Earth at tipping point

The scientist, James Hansen, responsible for warning of the dangers of global warming 20 years ago, warned Washington two days ago that the Earth is nearing a tipping point. He’s called for national carbon tax and accused CEOs of energy companies that they “may be guilty of crimes against humanity and nature”. They (energy companies) are [...]

The Upside to Natural Disasters

Before I write anything else, I want to unequivocally explain that I think natural disasters are terrible. They cause countless deaths and incredible human suffering. With that being understood, I often find myself believing that things happen in nature for a reason, and so I started to ponder what some of the good aspects to [...]

Green Books - “Oil on the Brain” by Lisa Margonelli

Editor’s note: Lots of books on oil and its role in US economics and politics coming out these days (imagine that!). Our friends at Eco-Libris have the scoop on yet another one: Lisa Margonelli’s Oil on the Brain. This post was originally published on Monday, June 16, 2008. Oil? Yes, oil! Some of you must [...]

Scandinavian Airline Slows Down to Cut Carbon and Save Fuel

Scandinavian airline SAS is flying its planes slower to save fuel and cut down on carbon emissions. By reducing from 780 kilometers (485 miles) per hour from 860 kph, the airline has saved $12 million in two years. Flights aren’t much longer due to the reduction in speed: A 360 km flight between Oslo and [...]

Lessons From The World’s Biggest Polluter

What can we learn from China?As new figures condemning China as the world’s biggest producer of CO2 were reported in the Western world last week, many observers shook their heads and pointed their fingers towards the East as an excuse to avoid personal responsibility for climate change, before moving on to the next news item [...]

Al Gore endorses Barack Obama

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 30JAN05 - Al Gore at the Annual Meeting 2005 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 30, 2005. Photo by Severin Nowacki. Al Gore has just sent out this email: “A few hours from now I will step on stage in Detroit, Michigan to announce my support for Senator Barack Obama. From now through [...]

Nuclear-Powered Glaciers

Dredging the bottom of our archives brought up an interesting project by Edinburgh-based landscape architects Gross. Max. to counter the effect of global warming.

Record-warm winter in Finland may boost crops

The warmest winter ever recorded in Finland may boost grain crops as the growing season is likely to be longer than usual, experts said on Thursday.