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The Irrelevance of Climate Skeptics -- Why the Obsession with Deniers Impedes Climate Progress
The Irrelevance of Climate Skeptics
1 mentions — 5 hours ago
Earlier this week, Martin Wolf of the Financial Times announced that the "climate skeptics have won." His comments echo those of former Nasa scientist James Hansen who told an audience in Edinburgh last year that the skeptics "have been winning the public debate with the help of tremendous ...
New market opens today in Marlow
bucksfreepress.co.uk
1 mentions — 5 hours ago
Marlow Community Market, organised by Transition Town Marlow, will be a hub for producers from the area, service providers and customers.The project is aimed at helping Marlow be more self-sufficient by providing a place for individuals and larger suppliers to sell their produce using minimum food miles.And organisers ...
Saint Lucia signs up for the Carbon War Room’s ‘Ten Island Renewable Challenge’
Renewable Energy Focus
1 mentions — 20 hours ago
Launched at Rio+20 Summit in June 2012, by Branson's entrepreneur initiative Carbon War Room and Christiana Figueres, Executive Director of the UNFCCC, the Ten Island Challenge aims to work with pioneering island economies to reduce dependency on fossil fuels through the acceleration of commercial opportunities on islands , attracting expert engineering firms and investment.“Solving the energy challenge and marine conservation challenge in the Caribbean go hand-in-hand. I am very pleased that Saint Lucia has decided to join the Challenge – and hope more neighbouring islands will follow,” said Branson."We are ...
The Great Disruption
Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
1 mentions — 3 hours ago
This is a solid, well thought-out book by a man who I can respect. Yet, he doesn't quite make his case. Maybe it's because there are so many examples of societal collapse (see Diamond Jared) in situations of resource overreach, that Gilding's analogy to WWII doesn't entirely ring ...
The McKibben Doctrine -- How Deep Green Politics Undermines Climate Action
The McKibben Doctrine
1 mentions — 5 hours ago
In the two decades since he first wrote about global warming, Bill McKibben has become the most visible environmental activist in the United States, pioneering new methods of social protest, and redefining the way environmental groups practice politics. Today he is at the center of the US climate ...
X Jam Gov
xjamgov.co.uk
1 mentions — 1 day ago
X Jam Gov is the Exeter event in Global GovJam. If you're new to Jams then watch this video, filmed at GovJam's sister event, Global Sustainability Jam.
Atmos Project
Transition Town Totnes
2 mentions — 1 day ago
This is an ambitious project to bring the derelict former Dairy Crest milk-processing plant in the centre of Totnes into community ownership. The vision for the site is that it be owned by the community and developed as the catalyst for a new economy for Totnes. It would be a mixed use development, combining affordable housing, local food processing, brewing, baking, an incubator for new businesses, space for a wide range of enterprises, space for public events and much more.Being next to the station it would become a national icon ...
The Odds of Disaster: An Economist's Warning on Global Warming
PBS
1 mentions — 21 hours ago
No one can say with any assurance what the dollar value of damages would be from the highly uncertain climate changes that might accompany a planet earth that is steadily warming.Paul Solman: Are headlines trumpeting the fact that carbon dioxide levels in the earth's atmosphere have now passed ...
A mission on climate change
The Washington Post
1 mentions — 22 hours ago
???initialComments:true! pubdate:05/23/2013 19:44 EDT! commentPeriod:14! commentEndDate:6/6/13 7:44 EDT! currentDate:5/23/13 8:0 EDT! allowComments:true! displayComments:true! President Obama should spend his remaining years in office making the United States part of the solution to climate change, not part of the problem. If Congress sticks to its policy of obstruction and willful ...
What business needs to do about carbon in the post-400 ppm era
GreenBiz.com
1 mentions — 23 hours ago
I’ve been having a difficult time this last week or so. It seems a little harder to get out of bed in the morning, a little harder to crack a joke in an email. And that seems strange given that the sun finally has come out and we ...
Disaster risk must be part of new development goals - global forum
global forum
1 mentions — 1 day ago
Students hold on to the side steel bars of a collapsed bridge as they cross a river to get to school at Sanghiang Tanjung village in Lebak regency, Indonesia's Banten village on January 19, 2012. REUTERS/BeawihartaGENEVA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Work on reducing the risk of disasters cannot ...
Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog : Tornadoes and Climate Change: Huge Stakes, Huge Unknowns
Weather Underground
1 mentions — 1 day ago
Er,,the summer ice loss is the issue.I suggest you broaden your research with some reading on the subject. The info,studies and publications are easy to find.FLOOD ADVISORYNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR159 PM AST THU MAY 23 2013PRC011-083-093-097-117-232100-/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0105.130523T1759Z-130523T2100Z//00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000 Z.OO/ANASCO PR-MARICAO PR-LAS MARIAS PR-RINCON PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-159 PM AST THU ...
