Climate Change

By 2030, climate change will cause 300,000 deaths each year
  • An Inconvenient Truth Study Guide An Inconvenient Truth Study Guide
    Submitted 6 months ago By participant
    • 0 comments
    • 127 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    An Inconvenient Truth Study Guide
    Submitted 6 months ago by participant
    %3Cdiv%20class%3D%22article-video-container%22%20id%3D%22video-11444%22%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22swfobject%22%20title%3D%22%7B%27width%27%3A640%2C%27height%27%3A406%2C%27align%27%3A%27middle%27%2C%27swf%27%3A%27http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fd.scribd.com%5C%2FScribdViewer.swf%3Fdocument_id%3D2619512%26amp%3Baccess_key%3Dkey-1kaaxojkz1i93aaveubr%26amp%3Bpage%3D1%26amp%3Bversion%3D1%26amp%3BviewMode%3D%27%2C%27quality%27%3A%27high%27%2C%27play%27%3A%27true%27%2C%27loop%27%3A%27true%27%2C%27scale%27%3A%27showall%27%2C%27wmode%27%3A%27opaque%27%2C%27devicefont%27%3A%27false%27%2C%27menu%27%3A%27true%27%7D%22%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E %3Cp%3EView%20this%20study%20guide%20inspired%20by%20the%20film%2C%20or%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fdoc%2F2619512%2FAn-Inconvenient-Truth-Study-Guide-All-3-Tiers%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3Edownload%20it%3C%2Fa%3E.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • The American Denial of Global Warming The American Denial of Global Warming
    Submitted 8 months ago By michelleoznowicz
    • Video
    • 1 comment
    • 86 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    The American Denial of Global Warming
    Submitted 8 months ago by michelleoznowicz
    %3Cdiv%20class%3D%22article-video-container%22%20id%3D%22video-3380%22%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22swfobject%22%20title%3D%22%7B%27width%27%3A640%2C%27height%27%3A406%2C%27swf%27%3A%27http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.youtube.com%5C%2Fv%5C%2F2T4UF_Rmlio%26amp%3Bhl%3Den%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%27%7D%22%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E %3Cp%3EFrom%20UCLA%20--%20%20Polls%20show%20that%20between%20one-third%20and%20one-half%20of%20Americans%20still%20believe%20that%20there%20is%20%22no%20solid%20evidence%22%20of%20global%20warming%2C%20or%20that%20if%20warming%20is%20happening%20it%20can%20be%20attributed%20to%20natural%20variability.%20Join%20scientist%20and%20renowned%20historian%20Naomi%20Oreskes%20as%20she%20describes%20her%20investigation%20into%20the%20reasons%20for%20such%20widespread%20mistrust%20and%20misunderstanding%20of%20scientific%20consensus%20and%20probes%20the%20history%20of%20organized%20campaigns%20designed%20to%20create%20public%20doubt%20and%20confusion%20about%20science.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    1 comment
    Share
    Flag
  • Climate Change's Impact On Invasive Plants Could Create Restoration Opportunities Climate Change's Impact On Invasive Plants ...
    Submitted 9 months ago By henrykuo
    • Url
    • 0 comments
    • 78 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    Climate Change's Impact On Invasive Plants Could Create Restoration Opportunities
    Submitted 9 months ago by henrykuo
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redorbit.com%2Fnews%2Fscience%2F1629451%2Fclimate_changes_impact_on_invasive_plants_could_create_restoration_opportunities%2Findex.html%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%3D%22%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fphotos%2F183_climate_changes_impact_on_invasive_plants_could_640x480.jpeg%22%20alt%3D%22Climate%20Change%26%23039%3Bs%20Impact%20On%20Invasive%20Plants%20Could%20Create%20Restoration%20Opportunities%22%20title%3D%22Climate%20Change%26%23039%3Bs%20Impact%20On%20Invasive%20Plants%20Could%20Create%20Restoration%20Opportunities%22%20%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E
    from%20redorbit.com
