ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Computer sims: In climatic tug of war, carbon released from thawing permafrost wins handily

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Computer sims: In climatic tug of war, carbon released from thawing permafrost wins handily Posted: 18 Mar 2015 12:39 PM PDT There will be a lot more carbon released from thawing permafrost than the amount taken in by more Arctic vegetation, according to new computer simulations. …

Science for Environment Policy, Issue 385: A service from the European Commission

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

news alert Issue 385, 11 September 2014  Science for Environment Policy About this service Contact the Editor Subscribe to this News Alert Survey Please feed back on our service: SfEP survey to end in one week’s time We have been conducting a survey to assess how Science for Environment Policy …

P2P Foundation: Book of the Day: Rethinking Money

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News, Beyond GDP

“P2P Foundation” – 3 new articles 1.     Book of the Day: Rethinking Money 2.     Recognizing a Human Right to the Commons 3.     Video: a short intro the Aikapankki Timebank in Helsinki 4.     More Recent Articles 5.     Search P2P Foundation 6.     Prior Mailing Archive Book of the Day: Rethinking Money * …

Marine industries at risk on both coasts as oceans acidify

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Subject: Wishful Thinking – Methane plumes & Ocean Acidification   More precursors/signals:   1.  Methane plumes from the arctic.  This precursor event has a high probability of rapidly accelerating the timeframes for climate change impacts and increasing them to much more devastating levels. 2.  Oysters shells dissolving on both coasts …

CAE: 4 Ways Your City Can Be Cooler Next Summer

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

ACEEE BLOG POST   Media Contact: Patrick Kiker [email protected], (202) 507-4043     4 Ways Your City Can Be Cooler Next Summer   By Virginia Hewitt, Local Policy Research Assistant   This summer was a scorcher. Heat waves repeatedly struck the Midwest and South, sparing only sections of the Northeast. All …

we_can_do_it_SEI 2Solar Sisters Unite! SEI Offers Women’s Only PV101 Online – August 18th

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Community Development Solutions, Global Citizen

Solar Sisters Unite! SEI Offers Women’s Only PV101 Online – August 18th According to the 2013 National Solar Jobs Census the future is bright for the solar industry indeed: “With the expected addition of over 22,200 new solar workers over the next year, employment in the solar industry is expected …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Microplastics worse for crabs and other marine life than previously thought: Enter through gills

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

  ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Microplastics worse for crabs and other marine life than previously thought: Enter through gills Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:56 AM PDT The tiny plastic particles polluting our seas are not only orally ingested by marine creatures, but also enter their systems through their gills, …

Is global warming causing extreme weather via jet stream waves?

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Is global warming causing extreme weather via jet stream waves? A new study investigates how changes to atmospheric winds are making weather more extreme The jet stream that circles Earth’s north pole travels west to east. But when the jet stream interacts with a Rossby wave, as shown here, the …

Hydrogen Power! Rinaldo Brutoco… Social Engineer for the Future

Jay OwenGreentech, Trendspotting, Advisors' Forum

Hydrogen Power! Rinaldo Brutoco… Social Engineer for the Future In an open interview last night, Rinaldo Brutoco displayed his range and depth of knowledge and currency with the key issues of today. His credibility lies in the fact that he has been a successful inventor, the backer and long term …

NASA: New NASA Space Observatory to Study Carbon Conundrums

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting, Earth Systems Science

New NASA Space Observatory to Study Carbon Conundrums 06/12/2014 You are subscribed to Earth News for NASA. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. New NASA Space Observatory to Study Carbon Conundrums 06/12/2014 12:00 PM EDT   NASA’s first spacecraft dedicated to measuring carbon dioxide levels in …