Mark Lynas – The Guardian Thursday June 12 2008
At best we will limit the extent of global warming, but Kyoto barely helps. Does humanity have the foresight to save itself?
Sometimes we need to think the unthinkable, particularly when dealing with a problem as dangerous as climate change - there is no room for dogma when [...]
Author Archives: Danielle Grunberg
Climate chaos is inevitable. We can only avert oblivion
October 29, 2008 – 5:14 pm
Twenty years later: tipping points near on global warming
October 27, 2008 – 4:55 pm
James Hansen – Guardian Monday 23 2008
James Hansen, director of the Nasa Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, makes the 20th anniversary of his groundbraeking statement to Congress by saying there’s no time left to delay in defusing the global warming time bomb.
Tomorrow I will testify to Congress about global warming, 20 [...]
4 Action Points For Holyrood To Avert Climate Chaos
October 24, 2008 – 12:26 am
Article from http://holyrood350.org/
Unless we reduce our current CO2 emissions from 387 parts per million (ppm) to below 350ppm we will not avoid catastrophic climate change, says NASA’s Jim Hansen.
Meanwhile international negotiations seek to set a ceiling of 450ppm, while carbon emissions continue to rise rapidly.
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CLIMATE CHANGE
October 22, 2008 – 12:12 am
This IS without a doubt the greatest challenge our civilisation had ever known. More and more information is emerging daily about the threat to our world as we know it.
I don’t believe in scare mongering and I loathe negativity. However there comes a time when the facts “ must out”. We need to know. We [...]
FOOD SUPPLY COULD BE AT RISK
October 20, 2008 – 1:46 pm
The UK’s food supply could be at risk from threats such as climate change, high oil prices and terrorism, it has been claimed.
The Conservatives said self-sufficiency in producing meet, fresh vegetables and eggs has declined in the past decade. Leaving the country more vulnerable to external impacts such as terrorism, population increase and global warming. [...]
THIS IS ONE FOR THE SOUL - Get inspiration from NEW ZEALAND.
October 18, 2008 – 10:47 am
Feeling down. Just a tad overwhelmed by the latest on the credit crunch,prices, global warming overwhelm? Do yourself a favour. Just spend four minutes watching this..
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HOW TO START A TRANSITION INITIATIVE IN A BIG CITY
October 18, 2008 – 7:29 am
A message from PARIS!
If you live in a flat here’s a great way to start.
This is Julien’s story.
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Dear friends around Europe,
October 14, 2008 – 11:21 pm
Put your name to the urgent letter calling on Europe’s heads of state to support the European Parliament’s bold action plan to tackle climate change.
Tell Them Now!
Last week, we flooded the European Parliament with tens of thousands of emails and phone calls in the hours before the crucial vote on the EU climate and [...]
PIERRE RABHI, An Introducation
October 10, 2008 – 1:31 am
Pierre Rabhi is one of the most eminent ecologists of our time
He was born in Algeria, the son of a blacksmith and brought up by a European couple. He received a French education, at the same time staying in touch with his North African roots.
During the Algerian war he worked in Paris but left, with [...]
INTERVIEW WITH EVA SCHONVELD, CO-ORDINATOR TRANSITION SCOTLAND.
September 16, 2008 – 3:02 pm
Eva, tell me a little about yourself. How did it all begin?
For the last few years I’ve been trying to take action, meaningful action on Climate Change. For some year’s I’d had the feeling of concern about the environment and the impact our culture in the West is having on it.
As I grew up more [...]