Nighttime Heat Waves in the Pacific Northwest: Climate News
July 24th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Everyday we get awesome news in our inbox, and this article from OSU College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) [&hellip
Browsing the "climate change" Tag
Climate Change is hurting our Amphibians!
June 28th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Everyday we get awesome news in our inbox, and this article is one of them. The fate of amphibians is [&hellip
It’s Earth Day! How are you saving the planet today?
April 22nd, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
The first Earth Day was held April 22, 1970, in a much different place and time. As EarthDay.org explains, “At [&hellip
Podcast with Ecologist and Author Sandra Steingraber
February 9th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
The good folks at Earth Justice have just produced this great podcast with ecologist and author Sandra Steingraber, considered by [&hellip
Powerlessness & Gratitude: Message from post-Sandy NJ
November 6th, 2012 | by The Green Divas
We are in northern, New Jersey. We were hit pretty hard by Sandy, but from what I can tell, we got off easy compared to lower Manhattan, Queens and the Jersey shore. We experienced 5 days of powerlessness. By day 3 I stopped flicking light switches, and quickly adjusted to candlelit dinners and huddling around the fireplaces for warmth, light and quietude.
Book Review: Arctic Rising by Tobias S. Buckell
April 23rd, 2012 | by Vivian Nelson Melle
What if all our green living fails? What if our eco-minded work was not enough and we just couldn't get enough people on board to reverse the damaging effects of climate change? Tobias S. Buckell has come up with a possible scenario in his eco-thriller and we can only hope it doesn't come to the grim reality he sets up in this fictional tale. Acrtic Rising is futuristic story of what could happen if climate change remains unchecked along with the corporate greed for power and world domination that seems ever-expanding every day
A World Without Chocolate
October 10th, 2011 | by Sonya Kanelstrand
Let me cut straight to the point for the sake of chocolate lovers: in 20 years you might be left to dream about chocolate. Or even worse - you might be in the position to remember its taste without having the chance to try it! Yes, chocolate could become obsolete quite soon and the reason for this loss will be global warming
Climate Reality Project
July 13th, 2011 | by Karen Lee
Climate Reality Project is on September 14th when for 24 hours, people from all over the world will participate to reveal the truth about the scope and the impact of climate crisis.
Climate Counts Back-2-Cool Campaign
August 12th, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
It won’t be long before we’ll start seeing Back-2-School advertisements again. Back-2-School campaigns seem like relatively harmless advertising campaigns, right? [&hellip
Could Obama Administration’s ‘Big Solar’ Grow Up to Beat Big Oil?
August 10th, 2010 | by Susan Kraemer
One of the reasons that this nation is unable to pass meaningful legislation to get us off fossil fuels is [&hellip
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