Paris Climate Talks – Canada’s “Thrilled”
I’m really thrilled Canada was able to play an active part of it. — Catherine McKenna, Minister of environment and climate change Years from now, today may very well be the day our children look...
View ArticleParis Climate Agreement – Historic Plan for 3.0C of Warming
World hopes to improve the Master Plan to keep warming to 1.5C The best the Paris Agreement can do to control climate change is to keep the warming to 2.7C according to the international Climate Action...
View ArticleClimate Change Explained in 165 Words
The moon has no atmosphere so it is scorching hot (+100C) during the day and bitterly cold (-150C) at night. The Earth has an atmosphere made up of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide (CO2) and other...
View ArticlePeak salt: is the desalination dream over for the Gulf states?
The Middle East is home to 70% of the world’s desalination plants, but the more water they process, the less economically viable they become By Stephen Leahy and Katherine Purvis (First published in...
View ArticleWe now have less than 2 years to stop building any new stuff that uses fossil...
Originally posted on Stephen Leahy, International Environmental Journalist: By Stephen Leahy [Authors note: One of the most difficult and important articles I’ve written in 20 years of environmental...
View ArticleWhat Really Kickstarted China’s Green Energy Revolution?
I wrote this in 2004 for WIRED when China first announced it was moving away from coal as its primary energy source to green energy. Fascinating to look back and see that China had just 400 Mw of wind...
View ArticleA Carbon Law to Protect the Climate
By Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada, Mar 24 2017 (IPS) The Carbon Law says human carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must be reduced by half each decade starting in 2020. By following this “law” humanity...
View ArticleClimate Change Explained in 165 Words
The moon has no atmosphere so it is scorching hot (+100C) during the day and bitterly cold (-150C) at night. The Earth has an atmosphere made up of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide (CO2) and other...
View ArticleOne Bag of Trash In 26 Months for Suburban Family
By Stephen Leahy On Aug. 10, Shawn Williamson put out his family’s first bag of trash in 26 months. That’s right, 26 months and just one bag of trash for Williamson, his wife, Monica, and their...
View ArticleThree Simple Rules for Climate-Safe Living
R.E.D. Guide to Climate-safe Living 1. Reduce. Reduce your personal fossil fuel consumption (oil, coal, gas) every way you can. 2. Eliminate. Eliminate all non-essential activities and products that...
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