Google Earth has launched a new application that helps to visualize climate change effects on the planet. The application Climate change on Google Earth currently has two layers - temperature and rainfall. More layers are in the pipeline including documentation on the rise in sea levels, melting of polar ice and ... keep reading
Written by Kate R. last month, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Computing, Design, Education, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
When they are no longer new, it is not uncommon for many types of used electronic devices to make their way to developing countries after being originally bought and used in the wealthier places of the world. The environmental impact of the electronic waste (E-Waste) produced by these devices can ... keep reading
Written by Levi Novey in September, about Computing, Consumerism, Economics, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling
Almost half of the world's farmland has at least 10 percent tree cover totalling about 10 million square kilometres - roughly the size of Canada – suggesting farmers are less destructive of forests than previously believed. The World Agroforestry Center in Nairobi used satellite imagery to estimate the extent of farmland ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in August, about Agriculture & Food, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Computing, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Politics & Government
In charge of buying some new IT equipment at your company? The desktop in the home office getting a bit putzy? Your mother-in-law seeking something "green" to replace her aging laptop, and consulting YOU the techno-wonder to sort her out? Have no fear, EPEAT is here. EPEAT is a system ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias in August, about Clean Technologies, Computing, Consumerism, Economics, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution
I've always had a thing for maps. When I was a kid, I rarely could sleep on those long road trips in the family wagon. It was either that I couldn't sleep or that I didn't want to sleep for fear that I might miss something good ... keep reading
Written by Timothy B. Hurst in August, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Computing, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Lifestyle & Behavior
Your daily dose may be limited in future – if you drink coffee, that is. The world’s most valuable tropical agricultural export grows in a fairly narrow climatic range and is already impacted by climate change. Coffee plantations will soon need to move to maintain harvests – but face stiff competition ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in August, about Agriculture & Food, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Computing, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Electric vehicles, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Pollution, Recycling, Smart Growth, Weather
Another school year is just around the corner and with rising energy costs, increasing concern over air quality and growing interest in preserving resources for the future, a growing number of parents, teachers and school administrators are reevaluating their school environmentalpolicies. According to the US Department of Energy, taxpayers ... keep reading
Written by Rainforest Alliance in August, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Computing, Consumerism, Design, Education, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Lifestyle & Behavior
Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is managing the latest soothing exercise for the US in India, which like China has now been told America will not try to impose conditions on economic growth. Of course there’s lots of positive hype, but the bottom line is that developing ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in July, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Computing, Emissions, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Green energy, Industry & Business, Nuclear, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Transport
It’s (semi) official: Fertilizers and processed foods are killing us. Rhode Island Hospital researchers have found strong links between nitrate and nitrite exposure and deaths from Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and diabetes – and modern consumers are ingesting these carcinogenic substances daily in literally hundreds of ways. China may not ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in July, about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Computing, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Green energy, Health, Industry & Business, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Smart Growth
From GreenerComputing.com IT professionals have become good environmental and privacy stewards during the past 10 years -- on paper. Corporate policy now generally reflects the fundamental tenets of good electronics stewardship, requiring verifiable data destruction and forbidding the use of landfills and export in lieu of responsible recycling. As anyone ... keep reading
Written by Robert Houghton in July, about Clean Technologies, Computing, Recycling
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