James Hansen: "We need to move to a clean energy future."
“Our government subsidizes fossil fuels, and they are not made to pay for the damage that they do.” This one isn’t brand new, but we missed it when it first came out a couple of weeks ago. Newsweek...
View ArticleWorst Damage From the BP Spill May be Done in the Deep Sea
Photo via PhysOrg The challenges presented by the BP spill that we occupy ourselves with are too often surface deep: the oiled birds, soiled coastline, out of work tour guides, and political wrangling...
View ArticleAugmented Reality iPhone App Points You to Every Nearby London Bike-Share Hub...
Screenshots via Reg Hardware Might augmented reality on smart phones bring a whole new interest in using public transportation? Well.. Read more here:Â Augmented Reality iPhone App Points You to...
View ArticleAt Least 20% of Pakistan is Underwater (Video)
Photo via Weather.com After weeks of persistent flooding, the UN now estimates that at least a full one-fifth of Pakistan — a nation of 170 million people — is underwater. And the New York Times...
View ArticleRio+20: Climate Change Damage Could Cost Latin America $100 Billion Per Year
With the Rio+20 conference set to start on June 20th, a report from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has warned that if climate change continues to go unchecked, the damage costs to Latin...
View ArticleNew Study: Feds Underestimate Social Cost of Carbon Pollution by as Much as...
Industrial Emissions photo from Shutterstock A new study just published in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences calculates that the U.S. government is using a faulty model for...
View ArticleNew Study Finds Sharp Emissions Cuts Could Reduce Climate Change Damage by...
Photo via Shutterstock In the wake of several studies which state that the world is now headed towards irreversible climate change , the Waker Institute for Climate Change Research at the University...
View ArticleDid Removing Lead From Gasoline Cause Violent Crime to Plummet?
Research in recent years has uncovered a strong connection between reductions in lead pollution and the decline in violent crime in the U.S. Writing in Mother Jones this month, Kevin Drum discusses...
View ArticleWill Your City Sink Beneath the Ocean if all Ice on Earth Melts?
Photo by George Steinmetz for National Geographic National Geographic just launched a new series of interactive maps that demonstrate just how catastrophic it would be if all five million cubic miles...
View ArticleOMA Receives $230 Million to Rebuild New Jersey Area Devastated by Hurricane...
Read the rest of OMA Receives $230 Million to Rebuild New Jersey Area Devastated by Hurricane Sandy Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture , BIG Architects , coastal...
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