Originally posted on UpWorthy.com by Megan Kelly If you know anyone who’s having trouble wrapping their head around climate change as a human-driven crisis, this video could really come in handy. Stick around to the end for some empowering words from Bill Nye the Science Guy about how we can work together to turn things […]
I have written about the hidden dangers of air ‘fresheners’ before; and basically they are loaded with chemical hormone disruptor’s that are terrible for you and your family. Febreze is no different, although they try to market themselves that way. Original article can be found at care2.com by Michelle Schoffro Cook. Forget what the TV commercials tell […]
What a great website, lots of interesting and insightful stories all focused squarely on climate change and how it is affecting all of us. Bookmark this site. In their own word:
About Climate Desk
The Climate Desk is a journalistic collaboration dedicated to exploring the impact—human, environmental, economic, political—of a changing climate. The partners are The Atlantic, Center for Investigative Reporting, Grist, The Guardian, Mother Jones, Slate, Wired, and PBS’s Need To Know.
I have been very busy so it has been a while since my last post (although I have lots still to talk about), but this needs to be mentioned. We have surpassed the 400ppm (part per million) threshold of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, which is a very scary place to be. This is the highest concentration […]
The largest ever study into the state of the world’s health has revealed that, for the first time, the number of years of healthy living lost as a result of people eating too much outweigh the number lost by people eating too little. The Global Burden of Disease report – a massive research effort involving […]
This is a great website and a great service designed to keep things that still work and still have some value out of our landfills (and into the hands of people who can use them). It is a simple and TOTALLY FREE service and like Kijiji or Craigslist it is broken up geographically so it is easy to find […]
Polls show that people understand climate change when they are directly impacted by extreme weather. This year has been the warmest and most extreme for weather ever recorded in America; consequently, we’ve seen an increase in the number of Americans who say they are concerned about climate change. Ultimately, getting people interested in climate means drawing a personal link […]
This is a well articulated video that presents the most important points (how climate change will affect us as humans) and urges everyone to stop focusing on the complexities of this issue and focus on the simple points. There are lots of simple points that most of us can agree on, and what we can agree […]
In 100 years or so, when Google’s autonomous robo-historians write the book on their fleshy predecessors, they will no doubt try to explain why we blew it on climate change. Why, despite decades of ever-more-definitive evidence, did the human species not take even the most basic of measures to avoid a catastrophe? They will find […]
Seafood Watch has always been a great resource in letting you know more about fish and seafood available to you. It recommends certain species that are to be avoided and why, then recommends alternatives. Now with the app for your smartphone, it makes it a whole lot easier to easier to enjoy seafood in a […]