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Tag Archives: global warming
Our Problems Exist at a Glacial Level
For many, the terms Global Warming and Carbon are terms that stir up emotion and calls to “do something”. That, in the words of one friend, it has become a near religious belief in intangible proofs that we are now … Continue reading
Posted in Greener People, Policies and Issues, Uncategorized
Tagged glaciers, global warming, water
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Will China and US Move Together to Address Sustainability
In his speech last week, Seeking Pathways for U.S.-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change, John Podesta once again addressed the fact that the US and China need to begin acting as one to address the issues we face going … Continue reading
Tibetan glacier melt: scientists, climate change, a tricky region
Last Thursday the China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC hosted a fascinating presentation, “Temperatures Rising: Climate Change, Water and the Himalayas.” A web cast will soon be archived here here. Speakers included: – Isabel Hilton, … Continue reading
Posted in Greener People, Policies and Issues, Uncategorized
Tagged global warming, water
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Dan Gilbert on Why We Fail to Act
Last year, I watched perhaps one of the more interesting Poptech videos. It was of Dan Glibert, a Harvard professor in psychology, on why we as humans have failed to respond in any meaningful way in the face of Global … Continue reading
Posted in Greener People, Policies and Issues
Tagged consumer behavior, global warming, land, water
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China Passes the Global Warming Buck
Following in the steps of others, including the U.S., China has put its foot down to demand that others do something about their green house gas emissions before they do. That they should not sacrifice their growth. Someday, hopefully before … Continue reading
China’s Greenhouse Gases Could Double in next 20 years
The lead paragraph in the Reuters report China report warns of greenhouse gas leap, says it all China’s greenhouse gas pollution could double or more in two decades says a new Chinese state think-tank study that casts stark light on … Continue reading
Global Warming’s Four Quadrants
Van Jones, author of The Green Collar Economy , through this Poptech clip introduces us to a new way to think about how people view global warming. That rather than one definition for all, we need to look at how … Continue reading
Wake Up, Freak Out – Then Get a Grip
To be honest, the more time I spend learning about, discussing, and seeing the issues of “Global Warming”, the less inclined I am to use the term Global Warming. It is in fact, in my opinion, a topic that is … Continue reading
Posted in Policies and Issues
Tagged desertification, global warming, urban planning
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China Calls for 95% Reduction in Developed Country Emmission Levels
In what may be the most ambitious and amusing statement to date, China has called on rich nations to slash emissions by 95%. More specifically: The Chinese government said in a statement that in a preliminary step to tackle global … Continue reading
Tibet’s Yak Herders are Short of Dung Energy
For most Westerners, not having 7000 pieces of dried yak dung around the house is not necessarily a bad thing, but in Tibet where a household may need to burn 7000 pieces to keep the house warm.. 7000 pieces is … Continue reading