Archive for September, 2008

• Al Gore urges civil disobedience in the fight against climate change

  DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 30JAN05 – Al Gore at the Annual Meeting 2005 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 30, 2005. Photo by Severin Nowacki. Last week, during the Clinton Global Initiative, Al Gore encouraged young people to use civil …

• Earth Overshoot Day Happens Earlier Every Year

  As of September 23 we humans have used all the resources our earth can produce this year. That means we are borrowing resources from 2009 and that we are literally consuming our children’s resources. And as each year passes Earth …

• As the Arctic melts polar bears are resorting to cannibalism

  Besides changing the climate and environment for people around the world the loss of Arctic sea ice is destroying the habitats for polar bears. Recently we reported about polar bears swimming to Iceland trying to find food and land. And …

• Letterman Says “We’re Dead Meat”

  Letterman rants about global warming on his show in early September saying “We’re Dead Meat”. He also talks with Thomas Friedman about his new book titled “Hot, Flat, and Crowded – Why We Need a Green Revolution – And How …

• Green Quote of the Week: UK Met Office

  The Guardian quotes a statement from the UK Met Office, one of the world’s leading providers of environmental and weather-related services: “Anyone who thinks global warming has stopped has their head in the sand. The evidence is clear, the long-term …

• GM vice-chair promotes “Volt” while denying climate science

  General Motors vice-chairman Bob Lutz is at it again. But this time he doesn’t deny climate change, just the science. During an interview with comedian Stephen Colbert last week Bob Lutz was asked if climate change is being caused by …

• Advent Eco PC: PC World’s new eco-friendly computer

  Today PC World unveiled, via its Advent brand, a new eco-friendly computer called Advent Eco PC. The Advent Eco PC is made from 75% recycled plastics, comes with electronic manuals, uses 25 watts when idling and is said to save …

• NASA: Arctic sea ice reaches second-lowest level on record

  A new preliminary report from NASA confirms our worries. The sea ice at the Arctic is disappearing. NASA reports that the Arctic sea ice has reached a second all-time low “since the dawn of the satellite era”. Previous record low …

• 14 Facebook Groups and Applications That Helps You Save Our Environment

  Here are 14 applications and groups for Facebook, a social networking website, which will easily help you to save our environment and climate. If you know about any others please let us know by making a comment.

• British verdict will strengthen the anti-coal and climate movement

  Last week the verdict came in the case against the six Greenpeace activists – Ben Stewart, Will Rose, Kevin Drake, Tim Hewke, Huw Williams and Emily Hall – who in October last year performed a protest against the Kingsnorth coal …