Home » Archives for Action on climate change

Civilisation faces ‘perfect storm of ecological and social problems’

Posted by News, Top Stories 26 Feb 2012

Source: The Guardian. Celebrated scientists and development thinkers today warn that civilisation is faced with a perfect storm of ecological and social problems driven by overpopulation, overconsumption and environmentally malign technologies. In the face of an “absolutely unprecedented emergency”, say the 18 past winners of the Blue Planet prize – the unofficial Nobel for the environment – society has “no choice but to [...]

Deconstructing GOP’s climate contradictions

Posted by Opinion 13 Nov 2011

Source: Politico. Last Congress, the Democratic-controlled House took dramatic action to protect American families and our economy from the immense challenges posed by global climate change. We enacted new programs to invest in America’s clean energy future, and we passed a comprehensive energy bill, which stalled in the Senate, to reduce weather-altering carbon pollution. This Congress, the Republican-controlled [...]

Conserving Our Shared Heritage

Posted by Opinion 8 Nov 2011

Source: The Scientist. Every living thing – plants, animals, microorganisms – shares an extraordinary history that stretches back 4 billion years to the origins of life on Earth. Although countless species have come and gone in that grand interval, today we share the planet with tens of millions of species, simultaneously shaping the Earth’s very form and function. Akin to the miracle of loaves and fishes, living things have turned, [...]

The business of cooling the planet

Posted by Climate change 31 Oct 2011

Source: Fortune. One of the cool things about being Bill Gates is that if you are curious about something, you can find smart people who will teach you whatever it is that you want to know. About five years ago Gates decided that he wanted to learn about climate change, so he arranged for two of the world’s leading climate scientists, David Keith of the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, and Ken [...]

Thinking differently – out of the box and into the future

Posted by Climate change 24 Oct 2011

Source: crispintickell.com. We all know how difficult it is to think differently. Partly through nature and even more through nurture, our brains work on the basis of ideas and patterns of behaviour drawn from the society in which we live. To change them is inevitably painful, and can even be antisocial. No wonder that we all suffer from the disease of what has been called conceptual sclerosis: in short the pain of getting out of the box.

Insurance Companies Unprepared for Climate Change, Report Says

Posted by Climate change, News, Top Stories 13 Sep 2011

Source: OnEarth Blog. Across much of Vermont, New York, and New Jersey, home and business owners continue to cope with devastating flood damage unleashed by Hurricane Irene. The immense storm is already listed as one of the costliest natural disasters in American history, and total damage expenses will probably surpass $10 billion. Unfortunately, for most people affected by the storm, standard insurance doesn’t cover flooding, [...]

Is the Obama Administration Putting Corporate Profits Above Public Health?

Posted by Climate change, Opinion 6 Sep 2011

Source: The Huffington Post. One reason I supported President Obama is because he said we must protect clean air, water and lands. But what good is it to say the right thing unless you act on it? Since early August, three administration decisions – on Arctic drilling, the Keystone XL pipeline and the ozone that causes smog — have all favored dirty industry over public health and a clean environment.

Gore’s Dire Weather Warning

Posted by Climate change, News, Top Stories 6 Sep 2011

Source: The Daily Beast. What’s left of Tropical Storm Lee is pouring water onto the long-suffering cities and towns of the Gulf coast; Hurricane Katia is moving unpredictably but menacingly toward the American mainland. What’s next? When Newsweek looked at the looming threat of massive natural disasters and their impact on American security and society in “The Next 9/11,” we emailed former vice president and Nobel laureate [...]

Profits Before Environment

Posted by Climate change, News, Top Stories 1 Sep 2011

Source: The New York Times. I wasn’t surprised when the administration of George W. Bush sacrificed the environment for corporate profits. But when the same thing happens under a Democratic administration, it’s depressing. With little or no public input, policies that benefit corporations regardless of the consequences continue to be enacted. No wonder an April 2010 poll from the Pew Research Center found that about [...]

Fasten your seatbelts, there’s turbulence ahead

Posted by Climate change, Futurism 23 Aug 2011

Source: Oxford Today. Like the tension building in a suspense novel, the dangers from future climate change are ratcheting up year after year. The world’s media have become increasingly full of images of collapsing ice shelves, stranded polar bears, raging hurricanes, lands stricken by drought, fires sweeping across southern Australia and deserts spreading. The ice caps are melting in both the Arctic and Antarctic.

Next Page »

Featured Videos

FAIR USE NOTICE
This is a not-for-profit site. It contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorised by the copyright owner. We are making such material available for educational purposes as part of our efforts to advance understanding of human rights issues and other matters of political, cultural and humanitarian significance in a global perspective. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Copyright Law. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.