I recently wrote a story on the growing popularity of so-called smart appliances that link into utility's smart grid programs, allowing consumers to manage and cut down on their own power use. By the end of this year, energy customers in much of Texas can expect the installation of ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell this week, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Education, Emissions, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Smart Growth
Last May I wrote a story based on a report on the “climate gap, “ based on a report by researchers at three California colleges that focused on how climate change will disproportionately affect the poor and minorities, especially those living in low-income, urban neighborhoods. In October, Trust for America's ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell this month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Design, Economics, Education, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
The Commission on Climate and Tropical Forests, a bipartisan, non-profit group of business, government, and conservation leaders released a report on October 7th asking the United States policymakers to cut emissions from tropical deforestation by half by 2020. The group is co-chaired by Lincoln Chafee, former US senator, Rhode ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell this month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Logging, Politics & Government, Pollution, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
Autumn in the mountains of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Arizona is traditionally heralded by aspen stands aflame with heart-shaped golden leaves that shake in the cool breeze. Unfortunately, due to a rapid die-off of aspens across the American West, appropriately named SAD for Sudden Aspen Decline, aspen groves are disappearing ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell last month, about Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Weather
Even weeks later, the world is still reeling at the devastation caused to Indonesia and the South Pacific by a series of deadly earthquakes and tsunamis that killed and injured hundreds. The epicenter of the first 7.6 magnitude quake was located 30 miles off the coast of the island ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Weather
In September, the U.S. government put $4.5 billion worth of federal stimulus funds into smart-grid projects as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, helping to transform the existing power grid into a digital network. The goal is to curb pollution while helping consumers to manage their ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell last month, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
On Celsias, I recently reported on the drastic effects climate change is projected to have on key crops such as soybeans, maize, and corn. Unfortunately, rising temperatures are excepted to take a similar toll on livestock, especially dairy cows. Scientist Terry Mader, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, explains that dairy ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell in September, about Agriculture & Food, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Food, Genetic Modification, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior
The negative effects of climate change are well documented, from rising sea levels to melting polar ice caps, but rising temperatures might just start to hit us where it really hurts: the world's collective bread basket. A new study by Wolfram Schlenker at Columbia University, New York, and Michael ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell in September, about Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior
They say change starts small, and while the push for environmental change is finally foremost among the world’s leaders, one man is fighting the war against global warming one state and one country at a time. Terry Tamminen, formerly California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s environmental advisor and head of ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell in August, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
Those of us who live in cities are quite used to them. The diligent poor who pick through our bins on trash and recycling day, looking for paper and plastic and glass aluminum cans they can sell to make money. And in cities in developing countries, trash pickers are often ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell in August, about Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Recycling (1 comment)
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