    %3Cp%3EFrom%20RedOrbit%20--%20A%20new%20study%20by%20researchers%20at%20Princeton%27s%20Woodrow%20Wilson%20School%20of%20Public%20and%20International%20Affairs%20has%20found%20global%20climate%20change%20may%20lead%20to%20the%20retreat%20of%20some%20invasive%20plant%20species%20in%20the%20western%20United%20States%2C%20which%20could%20create%20unprecedented%20ecological%20restoration%20opportunities%20across%20millions%20of%20acres%20throughout%20America.%20At%20the%20same%20time%2C%20global%20warming%20may%20enable%20other%20invasive%20plants%20to%20spread%20more%20widely.%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0A%3Cblockquote%3E%26ldquo%3B%26nbsp%3BThe%20researchers%20assessed%20the%20relationship%20between%20climate%20change%20and%20the%20distribution%20of%20five%20prominent%20invasive%20plants%20in%20the%20western%20United%20States%20%26ndash%3B%20known%20colloquially%20as%20the%20%22kudzus%20of%20the%20West%22%20%26ndash%3B%20cheatgrass%3B%20spotted%20knapweed%3B%20yellow%20starthistle%3B%20tamarisk%3B%20and%20leafy%20spurge.%20Such%20plants%20are%20defined%20as%20invasive%20because%20they%20were%20brought%20into%20this%20country%20from%20other%20lands%20and%20now%20dominate%20and%20alter%20ecosystems%20in%20ways%20that%20threaten%20native%20wildlife%2C%20agriculture%2C%20and%20ranching.%26nbsp%3B%26rdquo%3B%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redorbit.com%2Fnews%2Fscience%2F1629451%2Fclimate_changes_impact_on_invasive_plants_could_create_restoration_opportunities%2Findex.html%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%20onclick%3D%22var%20s%3Ds_gi%28s_account%29%3Bvar%20t_title%3D%26quot%3BClimate%20Change%5C%26%23039%3Bs%20Impact%20On%20Invasive%20Plants%20Could%20Create%20Restoration%20Opportunities%26quot%3B%3Bs.products%3D%26quot%3B%3B%26quot%3B%2Bt_title%3Bs.events%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackVars%3D%26quot%3Bproducts%2Cevents%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackEvents%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.tl%28this%2C%26quot%3Be%26quot%3B%2Ct_title%29%22%3EFull%20Article%20%3C%2Fa%3E
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • Food Miles Don't Feed Climate Change - Meat Does Food Miles Don't Feed Climate Change - Meat Does
    Submitted 6 months ago By soozieeastman
    • Url
    • 1 comment
    • 75 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    Food Miles Don't Feed Climate Change - Meat Does
    Submitted 6 months ago by soozieeastman
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn13741-food-miles-dont-feed-climate-change--meat-does.html%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%3D%22%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fphotos%2F25782_food_miles_dont_feed_climate_change_meat_640x480.jpg%22%20alt%3D%22Food%20Miles%20Don%26%23039%3Bt%20Feed%20Climate%20Change%20-%20Meat%20Does%20%22%20title%3D%22Food%20Miles%20Don%26%23039%3Bt%20Feed%20Climate%20Change%20-%20Meat%20Does%20%22%20%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E
    from%20newscientist.com
    %3Cp%3EFrom%20NewScientist%20--Ewan%20Callaway%20explains%20why%20this%20new%20fascination%20with%20food%20miles%20is%20merely%20a%20drop%20in%20the%20bucket%20when%20it%20comes%20to%20the%20carbon%20footprint%20left%20by%20the%20food%20industry.%20His%20argument%20is%20that%20meat%20production%20is%20really%20at%20the%20center%20of%20the%20greenhouse%20gas%20overflow.%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0A%3Cblockquote%3E%26ldquo%3B%26nbsp%3B%22If%20you%20have%20a%20certain%20type%20of%20diet%20that%27s%20indicative%20of%20the%20American%20average%2C%20you%27re%20not%20going%20to%20do%20that%20much%20for%20climate%20while%20eating%20locally%2C%22%20says%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fgdi.ce.cmu.edu%2Fresearch%2Flca.html%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3EChristopher%20Weber%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20a%20researcher%20at%20Carnegie%20Mellon%20University%20in%20Pittsburgh%20who%20led%20a%20comprehensive%20audit%20of%20the%20greenhouse%20gas%20emissions%20of%20our%20meals.%26nbsp%3B%26rdquo%3B%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn13741-food-miles-dont-feed-climate-change--meat-does.html%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%20onclick%3D%22var%20s%3Ds_gi%28s_account%29%3Bvar%20t_title%3D%26quot%3BFood%20Miles%20Don%5C%26%23039%3Bt%20Feed%20Climate%20Change%20-%20Meat%20Does%20%26quot%3B%3Bs.products%3D%26quot%3B%3B%26quot%3B%2Bt_title%3Bs.events%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackVars%3D%26quot%3Bproducts%2Cevents%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackEvents%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.tl%28this%2C%26quot%3Be%26quot%3B%2Ct_title%29%22%3EFull%20Article%20%3C%2Fa%3E
    1 comment
    Share
    Flag
  • The Race is On to Make Better & Cheaper Electric Car Batteries The Race is On to Make Better and Cheaper ...
