(Second in a series of three posts).
This weekend, Friday Night at the Movies features a special, 6-part presentation on space-based agricultural sensing and the role it plays in understanding global food production, land and water use, food security, agricultural economics, and monitoring impacts of climate change on growing patterns.
Episodes 3 and 4 of NASA’s, Science [...]
This weekend, Friday Night at the Movies features a special, 6-part presentation on space-based agricultural sensing and the role it plays in understanding global food production, land and water use, food security, agricultural economics, and monitoring impacts of climate change on growing patterns.
Produced by NASA, Science for A Hungry World explores the application of science [...]
The Environment and Public Works Committee of the US Senate was scheduled to begin mark-up on the Boxer-Kerry climate bill today, but was thwarted as all seven Republican members made good on last week’s threat to boycott the meeting. Members of the Republican minority also boycotted the committee’s October 27 open hearing on climate and [...]
On Thursday, Congress approved $475 million to restore the Great Lakes by combating invasive species, cleaning up highly polluted sites and expanding wetlands, reports the Detroit News.
The bill also includes $131 million to finance wastewater and drinking water projects in Michigan, $11.2 million for 14 projects in the state, and $1 million for mass marking [...]
Climate Change, Human Rights Top Sustainability Priorities for Business Leaders at BSR Conference
From EthicalMarkets.com:
Climate change and human rights are the most significant priorities for business’ sustainability efforts in the year ahead, according to the “BSR/GlobeScan State of Sumarcstainable Business Poll 2009” of 274 business leaders from 15 countries who attended the BSR Conference 2009 in [...]
The largest photovoltaic solar power plant in the US went online this Tuesday, eighty miles southeast of Tampa, amid the citrus trees and cattle farms of Arcadia, Florida.
With its 25-megawatt output capacity, the Desoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center built by Florida Power and Light generates nearly twice as much power as the facility it [...]
Earlier this month, US President Obama signed an Executive Order on Federal Sustainability commmiting the Federal government to lead by example, adopting more eco-friendly practices and helping build a clean energy economy.
As part of its effort, the administration launched the GreenGov Challenge, in which Federal employees and members of the military are encouraged to participate [...]
Are Coral Reefs Beyond Saving?
BBC News reports that prospects of saving the world’s coral reefs now appear so bleak that scientists have recommended freezing samples in liquid nitrogen to preserve them for the future so that, should global temperatures be stabilized, corals could be reintroduced.
If you’re wondering whether the situation is really that bad, read [...]
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
Over 15,000 marched through the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Okavango Delta, Botswana
A new poll by the Pew Research Center indicates that US public confidence in evidence of global warming has declined sharply over the past 18 months, and fewer now believe that it poses a serious problem.
To the question, “Is there solid evidence that the earth is warming:”
57 percent answered ‘yes,’ compared to 71 percent in [...]
One of the fascinating aspects of science is that the more we learn, the more we discover there is to be learned. Led by curiosity and our desire to understand, we investigate the wonders of the universe, only to find it more wondrous than we imagined.
Human nature being as it is, much of what we [...]
Copenhagen Talks Last Chance: Gordon Brown
There are now fewer than 50 days to set course of next 50 years and more, PM tells environment ministers from 17 countries responsible for 80% of greenhouse gas emissions
Gordon Brown today warned that the world is on the brink of a “catastrophic” future of killer heatwaves, floods and droughts [...]
