Lately there has been speculation that the severity of the alpine glacial melt many not be quite as serious as originally thought. Some of the original data that lead to the IPCC’s speculation as to when the Himalayan Glaciers would fully disappear has been put into question. The unfortunate thing that usually happens after these [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Fish Bombs Blow Up Coral In Bali, Biorock Breathes New Life
January 27, 2010
In early December we posted a story about how Biorock works and why it is being installed off the shores of Arno Atoll. Hopefully the it will provide a much needed reprieve from the erosion eating away at the island. Although this project is a first in it’s use of a sustainable, carbon neutral energy [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24
January 24, 2010
RT @EnvironProtect: Pacific Islands will not disappear without a fight: Micronesia challenges Czech Rep on #climate http://bit.ly/5SMLPl # RT @greendig: Glacier goof-up: fake ammo for the climate change denial industry: http://bit.ly/7NPa0T We need to correct the spin! # We don't need science to tell us what we know in our hearts: most of what is [...]
What Goes Around Stays Around
January 21, 2010
The North Pacific Garbage Gyre is an area twice the size of Texas made up of six million tones of discarded plastic. Oceanographer and racing boat captain Charles Moore first stumbled upon it in 1997. A mellow 11 years later the story started gaining traction in popular media. I first heard about it on VBS.tv [...]
Micronesia Takes Climate Fight To A Macro Scale
January 19, 2010
According to a story in the New York Times yesterday, The Federated States of Micronesia, located west of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is challenging a proposed refit of a Czech coal fired power plant. The F.S.M has built their case on the grounds that emissions from the plant are a threat to their [...]
Resurface
We are currently writing the script for the first Dispatch show. Not only is this a walk down memory lane, but also it’s an opportunity for us to collect some further visuals to post on the site. Expect to see more behind the scenes moments from the production in the next few days so please, [...]
MILLIONS of DOLLARS NEEDED EACH DAY!
The amazing thing today is that you can forgo your coffee and instead text a number from your phone to donate. For the price of a latte you can help people who desperately need your love and assistance. Watch the latest news video at <a href=”http://video.foxnews.com/” mce_href=”http://video.foxnews.com/”>video.foxnews.com</a> It’s easy and by far the best thing [...]
A Message of HOPE
January 12, 2010
No Hope = No Chance. This video was produced by a group called the UK Youth Climate Coalition. The coalition has banded together to spread awareness and establish global changes that will overcome the environmental challenges. This video recaps their visit to Copenhagen for COP15 and, in my opinion, says all the right things. They [...]
Is this what the People of the RMI have to look forward to?
January 11, 2010
There’s no doubt that humans can and will find ingenuous ways to overcome the challenges we face as a result of climate change. After spending just a few minutes on the internet searching for alternative housing solutions for the people living on low lying islands, we came across numerous innovative projects that are designed to [...]