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. …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News : Scientists unmask the climate uncertainty monster
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Scientists unmask the climate uncertainty monster Posted: 04 Apr 2014 11:03 AM PDT Increasing uncertainty in the climate system compels a greater urgency for climate change mitigation, according to new research. Scientists have shown that as uncertainty in the temperature increase expected with a …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Clever chemistry improves new class of antibiotics
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Clever chemistry improves new class of antibiotics Posted: 17 Jan 2014 09:49 AM PST A new class of molecules called acyldepsipeptides — ADEPs — may provide a new way to attack bacteria that have developed resistance to antibiotics. Researchers have discovered a way to …
World First E-Waste Map Reveals National Volumes, International Flows
For release: 07:00 GMT Sunday December 15, 2013 The first “E-Waste World Map” has been created by UN organizations, industry, governments, non-government and science organizations through their “Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP)” initiative. By 2017, world volumes of end-of-life e-products is expected to be 33% higher than 2012 and weigh the …
An agenda for change, by Nick Silver, Managing Director, Climate Bonds Initiative
To avoid dangerous climate change will require the equivalent of another industrial revolution. This can only be achieved if finance into the green economy is increased by an order of magnitude. This may be possible as many low carbon technologies are competitive with fossil fuel if the cost of finance …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Induced seismicity? Recent spike of earthquakes in the central and eastern U.S. may be linked to human activity
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Induced seismicity? Recent spike of earthquakes in the central and eastern U.S. may be linked to human activity Air pollution responsible for more than 2 million deaths worldwide each year, experts estimate A coral symbiont genome decoded for first time Induced seismicity? Recent spike of earthquakes …
The End of Money
News from our Advisory Board member ,Stuart Valentine – Hazel Henderson, Editor-in-chief Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2013 The End of Money by Justice Litle, Editor, Strategic Wealth Report The world’s monetary system stands on a precipice… It may not feel like it. But we are fast approaching what I call …
THIS Will Devastate Our Economy
By Jeff Siegel | Monday, December 17th, 2012 December 22, 2012, is when it’ll go down… The Mississippi River will hit a record low-water mark and barges could be completely halted for up to two weeks, perhaps even longer. Jobs will be lost, food prices will rise. Overall, the economic …
Irresponsible Skepticism: Lessons Learned From the Climate Disinformation Campaign
Hat tip to our colleague, Paul H. Ray Irresponsible Skepticism: Lessons Learned From the Climate Disinformation Campaign By DONALD A BROWN on February 17, 2012 10:15 PM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks I. Introduction. This is the fourth and last entry in a series that has examined the climate …
Ethical Analysis of Disinformation Campaign’s Tactics: (1) Think Tanks, (2) PR Campaigns, (3) Astroturf Groups, and (4) Cyber-Bullying Attacks.
Hat tip to our colleague, Paul H. Ray Ethical Analysis of Disinformation Campaign’s Tactics: (1) Think Tanks, (2) PR Campaigns, (3) Astroturf Groups, and (4) Cyber-Bullying Attacks. By DONALD A BROWN on February 10, 2012 2:30 PM | 9 Comments | 0 TrackBacks I. Introduction. This is the third post …