Global Fight For Natural Resources ‘Has Only Just Begun’
Business & academic leaders gathered at the Resource 2012 conference to discuss the growing battle for natural resources.… Read More
Drought Prompts Natural Disaster Declaration in 26 States
The most widespread drought in the U.S. since 1988 has prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue a natural disaster declaration for about 1,000 counties in 26 states, making farm operators eligible for low interest emergency loans.… Read More
Spurred by Record Heat, Drought Stretches Across U.S.
According to the Drought Monitor, in the 18 main corn-growing states, 30 percent of the corn crop is now listed as being in “poor or “very poor condition, an increase from 22 percent the previous week. “In addition, fully half of the nation’s pastures and ranges are in poor or very poor condition, up from 28 percent in mid-June, the report state… Read More
El Nino May Be On the Way, Altering Weather Patterns
El Niño events can also help boost global average surface temperatures. A strong El Niño event led to the record warm year of 1998, and some climate scientists, including NASA’s James Hansen, have pointed out that a new El Niño event would likely lead to another record warm year given the combination of El Niño and manmade global warming.… Read More
Birth of an Environmental Movement: Q&A with Pioneers
In the fall of 1982, Warren County, one of the poorest counties in North Carolina, drew national attention when civil rights figures, religious leaders and others joined local residents trying to stop construction of a toxic waste landfill. Protesters blocked trucks at the dumpsite, and hundreds were arrested during six weeks of demonstrations. Alt… Read More
Lower-Income Families Falling into the ‘Climate Gap’
The Shore Plaza East apartments have a stunning skyline view of downtown Boston across the harbor: Waves lap at the foot of the eight-story building; sailboats carve foam trails in the water. These could be million-dollar condos. But, buffeted by winds and the threat of storm-water flooding, these apartments are subsidized housing, reserved for th… Read More
Moving to a Green Economy Could Mean Millions of Jobs
Tens of millions of new jobs can be created around the world in the next two decades if green policies are put in place to switch the high-carbon economy to low-carbon, the UN has said. Between 15 and 60 million additional jobs are likely, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Program (Unep). These are net gains in employmen… Read More
High Plains Farmers Depleting Groundwater, Study Says
Lead author Bridget Scanlon of the University of Texas at Austin said the rapid depletion of what is “essentially fossil groundwater, dating back as far as 13,000 years, in the southern High Plains is especially troubling, because that groundwater cannot be easily recharged.… Read More
