Answering the question of what is true energy independence is the most critical one to get right in this nation’s history
The next big journey for the green movement will no longer be on an individual level. Instead it has to be on a national and international level. It is only when we see how encompassing [...]
Tropical plant and animal species living in some of the warmest places on Earth may be threatened by global warming, according to University of Connecticut Ecologist Robert K. Colwell.
As Earth’s climate has warmed in recent decades, the geographical ranges of well-studied bird, butterfly, and plant species in the US and Europe have moved northward, following [...]
Scientists and researchers say renewable forms of energy can help provide a new energy future that is cleaner, improves global security, strengthens the economy and contributes positively to the quality of life for all. Contributing to the urgency of developing this new energy future is the prediction from the Energy Information Agency that U.S. energy [...]
Visualizing World Data
Some of the more mathematically-inclined among us have the ability look at large quantities of raw data and see relationships, trends and patterns. I’m not one of those. For me, visualizing requires something, well, visual: a chart, a diagram, a map.
Enter the folks at worldmapper.org. Using cartograms, or density-equalizing maps, they’ve created a [...]
Summer 2008 in Southern California goes down in the books as cooler than normal. The thermometer in downtown Los Angeles topped 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 degrees Celsius) just once in July, August and the first two-thirds of September. But don’t expect this summer’s respite from the usual blistering heat to continue in the years to [...]
“Out of the mouths of babes” is an endearing adage about innocence that has taken on a whole new meaning in a New York City art event hosted by the United Nations.
The UN challenged young artists from around the world to express their environmental aspirations, or concerns, about the future of the planet.
Scientists agree that climatic events such as storms and heavy rainfall could become more intense as the climate changes. New research suggests that global warming not only increases the likelihood of such events, but also leads to greater extremes in rainfall, making moves to tackle global warming and implement measures such as improved flood defences [...]
There are less fish in the sea than ever before but also more fishermen trying to net them than ever before.
That equation amounts to huge financial losses for the fishing industry, over 50 billion dollars a year and a serious global depletion of centuries old food supply.
Over the last three decades more than 2 trillion [...]
Capturing methane from landfills and other sources is paving the way to a clean, green energy source and reducing greenhouse gases in the fight against climate change. Through the Methane to Markets Partnership (M2M), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is funding 20 projects that will help 12 countries increase their capture and use of [...]
In my career I’ve been known as a lot of things, some not so flattering! But I’ve always welcomed the idea that I am America’s consumer cop since I’ve busted more big name companies than anybody left standing today. However, more lately, I’ve become known as that ‘crazy Green Patriot guy.’ Well, what is green [...]
Arctic sea ice coverage appears to have reached its lowest extent for the year and is the second-lowest amount recorded since the dawn of the satellite era, according to observations from the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado in Boulder. While slightly above the record-low minimum set Sept. 16, [...]
From time to time, we browse recently released Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports and highlight those with potential interest to our readers. This week’s release was so extensive we’ve organized documents into broad categories.
