Re-Tooling Industry: In case we need more evidence that an urgent economic transformation is required to avoid catastrophic climate change, it can be found in a new study commissioned by World Wildlife Fund International. Conducted by Climate Risk Pty. Ltd. of Great Britain and Australia, the study concludes: Runaway climate ... keep reading
Written by Bill Becker yesterday, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
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 week, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Design, Economics, Education, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
“It is all too possible that we will fail to achieve sustainability, and that the blind watchmaker will once again...reset the balance of a severely diminished living Earth.” That’s the possibility that Tim Flannery hopes we can yet avoid. He makes the statement early in his essay Now ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this week, about Carbon Trading, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Smart Growth, Water, Weather
Risky Business: The evidence is irrefutable: Climate change poses enormous risks to economic stability, public health, ecosystem services, and national security, as well as to the environment. How should we manage those risks? The first step is to acknowledge them. The second is to start listening to the experts who ... keep reading
Written by Bill Becker this week, about Carbon Trading, Celebrities, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a critical issue across Asia. From local companies to multi-national conglomerates, how successfully business interacts with its environs and community is of supreme importance. The recent CSR-Asia Conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia gave some worthwhile perspectives in a region home to roughly 60% of ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias this week, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Recycling
Unless the sea floods your dining room, or the coal-fired power plant next door belches out dirty smoke for you to inhale, it is difficult to appreciate what all the fuss is about regarding Green House Gases (GHG) and global warming. And, what is a carbon credit anyway? Let’s ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Scott this week, about Air Quality, Carbon Trading, Children and Families, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
Oxfam has called on the US to join Europe in laying its climate finance cards on the table as international climate talks opened in Barcelona yesterday. Real progress on climate finance is possible for the first time after European leaders, meeting in Brussels on Friday, outlined their proposal for how ... keep reading
Written by Oxfam this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, 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 week, 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
Speaking with young climate activists on a conference call last Tuesday night, U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) said that even though the timing of his climate bill was tricky, it is doable. Senator Kerry, co-author of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act along with Senator Barbara Boxer ... keep reading
Written by Timothy B. Hurst this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Economics, Education, Events, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Pollution
Population discussions raise lots of hackles. And they bring the crazies out of the woodwork like termites when the Orkin Man appears. But I hope to post a series of pieces on population and water because we must stop ignoring the role of population in our environmental and water problems ... keep reading
Written by Peter Gleick last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather
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