The conversation about climate change is stuck. This American Life investigates why.
TreeHugger
1 mentions — 1 day ago
If you're not familiar with This American Life, you should know that it is one of the most popular radio programs and podcasts around. That's why it is important to note that the most recent episode, "Hot In My Backyard ", covers climate change.PHOTO: CAMARILLO, CA - MAY ...
Russia to evacuate Arctic station
BBC News
1 mentions — 1 day ago
A Russian drifting Arctic research station is to be evacuated because the ice field around it is melting, the environment ministry in Moscow reports.The ministry has ordered an evacuation plan to be drawn up within three days for North Pole 40 and its staff of 16.It is sending ...
The Climate-Change Wars Begin This Summer
Daily Intelligencer
1 mentions — 1 day ago
The biggest piece of President Obama’s second-term agenda is his widely expected plan for the Environmental Protection Agency to issue new carbon regulations for power plants, a move that could bring the United States in line with the greenhouse-gas-reduction goals it agreed to in Copenhagen and open the ...
Locust plagues point to grim future of climate change
guardian.co.uk
1 mentions — 1 day ago
The desert locust, the most notorious of about a dozen locust species for its ability to rapidly multiply and travel long distances, threatens an area of 32 million square kilometres, stretching across 50 countries from west Africa to India.When solitary, locusts are harmless. But when they congregate into ...
Global warming is here to stay, whichever way you look at it
theconversation.com
1 mentions — 1 day ago
Has global warming stalled? This question is increasingly being asked because the local weather seems cool and wet, or because the global mean temperature is not increasing at its earlier rate or the long-term rate expected from climate model projections. The answer depends a lot on what one ...
Alternatives to Buying Stuff: a panel discussion on 30th May on sharing, gifting, & being neighbourly
Transition Town Totnes
1 mentions — 23 hours ago
Alternatives to Buying Stuff: a panel discussion on 30th May on sharing, gifting, & being neighbourlyEconomists and politicians blame consumers for the recession – they say we’re not buying enough stuff.Bankers blame consumers for the financial crisis because we bought our stuff with too much credit.Environmentalists blame consumers for the environmental crisis because making, using, and throwing ‘away’ all this stuff we buy is destroying the planet.We need our stuff, don’t we?Join us for a fascinating discussion about real alternatives to the consumption trap with local leaders and entrepreneurs pioneering ...
Alternatives to Buying Stuff: a panel discussion on sharing, gifting, & being neighbourly
Transition Town Totnes
1 mentions — 1 day ago
Event - Alternatives to Buying Stuff: a panel discussion on sharing, gifting, & being neighbourlyEconomists and politicians blame consumers for the recession – they say we’re not buying enough stuff.Bankers blame consumers for the financial crisis because we bought our stuff with too much credit.Environmentalists blame consumers for the environmental crisis because making, using, and throwing ‘away’ all this stuff we buy is destroying the planet.We need our stuff, don’t we?Join us for a fascinating discussion about real alternatives to the consumption trap with local leaders and entrepreneurs pioneering new,
Scientists say united on global warming, at odds with public view
Reuters
2 mentions — 1 week ago
OSLO (Reuters) - Ninety-seven percent of scientists say global warming is mainly man-made but a wide public belief that experts are divided is making it harder to gain support for policies to curb climate change, an international study showed on Thursday.The report found an overwhelming view among scientists ...
Debunking the Myths about Wind Energy and Negative Pricing
The Energy Collective
1 mentions — 3 days ago
The increasing penetration of wind energy on U.S. grids is affecting electricity markets in a big way.“Nobody disputes the fact that adding more wind energy to the grid displaces more expensive sources of generation,” explained American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Transmission Policy Manager Michael Goggin. “That has two ...
College Fossil-Fuel Divestment Movement Builds
ABC News
1 mentions — 3 days ago
In an effort to slow the pace of climate change, students at more than 200 colleges are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies. The Fossil Free campaign argues that if it's wrong to pour pollution into the air and contribute to climate change, it's ...
Turning Climate Action into a Reality
WRI Insights
1 mentions — 2 days ago
This post was written by Ricardo Lagos, former president of Chile and a member of the high-level advisory panel for the Climate Justice Dialogue. The Climate Justice Dialogue project is a joint initiative between WRI and the Mary Robinson Foundation-Climate Justice. This piece originally appeared on Reuters Alertnet.Global ...
Building resilience to address the root cause of food security
Blog with us about the GPDRR13
1 mentions — 20 hours ago
As the fourth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction gets underway, it is heartening to hear heads of governments, corporate leaders, international organizations and civil society voicing the same sentiments of the importance of reducing disaster risk and building community resilience, the clear link between community resilience and sustainable development and the need to bridge the divide in resources between emergency response and disaster risk reduction.Working in Mauritania, I see building the resilience of communities and making them stronger as key aspects to addressing the underlying issue ...
