Posted on August 22nd, 2011 by Wil Burns
The U.S. Energy Information Agency has released its assessment of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States for 2010. Among the findings of this rather disturbing snapshot of U.S. emissions:
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States saw their largest absolute and percentage increase (213 million metric tons) since 1988, translating into a 3.9% [...]
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Posted on August 22nd, 2011 by Wil Burns
A new study published in the journal Science demonstrates that warming trends are producing startling shifts of species, with the portent of much greater ramifications in the future. The researchers conducted a meta-analysis of latitudinal and longitudinal range shifts for a range of species from different taxonomic grounds in several regions, including Europe, North and [...]
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Posted on August 11th, 2011 by Wil Burns
For instructors who like to incorporate video clips into their curriculum, an excellent source is the Climate Change Studio, a collaboration of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat and the website Climate Change TV. The site includes an array of online videos from key international and national policy makers, as well as [...]
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Posted on August 3rd, 2011 by Wil Burns
CSDi is announcing the September launch of a module of four online field courses on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change. These courses begin by introducing basic climate change concepts, and develop as participants identify local community vulnerabilities, investigate appropriate solutions, develop full projects, launch and manage them.
Complete information and course syllabi:
http://www.csd-i.org/adapting-overview/
Online course participants are using [...]
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