AFP – Wednesday, September 8SendIM StoryPrint PARIS (AFP) – – Estimates of the rate of ice loss from Greenland and West Antarctica, one of the most worrying questions in the global warming debate, should be halved, according to Dutch and US scientists. In the last two years, several teams have estimated Greenland is shedding roughly 230 gigatonnes of ice, or 230 billion tonnes, per year and West Antarctica around 132 gigatonnes annually. Together, that...
Attention: everyone with a camera, amateur or pro. Please join us on Sunday, May 2, at 15:00 U.T.C./G.M.T., as thousands of photographers simultaneously record “A Moment in Time.” The idea is to create an international mosaic, an astonishingly varied gallery of images that are cemented together by the common element of time.How do I submit my picture?Call up this form, submit.nytimes.com/moment, which should be self explanatory. That’s all there is to it. If you’re...
From Discover… 40 Years After the Cuyahoga Burned, Clevelanders Fish in It. Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River caught on fire 40 years ago June 22 when oily garbage floating in it was ignited, probably by sparks from a passing train. In turn, the fire sparked the creation of environmental agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, along with passage of 1972’s Clean Water Act. And the river, once a dumping ground for industrial waste and an...
Several universities have begun offering new MBA programs that focus on sustainable development. Here is a new one by Colorado State University called Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise Program. This is a very interesting and encouraging trend. Perhaps humanity is slowly waking up to reality!
There is more good news on the hill today… The truth about the denial machine is increasingly being brought out in the open.
The State of Virginia just released a report on climate change and the threats it poses for the State. It even calls fo the creation of a commission to study the problem. It is even more suprising that the report was created by a group of 10 scientists, industry representatives, and environmentalists. Sounds like the US may finally be coming around on the issue of Global Warming. Better late then never.
The United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) is a group of American companies who decided to do something about climate change. They put forward the following six principles that they would like the US Government to embrace (good luck): Account for the global dimensions of climate change; Create incentives for technology innovation; Be environmentally effective; Create economic opportunity and advantage; Be fair to sectors disproportionately impacted; and Reward early action. They have also published a report...
I just discovered that The Weather Channel has a pretty good blog on climate change, and they are not afraid of a little political controversy as demonstratred by this entry.
Here is an example of the innovative ways in which businesses can help combat Global Warming today while turning a profit. This is a small step, but everything helps. Citizens Bank announces special loans for cars that emit less CO2 Vancouver, British Columbia – Citizens Bank of Canada has announced the introduction of its Clean Air Auto Loan, applicable to vehicles with low CO2 emissions. The Clean Air Auto Loan is a personal loan...