This interactive map by Climate Central shows how sea-level rise will impact coastal areas around the globe with varying degrees of temperature increases. These rises will not be immediate, but …
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 …
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 …
If Everyone Ate Beans Instead of Beef
James Hamblin at The Atlantic examines the results of a study by Helen Harwatt at Oregon State University that examines how a single food substitution affects greenhouse gas production: beans …
On The Flip Side – Corporate Responsibility For Climate Change
Our last post discussed individual options for reducing one’s carbon footprint. However, that can seem like a drop in the bucket when one looks at where, exactly, most carbon emissions …
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