2016 HABITAT III : urban planning agenda for the 21st century
urban planning agenda for the 21st century
1 mentions — 20 hours ago
Today’s event on building resilience into urban planning and investments started in a good mood despite the serious topic that was going to be discussed at room 3 of the CICG. Half of world population is currently living in cities and two-third by 2030. With this explosive demographic growth prediction, the discussion was definitely looking at the future of urbanization and related challenges. In fact, urban planning is a one the key element in making liveable spaces. With increase of population in urban areas as well as intensification of natural ...
Better legal frameworks for resilient communities
Blog with us about the GPDRR13
1 mentions — 21 hours ago
The Red Cross Red Crescent was recently represented in a roundtable discussion on effective normative frameworks to reduce disaster risk, which was co-chaired by Margareta Wahlström, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Eduardo Valencia-Ostina, UN Special Rapporteur for the International Law Commission on Protection of Persons in Natural Disasters, at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. The roundtable session included some 30 participants representing governments. The first item on the agenda was the Japanese building standard law and how that is linked with government ...
Accounting Amendment: NF3 now required in GHG inventories
Greenhouse Gas Protocol
1 mentions — 3 days ago
The GHG Protocol has released an accounting amendment that requires NF3 to be included in GHG inventories under the Corporate Standard, Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard, and Product Standard. How does this update affect my organization? NF3 is used in a relatively small number of industrial processes. It ...
Matt Ridley's misguided climate policy
Dana Nuccitelli
1 mentions — 2 days ago
In an opinion article for the London Times this past Monday, writer Matt Ridley discussed his interpretation of a new paper which suggests that the Earth's climate sensitivity may be a bit lower than current best estimates. Climate sensitivity refers to the average amount of warming that will ...
Wandsworth Council
Apply now for green grants
1 mentions — 2 days ago
The deadline for applications for the next round of the council’s Eco Fund grant scheme is July 31, 2013. The Eco Fund is available to individuals and groups in the borough that can demonstrate good ways to become greener.Examples could include a group of neighbours in a block ...
City of Hoboken, NJ
hobokennj.org
1 mentions — 23 hours ago
The City of Hoboken invites all members of the community to attend a swearing-in ceremony for fourteen new Firefighters. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 2:00pm in the Court Room at Hoboken City Hall, 94 Washington Street.Hoboken City Clerk James Farina will administer ...
Mayor of Hoboken Drawn Zimmer attended the Global Platform for DRR 2013
Blog with us about the GPDRR13
1 mentions — 23 hours ago
After calling for a minute of silence to honour the victims of Oklahoma disaster, Mayor Drawn Zimmer started a very rich description of Hoboken situation. Hoboken in located just across New York City and is constantly facing floods. The town is one square mile and 50’000 inhabitants live by Hudson River. The town follows a mix use of spaces and is quite active in terms of DRR. Last year, Storm Sandy hit Hoboken and flooded 80% of the town, causing million dollars of damages. Despite DRR plans, the social and ...
Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Energy Is Putting Power Back in the Hands of the People
Alternet
1 mentions — 3 days ago
Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Energy Is Putting Power Back in the Hands of the PeopleSungevity founder Danny Kennedy talks about his book and how solar power is transforming communities and creating jobs.Rarely do we switch on an appliance or flick on the lights and consider the source of ...
A prerequisite, not an option: Integrating climate change adaptation into disaster risk reduction
Blog with us about the GPDRR13
1 mentions — 1 day ago
Day one of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2013 resonated with positive messages and commitments to integrate Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) into Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) not by governments, but by diverse actors such as the private sector, scientists and civil society. I work for the Maldivian Red Crescent. I understand first-hand that for low-lying small island states such as the Maldives, to reduce risk is to adapt to the changing climate. Resilience to disasters no longer means anticipating and responding to sudden-onset hazards, but acting now to ...
Positive interactions at the market place
Blog with us about the GPDRR13
1 mentions — 1 day ago
To some people discussions may seem to lack of concrete proposals and actions. For the more cynical, the platform is considered as a waste of money and waste of time, since principles discussed here are not binding. Regional and local gatherings are more useful, meaningful and effective than events bringing together interested parties from all over the world. The days are long and maybe not long enough. Consultations, meetings, sessions and presentations are going on as ideas and information are flowing at a frantic rhythm. The forum is comparable to ...
Map of Hydropower and Reservoirs in the Mekong
mekong.waterandfood.org
1 mentions — 2 days ago
The CPWF-Mekong dams database provides the locations of every known commissioned, under construction and planned dam in the Mekong River Basin.It should be noted that there is a mismatch between this map as seen in ‘Map’ and as seen in ‘Satellite’. Dam locations have been established in ‘Satellite’,
Andrew Steer - Keynote Address
Keynote Address
1 mentions — 2 days ago
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