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How to Talk to An Ostrich (Video)

Paul Canning — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:30:06 +0000

Scientist Richard Alley is the guy behind �Earth the Operators Manual� on PBS, and he’s one of the best communicators on climate science around. Alley has followed his PBS show up with a new series of short Youtube videos intended to supply social media with something you can share and link to. It’s for those [...]

Climate Change is Frying Our Cities

TreeHugger — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:30:35 +0000

Written by Brian Merchant We recently took a look at a new report from NRDC that found that thanks to climate change, most American cities will be seeing an exponential uptick in heat-related deaths. This one shouldn’t come as much of a shocker�as the world heats up, more people will perish from heat-related deaths. [...]

Trees: Why You Should Care

Tara Holmes — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:30:29 +0000

The maple, pine or oak tree that you regularly take for granted deserves another look. �Trees are the Earth’s lungs and air purifiers. �They supply housing for countless creatures, provide shade, increase real estate value and are correlated with significant health and emotional benefits. �And, as we humans continue to spew out more and more [...]

Why The Coal Industry’s Arguments Against New Clean Air Standards Are Bogus

Climate Progress — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:30:01 +0000

Written by Adam James A new paper from Dr. Susan Tierney at the Analysis Group confirms that Americans do not have to choose between clean air, a liveable climate, and reliable electricity. The coal industry has been lobbying intensely against new clean air standards and regulations for carbon dioxide emissions. There are two important [...]

Rich-Poor Divide Still a Big Debate at UN Climate Talks

Associated Press — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:11 +0000

Written by Karl Ritter BONN, Germany (AP) � U.N. climate talks ran into gridlock Thursday as a widening rift between rich and poor countries risked undoing some advances made last year in the decades-long effort to control carbon emissions that scientists say are overheating the planet. As so often in the slow-moving negotiations, the [...]

Michigan Principal Punishes Students For Biking To School

Beth Buczynski — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:30:12 +0000

Walking and biking to school is an integral part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s�“Let’s Move” campaign to end childhood obesity. Yet, when 64 Michigan high school students took it upon themselves to replace the usual senior prank with a bike parade on the second to last day of school, they were suspended. Talk about mixed [...]

Starbucks: The War Over the Paper Cup

Tara Holmes — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:27 +0000

I cringe every time I see someone with a paper to-go cup. Why? Because a paper — and styrofoam for that matter — to-go cup epitomizes waste and the American ever-rushing way of life (in Paris, asking for a “to-go” cup often gets a confused look as Parisians traditionally sit in cafes and relax when [...]

G-8 Leaders Endorse New Plan To Combat Short-Term Climate Pollutants

Climate Progress — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:30:24 +0000

Written by Jeffrey Cavanagh During this weekend�s G-8 summit hosted by President Obama at Camp David, leaders from the Group of Eight nations endorsed a new plan to combat �short-lived climate polluters,� with a focus on methane, black carbon, and hydroflurocarbons (HFCs). According to the�Camp David Declaration � the official communiqu� endorsed by all [...]

It’s National Bike Month – 3 Weird Ways to Celebrate

TreeHugger — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:30:47 +0000

1. Visit Portland. See How It’s Done. For awhile there (2 years, to be exact), Minneapolis was top dog on the U.S. cities’ bicycle-friendliness list that�Bicycling Magazine produces. And why not? That city has a huge proportion of women riders (approximately 44% females/56% males) compared to other cities, likely due to its holistic network [...]

Wind, Solar, Coconuts: SIDS and Climate Change

Tara Holmes — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:30:10 +0000

Renewable energy is having a hard enough time becoming mainstream on the mainland, but when small island developing states, or SIDS, decide to take energy matters into their own hands � by even adding coconuts to their portfolio � one has to wonder: what�s the hang up for larger countries? Besides some of the obvious [...]