Michigan Looks Forward and Sees a New, Blue Economy
Business and government leaders in Southeast Michigan want to move beyond the green economy to a blue one, leveraging the state’s plentiful freshwater access for its economic advantage.
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Beijing’s Snow Day Might Hold Solution to Climate Problems
Cloud seeding, a weather modification technique that induces precipitation, might be the key to keeping the Earth’s temperature in balance, scientists say.
Is New York’s Marcellus Shale Too Hot to Handle?
By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica As New York gears up for a massive expansion of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, state officials have made a potentially troubling discovery about the wastewater created by the process: It’s radioactive. And they have yet to say how they’ll deal with it. The information comes from New York’s Department […]
Heart of Dryness: Climate Change Coping Strategies
Since the dawn of Homo sapiens in arid Africa, nine tenths of our evolution has unfolded as foragers. Only relatively recently did our species embark on agriculture, and recent events suggest certain limits to that extraordinary experiment. Exponential population growth has combined with unprecedented climate change until half the planet’s land surface can now be classified as drylands—arid landscapes inhabited by a third of humankind.
Video: James G. Workman Discusses the Water and Climate Issues that Haunt Botswana’s Bushmen
The video above and corresponding transcript below are a Q&A author James G. Workman did with the book’s publishers, Walker & Company.
Keith Schneider: Climate Treaty Will Come After COP15
It’s been 30 years since scientists first gained a clear understanding of the dangerous consequences of continuously adding more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. This week during the five days of negotiations in Barcelona the world learned again that the formula for solving global warming is a diplomatic chemistry problem that still defies a solution.
Delegates Seek More Definition, Much More, in Barcelona Climate Talks
Circle of Blue’s senior editor, Keith Schneider, lays the backdrop for the climate negotiations, highlighting the United States’ shortfalls.
Climate Change Is Water Change — Water Experts React to Barcelona Negotiations
Water experts have convened in Barcelona to ensure water management strategies are integrated into global climate change negotiations – so far their efforts have fallen on deaf ears.
Water Experts Prep for UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen
Experts at an international water and energy conference in Copenhagen this week hope to pool their resources and hone their message for the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference. The three-day water and energy conference is being hosted by the International Water Association (IWA) and runs through today. The London-based non-profit organization brings together global water professionals to develop effective and sustainable approaches of water management.
Climate Change Burden-Sharing Must Not Compromise Developing World’s Growth, India’s PM
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that developing countries will not compromise their financial growth for climate change, and that, instead, rich countries need to ensure access to clean technologies.
Changing Climate Complicates Central Asian Water Management
Glacier mass in Kyrgyzstan’s Tien Shan Mountains decreased 20 percent in the last 50 years, mostly in the last two decades.
