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Green Movement Changes Meaning of Earth Day

Steve Auger — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:00:25 +0000

April 22nd will mark the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day and with a new anniversary comes a new meaning for the day. Started in 1970, Earth Day was originally conceived as a day in which the people of the world could come together and educate themselves about the needs of the planet. However, with the Green movement in full effect, Earth Day has gone from a day of environmental education to a day of environmental action.

IPCC Underestimated Rising Sea Waters

Steve Auger — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:09:05 +0000

World climate change experts have released a report finding that the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) underestimated the state of affairs for Mother Earth.

2007 EPA Global Warming Report

Deb Powers — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:05:10 +0000

The environmental world is buzzing this morning with the news that the Obama administration has released a 2007 EPA report on global warming. The report was sequestered by the Bush administration, apparently because its findings were in opposition to the Bush administration's environmental policies regarding global warming and greenhouse gasses. The report is dry as dust to read, filled with legalese and definitions, but when you strip away the awkward language, the findings are unmistakable,

Global Warming Revolt

Deb Powers — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:55:51 +0000

Utility companies have traditionally favored energy policies that encourage conservation of energy rather than those that represent a fundamental change in the way that energy is produced and distributed.

And yet last week, three major US utility companies very publicly canceled their memberships in the US Chamber of Commerce to protest the Chamber's "embarrassing" position on climage change and global warming science.

UN Climate Change Summit

Deb Powers — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:23:03 +0000

Yesterday, world leaders met at the UN in New York for a one day climate change summit. There were some promising signs, a lot of high-flown rhetoric and a lovely closing from UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon, who praised the nations for coming together to address and discuss changes that must be made in order to meet climate change goals.

Global Warming For the Birds

Deb Powers — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:12:49 +0000

A lot of folks out there seem to think that global warming is for the birds, but a group of researchers in California have taken a serious look at how global warming is actually affecting their local birds. Morgan Tingley, a doctoral student at University of California at Berkeley, headed up a study that traced the migration patterns of local birds over the past century. Their discovery? Birds will move if the climate becomes unfavorable to them.

Global Warming Reading List

Deb Powers — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:56:19 +0000

Is global warming real? Is it man-made? Is it natural, but accelerated by man? Why is carbon dioxide so bad? Is there really more carbon in the atmosphere than their used to be? Isn't carbon dioxide part of the natural respiration cycle? So many questions... so few hard and fast answers.

Global Warming Tips for Back to School

Deb Powers — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:47:42 +0000

Not sure how to shop green for your new dorm? Here are ten tips for furnishing your dorm room that will help you fight global warming and be kinder to the planet.

Global Warming by the Numbers

Deb Powers — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:27:42 +0000

Remember paint-by-number kits - those marvelous packaged sets of canvas and paints that allowed anyone to be an artist as long as you could color inside the lines? Living a greener life and helping to reduce your own carbon footprint can be a bit like that.

Teaching kids about global warming

Deb Powers — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:01:25 +0000

Whether you're a teacher looking for resources to teach kids about global warming, or a parent in need of sources to help kids with school projects about global warming, this list of kids' global warming resources is for you.