MIT researchers claim UN Arctic predictions are inaccurate
By David A Gabel, ENN The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had released its most recent report in 2007. It forecasts that the Arctic Ocean will have an ice-free summer by the year 2100. However, that finding has been contradicted by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). They say the […]
Why we need to stop trying to 'save the planet' and just realize our place in it
By Peter Baker, Ecologist In an extract from his new book the Jolly Pilgrim, Peter Baker argues that a Gaian consciousness is slowly emerging out of our efforts to overcome climate change and other environmental challenges. The human race has a problem in its relationship with the environment. That problem is an intrinsic consequence of […]
Why the U.S. debt crisis is just the tip of the melting iceberg
By Boyd Cohen, Triple Pundit I am from the U.S. and have lived in Europe and, most recently, Canada for the 10 years since getting my Ph.D. at the University of Colorado. While I am no economist (my Ph.D. is in business), I believe that the recent U.S. debt crisis and the complete and utter […]
BC consumers will face new and higher risk: Agriculture union
Ottawa plans to dump inspection of dozens of meat plants on the British Columbia government in a move that could expose BC consumers to heightened risk of eating contaminated meat products, according to the Agriculture Union – PSAC, which represents federal food safety inspectors. After providing meat safety inspection service for decades, the union has […]
Reducing the costs of the offshore wind turbine supply chain
By guest author, Clean Techies Offshore wind power as an industry is set to undergo intense growth over the next 10-20 years. The EWEA (European Wind Energy Association) has established targets of 40GW of offshore wind power production by the year 2020, and 150GW by 2030. This move towards a European grid represents a 28 […]
New rules to deal with capturing carbon dioxide and injecting it into ground
By Andy Soos, ENN U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a rule to advance the use of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies, while protecting American health and the environment. CCS technologies allow carbon dioxide (CO2) to be captured at stationary sources – like coal-fired power plants and large industrial operations – and injected underground […]
Green house gases other than CO2
By Andy Soos, ENN Carbon dioxide remains the largest by mass of potential green house gases affecting climate change, but other greenhouse gases measurably contribute to the problem. A new study, conducted by NOAA scientists and published online today in Nature, shows that cutting emissions of those other gases could slow changes in climate that […]
World sacred forests mapped out
By David A Gabel, ENN A team of scientists from the University of Oxford are working on a world map which shows all the land owned or revered by various world religions. This “holy map” will display all the sacred sites from Jerusalem’s Western Wall, to Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, to St. Peter’s Basilica in […]
Green Teens: more than half are interested in working in the environment
Survey results released recently by Canon Canada reveal that 56 per cent of Canadian teens are interested in a career in the environment, but close to the same amount (51 per cent) aren’t clear on the career opportunities available to them. The survey, conducted by Harris/Decima on behalf of Canon Canada, polled 1,001 teens across […]
Turns out, there is water in outer space after all
By Roger Greenway, ENN Did you think that the Earth was unique in having vast amounts of water? Not that much fresh water, or pure water, but lots of water nonetheless. Water is formed when two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom get together, so in theory, there could be lots of water in outer […]
