Planet Make-Over (PMO), an Austin-based, non-profit, is initiating a strong effort to help raise both money and awareness to reverse the effects of global warming by hosting a Launch Event and Endowment Fundraiser, taking place on Sunday, July 20, 2008, at the Four Seasons Hotel from 6:00-9:30 p.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit [...]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is at the forefront of environmental advocacy and is the leading politician pushing climate change issues on to a world forum.
Last year she brought climate change back to the table as leader of the Group of Eight (G8) nations and used Germany’s weight as president of the EU to push for [...]
On-lookers walking by West 41st Street last Thursday were astonished to see a man climbing his way up the north side of the 52-story New York Times building. As he scaled the building, a crowd of on-lookers amassed below. Mid-way through his ascent the climber unfurled a bright green banner which read “Global warming kills [...]
In January of 2008 the European Commission introduced its Climate Action and Renewable Energy Package in efforts to fight climate change and promote sustainable energy practices.
The EU committed to reducing its energy levels to at least 20% below the levels of 1990 by 2020. This figure would then rise to 30% if other industrialized countries [...]
We all know that music is a powerful emotional trigger. We have playlists of songs that soothe us when we’re stressed, pump us up at the gym, and make us dance around our rooms, air guitars in hand. But have you ever heard of music that inspires people to act more eco-consciously? Call [...]
With the motto that declares ‘it is the small things in life that make a big difference’, it is E-Day’s hope that they can facilitate a measurable change in energy used with a UK nation wide “leave it off” experiment.
Over the course of 24 hours this February, people in the UK will be invited to [...]
In Tokyo, big businesses are responding to the threatening consequences of global warming by taking steps to minimize their carbon emissions.
Sony, along with 12 other large Tokyo companies including Nokia, Nike, and Hewlett-Packard, signed an agreement to reduce their carbon dioxide pollution by over 10 million tons each year. This figure is equivalent to taking [...]
How to solve the problems of traffic congestion and pollution in urban areas? Across Europe transport is projected to be the largest single contributor to greenhouse gas emissions by 2010, so the challenge to present good practice and sustainable innovative approaches is most definitely here.
The effects of counter-urbanization in the more economically developed world [...]
Lent – 40 days and nights without chocolate, coffee and cigarettes! For many, this year would be no different were it not for the Church of England advocating a fast of a different kind.
The CoE is promoting a ‘Carbon Fast’, to combat the 9.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted per person each year in [...]
A powerful nationwide event occurred on Thursday: Focus the Nation. This teach-in was created to give the youth of America a voice about climate change, a day of focused discussion with their teachers and government officials.
Students from Kindergarten through college were involved in thousands of discussions all across the U.S.Here in Portland, Oregon, government officials [...]
