Posted By:  rstrivedi Posted On:  Aug 23, 2008	One Fish, Two Fish, REDD Fish, Blue Fish
Remember those warm, fuzzy feelings that a good ol' Dr. Seuss story would induce? Those are just about the same things I'm feeling after reading updates on the REDD workshop held yesterday in Accra. To say that it was successful is a pretty sizable understatement. First of all, a quick...... [view]

Posted By:  rstrivedi Posted On:  Aug 22, 2008	The Low Down on LULUCF
As promised, I present to you, LULUCF: the sweetest acronym in the entire UNFCCC and an all-around team player within the AWG-KP. Land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) is a cost-effective way of offsetting emissions via activities that deal solely with our friends, the trees....... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency Posted On:  Aug 6, 2008	Report Outlines Junk Mail’s Climate Impacts
‘Junk Mail Effect’ Equals Emissions of 9 Million Cars, 7 US States Combined NASA Scientist and Gore Advisor Hansen urges support for Do Not Mail Registry A report released today by ForestEthics pegs junk mail’s contribution to climate change at the equivalent of more than nine...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih Posted On:  Aug 6, 2008	Report Outlines Junk Mail’s Climate Impacts
‘Junk Mail Effect’ Equals Emissions of 9 Million Cars, 7 US States Combined NASA Scientist and Gore Advisor Hansen urges support for Do Not Mail Registry A report released today by ForestEthics pegs junk mail’s contribution to climate change at the equivalent of more than nine...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency Posted On:  Jun 17, 2008	Climate, Trees, and People in the Peruvian Amazon: Toward a Sustained Rainforest Movement
While many adults in the US are still in a state of denial over global warming, young schoolchildren in villages deep in the Peruvian Amazon are learning about the effects climate destabilization is likely to have on their way of life. That’s just one thing I learned during a...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih Posted On:  Jun 17, 2008	Climate, Trees, and People in the Peruvian Amazon: Toward a Sustained Rainforest Movement
While many adults in the US are still in a state of denial over global warming, young schoolchildren in villages deep in the Peruvian Amazon are learning about the effects climate destabilization is likely to have on their way of life. That’s just one thing I learned during a...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih Posted On:  Apr 9, 2008	Sustainable Justice
You may have heard this piece of wisdom in Econ 101. “There is no such thing as a free lunch.” Someone is footing the bill. The mass material affluence that characterizes much of American society is a testament to the power of our economic and political system. The cities we...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency Posted On:  Apr 9, 2008	Sustainable Justice
You may have heard this piece of wisdom in Econ 101. “There is no such thing as a free lunch.” Someone is footing the bill. The mass material affluence that characterizes much of American society is a testament to the power of our economic and political system. The cities we...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency Posted On:  Mar 8, 2008	“Toxic West Virginia” Series Takes Close Look at Mountain Top Removal
A hat tip to BruceMcF for calling my attention to this.. [ Warning , some segments contain explicit language ] VBS.tv has an excellent video series that takes a close look at Mountain Top Removal in West Virgina. Check out “Toxic West Virginia”… Part 1: ...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih Posted On:  Mar 8, 2008	“Toxic West Virginia” Series Takes Close Look at Mountain Top Removal
A hat tip to BruceMcF for calling my attention to this.. [ Warning , some segments contain explicit language ] VBS.tv has an excellent video series that takes a close look at Mountain Top Removal in West Virgina. Check out “Toxic West Virginia”… Part 1: ...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency Posted On:  Feb 15, 2008	Fighting Deforestation in Madagascar
Madagascar is well-known for the stunning diversity that its rainforests encompass. It has some of the richest biodiversity on the planet with roughly 200,000 known species found on the island and of which 150,000 exist nowhere else. Our flora is home to as many as 12,000 different species...... [view]