Posts from the ‘climate change’ category

This Snow Globe has a Coal Plant and Emits Smog.

Called No Globe and also for sale at a price of £2000: “No Globes Mixed media snow globe H20 x W20 x D20cm The single greatest…

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Angry Bergs: a kid’s video game where you try to melt those pesky icebergs to save your oil drill.

This is part of a larger site found at arcticready.com, and it is pretty clever. In other words, it’s an environmental campaign simed to draw attention…

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UBC350.org

Bill McKibben’s visit to UBC this week was a tremendous success. The Chan Centre was packed, the atmosphere was electric, the reviews were spectacular, and the…

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Keystone XL victory gives hope for the environmental movement

This piece appeared on the Ubyssey’s website today, and a shortened version will appear in this Thursday’s print edition. Being an environmentalist isn’t easy. When we…

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The Terry Global Speakers Series Presents: Bill McKibben

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- The Terry Global Speakers Series Presents Bill McKibben: Notes on the Climate Fight In partnership with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, The Alma Mater…

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Climate Change “Inconsistent with current Agency policy” -or- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Geoengineering

From Nature News Blog: After raising various objections, Anderson says, the TCEQ recently moved to delete references to rising sea levels — regardless of cause —…

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UBC Polar Club Seminar Series

There’s a new club on campus, the UBC Polar Club, that I think will interest many of you folks out there in the Terry-verse.  The club…

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Climate Change Talk! “Climate change and Health: Acting to Reduce Risks and Vulnerabilities”

Free Public Lecture “Climate change and Health: Acting to Reduce Risks and Vulnerabilities” Dr. Carlos Corvalán, PAHO/WHO When: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 7:30 pm – 9…

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Even preschoolers know how to save the Earth

Image courtesy Georgia, of http://www.chrisroberson.net With World Water Day and Earth Hour both happening this week, I’ve been reflecting on the personal actions I’ve made towards cutting down…

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Rebecca Gu – Conservation Challenges in Development.

Name: Rebecca Gu Talk Title: “Conservation Challenges in Development.” Notes: Sauder School of Business; Topic: Environmentalism was a movement that was largely born out of the…

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