ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Southeast U.S. should prepare for wild weather from climate change, expert says Posted: 14 Nov 2013 08:36 AM PST People who live in the southeastern united states should begin to prepare for more drastically changing weather conditions — everything from heat waves to …
Global Marshall Plan Initiative
Global Marshall Plan Initiative www.globalmarshallplan.org Newsletter 10/2013 Local Groups in Action Global Marshall Plan Initiative Celebrates “Autofreien Tag” in Wörgl Millennium Development Goals: How Many Promises Were Broken? New IPCC Report: Human Actions Are Mainly to Blame for Climate Change New IPSO Report: The Health of Oceans is Rapidly Deteriorating …
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 11 Percent Since 2007
Emily E. Adams www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2013/highlights41 Earth Policy Release Data Highlight October 2, 2013 Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels in the United States peaked at more than 1.6 billion tons of carbon in 2007. Since then they have fallen 11 percent, dropping to over 1.4 billion tons in 2013, according …
inside climate news: Exclusively on InsideClimate News, This Year’s Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
Exclusively on InsideClimate News, This Year’s Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting Most U.S. Companies Ignoring SEC Rule to Disclose Climate Risks Almost 75 percent of the nation’s publicly traded companies are ignoring a three-year-old Securities and Exchange Commission requirement that they inform investors of the risks …
Alternative Energy: Japan Solar Energy PV Industry Reaches 10 GW Milestone
Alternative Energy Japan Solar Energy PV Industry Reaches 10 GW Milestone Posted: 15 Sep 2013 02:00 AM PDT Filed under: Energy News Super efficient combustion engine emits half the carbon dioxide Posted: 14 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Energy News 7 Important Cleantech Price Points Worth Remembering Posted: …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News New camouflage coating fabricated from squid protein
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News New camouflage coating fabricated from squid protein Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:22 PM PDT What can the US military learn from a common squid? A lot about how to hide from enemies, according to researchers. Butterfly wings inspire new technologies: From fabrics and cosmetics to …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Climate change will upset vital ocean chemical cycles
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Climate change will upset vital ocean chemical cycles Posted: 08 Sep 2013 10:57 AM PDT New research shows that rising ocean temperatures will upset natural cycles of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and phosphorus. Plankton plays an important role in the ocean’s carbon cycle by removing half of …
Media Slammed For ‘Surprisingly Limited Analysis’ Of Major Report On Climate Change’s ‘New Normal’
Media Slammed For ‘Surprisingly Limited Analysis’ Of Major Report On Climate Change’s ‘New Normal’ By Joe Romm on August 13, 2013 at 5:28 pm The Columbia Journalism Review has criticized the NY Times and other major media outlets for inadequate coverage of NOAA’s annual State of the Climate report. In its critique, CJR points …
16 Favorite Things Climate Change is Ruining
16 Of Your Favorite Things That Climate Change Is Totally Screwing Up By Ryan Koronowski on August 9, 2013 at 9:00 am When people talk about “climate impacts,” the images that usually come to mind are broiling heat waves, drought-parched creek beds, dangerous storm surges, the slowly-but-surely rising sea. These things can …
SmartPlanet Daily: What if we could turn carbon dioxide into electricity?
Electric airplane prepares for 250mph flight By Charlie Osborne | July 24, 2013, 8:52 AM PDT 2Comments more + Chip Yates, a builder and pilot of electric airplanes, is planning to launch into the sky again next month in order to break his own speed record. After spending the best part of …