The group called Chicago wrote this line in 1969, the same year the U.S. Senate ratified the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. In response to the treaty, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) moved the figurative hands on the Environmental Doomsday Clock back to 11:50 p.m., giving the ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts yesterday, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Health, Nuclear, Politics, War
Last Thursday night, during the U.S. presidential debate, Barack Obama took an unprecedented leadership position on the crucial environmental issue of energy. The candidates were asked what their presidential priorities would be given the "new economic realities". Presenting priorities in a presidential debate is a risky move, because the ... keep reading
Written by Eliav Bitan yesterday, about Clean Technologies, Green energy, Politics
Global warming, over-fishing, invasive species, habitat destruction, acidification and agricultural runoff are creating oceans crammed with algae and jellyfish - a process one prominent scientist has dubbed "the rise of slime". And when algae blooms die, their decay starves the seas of oxygen, creating "dead zones" devoid of marine life. Dead ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset yesterday, about Agriculture & Food, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Food, Industry, Politics, Water
Editor's Note: this post comes to us from Brooks Lindsay, the founder of Debatepedia Applying an encyclopedia of debates to solving global climate change Through October of 2008, the United Nations Foundation has partnered with the International Debate Education Association (IDEA) to develop the most comprehensive presentation ever ... keep reading
Written by Brooks Lindsay this month, about Climate Change, Media (1 comment)
Italy is a country with an enormous cultural heritage, but did you know that the worlds first geothermal energy plant was invented in Italy? Would it surprise you to know that the technology was invented in 1904? Astonishingly, in the more than one hundred years since the invention of geothermal ... keep reading
Written by John P. this month, about Celebrities, Clean Technologies, Coal & Oil, Energy Saving, Green energy, Nuclear, Politics
Editor's Note: With this post, we welcome Blair Stephens to the Celsias writing team. Blair lives in Massachusetts and is the Marketing Manager at AltE. In her posts, Blair will be walking us through the process of making her home more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. I'll ... keep reading
Written by Blair S. this month, about Architecture, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Design, Energy Saving, Green energy
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins The numbers speak for themselves. Why people think belief in science is optional is still a mystery... keep reading
Written by Marc Roberts this month, about Philosophy & Religion
Editor's Note: The Following is a second excerpt from Celsias writer Mickey Z.'s new book NO INNOCENT BYSTANDERS: Riding Shotgun in the Land of Denial, available at CWG Press. Read our first excerpt here. According to a study presented at the recent national meeting of the American Chemical ... keep reading
Written by Mickey Z this month, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Genetic Modification, Health, Pollution, Water
Another set of corporations is pressing for public money. Governments should let them die by George Monbiot While all eyes were fixed on the banking bail-out, a bucketload of public money was quietly sloshed into the pockets of another undeserving cause. Last week, George Bush agreed to lend $25bn to ... keep reading
Written by George Monbiot this month, about Economics, Finance, Industry, Politics, Transport
Editor's Note: With this post we welcome Johnny Rook to the Celsias writer's group. Johnny is a linguist and historian by training, and has taught in several universities and colleges, worked launching rockets in the aerospace industry and as an interpreter in the United States Federal Courts. An ... keep reading
Written by Johnny R. this month, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Philosophy & Religion (2 comments)
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