Lomborg: Just Kidding. We Do Need Climate Action Now

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Bjorn-Lomborg-006.jpegphoto via flickr Notoriously publicity shy Bjørn Lomborg, the Danish climate skeptic known for saying outrageous things about climate change, has seemingly changed his tune. Yesterday, the UK's Guardian reported that Lomborg makes a new claim in his upcoming book: we should confront climate change now and invest huge sums for technology development and deployment. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

So Why Can’t We Bother to Buy Carbon Offsets for Our Flights?

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easyjet airplane photo photo: jon smith via flickr If you buy a carbon offset for the flights you take, you're in a small minority--at least according to a new survey by the UK Civil Aviation Authority carried out at Stansted airport last September. As reported by The Guardian, only 7% of flyers surveyed bothered to buy at offs...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Only Public Grassroots Activism Will Force Governments to Act on Climate: Dr James Hansen

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20100827-james-hansen.jpgIn case you haven't seen it yet, world renowned climatologist Dr James Hansen of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies has an excellent new piece in The Guardian wherein he talks at length about his journey from straight science to self-imposed media silence to seemingly reluctant and outspoken (not to mention arrested) climate activist. There's lots of good stuff in in so I highly enco...Read the full story on TreeHugger

The Week in Pictures: The Week in Pictures: Microbes Eat Gulf Oil Plume, Bubblegum Rubber, Real Life Sea Monsters, and More (Slideshow)

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flood oil plume trees photo What oil plume? Scientists have reported that the miles-long deep sea oil plume which resulted from the BP oil spill has essentially vanished, apparently eaten by microbes previously unknown to science. Also this week, an argument published by the Guardian calls for the FDA to lighten up on the regulatory process for approving genetically engineered animals; researchers have created a new kind of concrete that's made out of waste products from coal plants; and wildlife photographer Paolo Torchio discovered a mysterious "bearded" antelope in Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve. This news and more in our photo roundup of the most p...Read the full story on TreeHugger

George Monbiot Girds For Bruising Battle Against The Madness of Vertical Farms

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george monbiot vertical farm image dubai StudioMobile: Vertical farm in Dubai George Monbiot is one of the better environmental writers around, and also one of the most controversial. He acknowledges the fact and says "I find myself at odds with other greens almost as often as I find myself fighting our common enemies. I've had bruising battles over a long series of miracle solutions supported by my friends." And now he is ready to rumble once again, on that issue that is front of mind for every environmentalist: Vertical farms. He writesRead the full story on TreeHugger
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