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Wind-powered device can produce clean drinking water
Read the full article online at http://www.treehugger.com “WaterSeer is a low-tech, low-cost atmospheric water condenser that could help create water self-sufficiency in communities around the world. A new device developed by VICI-Labs, in collaboration with UC Berkeley and the National Peace Corps Association, aims to provide a sustainable source of clean safe water for the millions […]
ARC-X – Climate Change Adaptation Website
Read the full article online at http://www.cnsnews.com “The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday launched a new website, the Adaption Resource Center or ARC-X, to help leaders of “the nation’s 40,000 communities with information and tools to increase resilience to climate change.” “Recent statistics from the Office of Management and Budget show the federal government has incurred more […]
Cigarettes and Seatbelts
Futurist David Houle references past successes of taxation and laws to change behavior
Foregiveness
Futurist David Houle discusses why forgiveness is an essential part of facing climate change
Sea Ice at Record Lows at Poles
Read the full article online at http://www.cnn.com “For what appears to be the first time since scientists began keeping track, sea ice in the Arctic and the Antarctic are at record lows this time of year. “It looks like, since the beginning of October, that for the first time we are seeing both the Arctic and […]
Pollution particles ‘get into brain’
Read the full article online at http://www.bbc.com “Tiny particles of pollution have been discovered inside samples of brain tissue, according to new research. Suspected of toxicity, the particles of iron oxide could conceivably contribute to diseases like Alzheimer’s – though evidence for this is lacking. The finding – described as “dreadfully shocking” by the researchers – raises […]
Biofuels Worse for Climate Than Gasoline, New Study Finds
Read the full article online at http://www.ecowatch.com “A new study released by the University of Michigan in the Aug. 25 journal of Climate Change is causing a ripple through the fuel industry, as it contends that more carbon dioxide is actually released through biofuels than gasoline. Biofuels were always pegged as being more environmentally friendly because […]
NASA’s Antarctic Flyover Reveals Melting Continent
Read the full article online at http://www.nbcnews.com “NASA is conducting an airborne survey of how ice in Antarctica is responding to a changing climate. 1. The scale of Mario Tama’s aerial views of Antarctica is at once stunning and humbling — humanity can seem like an insignificant development in face of these endless landscapes. The paradox, though, […]
UN review says carbon plans fall well short of climate goals
Read the full article online at http://www.bbc.com “A UN review of national plans to cut carbon says they are well short of the levels needed to keep the rise in global temperatures under 2C. The report finds that by 2030 the amount of CO2 entering the atmosphere will be some 25% above that mark. The analysis takes […]
SPACE, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE REAL MEANING OF THEORY
Read the full article online at http://www.newyorker.com “I used to be an astronaut, a spacewalker on the International Space Station. Naturally, most of my fifteen-year crew career was spent on the ground, working with engineers to get the Station built and fully crewed for scientific research, but the day-in, day-out flow of this ground work […]