    Submitted 9 months ago By henrykuo
    • Url
    • 0 comments
    • 59 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    The Race is On to Make Better and Cheaper Electric Car Batteries
    Submitted 9 months ago by henrykuo
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.treehugger.com%2Ffiles%2F2009%2F01%2Fmit-battery-lab-electric-cars-hybrids-batteries.php%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%3D%22%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fphotos%2F181_the_race_is_on_to_make_better_640x480.jpg%22%20alt%3D%22The%20Race%20is%20On%20to%20Make%20Better%20%26amp%3B%20Cheaper%20Electric%20Car%20Batteries%22%20title%3D%22The%20Race%20is%20On%20to%20Make%20Better%20%26amp%3B%20Cheaper%20Electric%20Car%20Batteries%22%20%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E
    from%20treehugger.com
    %3Cp%3EFrom%20Treehugger%20--Donald%20Sadoway%20and%20his%20students%20are%20working%20hard%20at%20MIT%20to%20improve%20battery%20technology%20for%20electric%20cars.%20In%20the%20past%20few%20years%2C%20most%20of%20the%20battery%20R%26amp%3BD%20has%20been%20coming%20from%20the%20portable%20electronics%20sector%2C%20but%20now%20automakers%20and%20governments%20have%20started%20to%20put%20a%20lot%20more%20resources%20into%20batteries%20designed%20specifically%20for%20vehicles.%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0A%3Cblockquote%3E%26ldquo%3B%26nbsp%3BThe%20beauty%20of%20lithium-ion%20is%20there%26rsquo%3Bs%20not%20one%20single%20chemical%2C%20but%20many%20variants%20involved.%20As%20a%20result%2C%20the%20race%20isn%26rsquo%3Bt%20over%20making%20a%20Chevy%20Volt%20battery%20designed%20to%20run%2040%20miles%20on%20a%20single%20charge%20that%20could%20cost%20as%20much%20as%20%2410%2C000.%20Instead%20engineers%20hope%20to%20create%20a%20cell%20that%20could%20last%20perhaps%2080%20miles%20per%20charge%20and%20cost%20half%20as%20much%2C%20battery%20experts%20say.%26nbsp%3B%26rdquo%3B%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.treehugger.com%2Ffiles%2F2009%2F01%2Fmit-battery-lab-electric-cars-hybrids-batteries.php%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%20onclick%3D%22var%20s%3Ds_gi%28s_account%29%3Bvar%20t_title%3D%26quot%3BThe%20Race%20is%20On%20to%20Make%20Better%20and%20Cheaper%20Electric%20Car%20Batteries%26quot%3B%3Bs.products%3D%26quot%3B%3B%26quot%3B%2Bt_title%3Bs.events%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackVars%3D%26quot%3Bproducts%2Cevents%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackEvents%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.tl%28this%2C%26quot%3Be%26quot%3B%2Ct_title%29%22%3EFull%20Article%20%3C%2Fa%3E
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • Resistencia Ideológica Mundial
    Submitted 6 months ago By Siddharta
    • Url
    • 0 comments
    • 24 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    Resistencia Ideológica Mundial
    Submitted 6 months ago by Siddharta
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fresistenciaideolgicamundial.blogspot.com%2F%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%3D%22%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fphotos%2F29990_resistencia_ideolgica_mundial_640x480.jpg%22%20alt%3D%22Resistencia%20Ideol%C3%B3gica%20Mundial%20%22%20title%3D%22Resistencia%20Ideol%C3%B3gica%20Mundial%20%22%20%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E
    from%20resistenciaideolgicamundial.blogspot.com
    %3Cblockquote%3E%3Cp%3E%26%23147%3B%26nbsp%3BResistencia%20Ideol%26oacute%3Bgica%20Mundial%26nbsp%3B%26%23148%3B%3C%2Fp%3E%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%0A%3Cp%3EPlaneta%20Tierra.La%20creatividad%20y%20el%20descrubrimiento%20son%20procreados%20con%20dolor%2C%20en%20la%20v%26iacute%3Ba%20inh%26oacute%3Bspita%20de%20la%20Verdad.%20%20%22Hay%20que%20tener%20caos%20y%20frenes%26iacute%3B%20en%20el%20interior%2C%20para%20dar%20a%20luz%20una%20estrella%20danzarina.%22Un%20grupo%20para%20aquellos%20que%20les%20interesa%20vivir%20en%20un%20planeta%20sano%20y%20limpio.%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0A%3Cblockquote%3E%26%23147%3B%26nbsp%3BThe%20Scream%20of%20the%20Butterfly%26nbsp%3B%26%23148%3B%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fresistenciaideolgicamundial.blogspot.com%2F%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%20onclick%3D%22var%20s%3Ds_gi%28s_account%29%3Bvar%20t_title%3D%26quot%3BResistencia%20Ideol%C3%B3gica%20Mundial%20%26quot%3B%3Bs.products%3D%26quot%3B%3B%26quot%3B%2Bt_title%3Bs.events%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackVars%3D%26quot%3Bproducts%2Cevents%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackEvents%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.tl%28this%2C%26quot%3Be%26quot%3B%2Ct_title%29%22%3EFull%20Article%20%3C%2Fa%3E
