‘Sustainable ocean management ’. ‘Natural capital ’. ‘Ecosystem services ’. What’s wrong with these terms? They seem innocent enough, but they could be helping to maintain the prevailing view of nature which has led us to the climate and ecological emergency in the first place. Language can mould our thoughts and influence the way we... Continue Reading →
It’s tempting to draw lines on a map, but we can’t forget that cities should be designed for the people who live there (This is definitely something you'll want to see. Please visit this link (The Guardian) and go through the comic strips. A must read!
Cities need to be redesigned for the climate crisis. Can they make us happy, too?
You do your best to live lightly on the planet, but some greenhouse gas emissions are inevitable. When you have already become as energy-efficient as you can, and the energy you use is as sustainable as you can get it, you turn to carbon offsets. The final step in the hierarchy towards achieving net-zero energy, carbon offsets... Continue Reading →
Getting Started With Carbon Offsets
How we could change the planet’s climate future
The climate crisis is too vast and complicated to solve with a silver bullet, says author David Wallace-Wells. What we need is a shift in how we live. Follow along as he lays out some of the dramatic actions we could take to build a livable, prosperous world in the age of global warming. Continued... Continue Reading →
How it's already affecting your health, home and safety — and what you can do about it En español | Remember the Great Texas Freeze this past February? Never-before-seen ice storms crashed trees onto power lines and froze the wind turbines Texans turn depend on for heat and light. Record-breaking temperatures gave way in some places... Continue Reading →
AARP: What You Need to Know About Climate Change
This map does not represent or intend to represent official or legal boundaries of any Indigenous nations. To learn about definitive boundaries, contact the nations in question. Also, this map is not perfect -- it is a work in progress with tons of contributions from the community. Please send us fixes if you find errors. If you... Continue Reading →
Native Land Map (Historical and/or Present)
lose their common sense…
"Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense." - Gertrude Stein *** "It's impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seemingly meaningless fragments of personal information." - William Gibson *** "Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology.... Continue Reading →
Learning How to Learn |
About the Book: Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a higher level of math competency, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating but inescapable field. Engineering professor Barbara... Continue Reading →
The future looks bright for solar and other renewable energy technology. FirstSolar, Enphase and SunPower are among the renewable energy stocks that are benefiting from a much friendlier administration in the White House, whose agenda includes tackling climate change and bolstering green energy. Their stocks soared last year, far outpacing the wider market’s gains. On... Continue Reading →
Investors see green returns as renewable energy rises
2020 was remarkable in every aspect. With political scandals, coronavirus and a financial crisis, it was a relief to reach 2021, finally. Despite these challenges, 2020 was a progressive year for the renewable energy industry. Here’s our 2020 Renewable Energy Review. What has happened in 2020 – Renewable Energy Review? In the following, we list... Continue Reading →
2020 Renewable Energy Review
Climate crisis: Area of forest twice the size of UK cut down in just over a decade, WWF report reveals & ‘Nature is under siege’: Study finds insect population shrinking 1 to 2 percent each year & Unsure how to help reverse insect declines? Scientists suggest simple ways & Electric cars rise to record 54%... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 