Philippines: Designing Defence Against Climate Change
by Kara Santos (Manila) Saturday, January 15, 2011 Inter Press Service As the impact of climate change worsens around the globe, a disaster-resilient village is poised to be a solution…
“Twenty Somethings” of the World Unite
(Prepared at COP 16 in Cancun, Mexico). Mickey Glantz. 8 December 2010 This is a quick note (that is, I wrote it as if I were speaking to someone) that…
Polar Bears Have a Fighting Chance of Survival
The plight of polar bears continues as the climate gradually becomes warmer in the Arctic. Warmer temperatures cause the melting of sea ice, which is essential for polar bears to…
“Hey, Universities!! How about an Academic ‘Discipline of Curiosity’”
There are universities filled with academic departments of all kinds: physics, math, sociology, music, political science, philosophy, oceanography, education, and so forth. You get the picture. We have these academic…
Updates from Nepal
The Nepal Conference is already over, here are some updates from the conference. Newsletter Day 1 Newsletter 2nd Day Newsletter 3rd day Newsletter 4th Day Newsletter 5th Day Conference Declarations…
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi Volcano Erupts Again
Mount Merapi volcano has erupted for a third time, with local people reportedly saying this was louder and stronger than the previous eruption on Tuesday. The latest eruption happened at…
Transparency
Transparency is the Answer, But… What Was The Question? …It’s trust, not transparency, stupid! Transparency “Transparency” performed by Luna Sea on YouTube
NEPAL: Global warming swells glacial lakes, endangering thousands
Source: IRIN Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author’s alone. BANGKOK, 16 September…
A Changed Climate Skeptic?
It seemed too sensational to be true. On Aug. 30, the Guardian reported that one of the world’s most prominent “climate change skeptics,” Bjorn Lomborg, had made an apparent about…
Lesson 3 – The Impacts of Climate Fluctuations
Media and the public attracted to the extremes Lesson 3 “I go to extremes” by Billy Joel from YouTube