The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the final part of its sixth assessment report. In it, they steer away from the gloom and doom and remind us of a future that's still remarkably possible. SOURCE
Experimental forest shows impacts of climate change scenarios
The boreal forest stretches over billions of acres of the northern hemisphere on three continents. It's also key to holding up to half of all the soil-based carbon in the whole world. Scientists are using a futuristic-looking outdoor lab in Minnesota to understand it better. Ben Tracy has more. SOURCE
Scientists push clean energy for combating climate change
Some experts believe one of the simplest ways consumers can help the environment is by using cleaner electric energy. Bob Brecha, sustainability program director at the University of Dayton, and Kenneth McLeod, a systems science and industrial engineering professor at Binghamton University, sit down with CBS News' Tanya Rivero to discuss what that entails. SOURCE
Climate change, high energy prices raise demand for self-sustaining homes called Earthships
“CBS Mornings” is launching a new series called "Rebuilding America" to showcase the ingenuity of individuals and communities around the country working together to build a better world one project at a time. In this installment, CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian heads to New Mexico where a community of so-called Earthships is redefining sustainable housing.... Continue Reading →
UN Warns Climate Change Is Here And It’s Devastating
(slightly dated, but now almost everything is valid...) The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued its gravest and most stark warning yet: climate change is here and might be irreversible. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/tyt/live Source site.
I love this time of year, because that means lots of birds are migrating to their breeding grounds. I live along the Central Flyway migration corridor, so I get to see a lot of birds I usually don't see during non-migration months. Last spring, I was lucky enough to spot a Painted Bunting, a Blackburnian... Continue Reading →
North American birds are in decline. Here are 8 simple ways you can help
Incremental gains are no longer good enough if the goal is to get carbon dioxide emissions to zero, a researcher argues. For decades, some of the most effective ways of cutting carbon dioxide emissions have been to find ways to burn less fuel. Think of the Honda Civic in your garage that can go for... Continue Reading →
Inside Clean Energy: The Idea of Energy Efficiency Needs to Be Reinvented
The truth about carbon neutral fuels
The car industry is trying to save the combustion engine. Their best bet: synthetic fuels. They're hailed as being carbon neutral and the quickest way to get old cars off fossil fuels. Sounds great? Well, if you look closer, synthetic fuels are the worst way to decarbonize individual transport. Source...
In a paper published today in Nature Communications, a team led by scientists from the University of California, Irvine, using climate models and satellite data, reveal for the first time how protecting tropical forests can yield climate benefits that enhance carbon storage in nearby areas. Many climate scientists use computer simulations to mimic the planet's... Continue Reading →
Deforestation drives climate change that harms remaining forest
(We are posting this after the report came out, it becomes obvious why upon reading it...) Talks stretch past deadline as governments are accused of trying to water down findings The world must abandon fossil fuels as a matter of urgency, rather than entrusting the future climate to untried “techno-fixes” such as sucking carbon out... Continue Reading →
Scientists urge end to fossil fuel use as landmark IPCC report readied
14 Characteristics of Fascism
YouTube Comment Quoted: Mike, a quote from Ruth Ben-Ghiat's book, Strongmen, on fascists-" No other type of ruler is so transparent about prioritizing self-preservation over the public good and so lacking in the human qualities that define ethical leadership...the strongman is at his worst as a leader when he is most needed by his country."... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 