Tag Archives: the-environment
Opinion: Is It Hot Enough for Ya?
New York Times: CLIMATE change is hardly a seasonal issue, but summer is the only time of year when Americans and the news media regularly fix their attention on the everyday heat emergency that’s already altering life on our planet. Indeed, this summer’s record-shattering weather across the United States has created a heightened level of interest in and concern about the consequences of climate change Continue reading
Flood defence spending: predicted funding that hasn’t materialised
Guardian: Flood defence project spending was cut by over a quarter, but what effect has this had throughout the country? The environment agency publish data on flood prevention projects. But unfortunately for people who like to use data, the environment agency do not provide enough information to answer questions such as how this funding has changed over time – they do not keep an online archive of past and projected spending Continue reading
Flood defence spending: predicted funding that hasn’t materialised
Guardian: Flood defence project spending was cut by over a quarter, but what effect has this had throughout the country? The environment agency publish data on flood prevention projects. But unfortunately for people who like to use data, the environment agency do not provide enough information to answer questions such as how this funding has changed over time – they do not keep an online archive of past and projected spending Continue reading
Visualizing A Nation Of Meat Eaters
National Public Radio: As Allison Aubrey and Dan Charles reported today on Morning Edition, meat has more of an impact on the environment than any other food we eat. That’s because livestock require so much more food, water, land, and energy than plants to raise and transport Continue reading
State of the Union: From Climate to Clean Energy to…Fracking?
Time: Well, he mentioned the ‘c` word this year. Last year President Obama raised more than a few eyebrows when he failed to talk about climate change during his State of the Union–something even his Republican predecessor George W. Bush, no friend of the environment, usually managed to work in. Continue reading
Mexico Hides Cadmium Under the Rug
Inter Press Service: Despite the threat cadmium poses to health and the environment, Mexico has no plan to reduce the use of the heavy metal in the production of toys and industrial products like batteries and fertiliser. This Latin American country produces some 1,600 tons a year of cadmium and exports fertiliser, chemicals, plastics and anti-rust paints that contain the heavy metal. It is also a major importer of nickel-cadmium electric accumulators and cadmium waste and scrap Continue reading
Evidence builds that scientists underplay climate impacts
Daily Climate: The warnings were dire: 188 predictions showing that climate-induced changes to the environment would put 7 percent of all plant and animal species on the globe – one out of every 14 critters – at risk of extinction. Scientists have been quite conservative in a lot of important and different areas. – Naomi Oreskes, University of California, San Diego Predictions like these have earned climate scientists the obloquy from critics for being “alarmist” – dismissed for using inflated descriptions… Continue reading
Children want to learn about the environment, survey finds
Guardian: Children are so concerned about the environment they would rather learn about it than traditional subjects such as science and history, a survey found today. And while parents struggle to answer their children’s questions on environmental problems, they are bending to pester power to be more green, the research from the Co-operative showed. The survey of 1,027 youngsters aged seven to 14 revealed that 82% of children rated learning about green issues as important, putting it ahead of science,… Continue reading
Children want to learn about the environment, survey finds
Guardian: Children are so concerned about the environment they would rather learn about it than traditional subjects such as science and history, a survey found today. And while parents struggle to answer their children’s questions on environmental problems, they are bending to pester power to be more green, the research from the Co-operative showed. The survey of 1,027 youngsters aged seven to 14 revealed that 82% of children rated learning about green issues as important, putting it ahead of science,… Continue reading
Canadian Oil Pipeline Plan Meets Resistance
National Public Radio: The Canadian oil company TransCanada plans to expand a pipeline to transport crude oil from Alberta to Texas through the central U.S. The proposal has sparked debate on both sides of the border about energy security, the environment and safety. Continue reading