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • Native Americans Strike Coal Deal Native Americans Strike Coal Deal
    Submitted 7 months ago By bpitts
    • Url
    • 0 comments
    • 22 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    Native Americans Strike Coal Deal
    Submitted 7 months ago by bpitts
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2Fbusiness%2F7549211.stm%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%3D%22%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fphotos%2F24459_native_americans_strike_coal_deal_640x480.jpg%22%20alt%3D%22Native%20Americans%20Strike%20Coal%20Deal%20%22%20title%3D%22Native%20Americans%20Strike%20Coal%20Deal%20%22%20%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E
    from%20news.bbc.co.uk
    %3Cp%3EBBC%20News%20--%20The%20Crow%20Tribe%20of%20Montana%20has%20made%20a%2050-year%20deal%20with%20Australian-American%20Energy%20to%20build%20a%20%247%20billion%20plant%20on%20their%20reservation%20that%20will%20turn%20coal%20into%20liquid%20fuel.%20%20The%20plant%20could%20eventually%20produce%20125%2C000%20barrels%20of%20fuel%20a%20day.%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0A%3Cblockquote%3E%26ldquo%3B%26nbsp%3BBoth%20the%20tribe%20and%20Australian-American%20Energy%20have%20anticipated%20opposition%20from%20environmental%20groups%2C%20and%20have%20said%20the%20Many%20Stars%20plant%20will%20be%20able%20to%20capture%2095%25%20of%20the%20carbon%20dioxide%20it%20emits.%26nbsp%3B%26rdquo%3B%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2Fbusiness%2F7549211.stm%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%20onclick%3D%22var%20s%3Ds_gi%28s_account%29%3Bvar%20t_title%3D%26quot%3BNative%20Americans%20Strike%20Coal%20Deal%20%26quot%3B%3Bs.products%3D%26quot%3B%3B%26quot%3B%2Bt_title%3Bs.events%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackVars%3D%26quot%3Bproducts%2Cevents%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackEvents%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.tl%28this%2C%26quot%3Be%26quot%3B%2Ct_title%29%22%3EFull%20Article%20%3C%2Fa%3E
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • Environmental Refugee: A Photographic Series by Oliver Regueiro Environmental Refugee: A Photographic Series ...
    Submitted 8 months ago By lselgas
    • Url
    • 0 comments
    • 21 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    Environmental Refugee: A Photographic Series by Oliver Regueiro
    Submitted 8 months ago by lselgas
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.environmentalrefugee.org%2F%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%3D%22%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fphotos%2F18702_environmental_refugee_a_photographic_series_by_oliver_640x480.jpg%22%20alt%3D%22Environmental%20Refugee%3A%20A%20Photographic%20Series%20by%20Oliver%20Regueiro%22%20title%3D%22Environmental%20Refugee%3A%20A%20Photographic%20Series%20by%20Oliver%20Regueiro%22%20%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E
    from%20environmentalrefugee.org
    %3Cp%3EThe%20Earth%27s%20climate%20is%20changing%20and%20our%20world%20is%20at%20risk.%20Global%20Warming%20has%20received%20more%20attention%20over%20the%20years%20as%20facts%20surface%20about%20the%20changes%20taking%20place%20in%20our%20world.%20However%2C%20one%20issue%20that%20requires%20a%20closer%20look%20is%20that%20of%20environmental%20refugees.%20Currently%2C%20around%2019.2%20million%20are%20considered%20to%20be%20%22persons%20of%20concern%22%20and%20the%20number%20is%20growing%20exponentially%20at%20an%20alarming%20rate.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.environmentalrefugee.org%2F%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%20onclick%3D%22var%20s%3Ds_gi%28s_account%29%3Bvar%20t_title%3D%26quot%3BEnvironmental%20Refugee%20A%20Photographic%20Series%20by%20Oliver%20Regueiro%26quot%3B%3Bs.products%3D%26quot%3B%3B%26quot%3B%2Bt_title%3Bs.events%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackVars%3D%26quot%3Bproducts%2Cevents%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackEvents%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.tl%28this%2C%26quot%3Be%26quot%3B%2Ct_title%29%22%3EFull%20Article%20%3C%2Fa%3E
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
430 results: