global climate change

For environmentally conscious travelers, flying across the sky in a plane can be a bit guilt-inducing because airplane exhaust is a huge contributor to pollution and global climate change. However, many people don’t think about the environmental impact of their trip when it comes to the plastic cups and utensils… Read the rest

Uh-oh. The social networking site Facebook isn’t as environmentally benign as one might assume. In fact, Facebook recently announced its plans to build a giant data center in Oregon, which will be powered by coal. According to Change.org, “Coal is the single biggest cause of global warming and by far… Read the rest

Donald Trump may be many things, but he’s certainly not a climate change expert. This, however, didn’t stop him from asking the Nobel Committee to retract their award to environmental activist Al Gore. Trump recently announced, “With the coldest winter ever recorded, with snow setting record levels up and down… Read the rest

Today is Groundhog Day. The day when Punxsutawney Phil peeks his head out of his groundhog hole, and determines whether we’ll have six more weeks of winter or an early spring. But what happens when climate change causes wacky, unpredictable weather across the nation? The above video is a playful… Read the rest

According to a recent survey, Canadians believe climate change to be a bigger threat to their interests than international terrorism. While only a quarter of those that took the poll think terrorism is a “critical threat,” nearly half said the same thing about climate change. When a similar survey was… Read the rest

Last year, Americans got rid of four million … Read the restcars in favor of alternative transportation. That accounts for the largest decline in car ownership since 1960, according to U.S. Department of Transportation records. Some analysts attribute the change to a wide range of factors — the recession, better public transportation systems,

There are about 3,200 tigers left on Earth. Four species of tigers have already faced complete extinction, which leaves five species to be saved. Fortunately, the United Nations has named 2010 the “Year of Biodiversity,” and has created a list of ten critically important species that are to be watched… Read the rest

According to Wired … Read the restmagazine, some of the short-term effects of global climate change could be stopped immediately — if we had a $15 billion dollar budget and 500 million stoves. Why? Because that’s how much it would cost to replace about 500 million open-pit fires used across the world in

Last week, we told you about how global climate change denier, Lord Monckton, referred to youth environmental activists as “Hitler Youth.” This week, they got their revenge by sticking a 350 sticker and an “I (Heart) Climate Change” sticker on his back. Oblivious, Monckton continued to spout his ridiculous claims.… Read the rest

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