onearth ... keep reading
Written by Kate R. this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Celebrities, Children and Families, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Weather
Courtesy of Sierra Club India Environment Post The Konkan coast of Maharashtra, India – dubbed the California of India – has been the stage for an impressive people’s movement bent on opposing a slew of coal-fired power projects and mines. These developments will ravage one of Maharashtra’s most serene areas ... keep reading
Written by Justin Guay, Sierra Club - India Program Officer this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Air Quality, Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development (1 comment)
New Zealand based LanzaTech recently announced that they have successfully produced anecessary component to create polymers, plastics, and fuels from their unique fermentation process. For those unfamiliar with LanzaTech, it is a company looking to utilize industrial waste gases and waste products like trash to produce biofuels, particularly ethanol ... keep reading
Written by Jonathan Williams this week, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Coal & Oil, Design, Industry & Business
In what could be a breakthrough experiment paving the way for capturing electricity out of thin air one day, a team of Brazilian scientists have shown that water droplets in the atmosphere pick up a charge and do not remain neutral, as was earlier believed. Popsci reports on the experiment ... keep reading
Written by Naresh Kumar - PSFK last month, about Clean Technologies, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Weather (1 comment)
In a recent piece that received attention from all kinds of media outlets, Matthew Brown of the AP reported that in the U.S., there is a major boom in the construction of new coal-fired power plants. According to Brown, 16 large coal-fired power plants have gone online since 2008 ... keep reading
Written by Timothy B. Hurst last month, about Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Politics & Government
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