Climate Change
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Competitions
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www.nenanaakiceclassic.com |
Nenana Ice Classic Festival- Since 1917 the town of Nenana, south of Fairbanks, marks the approach of spring with the Nenana Ice Classic Festival. The sale of $2.50 tickets last year generated a $303,000 prize jackpot, shared among 22 winners, who had predicted the exact minute the ice would break up at a specific spot on the Tanana River. |
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"The global average annual mass loss of more than half a metre (glacial) water equivalent during the decade of
1996 to 2005 represents twice the ice loss of the previous decade (1986–95)
and over four times the rate of the decade from 1976 to 1985." http://www.grid.unep.ch/glaciers/pdfs/7.pdf |
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www.climatescience.gov |
U.S. Climate Change Science Program. Events Page. |
www.americasclimatechoices.org |
Summit on America's Climate Choices Group, National Academies of Sciences. |
www.cctc2009.ca |
Climate Change Technology Conference a Canadian/International forum for engineers, scientists, policy advisors, industry and other stakeholders to share and exchange new information and ideas for dealing with climate change and global warming. It also provides an opportunity for participants to keep abreast of emerging techniques and technologies for the mitigation of and adaptation to, the impacts of climate change. |
www.eci.ox.ac.uk |
4 Degrees and Beyond, 8-30 September 2009, Oxford. The University of Oxford, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and the Met Office are hosting a conference on the implications of a large climate warming for society, ecosystems and the earth-system.. |
www.urs2009.net |
Urban Research Symposium "Cities and Climate Change: Responding to an Urgent Agenda" Marseille, France June 28-30, 2009. |
www.climateride.org |
Brita Climate Ride, fully-supported, 5-day bike ride from NYC to DC where you pedal to raise money and awareness of climate change and hope for a future powered by renewable energy. |
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We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will of its majority, to bind
themselves, but none to bind the succeeding generation... Thomas Jefferson |
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Recent Issues Blog Posts
Microplastic remnants from washing clothes are polluting our waters. A polyester garment can release more than 1,900 fibres per garment, per wash, and that ends up in fish, and then us, if we eat the fish. What goes around, comes around.
Walmart’s the largest grocery store in the U.S., the largest retailer in the world, the leader in global corporate revenue and the largest employer in existence.
Please sign the petitions recommending the EPA ban atrazine -- deadline is coming soon. Learn more...
Flame Retardants are blowing in the wind. PDBEs are so easily made airborne that they vaporize and are breathed in, or settle on items (such as food) and are consumed. They also bio-accumulate and are lipophilic. No wonder they are found in 97% of Americans and in most animals as well.
Recent Building Blog Posts
Walk a forest with your building design in mind and select individual trees to harvest for your home. Each tree is chosen both for its structural and design integrity and for the effect that its removal will have on the forest left standing around it. Often the selection will be based as much on thinning an overcrowded stand or managing an invasive species as it will on that tree being the nearest with a 10 inch diameter trunk.
Recent Art Blog Posts
Recycled Glass Bottle Inspiration. Much of the glass we throw out is not recycled, because different glass has different melting points, and recyclers only melt the most common containers. To reuse your old glass, all you need is access to a kiln and some glass bottles.
Recent Movies Blog Posts
Magic, fantasy, and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes...
essay that compares the challenges of big mountain skiing to the challenges of global climate change.
A lightbulb in the Livermore, California firehouse celebrated its 100 year birthday in 2002 and it is still burning bright.