While no one questions that California is in the midst of one of the worst droughts in recent history, the jury is still out as to why, at least according to some conservatives like former Hewlett Packard CEO and 2016 Republican Presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina.
Climate Challenges
How Can Teachers Integrate Sustainabiity Topics Into Their Curricula?
Teaching our kids about sustainability and green living is one of the most important things we can do to safeguard the future of humanity and the planet we inhabit. The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) reports that environmental education teaches children how to learn about and investigate their environment and to make intelligent, informed decisions about sustainability.
Save the Oceans, Feed the World
From EarthTalk®
Hunger is a growing problem around the world, in both developing and developed countries. As our population continues to rise, the amount of arable land per capita is declining and climate change is either drying out or flooding many formerly productive agricultural belts, making it more and more difficult to keep up with the growing demand for food.
Earth Day - April 22, 2014
From EarthTalk®
E - The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: What’s going on with Earth Day this year and how can I get involved?-- Christine B., Boston, MA
This coming April 22 will mark the 44th annual celebration of Earth Day, and the focus this year will be green cities. “As the world’s population migrates to cities, and as the bleak reality of climate change becomes increasingly clear, the need to create sustainable communities is more important than ever,” reports Earth Day Network, the Seattle-based non-profit that helps coordinate Earth Day celebrations and serves as a clearinghouse for related information and resources. The group hopes to galvanize the support of more than a billion people across 192 countries this Earth Day for increasing the sustainability and reducing the carbon footprints of urban areas everywhere.
The Oceans in Crisis
Dr. Stefan Rahmstorf's Report to the German Advisory Council on Global Change
By Hugh S. Galford
German professor and oceanographer Dr. Stefan Rahmstorf, Dean of the Department for Climate Systems at Potsdam, and one of the lead authors of The Future Oceans — Warming Up, Rising High, Turning Sour, presented the report’s major findings at a Washington press conference on March 6, 2007.