Daily Archives: September 14, 2009

Greener World, Safer World?

Read the full post at the NYT’s Idea of the Day. Today’s idea: Greening the world will cut some of the most serious risks to global security, but it will also create new conflicts over scarce resources.

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Global Warming Bringing More Extreme Heat Waves

Via Docuticker. Global Warming Bringing More Extreme Heat Waves Source: National Wildlife Federation More extremely hot summer days are projected for every part of the country, detailed in a new report from the National Wildlife Federation and Physicians for Social … Continue reading

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Now We Have A Problem: Global Warming Is Impacting Beer Production

Read the full post at Space Disco (on the Discovery Channel web site). We are beginning to see the effects of the wholesale abuse of our planet first-hand. We all know the polar ice caps are melting, that huge landmasses … Continue reading

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NCSE's New Green Economy Conference Youth Writing Contest and Poster Session

The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) values youth perspectives on environmental issues and is including a writing contest for youth in the upcoming 10th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: The New Green Economy (held … Continue reading

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EPA Honors 17 Green Power Partners for Fighting Climate Change

From Wall Street to Main Street, organizations big and small are leading the fight against climate change by purchasing green power, and for the ninth straight year, EPA is honoring certain Green Power partners across the United States for outstanding … Continue reading

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