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Spiritual Ecology & the Lesson of Crete

By Nina Munteanu
If Gaia is our “Natural Mother” then Ecology is her language—Nina Munteanu
In a time when North American scientists and politicians are debating the pros and cons of a new carbon tax, theologian Sallie McFague contends that climate change currently poses a greater danger to the globe than Nazism prior to the Second World [...]

IPCC error rate: You were expecting something else?

Posted on: February 12, 2010 9:43 AM, by James Hrynyshyn
Via the ever-vigilant Stoat, I draw your attention to a letter to the Netherlands parliament from by 55 Netherlands scientists. Along with the usual “the science remains sound” defense of our understanding of anthropogenic global warming, it provides some useful perspective:
The writing of IPCC reports and [...]

2010 IGES Earth Day Photo & Essay Contest for Grades 5-8

Win a Digital Camera or Other Prizes; Photos must be snapped April 19-30
Springtime is here again. And that means changes are taking place in the air, land, water and wildlife all around us. Celebrate Earth Day with middle school students across the country by taking a photograph of something that is changing in your local [...]

The End of the Line official T-shirts and a second TV broadcast in the UK

We are very excited to announce that our 100% organic official ‘The End of the Line’ T-shirts are now available via our online shop.
The T-shirts come in three different designs. Two are focused towards our campaign with slogans ‘Save the Bluefin Tuna’ and ‘There aren’t plenty more fish in the sea’ and one official ‘The [...]

Who are the people in your denial neighborhood?

Category: climate
Posted on: March 2, 2010 9:51 AM, by James Hrynyshyn
As regular readers will know, I prefer the term “pseudoskeptic” over “denier” when it comes to those who insist we needn’t be worried about climate change. This is because the common denominator among any set of such characters tends to be a misapplication of the [...]

Study: Arctic seabed methane stores destabilizing, venting

March 4, 2010
Fairbanks, Alaska—A section of the Arctic Ocean seafloor that holds vast stores of frozen methane is showing signs of instability and widespread venting of the powerful greenhouse gas, according to the findings of an international research team led by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists Natalia Shakhova and Igor Semiletov.
The research results, published in [...]

What’s Up With the Rainforest: Will Turning Vegetarian Save the Planet?

With the catastrophic earthquakes in Haiti and now Chile occurring within two months of each other, we can’t help but be reminded just how powerful mother nature can be, possessing the ability to change our entire way of life in an instant. In the wake of such tragedies, the simple fact remains, there are many [...]

The neverending hurricane-climate story

Category: climate
Posted on: March 4, 2010 9:01 AM, by James Hrynyshyn
It’s a sore spot for some climate change pseudoskeptics. Any time anyone makes any kind of claim about the effects of a warming planet on tropical storm activity, you can count on a deluge of rejoinders about how shaky the science on the subject really [...]

Bloggers Against Hunger

International Women’s Day March 8th, 2010

“People often ask: What can be done to defeat hunger? My answer is simple: empower women, because women are the secret weapon to fight hunger.” — WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran
Some 60 percent of the world’s chronically hungry people are women and girls. This is because women often have unequal access to resources, education and [...]