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Indigenous activists challenge Shell over extreme energy operations 
Indigenous communities confront Shell on their ‘extreme energy’ operations. Courtesy of UK Tar Sands Network, 2013 Indigenous activists from around the world joined groups from across Europe this week to confront Royal Dutch Shell over its extreme energy operations. At the Shell AGM in the Netherlands on Tuesday, members of the Athabasca Chepewyan First Nation (ACFN) group from Alberta
af Tierney Smith (tags: actions africa (incl. seychelles) arctic drilling europe extreme energy greenhouse gas emissions news nigeria north america oil spills pollution-health posts regions shell tar sands topics types unburnable carbon )
Cost of natural disasters ?out of control? as US clean-up bill hits $100 bn
A new UN report warns that the economic costs of natural disasters, like the floods experienced in Thailand in 2011, are being drastically underestimated. Creative Commons: 2011 As figures from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NDRC) estimate the US government paid out nearly $100 billion in the aftermath of drought, floods and fires last year, the UN Secretary General has warned that economi
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Rapid ice melt forces researchers to abandon Arctic station
Melting ice in the high Arctic ocean Russia has ordered the urgent evacuation of the 16-strong crew of a drifting Arctic research station after ice floe that hosts the floating laboratory began to disintegrate, officials said Thursday. Natural Resources and Ecology Minister Sergei Donskoi set a three-day deadline to draft a plan to evacuate the North Pole -40 floating research station, the minist
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Help fund sustainable farms: Innovative solar irrigation aids India?s poorest farmers
Drip irrigation delivers water directly to the roots of plants and has been shown to increase yields. Creative Commons: ICRISAT, 2006 A billion people worldwide live on just $2 a day. Many of these people are farmers living in hot, sunny areas across the developing world. In India, a new project aims to harness these sunny conditions to help transform the lives of some of the country’s poore
af TckTckTck (tags: actions africa africa (incl. seychelles) agriculture asia (incl. maldives) crowdfunding drip irrigation india indiegogo posts poverty regions solar irrigation solar power solutions topics types water )
75% of Asia-Pacific nations face water crisis
New report warns that nearly 75% of nations in the Asia-Pacific region lack water security. Creative Commons: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe, 2002 Nearly 75% of countries in the Asia-Pacific region suffer from low levels of water security , according to a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asia Pacific Water Forum The Asian Water Development Outlook 2013 found that out of 49 co
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On the Record: Cindy Baxter, Kiwi climate activist
Courtesy of Cindy Baxter Every few weeks, we give the floor to leaders fighting for climate action. This time we spoke with Cindy Baxter in New Zealand to learn more about the battle to protect the Great Barrier Reef from fossil fuel companies, the global significance of atmospheric CO2 levels reaching 400 ppm and what it?s like to be a climate activist in a country that shared the 2012 Fossil of
af Heather Libby (tags: australasia australasia-pacific australia climate action tracker energy fossil of the day governments greenpeace new zealand oceans posts regions topics types voices voices top )
Sign a petition to United Airlines CEO: stop blocking progress on airline emissions
Petition calls on the CEO of United Airlines to support regulation on airline emissions. Creative Commons: H. Michael Miley, 2012 Reposted from the SumOfUs United Airlines petition Climate change is happening — right now — before our eyes. How we choose to respond to it will be one of the most significant decisions of our time. Most of us want to meet the challenge by aggressively tack
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Tell the U.S. Congress: time to end Big Oil?s $11 billion tax exemption
Drill ship in the Gulf of Mexico, Creative Commons: KM&G-Morris, 2011 While fossil fuel companies bear no financial responsibility for how their activities create the devastating effects of climate change , they remain highly subsidized by governments around the world – a fact highly criticized by political leaders. It should come as no surprise, then, that the oil industry made record h
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Closing the climate consensus gap can boost support for climate action
The Consensus Project works to close the gap between public perception and actual scientific agreement. Source: The Consensus Project, 2013. Last week, Australian researchers at Skeptical Science published an analysis concluding that 97% of the climate science literature agrees that climate change is real and is caused by human activities. Their research made headlines around the world, and even g
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Users debunk climate denial and compete for points in Reality Drop game
The Reality Drop site works to spread truth and debunk climate myths. ?Spread truth. Destroy denial.? That?s the tagline of Reality Drop , a new game that makes it easy for anyone to intervene in the public debate on climate change with facts that debunk denial and misinformation – all while competing for the top spot on the leaderboard. The scientific consensus is clear – 97% of all c
af Emily Saari (tags: actions climate consensus climate denial climate reality project posts reality drop regions science topics types )
The exploitation of the oil sands is the primary reason Canada will fail to meet its own greenhouse gas reduction targets. >> Environment Canada
af Rand Pate (tags: canada emission targets energy facts greenhouse gas emissions north america oil sands regions topics types )
Oil Sands projects already approved will exceed the emissions of 150 nations combined. >> Oil Sands Developers Group
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Annual greenhouse gas emissions from the production of oil sands more than tripled between 1990 and 2010. >> United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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India?s coal tax to help fund 750MW of new solar capacity
