Looking Back & Ahead 2015
In 2014 Green News Update covered a wide range of sustainability issues — animals at risk, urban design, green practices, books and more. Thanks to all of our readers and […]
Category Archives: Climate change
Now Not Tomorrow!
Climate change is real and a threat to poor and vulnerable communities, say The Elders – an independent group of world leaders including Kofi Annan, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Fernando Henrique […]
Where are the butterflies?
The buzz these days is, where have all the butterflies gone ? It may be too early for the traditional monarch butterfly migration, but depending upon where you live (I’m in […]
Thought Leaders: David W. Orr
Oberlin College’s Sears Distinguished Professor David Orr is eloquent and plainspoken about the state of the world – and the failures of governance to deal with the most meaningful and far-reaching […]
National Climate Assessment: Read/Download !
If there is one statement to remember from the just-released National Climate Assessment, it is this: “Evidence of climate change appears in every region [of the US] and impacts are […]
Earth Week Heroes 2014: Dirt is Good!
It took an army of students and volunteers, thousands of bags, and travel to all of the lower 48 states, but the mission is, more or less, complete. “It” is […]
Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
“The world has to adapt – and to mitigate,” so says Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Climate Change 2014, the IPCC Working Group II Contribution […]
World Water Day 2014
March 22 —What did you do on World Water Day? In the week ahead, we’ll look at water consumed for energy use, thanks to a new report from the United Nations. […]
Polar Vortex Unveiled
Beautiful but deadly. Here’s what a polar vortex looks like. It is why 100 million people are in bone-chilling, subzero weather today. Great for the Arctic, lousy weather for the […]
Environmental Heroes of 2013
As our environmental heroes of 2013, we selected 10 enduring stories of people – young, old and no longer with us – whose love of the planet, scientific knowledge and […]
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