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Fuel Efficiency for Low-Income Homes, Gapminder, and The Human Storm

WorldChanging TeamLooking back one, two and five years ago today on Worldchanging: 2009 The Cruel Cost of Clunkers Suzie Boss reports on the hidden social cost... Looking back one, two and five years ago today on Worldchanging: 2009 The Cruel Cost of Clunkers Suzie Boss reports on the hidden social cost of maintaining clunker cars and how one innovative non-profit, Bonnie CLAC, is working to improve the lives of low-income families by getting them reliable, fuel-efficient vehicles... 20...

An Interview with Chris Bird, author of ‘Local Sustainable Homes’

In advance of the publication next week of Chris Bird’s Transition Book ‘Local Sustainable Homes’, I spoke to Chris about the book, and about what he set out to achieve in writing it.  The book will be available to order here at Transition Culture from next Thursday (the 9th). So Chris, how does ‘Local Sustainable Homes’ [...]In advance of the publication next week of Chris Bird’s Transition Book ‘Local Sustainable Homes’, I spoke to Chris about the book, and about what he set out to achieve ...

Climate Skeptic - Now with Less Skepticism!: Lomborg Changes Tune

Alex AylettFor those who – like me – missed the news on Monday: the world's most well known climate change skeptic has done a dramatic about... For those who – like me – missed the news on Monday: the world's most well known climate change skeptic has done a dramatic about face. Bjorn Lomborg's 1998 book “The Skeptical Environmentalist” has been a pillar for critics of climate science and policy. He has made a high profile for himself by taking a strip off of pretty much anyone – from t...

Adaptation vs. Prevention, and Climate Model Consensus

WorldChanging TeamLooking back one and five years ago today on Worldchanging: 2009 The Lessons of Katrina: Global Warming Adaptation is a Cruel Euphemism and Prevention is... Looking back one and five years ago today on Worldchanging: 2009 The Lessons of Katrina: Global Warming Adaptation is a Cruel Euphemism and Prevention is Far, Far Cheaper Joe Romm adds an update to his writing about climate adaptation and argues that there's still time for prevention, which is the better way to go.....

Protesters shut down 'dangerous' Arctic oil drill

Environmental campaigners today claimed to have shut down a "dangerous" oil drilling operation by a British energy company in the Arctic.

Protesters shut down 'dangerous' arctic oil drill

Environmental campaigners today claimed to have shut down a "dangerous" oil drilling operation by a British energy company in the Arctic.

Why ‘Green Wizards’ Get Us Nowhere New…

Transition Culture is back!  After a month of Cornish beaches, hemp lime plastering, wood store-building, cinema visits, catching up with friends, storytelling festivals, campfires and wrestling with cabbage white caterpillars, normal service is resumed.  Nice to see you again, you’re looking well.  I’m kicking off again with some reflections on John Michael Greer’s ‘green wizardry’ [...]Transition Culture is back!  After a month of Cornish beaches, hemp lime plastering, wood store-building, ...

Why failure of climate summit would herald global catastrophe: 3.5°

The world is heading for the next major climate change conference in Cancun later this year on course for global warming of up to 3.5C in the coming century, a series of scientific analyses suggest. The failure of last December's UN climate summit in Copenhagen means that cuts in carbon emissions pledged by the international community will not be enough to keep the anticipated warming within safe limits.

Revealed: why failure of climate summit would herald global catastrophe - 3.5°

The world is heading for the next major climate change conference in Cancun later this year on course for global warming of up to 3.5C in the coming century, a series of scientific analyses suggest. The failure of last December's UN climate summit in Copenhagen means that cuts in carbon emissions pledged by the international community will not be enough to keep the anticipated warming within safe limits.

IPCC feels the heat as it is told to get its facts right about global warming

The powerful international body set up to advise governments on the effects of global warming needs a major overhaul if it is not to repeat errors that damaged its credibility and gave succour to climate change sceptics, an independent investigation has concluded.

Revealed: why failure of climate summit would herald global catastrophe

The world is heading for the next major climate change conference in Cancun later this year on course for global warming of up to 3.5C in the coming century, a series of scientific analyses suggest. The failure of last December's UN climate summit in Copenhagen means that cuts in carbon emissions pledged by the international community will not be enough to keep the anticipated warming within safe limits.

Disaster Tourism, Climate Change in the Forest, and the Sixth Extinction

WorldChanging TeamLooking back one, two and five years ago today on Worldchanging: 2009 See it Before it Disappears: Reconciling and Regulating Disaster Tourism Carissa Bluestone examines... Looking back one, two and five years ago today on Worldchanging: 2009 See it Before it Disappears: Reconciling and Regulating Disaster Tourism Carissa Bluestone examines the growing interest in 'see it before it's gone' tourism, its impacts on local economies, and how to participate intelligently... ...

Twelve climate activists arrested

A day of mass action by climate protesters led to 12 arrests and caused disruption in Scotland's capital today.

Can the UK Really Cut Transport Emissions 76% by 2050?

It’s generally agreed the world over that transportation is the largest contributor to global warming. As such, governments have begun heavily investing in high-speed rail projects and other transport schemes in order to keep emissions down. In the UK a new study out of the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York has reported [...] It’s generally agreed the world over that transportation is the largest contributor to global warming. As such, governments have begun heavily in...

On the frontline of climate change

Irrigated by one of the world's mightiest river systems, the Murray-Darling Basin yields nearly half of Australia's fresh produce. But the basin is ailing, and scientists fear that as climate change grips the driest inhabited continent, its main foodbowl could become a global warming ground zero.