Bill McKibben: Proof Copenhagen Is "An Elaborate Sham"
This afternoon at Copenhagen a document mysteriously leaked from the UN Secretariat. It was first reported from the Guardian, and by the time it was p...
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Chaos and Capitulation in Copenhagen
Jerry Cope | Posted 12.16.2009 | Green
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If the current proposals are adopted, CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere will reach approximately 770PPM by 2100. The "safe" level of CO2 has been determined to be 350PPM.
Obama, Palin, Copenhagen: The End Of Drinkable Water?
Steven Solomon | Posted 12.17.2009 | Books
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Those committed to doing the planet's serious business should stay focused on one, often overlooked but trackable key factor of climate change--the pivotal role of water.
Storm Front: An Interview With the Nation's Foremost Climate Scientist James Hansen
Jerry Cope | Posted 12.02.2009 | Green
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I think that we have passed the level at which you're going to get effects that we do not want or that we want our children to have to bear.
350: The Climate Event That Might Just Save the World
Leah Lamb | Posted 10.24.2009 | Green
350 parts per million is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide. It's the number humanity needs to get back to as soon as possible to avoid runaway climate change.
One World, One Climate, One Day, One Number: 350
Jerry Cope | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green
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Now is the time for the citizens to speak out and demand that leaders from every country agree on a fair and just global climate agreement.
350.org's International Day Of Climate Action On October 24th: Everything You Need To Know
Huffington Post | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green
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October 24th, 2009 is a very important day -- 350.org has organized an international day of climate action, to show the world's leaders that there is ...
An Optimist on Climate Change
Alexia Parks | Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact
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We're at a point," I've been told, "where everything we know is out of date. What happens next is unknowable, unspeakable, and undetermined."
Organizing The Biggest Day Of Action The World Has Ever Seen
Bill McKibben | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green
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There are big climate actions organized for almost every city on earth on October 24th. If we can build this wave, we have a chance of making real, not token, change in the Senate, at Copenhagen, and beyond.
HuffPost Game Changers: Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer In Green?
Huffington Post | Posted 10.01.2009 | Green
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(VOTING IS NOW CLOSED) HuffPost's Game Changers celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 10 categories who are harnessing the power o...
10 Pithy Observations About Boulder (Part Two)
Bob Wells | Posted 11.30.2009 | Denver
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Yoga studios proliferate. My stereotype of Boulder has had to change. Formerly it was a blonde mom driving a Land Rover and on her cell phone. Now: a 20-something carrying a yoga mat.
COP15 in Copenhagen Critical as Tipping Points Reached; Global Rise of 6.3 Degrees Now Forecast
Jerry Cope | Posted 11.28.2009 | Green
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COP15 may very well be the last chance for the world to reach a consensus on measures to reduce GHG emissions and avoid climate chaos for the next millennium.
Colin and Michelle's Excellent Adventure
Kerry Trueman | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green
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What's wrong with wanting to make a living speaking and writing about environmental issues? Colin Beavan's never claimed to be an expert, simply a layperson who wanted to enlighten himself and others.
Today's Know Nothing Movement, Seen from Boulder
Anne Butterfield | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver
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There is an increasingly mindless quality to conservative activism; it grows ever weirder, as if to sustain the same high. So I got to wondering, why are these ranters so credulous? Who's educating this bunch?
Bill McKibben and Climate Scientists in Boulder: A Critical Report
Waylon Lewis | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver
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Why are we losing the war against climate change? Because Americans are, more and more, merely preaching to our respective choirs.
New Dr. Strangeloves and the Prospect of Geo-Engineered Climate "Adaptation"
Sanjay Khanna | Posted 11.08.2009 | Green
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This year's Tallberg Forum asked: "How on earth can we live together, within the planetary boundaries?" Some scientists and energy policymakers posed a different question that made my hairs stand on end.
Can A Number Save the World?
Billy Parish | Posted 07.22.2009 | Green
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It can if that number is 350. That's the safe upper limit of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere: 350 parts per million (ppm).
Hop On The Homegrown Bandwagon
Kerry Trueman | Posted 07.04.2009 | Green
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Madigan's book, aptly billed as "the Indispensible Guide To Food Self-Sufficiency," is an invaluable resource to help you tackle just about any homegrown, made-from-scratch project.
350 & Tck Tck Tck Countdown to Copenhagen Launches in Telluride
Jerry Cope | Posted 06.25.2009 | Green
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Human aerial artwork allows people to use their bodies as a human declaration and visual petition in a way that is widely accessible, celebratory, and action oriented.
Green Jobs for America's Youth -- 100 Days of Progress
Billy Parish | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green
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The demand to get involved building a greener, more sustainable future is there, but the supply of opportunities has not been.
The DC Shuffle; Saving the World From Death By Coal
Jerry Cope | Posted 04.05.2009 | Green
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March 2nd was historic -- a shining example of what citizens in a democracy can achieve when united in a common cause: eliminating coal-fired power plants in the US.
A Shout Out to Climate Activists
Sarah van Gelder | Posted 04.02.2009 | Green
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The dirty coal power station literally powers our congressional building in DC. It is just one among the thousands around the world that threaten to push climate disruption beyond the point of no return.
Power Shift 09: Young People Lead on Climate Action
Frances Beinecke | Posted 03.28.2009 | Green
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Young people have a variety of ways to generate noise about climate solutions right now, from organizing their campuses to putting boots on the ground in Washington.
Powershift09 to Capitol Power Action: Follow the Young
Jeff Biggers | Posted 03.27.2009 | Green
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As the first massive act of civil disobedience, thousands will cross the line to demand an end to our nation's denial of the spiraling impact of dirty coal and old coal-fired plants.
Well, Black Is Always in Style
Marc Gunther | Posted 03.20.2009 | Green
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But I was amused to stumble upon a different question that's sparking debate among the young people planning to attend the action: What should one wear to a protest against coal?
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