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The notion that carbon investments may be a potential loss for businesses is hopefully one we will see come to fruition. Consumers will shape this green market, and if they are informed and caring and demand the same from businesses, this will spill over to investments that lead the way to growth opportunities that will also lead to a more sustainable planet. This is big.The notion that carbon investments may be a potential loss for businesses is hopefully... more
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A leaked UN document suggests that the scale of CO2 emissions are nearly three times higher than previously thought. The report suggests that shipping merchant fleet accounts for more pollution than previously thought. The new data, gathered through working with the shipping companies themselves, suggests that merchant ships contribute 1.12bn tonnes of CO2 per year, compared to just 650million tonnes from the aviation industry who have been under heavy public scrutiny.
Scientists had originally thought that the shipping industry could only be contributing a maximum 400million tonnes of CO2 but these new figures are more than twice that and are expected to rise 30% by 2020. The data all comes from a leaked UN document which found its way into the hands of the Guardian.
A leaked UN document suggests that the scale of CO2 emissions are nearly three times... more
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Hans Rosling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Rosling) narrates this four-minute presentation on the changing levels of carbon dioxide emissions around the world since 1975.
"Although the total Co2-emission from China are almost as big as those from United States, the emission from a single American is more than 6 times those from a person in China.
In China today, almost 80% of the electricity are produced from coal, and that proportion is increasing. What China needs is an environmental friendly way of producing electricity that is cheaper than coal."Hans Rosling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Rosling) narrates this four-minute... more
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China's total Co2 output by 2030 will equal the current Co2 global output unless an international treaty that recognizes the challenges China and other developing countries face in balancing economic development with climate change is forged by 2009. This treaty must set limits on Co2 emissions that fall in line with their economic output with a definite timeframe for transition to these alternate energies. Climate change seeks to totally forever change the landscape of China, and their rapacious use of coal and oil seeks to forever change the landscape of this planet. That is something we must as an international community come together to address before it is too late. It is then imperative that the international community come together to see solar, wind, and other alternate energies become prevalent means of China's production usage in lieu of coal simply because it is abundant and cheap.That is also why the United Stated must lead the way in setting the example for the world in reductions of GHGs and setting a price on carbon. Once alternate energies like solar, geothermal, biofuels, etc. are made available to developing countries at an affordable price within the next five years, that will also spur job growth and economic development and oil and coal will most assuredly not look as attractive as it does now out of expedience.China's total Co2 output by 2030 will equal the current Co2 global output unless... more
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Two leading Church of England Bishops are asking us to give up something more worthwhile than chocolate for lent this year. "Traditionally people have given up things for Lent. This year we are inviting people to join us in a carbon fast," says The Bishop of Liverpool, James Jones. "It is the poor who are already suffering the effects of climate change. To carry on regardless of their plight is to fly in the face of Christian teaching."
"The tragedy is that those with the power to do something about it are least affected, whilst those who are most affected are powerless to bring about change," he added. "There's a moral imperative on those of us who emit more than our fair share of carbon to rein in our consumption."
Jones, who is also vice-president of Tearfund, a Christian relief and development agency working with a global network of local churches to help eradicate poverty, came up with the idea of a carbon fast in a meeting with Dr Richard Chartres, the Bishop of London and David Miliband, who was serving as the British Environment Secretary at the time. Working with Tearfund, Jones has put together a 40-day fast plan.
On day one, Ash Wednesday (Feb 6th), participants are asked to "remove one light bulb and live without it for the next 40 days." At the end of the 40-day program, which includes tasks such as shopping locally, forsaking the use of the "stand-by" mode on electronic items, and stopping junk mail, Tearfund suggest you "replace your missing bulb with an energy-saving lightbulb" since "over its lifetime, you will save 60kg of carbon dioxide per year."
`We all have a pivotal role to play in tackling the stark reality of climate change," says Chartres. "Together we have a responsibility to God, to future generations and to our own wellbeing on this earth to take action."
