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5 Minutes Off
Jan 31, 2007
The Société dExploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE) - operator of french national symbol Eiffel Tower - will switch off light for five minutes to support climate action '5 minutes de répit pour la plan ...>>
Poster Campaign
Jan 31, 2007
Quoted from press release, Jan 28 2007:
New survey shows students think climate should be Government's biggest priority
A hard-hitting climate change advertising campaign showing condoms covering a coal station chimney, a car exhaust and aeroplane e ...>>
Fire Extension
Jan 30, 2007
The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) integrates remote sensing and GIS technologies to deliver MODIS active fire locations to natural resource managers and other stakeholders around the World in near real time. With a resolution of 1 squ ...>>
Lights Out
Jan 30, 2007
Currently in Paris, France, hundreds of Scientists are approving the IPCC report from Working Group 1 "The Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis" (chapters outline) in closed-door sessions. They finish 1st February 2007 and next day the release is p ...>>
Physics with Flash
Jan 30, 2007
Play with trees, ships, windmills, houses and bodies in a strong storm. More digital toys you'll find on Masayuki Kido's web page.
Via lessrain.com ...>>
Abrupt Climate Change
Jan 27, 2007
In 2004 the US Department of Defense commissioned a report prepared by GBN titled: An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security
Violence and disruption stemming from the stresses created by abrupt changes in th ...>>
DIESEL Campaign
Jan 27, 2007
The beauty industry easily adapts trends and turns them into campaigns using stylistic photos. Do you think that's cynical?
Dan Barton, vice president of communications for Diesel USA said: 'It isn't that we want to make a social or political statement. We' ...>>
Campus Campaign
Jan 26, 2007
The Campus Climate Challenge is an initiative of 37 leading youth organizations working to build a generation-wide movement to stop global warming.
Combining grassroots organizing, coalition-building, and online media and communication strategies, The Chal ...>>
Bush
Jan 26, 2007
First time Bush addressed Climate Change in his State of the Union speech. For economic reasons he proposes to highter the supply of alternative fuels, to double the current capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and to reform and modernize fuel econo ...>>
Stavros Dimas
Jan 23, 2007
Stavros Dimas at launch event of the European Commission and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change co-operation for 2007, London, 11 January 2007
Some quotes:
... The reality of climate change is already with us. In the United Kingdom, ...>>
Poll
Jan 23, 2007
Do you think global warming is an environmental problem that is causing a serious impact now, or do you think global warming isn't having a serious impact?
Great deal - 26%
A good amount - 23%
Just some - 24%
Hardly at all - 22%
No opinion - 2%
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GHG Market Report
Jan 23, 2007
The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) analyzes, documents and promotes market-based trading systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
'ETA's 2006 Greenhouse Gas Market Report - Moving to Action' breaks down the flexible instruments imple ...>>
Transit of Mercury
Jan 23, 2007
Solar-B is an international mission to study our nearest star, the sun. To accomplish this, the Solar-B mission includes a suite of three science instruments -- the Solar Optical Telescope, X-ray Telescope and Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer.
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Storm Kyrill
Jan 23, 2007
Though Kyrill was not an extrem storm its footprint is impressive. The storm struck Europe with hurricane-force winds over the course of two days, causing significant flight, rail, ferry and power disruptions, flooding, and building damage over a large part ...>>
Climate Game
Jan 22, 2007
Starting in 1990 the round based game let you play the president of the European Nations. You have to reduce emission of carbon dioxid and stay in office, so do not offend voters with unpopular decisions or policies.
Would the planet survive if you were i ...>>
Doomsday Clock
Jan 18, 2007
By moving the hand of the Clock closer to midnight the figurative end of civilization the BAS Board of Directors is drawing attention to the increasing dangers from the spread of nuclear weapons in a world of violent conflict, and to the catastrophic har ...>>
Lessons From The Pioneers
Jan 17, 2007
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) located in Minneapolis is a nonprofit research and educational organization and provides technical assistance and information to city and state governments, citizen organizations and industry.
While the Bush adm ...>>
Week Of Storms
Jan 17, 2007
Last weekend Sweden was hit by a strong storm with wind speeds of more than 100kph. Falling trees killed at least five people and hundreds of thousands were left without power. An estimated amount of that 12 million cubic metres of forest was felled.
The ...>>
