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Saturday, May 25, 2013
Journalism and Communication for Global Change
UXBRIDGE, Canada
Stressed Ecosystems Leaving Humanity High and Dry
Everyone knows water is life. Far too few understand the role of trees, plants and other living things in ensuring we have clean, fresh water.
Profits vs. Disaster in Arctic Meltdown
Many eyes are turning north to the Arctic, some in horror at the rapid decline of a key component of our life support system, others in eager anticipation at the untapped resources beneath the vanishing snow and ice.
Toxic Waste on Par with Malaria as a Global Killer
Toxic waste sites in 31 countries are damaging the brains of nearly 800,000 children and impairing the health of millions of people in the developing world, two new studies have found.
Rich Countries Drag Feet at Climate Talks
Another week of international climate negotiations ended in Bonn, Germany last Friday, but there was little mid-level bureaucrats could do when world leaders remain in thrall to the fossil fuel industry, say environmentalists.
Monetising Human Waste and 101 (Slightly) Crazy Other Ideas
One, two or more of the 102 newly launched out-of-the box ideas to improve global health could be world-changing breakthroughs.
Leave It in the Ground, Climate Activists Demand
Nearly 70 percent of known reserves of oil, gas and coal must remain in the ground to avoid dangerous climate change. So why did the energy industry spend 674 billion dollars in 2012 looking for more?
Krill Super-Trawlers Pushing Penguins Toward Extinction
Everyone loves penguins, but few will know that Thursday is World Penguin Day. Fewer still are those who know penguins are threatened with extinction by climate change and giant fishing trawlers from Europe and Asia stalking the oceans around Antarctica.
Eternal Energy Revolution Picking Up Steam
“Be a climate-protection hero, not a climate victim” is the message energy experts from around the world are bringing to San Francisco Tuesday.
Canada Pulls Out of U.N. Body to Fight Desertification
Canada is pulling out of the United Nations convention that fights droughts in Africa next year, making it the only country in the world not participating in the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
Water Crisis Hitting Food, Energy – And Everything Else
How much water does it take to turn on a light? It took 10,000 litres to make your jeans. Another three big bathtubs of water was needed for your two-eggs-toast-coffee breakfast this morning.
Visions of a Sustainable, Pollution-Free New York by 2030
As usual, midtown Manhattan is packed with whisper-quiet cars and trams while thousands walk the streets listening to the birds of spring sing amongst the gleaming, grime-free skyscrapers in the crystal-clear morning air.
Public Pays for Fukushima While Nuclear Industry Profits
Two years after Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the country faces 100 to 250 billion dollars in cleanup and compensation costs, tens of thousands of displaced people and widespread impacts of radiation.
Canada Losing Its Seasons
"Canada is not a country, it's winter," Canadians say with pride. But the nation's long, fearsome winters will live only in memory and song for Canadian children born this decade.Microbes Thriving Deep Within the Earth
Every living thing from bacteria to President Barack Obama is made of carbon from exploding stars.
Killer Heat Waves and Floods Linked to Climate Change
Killer heat waves, floods and storms are increasingly caused by climate change, new research reveals.Next Page »
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