climate change
Pope Francis Rides an Encyclical
The papal encyclical released today is a 190-page urgent call to action on two issues—climate change and economic inequality—that frames both issues in ethical, spiritual, and religious terms.
Beyond the Perfect Drought: California’s Real Water Crisis
The record-breaking drought in California is not chiefly the result of low precipitation. Three factors – rising temperatures, groundwater depletion, and a shrinking Colorado River – mean the most populous U.S. state will face decades of water shortages and must adapt.
Stop using China as an excuse for inaction on climate change
Invoking Yellow Peril tropes over China’s carbon footprint fails to recognise the fact its energy use is tied to our consumption, the country’s coal demand is dropping and Chinese people care more about climate than we do
Fighting Extinction
This is a true challenge. If the story is told as one of avarice, private gain and exceptionalism, the human race will go extinct.
Pope Francis to deliver explosive Encyclical on climate change, poverty
Press coverage (including a Hollywood-style trailer) of Pope Francis’s coming papal letter calling for an end to the "tyrannical" exploitation of nature. NYT says it"could place the Roman Catholic Church at the forefront of a new coalition of religion and science."
Earth Has Warmed as Usual, with No Slowdown
US scientists re-examine the collection of data which seemed to show global warming slowing since 1998 and say temperatures have continued to rise steadily.
Are We Prepared to Change to Prevent Climate Change?
What is needed to get us out of our comfort zone and fight for our children’s future?
The Road to Paris
Newspaper reporting legend Ross Gelbspan once said, lifestyle change is essential, but lifestyle change won’t get us out of this climate mess. We need change of the kind that only comes from governments, acting together.
“Mad Max: Fury Road” Is a Resource-Conscious Blockbuster for Our Time
Mad Max is not a pessimistic tale of humanity’s base viciousness; it’s one of solidarity.
Inspiration for the Burned-out Localizer
What’s new about Afterburn is that it offers two things that Transitioners or anyone else who forecasts a more local future needs today: inspiration and advice for the future…
Energy Crunch – Businesses wake up to climate action
This week, the Queen’s speech assured us that the new government would “seek effective global collaboration to sustain economic recovery and to combat climate change”.
