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Amazing US wind speed visualization

Check out this real-time wind speed visualization for the US. It was developed by the brains behind IBM’s Many Eyes and Google’s “Big Picture” visualization lab. Not only does it show the tremendous potential of this renewable energy source, but watching it live is really, really hypnotic.

James Hansen’s alarming talk on the climate crisis, and how we can solve it

Watch James Hansen sound the alarm on climate change. “Imagine a giant asteroid on a direct collision course with Earth. That is the equivalent of what we face now [with climate change], yet we dither.”

China’s greenhouse gas emissions will exceed U.S. emissions by 50% in 2015

China’s greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to grow at an alarming rate. In 2010, emissions were 20% higher than the United States’ but by 2015, emissions could top 50% higher

Bill Clinton calls out climate deniers: “We look like a joke”

Former president Bill Clinton, speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting, called out climate deniers and their champions in the GOP. He said, “If you’re an American, the best thing you could do is to make it politically unacceptable to engage in denial. We look like a joke. You can’t win the nomination of one [...]

World Record Eggplant Curry Made to Protest Biotechnology Bill in India

As part of a public campaign against the upcoming Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill, the largest baigan ka bharta (eggplant curry) was made just a few days ago in Delhi. Chefs from Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi and the Indian Culinary Forum lead the cooking of about 342.5kgs (about 750lbs) of baingan ka bharta, [...]

Engineers Discover Alloy that Coverts Heat Directly into Electricity

How cool is this? A group of engineers at the University of Minnesota (yeah gophers!) has created a multiferroic alloy, Ni45Co5Mn40Sn10 to be exact, that “achieves multiferroism by undergoing a highly reversible phase transformation where one solid turns into another solid. During this phase transformation the alloy undergoes changes in its magnetic properties that are [...]

Complete Streets: About More than Just Bike Lanes

Check out this video from Streetfilms showing the many benefits of re-imagined city streets in New York City. It’s about more than just bike lanes.

New Laws Pose Potential Threat to Food Activists

In a recent New York Times article titled, “Animals, Cruelty and Videotape”, author Jennifer Mascia describes “Ag-gag” laws making it illegal to film inside slaughterhouses. So what, you might ask? Animal rights activists and those wanting to document the environmental and health effects of our modern agricultural system fear a nationwide trend. Some of the [...]

Infographic Shows Need for Better Bike Infrastructure in US

Check out this neat infographic about bicycle transportation in the United States that shows the states with the highest rate of bike mode use, the 10 cities with the largest share of bike use, and the ratio of female to male riders for each state and profiled city.

New Website Highlights Links Between Surfing and Environmental Issues

The Greener Blue is a new website focused on the intersection between surf culture and sustainability. “As advocates of green living, we want to provide the surf culture with a site that breaks down the different aspects of sustainability, so that brands and surfers can begin to make manageable, proactive lifestyle changes,” said the website [...]

Video

What you can do about climate change

Posted by Scott MacKenzie on August 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment

A wonderful video animation and public service announcement from the Monterey Bay Aquarium about climate change, our changing ocean, and some quick things you can do about it. Read More

Category Climate Change, Featured, Video · Tags adaptation, global warming

Ecotourism with Value upon the Ocean’s Floor

Posted by Scott MacKenzie on April 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Moray Eel (photo: Ian MacKenzie) We all want to visit beautiful places, but it is easy to overlook just how many other people do as well. Giving our money to businesses and organizations... Read More

Category Featured, Ocean & Nature, Video · Tags conservation, ecotourism

Haiti Regeneration Initiative

Posted by Scott MacKenzie on March 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment

A video from the Earth Institute discussing ecological restoration efforts in Haiti, and how the work has adjusted to new realities on the ground as a result of the January 12, 2010... Read More

Category Ocean & Nature, Sustainable Development, Video · Tags agriculture, food security, Haiti, natural disasters, reforestation

A Look at Green Consumer Electronics and E-Waste

Posted by Scott MacKenzie on March 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Green products are on the rise, but what does that necessarily look like? This quick video from Scientific American offers a brief glimpse at some of the electronics products that were... Read More

Category Sustainable Development, Video · Tags e-waste, green products

What We Know About Climate Change

Posted by S. Neil Larsen on March 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment

What do we know about Climate Change? A lot, actually. Have a look at this great video from Peter Sinclair of Greenman Studios: For myself and countless other individuals, the science... Read More

Category Climate Change, Video · Tags denial, global warming, media

Solar PV Production in China Heats Up

Posted by S. Neil Larsen on March 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment

China is rapidly becoming the world’s leading manufacturer of renewable energy products. China is now producing 35-45% of the planet’s photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, though... Read More

Category Energy, Video · Tags China, renewable energy, solar

The Bloom Box: The Holy Grail of Energy?

Posted by S. Neil Larsen on February 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The other night on “60 Minutes”, Leslie Stahl profiled Bloom Energy, a silicon valley energy firm that is today unveiled the Bloom Box. In the 60 Minutes segment, the Bloom... Read More

Category Energy, Video · Tags distributed energy, emissions, methane, renewable energy

Obama Explains Basic Climate Science

Posted by Scott MacKenzie on February 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Stay smart America, science is good for you! While we try and avoid overly political content, this brief summary of the distinction between regional weather and global climate trends... Read More

Category Climate Change, Video · Tags global warming

Bill Gates at TED 2010: Innovating to Zero

Posted by S. Neil Larsen on February 19, 2010 · 2 Comments

I just watched Bill Gates’ talk at TED 2010 online: Innovating to Zero. It is an interesting talk, though I have some critiques which I will discuss below. Gates has devoted his... Read More

Category Energy, Video · Tags coal, emissions, global warming, nuclear

180° SOUTH: Retracing the Seeds of Discovery and Conservation in Patagonia

Posted by Scott MacKenzie on February 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Photo: Scott MacKenzie In my recent road trippin’ post, I left off en route to Santa Barbara. I spent a little more than six years of my life living in Santa Barbara and every... Read More

Category Ocean & Nature, Video · Tags conservation, ocean, Patagonia

Climate Solutions: The Story of Cap-and-Trade

Posted by Scott MacKenzie on January 21, 2010 · 3 Comments

Interested in understanding more about what climate solutions are out there? Need a quick primer on Cap-and-Trade? This short video from Clean Energy Works offers an overview of some... Read More

Category Climate Change, Video · Tags cap-and-trade, carbon dioxide, emissions, global warming

A Look at Haiti’s Environmental Vulnerability

Posted by Scott MacKenzie on January 20, 2010 · 1 Comment

The following short video from worldfocus was published in February, 2009, but is as relevant today as ever. Prioritizing ecological restoration and supporting environmentally sound... Read More

Category Sustainable Development, Video · Tags deforestation, environmental vulnerability, Haiti, natural disasters

The Cove: A Must-See Documentary

Posted by S. Neil Larsen on January 18, 2010 · 1 Comment

The town of Taiji, Japan holds a big secret. In a small cove on the outskirts of town, fishermen reportedly slaughter 23,000 dolphins each year and harvest the meat. This is the subject... Read More

Category Ocean & Nature, Video · Tags dolphins, fishing, Japan, whaling

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