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 …
When Is Discussing Climate Change and Disasters Together OK?
Over on Syfy, Phil Plait has a great opinion piece called Now Is Exactly The Time We Should Be Talking About Climate Change. In it, he addresses those who, when disaster …
Art, Data, and Environmental Stewardship
This article jives with something dear to our hearts at Little Blue Marble: the importance of the bringing the arts and humanities into efforts to educate about climate change’s impacts …
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 …
Rising Seas Spark Tobacco-Style Lawsuits in California
All those years of fossil fuel companies obfuscating data are finally coming home to the legal roost as municipalities and other affected parties are starting to file lawsuits similar to …
Nearly 200 environmental defenders murdered last year, says report
This is incredibly disheartening. Environmental protesters are increasingly being treated like criminals and slaughtered when they are defending land from the encroachment of pipelines, mining, and other resource development, says …
From Montreal to Athens, mayors agree: Citizens make greener cities
The Metropolis World Congress is on now in Montreal, and one of the things world municipal officials seem to agree on is that a key driver of greening cities is …
Small Steps to Save Energy Exhaust Political Will for Bigger Actions
A perception-based Catch-22 may be hindering popular appetite for larger climate-related initiatives. It turns out, if you feel like you’re already putting out the effort to help, you may balk at anything …
The face of environmentalism isn’t so white anymore. That’ll define its success today.
Vox examines the changing face of environmentalism, as the communities most affected by climate change are often non-white. Environmentalism is more compelling when it’s inclusive. The People’s Climate March on …
Canada fought the war on science. Here’s how scientists won.
For a few years under the Conservative government, anti-science policies became the norm: important research libraries were destroyed, funding for large-scale studies was cut, and scientists were not allowed to …
