The atmosphere is to the earth as a layer of varnish is to a desktop globe. It is thin, fragile and essential for preserving the items on the surface.150 years of burning fossil fuel have overloaded the atmosphere to the point where the earth is ill. It now has a fever. Read the detailed article, Soothing Gaia’s Fever for an evocative account of that analogy. The items listed here detail progress on coordinating 6.5 billion people in the most critical project undertaken by humanity.Â
T4 campaign update – October 2012 Inbox x Coal Terminal Action Group via email.nationbuilder.com 7:46 PM (1 hour ago) to me Images are not displayed. Display images below – Always display images from hcec@hcec.org.au Dear Nevile, A few weeks ago scientists announced that Arctic sea ice was at its lowest level since records began. At the Continue Reading →
David Attenborough: US politicians duck climate change because of cost The naturalist warned it would take a terrible example of extreme weather to wake people up to global warming Share2147 Email Adam Vaughan and Camila Ruz guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 October 2012 12.37 BST The broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough says scientists and environmentalists have Continue Reading →
A Massive Field Of Frozen Greenhouse Gas Is Thawing OutSmithsonian (blog)The cause of this sharp spike in greenhouse gas concentrations, some researchers say, was a sudden release of methane from rocky stores deep below the ocean waves. And though other researchers call this idea into question, the presumed threat of stored …See all stories on Continue Reading →
Green news roundup: Whales, weather and wildlife The week’s top environment news stories and green events • If you’re not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Environment editor guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 October 2012 08.42 EDT A dead Sperm Whale floating in the Gulf of Mexico. Photograph: Continue Reading →
24 hours that shifted the world. Inbox x Will Bates – 350.org organizers@350.org 7:11 AM (2 hours ago) to me Dear friends, It’s not often you get to feel the world shift a little bit — but three years ago, that’s exactly what happened. On October 24 2009, 350.org’s first ever day of action took Continue Reading →
Reclaiming rare earths: Improving process to recycle rare-earth materials Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:55 PM PDT Recycling keeps paper, plastics, and even jeans out of landfills. Could recycling rare-earth magnets do the same? Perhaps, if the recycling process can be improved. Scientists are working to more effectively remove the neodymium, a rare earth element, from Continue Reading →