Posted by at Aug 10th, 2010 in Green Trends
WRI is working with Google to make our data related to climate change more approachable and interactive than ever.
Google’s Public Data Explorer is a new tool that makes large data sets easier to understand and explore. Users can reimagine data sets from a growing list of providers [...]
Posted by at Oct 15th, 2009 in Green Trends
Today is Blog Action Day, an annual event where bloggers worldwide combine their energies to highlight a specific issue. Over 10,000 sites from more than 150 countries, are participating in this years discussion on climate change.
As part of EarthTrends contribution we will be highlighting a few key climate change trends [...]
Posted by at Jul 24th, 2009 in Green Trends
Not too long ago, the concept of a Carbon Footprint was a foreign one. But as global climate change theory has gained traction in the general public, carbon footprint has become common lingo. Online calculators which account for ones personal carbon emissions have emerged as a popular [...]
Posted by at Jul 17th, 2009 in Green Trends
A new report of scientific findings confirms not only that human activity is the primary cause of rising temperatures, but that climate change impacts are accelerating.
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Posted by at Mar 30th, 2009 in Green Design
TORONTO—The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has welcomed Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, a worldwide hotel brand known for its industry-leading environmental efforts, as the newest member of its innovative Climate Savers Program. In recognition of this new partnership, Fairmont has agreed to a brand-wide carbon emissions reduction plan and has pledged to reduce operational CO2 emissions [...]
Posted by at Feb 12th, 2009 in Green Design
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Clinton Climate Initiative and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) expanded their partnership to radically reduce CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions from the built environment on a global scale, with an initial focus on accelerating efforts to drive efficiency in existing buildings. Homes, schools, offices and other buildings account for 38 percent [...]
Posted by at Feb 3rd, 2009 in Climate Change
Filed under: Celebrities , Climate Change , Plants and Wildlife Unless you’re one of those types who takes off work and gathers ceremoniously around a rodent with divine meteorological powers each February 2nd , you probably thought that yesterday was simply the day after the Super Bowl. In [...]
Posted by at Oct 30th, 2008 in Activism
Filed under: News , Activism , Climate Change Most of us had to read Walden , or at least parts of it, in High School…
Posted by at Sep 10th, 2008 in Green Trends
Mother Nature’s calendar has been showing increasingly less resemblance to the seasonal patterns of the past, with tangible effects on both humans and the natural environment. Pollen-releasing grasses, shrubs and trees…
Posted by at Jul 22nd, 2008 in Green Trends
Speaking before an enthusiastic crowd at a sold-out DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., former Vice President Al Gore issued a challenge to “repower America.” Gore’s challenge is undoubtedly ambitious: he…
