The UN climate summit this November in Egypt represents a major opportunity to address the needs of vulnerable countries, especially related to adaptation, resilience and loss and damage. Vulnerable countries’ urgent needs are underscored by the recent work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which revealed the devastating climate impacts we are already... Continue Reading →
Communicating the human causes of global warming increases public engagement
By Parrish Bergquist, Jennifer Marlon, Matthew Goldberg, Abel Gustafson, Seth Rosenthal and Anthony Leiserowitz Filed under: Beliefs & Attitudes Benxi Steel Industries. By Andreas Habich - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28345841 We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article, “Information about the human causes of global warming influences causal attribution, concern, and... Continue Reading →
(Downloadable Booklet, source link within content) Skeptical Science New Research for Week #30 2022 Posted on 28 July 2022 by Doug Bostrom, Marc Kodack 51% disgusted, 51% sad From our government and NGO publication section, the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University's Center for Climate Change Communication release an update on attitudes about climate change... Continue Reading →
Climate Change in the American Mind
heal the planet…
"Helping people to experience themselves as living bodies on a living earth . . . is necessary in achieving any solution to the problems we all face . . . Only with the bodily experience of power and compassion will people have the courage and the desire and the ability to undertake what must be... Continue Reading →
Extreme Weather Is ‘New Normal’ Thanks To Decades Of Climate Inaction
“Extreme temperatures and extreme weather events like this are the new normal—a new normal that has been brought to us by decades of climate inaction,” says Chris Hayes. . Source . See also: The People Breaking The Simplest Rule Of Climate Change: Don’t Go Backwards ... also by Chris Hayes (note some of the comments from... Continue Reading →
Scientists modified an enzyme that can break down plastic in one week to create fresh material for new products. A group of scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have created a modified enzyme that can break down plastics that would otherwise take centuries to degrade in a matter of days. The researchers, who... Continue Reading →
Scientists Discover Method to Break Down Plastic in Days, Not Centuries
children by nature are keen…
Children, by nature, are keen, passionate and curious. What was referred to as laziness is often merely an awakening of sensitivity, a psychological inability to submit to certain absurd duties, and a natural result of the distorted, unbalanced education given to them. This laziness, which leads to an insuperable reluctance to learn, is, contrary to... Continue Reading →
by Rebecca Schweier, Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig Solar energy is not subject to supply shortages, is cheap and CO2-neutral. To achieve maximum energy yield, PV power plants are usually installed facing south with an angle of inclination of 20 to 35 degrees. As a result, a lot of electricity is generated in... Continue Reading →
Vertical PV power plants reduce the need for gas imports and electricity storage systems
The idea for Families For A Future started when two friends — and aspiring grandmothers — lamented over their young-adult daughters’ having informed them they did not plan on having children because of global warming. They realized global warming not only threatens kids and families today, it threatens whether there will be a future for... Continue Reading →
Families For A Future
The end of globalization (and the beginning of something new)
"Globalization is on its deathbed," says economist Mike O'Sullivan. The question now is: What's next? Tracing the historical successes and failures of globalization, O'Sullivan forecasts a new world order where countries come together over shared values rather than geography. Learn how big regional powers like the United States and China will be driven by distinct... Continue Reading →
Let’s face it. Talk about biodiversity loss at a party and you’re unlikely to make friends. Talk about an army of seed-firing drones, however, and suddenly you’re the coolest person there. Well believe it or not, an Australian start-up is doing exactly that. Using a fleet of highly advanced 'octocopters', AirSeed Technology is fighting deforestation by... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 