The Vocal Minority

by Andrew Miller 31. July 2009 08:41

According to research carried out by Judith Lean of the US Naval Research Laboratory and David Rind of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, reports the Guardian, Temperatures will shoot up at 150% of the rate predicted by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. ... [More]

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Review of Voluntary Carbon Markets on Crosslands Bulletin

by Stylus 29. July 2009 04:35

Voluntary Carbon Markets (2nd Edition) Author: Ricardo Bayon and et. al. Release Date: April 1, 2009 Number of Pages: 176 Binding: ... [More]

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Reasons to be cheerful – Part 43

by EdwardMilford 27. July 2009 06:46

After several boom years for the wind industry, along has come the credit crunch. What impact has that had on the rate of installations? The answer for 2008 was – not much. Over 28,000 MW of new wind capacity was installed worldwide last year; this is an increase of 42% on 2007’s figur... [More]

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Jonathon Porritt loses patience with UK government

by Andrew Miller 27. July 2009 05:38

Jonathon Porritt spoke on The Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast strongly questioning whether politicians were taking the threat of climate change seriously enough (you can listen to the full podcast here). He recently stepped down as the chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission... [More]

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What will have been the world's most important resource

by JSW 22. July 2009 12:30

Speaking on the record at a recent Chatham House conference on The Politics of Climate Change Agreement, Hans Schellnhuber, the Head of PIK - the Potsdam Climate Institute - presented two very striking graphics based on recent and fully-attested science. The first showed that, whereas the target o... [More]

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Ed Miliband's 'Great British refurb'

by Earthscan News 22. July 2009 11:24

A press notice posted on the UK government's Heat and Energy Saving Strategy Consultation with the tagline: BE PART OF THE GREAT BRITISH REFURB – TO CUT EMISSIONS AND CUT ENERGY COSTS – ED MILIBAND sets forth a new plan for UK homes to reach near zero carbon emissions as p... [More]

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Design Activism review on treehugger

by Earthscan News 22. July 2009 04:23

An excellent review of Alastair Fuad-Luke's Design Activism on treehugger.com “This book charts the territory of the design activist – a person who uses the power of design for the greater good of humankind and nature. […] Most of all, this book is for everyone who beli... [More]

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Biochar article in The Environment Times

by Earthscan News 22. July 2009 04:11

Here's a great biochar feature in The Environment Times - a large part of which is dedicated to our very own biochar book! Swansea University pleased at vote of confidence in a carbon reducing charcoal future For further resources on biochar you can visit our original biochar ... [More]

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Earthscan at Intersolar North America

by Stylus 21. July 2009 12:27

Earthscan books very popular at recent Intersolar conference. [More]

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Make your vote count in the battle against global warming

by Andrew Miller 16. July 2009 04:20

An interesting survey on Guardian.co.uk of the 10 top solutions for tackling climate change: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/poll/2009/jul/08/manchester-report-poll Have a read and cast your vote… (Personally I opted for biochar, which seems to have disappointingly low support so ... [More]

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The Vocal Minority

Review of Voluntary Carbon Markets on Crosslands Bulletin

Reasons to be cheerful – Part 43

Jonathon Porritt loses patience with UK government

What will have been the world's most important resource

Ed Miliband's 'Great British refurb'

Design Activism review on treehugger

Biochar article in The Environment Times

Earthscan at Intersolar North America

Make your vote count in the battle against global warming

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