Congratulations to Archibald England this weeks Climate Community Citizen of the Week!
Archibald is a student at The University of Chicago and participated in our recent Chicago Challenge. In the Challenge students were asked to comment on the proposition: Agree or Disagree: The United States should end ALL fossil fuel subsidies. The entire question can [...]
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Climate Citizen of the Week: Archibald England
March 14th, 2010
Posted by: danclimate
Link Sunday
March 14th, 2010
Posted by: victoria
A download of our favorite stories and links from the past week. Enjoy!
1. From Scraps to Seedlings explores how to use eggshells, cardboard, and other household waste to grow vegetables. Hooray for reuse! And cool photos.
2. The Double-Edged Sword of Incentives for renewables, an excellent look at what is needed to really help the renewables [...]
Categories: link share
Tags: Alaska, Climate Change, Education, gardening, local food, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Solar, sustainable, wind, wolves
Climate Change in the Classroom
March 10th, 2010
Posted by: Cynthia
When I was in high school, climate change was still a relatively new concept. I had heard of the term climate change, or global warming as it was more commonly known back then, but I didn’t really have any idea what it meant. It wasn’t until my first year of university, in a physical geography [...]
AB32 repeal update: Texas oil companies throw money behind overturning clean air
March 5th, 2010
Posted by: victoria
A few weeks ago I posted about the attempts large polluters and several politicians are taking to repeal California’s landmark AB32 anti-air pollution act by disguising their repeal as a “California Jobs Act”.
This is a pretty big deal. If AB32 is repealed (or suspended until the CA jobless rate hits a rate it only has [...]
Climate Citizen of the Week: Clay McMullen
March 4th, 2010
Posted by: danclimate
Congratulations to Clay McMullen this weeks Climate Community Citizen of the Week!
Clay is a student at W. Geauga High School in Chesterland Ohio. Clay has been very active in a variety of environmental activities for the past several years. We were introduced to Clay by our friends at Green My Parents [...]
A Venezuelan Town Emerges Due to Drought, Geopolitical Intrigue Abounds!
March 2nd, 2010
Posted by: Brian Kahn
Like a ghost returning from the grave, the town Potosi in Venezuela has emerged from the waters of lake. In a strange turn of events, a town that was abandoned so that a hydroelectric dam could be built has resurfaced due to an ongoing drought in Venezuela.
Venezuela relies on hydroelectricity for 2/3 of its power needs. [...]
Heat Resistant Algae Helping Corals
March 2nd, 2010
Posted by: Cynthia
As oceans warms due to climate change, coral reefs are going to be among the first ecosystems to suffer the consequences. Healthy coral relies on symbiotic relationships with photosynthesizing algae (these algae also give coral their vivid coloration). When ocean waters are too warm the algae are unable to adapt and begin to die off, subsequently [...]
Link Sunday
February 28th, 2010
Posted by: victoria
Here’s a roundup of our favorite stories from the past week:
1) CA cities required to use a carbon calculator for state funds? Plus check your own footprint.
2) The latest on the hormone disrupter found in everything from canned food to ATM receipts– BPA– and the hope (legislation) on the horizon…
3) Po River [...]
Categories: link share Tags: blobfish, bpa, Carbon, Climate Change, DIY, green lifestyle, Green Wedding, Link Sunday, oil spill, pollution, shipping
Carbon Calculator, for you and for cities
February 26th, 2010
Posted by: victoria
Last night I saw the quite brilliant Daniel Kammen, described in the program materials as a “policy innovator”, speak.
He discussed topics ranging from green jobs (”$1 invested in renewables generates more jobs than $1 invested in fossil fuels) to green billionaires (there is only one billionaire from clean energy only, and he is from China–what [...]
Categories: green lifestyle Tags: bike, california, carbon calculator, Climate Change, green lifestyle, policy
Link Sunday
February 21st, 2010
Posted by: victoria
A roundup of our favorite links from the past week…
1. Houses warmed by compost?
2. Eco-conscious “Save-the-Dates”, Michel Gondry video-style
3. Water refugees in the Middle East
4. 17,000 chemicals in daily household products kept hidden by obscure law
5. Permafrost is receding– fast.
6. School House Rocks “Electricity”, contains conservation message
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Categories: Uncategorized Tags: chemicals, Climate Change, compost, electricity, green lifestyle, Green Wedding, Link Sunday, permafrost, Video, water