Image: NASA, GISS And the heat keeps on coming. The records continue to be met or broken, and what was last month announced to be the hottest January-August period in the global temperature record has moved on to become the hottest January-September ever measured. But don’t take it from me — take it from NASA. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Telegraph China’s state-run newspaper is reporting that the nation has undertaken drastic measures to improve its mining industry, which is widely recognized as the most dangerous in the world. Perhaps in response to the massive media coverage of the Chilean miners’ stirring saga, China Daily is reporting that the People’s Republic of China has now shut down more than 1600 of its oldest, most unsafe mines. Two things come to mind in response to the rather amazi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Indyposted We all know how Glenn Beck feels about environmentalists — his standard line holds that they’re some kind of undercover socialist agents looking to overthrow the American way of life. That’s not an exaggeration, either — that is essentially the message that he sends to his audience on a daily basis. But not only are environmentalists plotting, global warming hoax-ifying radicals, but they’re … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter I love the flavour of lemon and capers together. I like a sauce that is so piquant that it makes your mouth pucker. My husband isn’t so crazy about it, so it’s one of the first things I think to make for myself if he isn’t going to be home for dinner. Usually I’ll just toss it on some pasta or grilled tofu, but it works fabulously with cauliflower …. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Dr. Steven Chu Answers Questions from Citizens About Energy Conservation (Video)
October 15, 2010 No Comment
Photo: Youtube screen grab from DOE video. Casual Q&A With the Secretary of Energy Who better to answer questions about energy conservation than a Nobel-winning physicist Secretary of Energy? The Department of Energy (DOE) has asked people to submit questions about energy, and a 15 minutes video of Steven Chu giving his answers has now been posted (see below). Most questions have to do with very concrete things that you can do, not so much about high-level DOE policy…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: joshDubya /Flickr I am currently in the little town with the really big secret: Taiji, Japan, made famous by the Academy Award winning documentary The Cove . I am here as a volunteer for Save Japan Dolphins and Earth Island Institute. This is my second trip here since the killing season began on September 1st. Although I have seen the movie many times, this week was the first time I was in Taiji during a dolphin slaughter…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Charity: Water This guest post was written by Change.org as part of Blog Action Day Today is a huge day for bloggers and activists around the world: it’s Blog Action Day . For those of you that aren’t familiar with the event, Blog Action Day is a single day on the web where thousands of bloggers across more than 130 countries all write about the same issue…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Tomorrow is World Food Day , and FairFood International, which “encourages sustainability in the food industry, contributing to the fight against poverty and hunger around the world.” is trying a new form of very social media to promote it. They have set up a websit… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Credit: Stellarium Click image to enlarge Neil deGrasse Tyson of the Hayden Planetarium has complained that kids growing up where he did (in the Bronx) don’t even know that there are stars. This image, generated by Stellarium software, shows the dramatic difference…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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