Tag: tsunami
Oscar’s Surprise Winner: Nature
Written by Kerry Crisley | February 25th, 2013
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Never before has a single Oscars yielded so many acclaimed, nominated movies featuring nature – specifically the power of nature – so prominently.
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, June 14
Written by Megan Sheehan | June 14th, 2012
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From GM crops to alien mother ships (really!), we’ve got your green news.
- Lose power in your home? Have a plug-in Prius? Well, then, plug that baby in and power your home! (Gizmag)
- Can’t afford to outfit your home in solar panels? That’s what you think, says Solar Mosaic. (Grist)
- Could genetically modified crops actually be good for the environment? (Guardian)
- North American wildfires have been bad — and unfortunately a new study says to expect more. (Discovery News)
- Remember the tsunami dock that landed on a Oregon beach last week? It’s an alien mother ship of species. (National Geographic)
An Ocean Away: Seeing the Japan Tsunami Hit California
Written by Mike Beck | March 16th, 2011
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The lead scientist for our Global Marine Team was there as the surge arrived in Santa Cruz. It was supposed to be 40 minutes of small waves. He explains why boats were still being tossed more than 6 hours later.
COP-14: Big Guns Called In; U.S. Has Bad News on Climate Change Legislation
Written by Karen Foerstel | December 10th, 2008
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POZNAN, Poland — The big names begin arriving in Poznan today as negotiations ramp up in the final three days of the international climate change meeting. And U.S. congressional staffers warn that passage of cap-and-trade climate change legislation is unlikely to happen in the next 12 months. Former Vice President Al Gore is scheduled to [...]
COP-14 Update: Adaptation Key to Negotiations
Written by Karen Foerstel | December 8th, 2008
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POZNAN, POLAND — As the second and final week of COP-14 kicks off in Poland today, developing countries have called for ecosystem-based adaptation to be a critical part of a post-2012 climate change agreement. During government negotiations last week, delegates with the “G77 and China” group, which represents all of the world’s developing countries, said [...]
