Seattle’s Climate Strategy Pays Off
Worried that warming temperatures and glacier melt might endanger Seattle’s water supply, city officials took bold steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Read moreDemonstration Begins to Put Carbon in Ground, Not Atmosphere
Excessive levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere are causing the planet to grow warmer, most researchers agree. One possible response to the problem is to prevent CO2 from entering the atmosphere by storing it somewhere else.
Read moreU.S. Climate Change Envoy Prepares for Talks
International cooperative actions to mitigate climate change will be up for discussion when a major international meeting convenes in Durban, South Africa, November 28 through December 9. The chief U.S. negotiator, Todd Stern, expects that this year’s session on the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will build on progress made in the last two years.
Read moreUSAID, Swiss Re Partnership Targets Hunger, Natural Disasters
The new partnership will help fight hunger, build resilience to climate change, and reduce the costs of natural disasters, USAID said in an October 20 press release. The partnership combines the expertise of Swiss Re, a global reinsurance provider, with two initiatives of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Read moreStopping Desertification with Land Management
Degradation of the land supporting human life and the food supply is an environmental threat that endangers the lives and livelihoods of more than 1 billion people worldwide. On September 20, world leaders met in a high-level U.N. forum for the first time to address desertification and drought.
Read moreU.S. Climate Negotiator: “Real Progress Can Be Made”
Washington — Seventy days remain until international leaders will gather in South Africa to discuss ways to tackle climate change. The road ahead is tough, U.S. lead climate negotiator Todd Stern told reporters September 19, “but I’m not pessimistic.”
Read moreSeattle’s Climate Strategy Pays Off
“Cities are the location of a lot of emissions because they’re centers of industry and population,” Mann said. “But they’re also laboratories for solutions. They’re going to generate the ideas the federal government will come back to, at some point, out of necessity.”
Read moreMore Research Builds Case for Global Warming, Rising Seas
Research published June 20 finds a steady rise in the sea level on the U.S. Atlantic coast, a faster rise now than at any time in the last 2,000 years.
Read moreU.S. to Provide $1 Billion to Helping Vulnerable Nations Fight Climate Change
The Obama administration has announced an intent to provide $1 billion through 2012 to help other nations adapt to climate change, an amount Stern said is only three one-hundredths of 1 percent of the annual budget
Read moreTrees are Great Pollution Fighters in Cities
Choosing the right tree to plant depends on what sort of climate
you live in. The U.S. Department of Agriculture teamed up with the
Chicago Botanic Garden and Pennsylvania State University to produce an
illustrated list of trees and shrubs best suited for urban environments.
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