We’ve underestimated the cost of climate change, and when you break it down by country, some of the countries least responsible will pay the highest costs. From Vox: Nature Climate …
Meat or No Meat? The debate continues
Here’s an interesting counterpoint in the Guardian to the “giving up meat will save the climate” argument. The problem with abandoning meat is that the resulting industrial farming puts too …
Climate change won’t wait for political change
Over at the Star, Linda McQuaig writes about how taking action to stop climate change is often thwarted at the political level, often by politicians more beholden to Big Oil’s interests …
For the wine industry, climate change could be the ultimate buzzkill
View PostThe Great Global Species Shakeup
The Toronto Star runs a great feature about species migration and their changing geographical locations as a result of climate change. How and where species will move is not completely …
Help document sea level rise in Vancouver
Do you live in Vancouver? The City of Vancouver is looking for citizen scientists to help them document this month’s king tides between December 5-9. Since king tides are often …
Surprise! Eating local and organic isn’t all that climate helpful
The CBC reports on two new studies that examine the effects of organic vs. conventional agriculture, and purchasing food from local vs. non-local vendors. They come to some disappointing conclusions on …
One step beyond organic or free-range: Dutch farmer’s chickens lay carbon-neutral eggs
Is there such a thing as a carbon-neutral egg? One Dutch farmer thinks so. Mass-producing farms, even those that have moved on from cages, produce extremely cheap eggs at a …
How India’s battle with climate change could determine all of our fates
Developed nations have been the largest contributors to the world’s carbon debt, but how up-and-comers like India manage their new development will have a large impact on whether the world …
Cornell Launches Free Climate Change Course On Sept. 11
Looking to learn about more about climate change? Consider taking Cornell’s free climate change course which starts on Sept. 11 and runs until Oct. 1, 2017. You may register no …
