Archive for February, 2007

The Oscars go Green

I must admit, I was rather surprised to hear that the Oscars were Green this year. If you didn’t see the show, you missed a whole lot of Al Gore and green talk.
Try searching on YouTube if you care to see highlights.

Rising seas threaten Britain’s best-loved beaches

“The coast is a canary for climate change,” the report said.
Probably one of the best ways to describe the coastline in terms of global warming. If you live near a beach, you have seen the changes described in this article.
Read more from Yahoo! on how beaches in Britain are theatened by global warming.

Brazil’s Lula blasts rich nations on climate

If Brazil can use alternative fuels, why can’t the USA
To give you a insight as to where the USA stands on global warming:
The U.S. government has refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol, which sets ambitious targets for the reduction of greenhouse gases. The United States is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s emissions of carbon [...]

Humans ‘very likely’ making earth warmer

It looks like there is a 90% chance that global warming is human-caused. Now the question is what suggestions this report is going to provide that are actionable and will decrease the impact we have done.
PARIS - Officials from 113 countries agreed Thursday that a much-awaited international report will say that global warming was “very [...]