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Climate Change

Live Reporting from Durban – COP 17

November 30, 2011

If you think we live a green lifestyle, you should meet Alicia’s brother Jeff.  He makes us look like wasteful people who don’t believe in climate change.  Jeff and his wife share a home in London with 5 other people, he bicycles to work …

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How Plants Adapt to Different Climates

November 30, 2011

Plants must be able to adapt to different climates if they are to survive climate change.

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Who Owns America’s Farmland?

November 29, 2011

Nationwide, farmers only own 60% of the land they farm. In many of the most productive row cropping areas of the Midwest, the percent of farmer-owned land is significantly lower (see Map above from the USDA, 2007 Census of Agriculture). Much of our farmland resource is owned by non-farmers and rented to those who actually [...]

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Who Owns America’s Farmland?

November 29, 2011

Nationwide, farmers only own 60% of the land they farm. In many of the most productive row cropping areas of the Midwest, the percent of farmer-owned land is significantly lower (see Map above from the USDA, 2007 Census of Agriculture). Much of our farmland resource is owned by non-farmers and rented to those who actually [...]

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Infographic: Power Consumption Facts for the US

November 22, 2011

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Investors Want Legally Enforceable Climate Change Plan

November 10, 2011

Investors representing more than $20 trillion in assets recently banded together to urge world leaders to form a legally enforceable plan to fight climate change. The investors came together before the upcoming climate summit in Durban, South Africa. This is the largest group to make such a request – both by numbers and by the amount of their assets.

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North East to Implement Their Own System for Electric Vehicles

November 9, 2011

The Northeast Electric Vehicle Network is a new coalition of states who have banded together to support clean energy and to reduce dependence on foreign oil while reducing the environmental impact of vehicles.

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Climate Change and Human Migration

November 7, 2011

Though not something that most of us in the Western world think much about, the patterns of human migration are contingent on both changes in technologies, as well as changes in the environment. While many of us leave for work each day, closing our garage doors and heading out of suburbia to our commuter jobs, there are people who are being directly effected by climate change.

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6 Alternative Energies Which Could Help Combat Climate Change

November 3, 2011

Image by Fredo / Creative Commons When you hear someone talking about climate change, what is the first thing you think? Most people immediately think about global warming and the environmental controversy about who is to blame for this so-called &#823…

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Map Shows Who Gets Screwed by Climate Change, Who Doesn’t

October 28, 2011

In a new map illustrating climate vulnerability, it’s obvious which countries take the biggest hits, and are most susceptible to the effects of climate change. Developed by risk analysts Maplecroft, the map combines measures of the risk of certain global warming impacts, including storms, flooding, and droughts, with the social and financial ability of both [...]

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