400 PPM: Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere Reaches Prehistoric Levels @ Scientific American via tcktcktck
Comment: That cannot be good.
Thus, because we are rapidly advancing along this non-sustainable course, the world’s environmental problems will get resolved, in one way or another, within the lifetimes of the children and young adults alive today. The only question is whether they will become resolved in pleasant ways of our own choice, or in unpleasant ways not of our choice, such as warfare, genocide, starvation, disease, epidemics, and collapses of societies
For Savitz, the work “comes from the heart and then through the head.” In addition, it is rooted in the practice of Tikkun Olam — the Jewish teaching that each individual must do her or his part to repair the world. May 04, 2013 at 02:29PM
EKG for the planet: New ecology network to monitor Earth’s health
The system will be fully operational by 2017 and is expected to continue its research for 30 years.
The Dynamics of Global Water Futures: Driving Forces 2011-2050 presents a summary of the findings of an analysis of the evolution of 10 major external forces (‘drivers’) that have direct and indirect consequences for water managers. A list of possible future developments in each of the domains was extracted from research and submitted for discussion and review through expert consultations to validate the degree of importance of the developments with regards to scenarios on water use and availability to 2050 and to gain an informed opinion on the likelihood of such developments occurring up to 2050.
Download the report: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002153/215377e.pdf
“It’s no accident that New York City, the largest economy in the United States, was built between two rivers, with access to water reservoirs, an ocean and eventually the Great Lakes via the Erie Canal. Reliable access to water has always been silently essential to strong economies for what it enables, from supply to transportation. Any country or industry that wants to stay competitive must properly manage its water to ensure a long-term supply and to avoid exposure to crises like Hurricane Sandy.”
Our cities are full of problems, but they are also filled with potential solutions. Watch this documentary on urbanization and the cities of the future.
The next golden age of growth will depend on whether we are able to innovate sufficiently to face environmental challenges, according to Carlota Perez, Visiting Scholar, London School of Economics.
Large corporations taking the renewable, and solar, energy lead, include Google, Ikea and Walmart. Meanwhile, according to a report released in the U.S. last September by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Vote Solar Initiative, “big box” discount retailers, including Walmart and Costco – they have installed 144 systems and 134 solar systems, respectively – are leading the way.
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