The defective Chinese drywall situation in the United States first came to light in November of 2008, when the Herald Tribune reported that homeowners in the Sarasota-Bradenton area of Florida were discovering that their homes’ sheetrock walls were eating away the wiring. In fact, the problem may predate 2008, as ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this week, about Architecture, Children and Families, Design, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Pollution, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
Speakers at the opening session of the World Summit on Food Security, hosted by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, called for increased investment in agriculture and emphasized the role climate change is playing in agricultural production. “There can be no food security without climate security,” said Ban Ki-moon ... keep reading
Written by Brett Walton this week, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather
New report paints the human race’s picture as grim and unstable if more action isn’t taken against climate change to protect the “building blocks” of large populations. In the run-up to historic climate talks in Copenhagen, a new report by the Worldwatch Institute and United Nations Foundation (U ... keep reading
Written by Steve Kellman this month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather (1 comment)
In a warming world, dominated by excessive rain in some areas and drought in others, arcology designers propose a Nevada city that would rely on landscapes right out of Frank Herbert’s classic novel, Dune (which was made an equally classic film of the same name). The Sietch, Nevada urban ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this month, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Population, Recycling, Smart Growth, Water, Weather
“The future of our planet can be found now, on the frontiers of climate change.” That’s how freelance journalist Stephan Faris frames his new book Forecast: The Surprising – and Immediate – Consequences of Climate Change. He visits and talks with people in regions already experiencing some of the early effects ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Deforestation, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, War, Water, Weather (2 comments)
“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 month, 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
In a previous post here, I raised the population and water issue in a general way. My point was that ignoring the population component of our resource challenges was a mistake, certainly in the long term and in some places, in the short term. I think this is indisputable — resource ... keep reading
Written by Peter Gleick last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environmental Disasters, Events, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather (2 comments)
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
David de Rothschild has explored both the North and South Pole on foot and holds the record for the fastest trip across the Greenland ice cap. His next exploration– sailing across the Pacific Ocean in a 60-foot catamaran made of 12,500 plastic bottles — is about more than the thrill ... keep reading
Written by Nadya Ivanova last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Art & Culture, Celebrities, Children and Families, Climate Change, Education, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Pollution, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Transport, Travel, Water
Jack Sim’s mind is in the toilet. Or rather on the toilet. In face, he thinks that toilets are not only one of the keys to a global economic recovery, but also to empowering the developing world. Perhaps he’s spent too long on the “seat of wisdom”, or ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water (1 comment)
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