Image of the Day: Gray Days in China Raise Concern
A worker walks among intense pollution in a Chinese coking factory. With China, a developing country, now the second biggest carbon emitter in the world, many nations question the old divisions between developed and developing countries that establish who should lead the fight against climate change. According to The Guardian, with negotiations … Read More
Tree-Hugging, Organic-Buying Spoof Hits Sunny Spot
We're suckers for humor. And Heaven knows, there's very little about climate change that is funny. But if you're trying to make a case for people to take advantage of solar power, a little humor might just go a long way. That's what a company called SunRun is hoping for in unveiling a hilarious new ad campaign. The message behind it is that solar … Read More
Image of the Day: Deadly Frog Gets New Lease on Life
A new nature reserve in Colombia has been set up to preserve the endangered golden poison frog. These frogs are considered to be the world’s deadliest creatures with enough poison to kill 10 adults in a matter of minutes. While loss of habitat through deforestation has taken a toll on the deadly frogs, scientists also link the loss of amphibians to… Read More
Google Fellows Seek to Fine Tune Climate Communication
The first video from each of them is simple, consisting of a webcam talk. The other two videos consist of a more conversational style video, with "B-roll" images of clouds rotating through, and a whiteboard talk in which the scientist spells out why his study is important. I found the whiteboard talk most engaging, which surprised me, since such ta… Read More
Image of the Day: Here Comes the Sun…and Energy
The Gujarat Solar Park takes up 3,000 acres of desert in India, which makes it the largest solar farm in the world. The solar park will hopefully push India in the right direction and wean it from its coal reliance, which accounts for 55 percent of the country’s energy. Gujarat also has budgeted $400 million to develop renewable energy with plans t… Read More
The Supermoon is Coming! Do Not Panic!
In once sense, the astronomical event that happens this Saturday, May 5, is unexceptional: it’s the full moon, which happens every 29 days or so. This month, however, is a little bit unusual. We’re being treated to a so-called “Supermoon,” scheduled to make its appearance on Saturday night (exactly when depends on where you live: the U.S. Naval … Read More
Heartland Institute Jumps the Shark
Tough stuff, but you’ve got to love the reasoning, which Heartland explains on its website. “…what these murderers and madmen have said differs very little from what spokespersons for the United Nations, journalists for the “mainstream” media, and liberal politicians say about global warming.”… Read More
Buy an Electric Car, Keep Your Food from Spoiling
Fans of electric automobiles love the fact that they’re quiet, zippy and take far less maintenance than gasoline-powered cars (no oil changes, no ignition system, no radiator fluid…). In principle, electrics are also more climate-friendly — although until coal-fired power plants start capturing and storing CO2 to keep it out of the air, the climate… Read More
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