Monthly Archives: September 2011

Cold Revolution: The Snowsports Generation Looks for Meaning in Fighting Climate Change

Last week, I wrote about the climate activism and education efforts brewing in the snowsports community. We highlighted a new ski film called All.I.Can, which attempts to get people thinking about the impact of climate change — all while showing … Continue reading

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Do cosmic rays set the earth’s thermostat?

In recent years, the idea that the climate is driven by clouds and cosmic rays has received plenty of attention. Interest in the idea was prompted by a Danish physicist named Henrik Svensmark, who first suggested it in the late … Continue reading

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Fluctuating Climate Change May Impede Fleeing Animals

Climate change is expected to send many species on one-way migrations in search of new homes as their old ranges become inhospitable. Whether or not they can survive this century depends a great deal on what happens along the route, … Continue reading

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Are Americans warming to the threat of climate change?

Americans are starting to agree with climate scientists that the world is warming Here’s a turn-up for the books. If a poll is to be believed (and I agree its a bit of an “if”) the proportion of Americans who … Continue reading

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Could Global Warming Cause Animals to Shrink in Size?

SLIDESHOW: 10 Hibernating Animals Climate Change Could Wake Up Nearly all cold-blooded organisms respond to the “temperature-size rule”—a phenomena that attempts to explain why individuals raised in warmer temperatures attain a smaller adult body size. The mechanism that causes this … Continue reading

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Why Does The Global-Warming Debate Provoke So Much Anger?

Enlarge ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images Passions often run hot when talk turns to global warming, as they did at a climate-change protest outside the United States embassy in Jakarta in December 2009. ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images Passions often run hot when talk … Continue reading

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BBC 2 puts spotlight on Island’s ice age history

One of the archeological digs took place in a field off Les Varines JERSEY’S internationally important Neanderthal archaeology sites will feature in a major television series tonight. The BBC 2 show Digging for Britain, presented by Dr Alice Roberts, follows … Continue reading

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Deloitte: companies around the world cautious about investing in sustainability initiatives

Text size     Deloitte: 45 countries piloting transformations in low emissions and climate-resilient development. 30 September 2011 – According to a new report by Deloitte titled “Sustainability 2011: a difficult coming of age” companies around the world have been … Continue reading

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Climate change threatens W. Africa cocoa industry

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Climate scientists say that the booming cocoa industry in Ivory Coast and Ghana will be threatened by climate change. A report released by Colombia-based International Center for Tropical Agriculture says the expected annual temperature rise … Continue reading

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Climate change ‘could hit Canada GDP’ – report

30 September 2011 Last updated at 00:19 Current federal estimates say climate change will cost Canada about $5bn a year by 2020 Negative effects of climate change could cost Canada the equivalent of 1% of its GDP by 2050 and … Continue reading

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