Global warming and water shortages

Jan. 8, 2012   Leave a Comment  

One out of three counties across the contiguous U.S., says a recent study commissioned by the Natural Resources Defense Council, should brace for water shortages by mid-century as a result of human induced climate change. (Media credit/Comstock)

Water supplies would be hit especially hard

Coffee in crisis? Climate change poses threat to crop, scientists warn

Oct. 31, 2011   Leave a Comment  

(Media Credit/Nate Steiner via Flickr)

Could lead to a diminishing supply and an increase in prices

Will the U.S. ever put limits on greenhouse gas emissions?

Oct. 15, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Politics still stand in the way of efforts to limit U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Two efforts, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) of 2009 and the American Power Act of 2010, got tabled or failed to make it to the Senate floor for a vote. ACES was, however, passed by a narrow margin in the House of Representatives, the first time the legislative branch has called for sweeping climate legislation. (Media credit/Rachel Johnson via Flickr)

Outlook gloomy

Is it too late for the polar bears?

April 23, 2011   1 Comment  

Climate change is causing substantial amounts of offshore sea ice to retreat at a record pace; it is a situation that does not bode well for the future of polar bears. (Getty Images)

Life is hard

Staving off global warming with land conservation?

March 5, 2011   1 Comment  

According to The Wilderness Society, American forests capture about one-tenth of the greenhouse gases put out by U.S. cars, factories and other sources. Pictured: Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. (Thinkstock)

Is law the solution?

Biochar may help reverse climate change, widespread hunger

Aug. 19, 2010   1 Comment  

Two of today’s biggest social, moral and political issues — global warming and hunger – could be partially reversed because of innovations by Amazon tribes thousands of years ago.

EarthTalk: Winter storms? Bagged milk?

May 31, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Are strong winter storms a sign of Global Warming?

Countries place cap on global temperature rise at Copenhagen

Dec. 19, 2009   Leave a Comment  

The developed world went through its industrial revolution with little regard for the environment, as it was not seen as a factor in those days. Now, as countries like India and China revolutionize, developed countries like Canada are demanding that they take action first?

EarthTalk: Peat bogs? Global warming and health?

May 11, 2009   1 Comment  

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Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that the loss of the world’s peatlands is a major factor in the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. If so, what can be done about it? – Larissa S., Las Vegas, NV Peatlands are wetland ecosystems that accumulate plant material to form layers of peat soil up to [...]

EarthTalk: Global warming skeptics? Elephants in trouble?

April 6, 2009   1 Comment  

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Dear EarthTalk: I keep meeting people who say that human-induced global warming is only theory, that just as many scientists doubt it as believe it. Can you settle the score? — J. Proctor, London, UK So-called “global warming skeptics” are indeed getting more vocal than ever, and banding together to show their solidarity against the [...]

EarthTalk: Green guitars? Climate change fixes?

Feb. 21, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Dear EarthTalk: I’m a musician and am curious about what the guitar industry is doing to ensure that the wood it uses is not destroying forests. — Chris Wiedemann, Ronkonkoma, NY Though it has not received a lot of press to date, the industry is on the case-in part for the sake of its own [...]

EarthTalk: Cheetahs? Cold winters?

Feb. 16, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Dear EarthTalk: What’s happening with wild populations of cheetahs, the fastest land animals on Earth? — Eduardo Ramirez, Braintree, MA Due to its plight in recent decades, the cheetah, which can reach speeds of 70 miles per hour, is considered one of the world’s most endangered species by the Convention of International Trade in Endangered [...]

Too late to save our coasts?

Jan. 30, 2009   Leave a Comment  

So here’s the general opinion. Once the human race (that is you and I) stops polluting the earth and saves energy, the effects of global warming will stop and slowly begin to reverse, hopefully so soon that close, future generations will have the right (since it is a right not a privilege to enjoy the world) to bask in the glory of all earth has to offer, in normal climate and normal circumstances.

EarthTalk: Green drinks? United States affected by Global Warming?

Jan. 19, 2009   Leave a Comment  

Dear EarthTalk: A friend of mine in Connecticut raves about the “Green Drinks” events she attends there every month to meet up with other eco-interested locals. How can I find out if there are any such gatherings in my area? — Janet McIntosh, Dubuque, Iowa Every month green-minded people in 460-plus cities around the world [...]

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Saving the environment – trend or passion?

Nov. 23, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Countless teenagers all over the globe do their part to aid Earth’s ailing environment. They take shorter showers, walk instead of drive and sometimes even sit in total darkness for a full hour. But what compels them to do such things?

Gov. Patrick challenges businesses on emissions

Nov. 22, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has issued a challenge to businesses: reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent over the next three years.‚  And a prominent group of Massachusetts businesses said they will accept his challenge. The Governor’s Clean Energy Challenge, developed by the New England Clean Energy Council and the Massachusetts High Technology Council [...]

Fashionably conscious

June 8, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Nowadays everything is eco-something. There are hybrid cars, organic veggies, solar powered homes and many more to list. However, as consumers it is hard to get involved in a complete lifestyle of eco-friendly-isim. What if you rent, or cannot buy a hybrid car or don’t have a Whole Foods close to your neighborhood? A simple [...]

As Global Warming advances, we’re “Losing Winter”

Jan. 7, 2008   4 Comments  

Janisse Ray, an outdoor recreation enthusiast in Danville, Vermont, got so frustrated when the West River hadn’t frozen by last January that she donned a wet suit and floated downstream in an inner tube, holding aloft a sign that said "Where’s winter?" Where indeed? The January/February 2008 issue of E — The Environmental Magazine (now [...]