If you'd like to participate in the carbon fast, go to the link above for the full 40 day plan.
http://www.dailymantra.comTwo leading Church of England Bishops are asking us to give up something more... more
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A look into rural India to see how cooking over open fires and traditional stoves is a danger to the health of the cooks, their families, and the planet. A major contributor to global warming, smoke from cook fires is cooking the earth. See for yourself.A look into rural India to see how cooking over open fires and traditional stoves is a... more
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We are failing our children and this planet. What will it take to listen to these voices of reason? This should be the number one discussion on all media outlets and on the front page of all newspapers. And yet even when the eividence is set right in front of us, all we can do is look at it, say "oh my God how terrible," and move on. This is real and it is serious. We are running out of time to do the right thing.We are failing our children and this planet. What will it take to listen to these... more
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If Norway can do it, why can't the U.S.? Norway's looking pretty good to me right about now.If Norway can do it, why can't the U.S.? Norway's looking pretty good to me... more
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The map tells the story. Climate change is here./////Excerpt:by Staff Writers/////
New York NY (SPX) Jan 17, 2008/////
Climatologists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City have found that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earth's second warmest year in a century. Goddard Institute researchers used temperature data from weather stations on land, satellite measurements of sea ice temperature since 1982 and data from ships for earlier years.
The greatest warming in 2007 occurred in the Arctic, and neighboring high latitude regions. Global warming has a larger affect in polar areas, as the loss of snow and ice leads to more open water, which absorbs more sunlight and warmth. Snow and ice reflect sunlight; when they disappear, so too does their ability to deflect warming rays. The large Arctic warm anomaly of 2007 is consistent with observations of record low geographic extent of Arctic sea ice in September 2007./////
"As we predicted last year, 2007 was warmer than 2006, continuing the strong warming trend of the past 30 years that has been confidently attributed to the effect of increasing human-made greenhouse gases," said James Hansen, director of NASA GISS./////
"It is unlikely that 2008 will be a year with truly exceptional global mean temperature," said Hansen. "Barring a large volcanic eruption, a record global temperature clearly exceeding that of 2005 can be expected within the next few years, at the time of the next El Nino, because of the background warming trend attributable to continuing increases of greenhouse gases."/////
The eight warmest years in the GISS record have all occurred since 1998, and the 14 warmest years in the record have all occurred since 1990.////End of excerpt////
The map tells the story. Climate change is here./////Excerpt:by Staff Writers/////... more
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Imagine being able to take Co2 right from the atmosphere and make liquid fuel out of it that is carbon neutral. Too good to be true? These scientists don't think so.Imagine being able to take Co2 right from the atmosphere and make liquid fuel out of... more
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Why states must have the power to legislate Co2 caps without interference from the EPA.//////Excerpt/////Stanford CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2008//////A Stanford scientist has spelled out for the first time the direct links between increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and increases in human mortality, using a state-of-the-art computer model of the atmosphere that incorporates scores of physical and chemical environmental processes./////The new findings, to be published in Geophysical Research Letters, come to light just after the Environmental Protection Agency's recent ruling against states setting specific emission standards for this greenhouse gas based in part on the lack of data showing the link between carbon dioxide emissions and their health effects./////While it has long been known that carbon dioxide emissions contribute to climate change, the new study details how for each increase of one degree Celsius caused by carbon dioxide, the resulting air pollution would lead annually to about a thousand additional deaths and many more cases of respiratory illness and asthma in the United States, according to the paper by Mark Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford. Worldwide, upward of 20,000 air-pollution-related deaths per year per degree Celsius may be due to this greenhouse gas.////end of excerpt.
Why states must have the power to legislate Co2 caps without interference from the... more
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A brilliant man who was also one of the first to study the effects of CO2 on our atmosphere. May he rest in peace. A brilliant man who was also one of the first to study the effects of CO2 on our... more
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The ability of forests to soak up man-made carbon dioxide is weakening, according to an analysis of two decades of data from more than 30 sites in the frozen north.
The finding published today is crucial, because it means that more of the CO2 we release will end up affecting the climate in the atmosphere rather than being safely locked away in trees or soil.
The results may partly explain recent studies suggesting that the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing faster than expected. If higher temperatures mean less carbon is soaked up by plants and microbes, global warming will accelerate.The ability of forests to soak up man-made carbon dioxide is weakening, according to... more
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Without an immediate ban on all coal fired plants unless they capture carbon, the closing of all old plants that pollute, and a tax on carbon large enough to push economies off coal, oil, and gas, 350PPM, the number discussed in this article by James Hanson is a number we will all remember with great regret. What are we doing? Where is the global urgency even after Bali that didn't even give us caps on carbon or a roadmap? Just a shallow promise to a road map? How many tears will we weep for our children living in a world of our making that could have been so much better and so different if we only saw past our own selfish needs? Without an immediate ban on all coal fired plants unless they capture carbon, the... more
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Like the picture, this isn't something you see everyday.