India’s coal tax will help fund new solar capacity in the country. Creative Commons: UN/Ariane Rummery, 2007 The Indian government is set to offer millions of dollars in financial support for solar power project developers, from the funds raised by the country?s coal tax over the last few years. Developers looking to set up projects under the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Sol
af TckTckTck (tags: asia (incl. maldives) carbon tax clean energy fund energy india jawaharlal nehru national solar mission news posts regions renewable energy solar power solar pv solutions topics types )
Queensland government accused of driving deforestation
Controversial changes that will weaken land clearing laws could see 2 million hectares of forest cleared for agriculture. Creative Commons: Marshal Hedin, 2010 The state government in Queensland, Australia has been accused of a huge environmental rollback that could drive deforestation and put the country?s commitment to greenhouse gas emissions reductions at risk, following controversial chang
af TckTckTck (tags: agriculture australasia-pacific australia deforestation forestry forests governments greenhouse gas emissions issues land clearing news posts queensland regions topics types wildlife )
Kelly Rigg: Top 5 ways to take action in the fight against climate change
Whether it is crowdfunding renewable energy or buy climate-related bonds, there are actions you can take to help fight climate change. Creative Commons: Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2012 Marjan Minnesma may be the most inspiring person you’ve never heard of, unless you live in the Netherlands as I do. A few years ago, Marjan got fed up with waiting on governments to act. As a citizen of a
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New alliance promises reality check for Canada?s Tar Sands
Protest against the Keystone XL Pipeline in San Francisco. Source: Tar Sands Solutions Network, 2013 Canadian tar sands oil, one of the most resource-intensive and polluting sources of energy, continues to be developed and pushed for export by Canadian political leadership despite the risks it poses. Does Canada need an oil sands reality check? That’s the question being asked by the Tar Sand
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Producing a barrel of oil from the oil sands produces 3.2 to 4.5 times more greenhouse gases than conventional oil produced in Canada or the United States. >> National Energy Technology Laboratory
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Open letter to Obama demands he turn words into bold climate action
U.S. President Barack Obama, Creative Commons: Rob Rudloff, 2008 U.S. President Obama has made it clear, from his inaugural address to his twitter feed , that he understands the consensus that human-caused climate change is a real and present danger. So far, however, his understanding of the issue has yet to translate into real, concrete action towards ambitiously cutting emissions and developing
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Saint Lucia pledges to phase out fossil fuels
The Caribbean island of Saint Lucia has signed up to the Carbon War Room?s ?Ten Island Challenge?. Creative Commons: Jon Callas, 2011 The Caribbean island of Saint Lucia has announced it is to phase out fossil fuels and move towards clean energy technologies, joining a host of other island states showing leadership on climate change. The country joins Aruba in signing up to the Carbon War Room?s
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G8 leaders urged to ditch fossil fuels for renewable energy
New Global Wind Day app aims to give people the chance to call on their country?s leaders to ditch fossil fuels and focus on renewables. Creative Commons: Jeff Hayes, 2008 By Tom Rowe, reposted from ewea.org The global temperature is rising. Freak weather events are multiplying. Climate change is happening. And yet governments are giving $6 to polluting fossil fuels for every $1 dollar that goes t
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Cities at risk for more heat-related deaths due to climate change
Cities suffer more during heat waves than more rural, open areas because they trap heat. Creative Commons: 2011 New research has found that heat-related deaths in cities will increase as climate change continues to worsen a global pattern of heat waves and record-setting high temperatures. Urban areas are especially vulnerable to the impacts of extreme high temperatures because their concrete envi
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U.S. youth climate movement grows each summer at ?Sprog?
Youth at the SSC’s 2011 Northwest Sprog, Creative Commons: 2011 Young people across the United States are building a movement. They are driving change on their campuses and in their communities, taking action for clean energy, healthy communities, and social justice. For many, their activism has its roots in the Sierra Student Coalition (SSC) at their keystone annual Summer Programs , where
af Emily Saari (tags: actions actions top campuses beyond coal climate action divestment justice north america posts puerto rico regions sierra club sierra student coalition students topics types united states youth )
Scientists warn of 70cm sea level rise by 2100
New research aims to better project melting glaciers contribution to sea level rise. Creative Commons: Etienne Berthier, Universite de Toulouse/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 2012 Communities across the globe are already feeling the impacts of rising sea levels but understanding future projections for sea level rise and just how much melting ice is contributing to it has always been complicated
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World?s top climate scientist lays major denier theory to rest
Professor James Hansen tells reporters that arguments that climate change has stalled are misleading. Creative Commons: 2012 Arguments that global warming has stalled are misleading and used as a ?diversionary tactic? by deniers wanting to confuse the public about climate change, according to renowned climate scientist Professor James Hansen. Since 1998, when the El Niño climate phenomenon caused
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