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Water – and Us – in the “Anthropocene”
Sandra Postel Jun 7, 2013 &/bsp;
In late May, 500 scientists from around the world gathered in Bonn, Germany, to converse about the global dimensions of water in the so-called Anthropocene ... >>
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Why I’m marking passing 400 ppm by getting back on an aeroplane
Rob Hopkins May 17, 2013 &/bsp;
In November 2006, I sat at the back of the Barn Cinema, Dartington, and watched ‘An Inconvenient Truth‘. It had such an impact on me that by the time it ended, I had decided that I … >>
How anti-coal campaigners are protecting Australia’s economy
Paul Gilding May 9, 2013 &/bsp;
Irony doesn’t get any better than this. Environmentalists and farmers fighting the expansion of coal mining and coal seam gas across Australia are protecting the economy. If they are … >>
Tar Sands Is Worse Than You Can Imagine: Incredible Images You Have to See
Leslie Moyer Apr 19, 2013 &/bsp;
The mining of the Alberta tar sands is the biggest industrial project on earth and quite possibly the world's most environmentally destructive. ... >>
Victory at Hand for the Climate Movement?
Paul Gilding Mar 20, 2013 &/bsp;
There are signs the climate movement could be on the verge of a remarkable and surprising victory. If we read the current context correctly, and if the movement can adjust its strategy to … >>
Drought Fuels Water War Between Texas and New Mexico
Sandra Postel Jan 21, 2013 &/bsp;
As climate change alters rainfall patterns and river flows, tensions are bound to rise between states and countries that share rivers that cross their borders. In the Rio Grande Basin of the American Southwest, that future inevitability has arrived. ... >>
US Climate Study: Cities Center of Risk, Opportunity
Warren Karlenzig Jan 17, 2013 &/bsp;
The US National Climate Assessment, a new draft study by 13 federal agencies under the Dept. of Commerce, warns that climate change is introducing to cities ample societal and business risks, … >>
Film review: ‘Chasing Ice’
Rob Hopkins Jan 17, 2013 &/bsp;
I hadn’t heard of James Balog, whose work is the subject of ‘Chasing Ice’, until I saw him give a presentation at TED Global in Oxford in 2008. It was in a session after supper, … >>
You Can't Say That!
Richard Heinberg Nov 14, 2012 &/bsp;
In his November 14 press conference president Obama made a few brief comments about global warming: “There’s no doubt that for us to take on climate change in a serious way would … >>
Don't Just Divest, Re-Invest
Asher Miller Nov 12, 2012 &/bsp;
It’s hard to know how much of a difference Hurricane Sandy made in the outcome of last week’s election, but many of us were pleased to hear President Obama finally reference climate … >>
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