Radiohead shows that they are not only one of the most influential music acts of the last decade, but that they also have a refreshing approach to looking after the environment around them.
Check the link to see what the boys are thinking about their impact on the environment and the steps they are taking to becoming more like 'wind-up' Radiohead. Like the picture, this isn't something you see everyday.
Radiohead shows that... more
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This report sounds like something the German Parliament would issue during WW2 to tell the people that the Holocaust in not happening, and if it is the Nazis are not responsible for it. Personally, I have no political biases regarding my views on climate change. I don't support Al Gore's view because I am a "Democrat." I support his view on climate change and that of the PEER REVIEWED scientists across this globe who are actually posting the data and connecting the dots, because I have armed myself with the knowledge I need to see with my own eyes... the very thing this report aims to stop because of course, to those in Congress an enlightened and informed citizenry is indeed the biggest threat to them. And unlike them my wallet does not hold sway over my beliefs. Like Senators by the name of Inhofe and others who do nothing but issue reports at opportune moments to coincide with their own personal petty political grudges.The rate of ice melt in the Arctic and Greenland alone is three times faster than ever predicted. It is unprecedented. Again, unprecedented. It has been proven by PEER REVIEWED scientists (not weathermen or Senators with no scientific background) that CO2 forcings on this planet along with other gases and sources together with anthropogenic climate change are changing our relationship with this planet. Now, we can "debate" all day until we are blue in the face but it doesn't change the reality of what this planet is becoming regardless of what you may personally believe is responsible for it. It is as if this report is then telling the American people not to care about this planet or their responsibility as stewards to her or to try to understand what is now occurring. I suppose they also believe that air and water pollution are not caused by humans either? Poisoning our water and air thus leading to diseases is not human induced? How about poverty? How about war? We aren't responsible for that either? Water scarcity, deforestation... Who is cutting down all the trees thus exacerbating the effects of this crisis? God? To me, this report is nothing more than a timed trashing of a man they fear the most. The one man who came out with a movie that explained what is happening to our planet in a way those whom they wished to keep in the dark for their own selfish reasons understand, and they are more afraid of it hurting their financial bottomlines than anything else. And in my view, telling people that there is "nothing to worry about" regardless of your belief when we can see otherwise just to protect your wallet and political standing is not only morally bankrupt, it is criminal.This report sounds like something the German Parliament would issue during WW2 to tell... more
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Gas prices just keep going up. We went to Los Alamos for an introduction to the NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle.) This fun little car just plugs into a regular outlet and is rated at 245 mpg. As Richard Dunn says, ? you can?t beat that.?
We hope this offers an alternative to the family second or third car for those short trips off necessity near home. For more information on plug-in alternatives you can start by visiting www.pluginamerica.com
Thanks for taking the time to watch and help us to consider a more sustainable future.
Gas prices just keep going up. We went to Los Alamos for an introduction to the NEV... more
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Oceans cover 70% of this planet. Without them our planet dies. However, I am sure the EPA will once again fail to see the moral imperative of doing what is right.Oceans cover 70% of this planet. Without them our planet dies. However, I am sure the... more
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"... We may within 50 years need to take all, or almost all, the carbon out of the way we live. That would need an extraordinary technological and social revolution."
"...the UK still plans a huge airport expansion, there is not the slightest hint of a deal that would see rich nations pay poor nations to capture their emissions from coal and even Democrats in the US Congress want to postpone any tough action on emissions until after 2020."
"...since the world committed to avoid dangerous climate change, emissions globally are up around 22%, the highest levels of CO2 since dinosaurs roamed a sweltering earth.""... We may within 50 years need to take all, or almost all, the carbon out of... more
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Seventh Generations business motto just about says it all:
"In Every Deliberation We Must Consider
The Impact of Our Decisions On The
Next Seven Generations."
From the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy
Look for products that have a high recycled content, including high post-consumer content. Post-consumer fibers are recovered from paper that was previously used by consumers and would otherwise have been dumped into a landfill or an incinerator.
I think that everything they make is also of the highest quality.
Seventh Generation diapers are nice if you need to use a disposable diaper, however, they do contain gel. I would recommend there cleaning products as well, They're great for sensitive people.Seventh Generations business motto just about says it all:
"In Every... more
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