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Archive for the ‘Climate & Global Warming’ Category

April 24th, 2008

zeroOout: Green Fashion Revolution from Four Teens

zeroOout is an inspiring group of four Connecticut teens who are raising awareness about global warming through fashion.
They sell some cool shirts with the line, WARM is not COOL. Several retailers in Connecticut sell the shirts, and they’re also available online.
The group uses part of the dough from sales to […]

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April 7th, 2008

And without much fuss, it’s World Health Day…

You know, I spaced World Health Day (which falls on April 7th) this year until the last minute. I used to write on lots of health topics and followed WHO obsessively. Sadly, not this year. The theme of World Health Day this year is, “Protecting health from climate change.”
Obviously this would be a great topic […]

By Jennifer -- 1 comment

March 28th, 2008

Re-Hug This Animal: Polar Bear

We originally hugged the polar bear in February, but it’s been a bit neglected. (Please check out that post if you missed it.)
The US Fish & Wildlife Service was supposed to make a decision on declaring the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, but they missed their deadline of January 9. Actually, […]

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March 24th, 2008

Is Global Warming Real?: Results From Our Poll

Our current poll has been about Global Warming. As of the time that I’m writing this, here are the poll results:
We asked, “Do you think that global warming is a real threat?”

62% of you say “Yes, absolutely”
12% of you say, “No way, you tree huggers overreact”
24% of you say, “Most likely, at least […]

By Jennifer -- 4 comments

March 23rd, 2008

Breaking Global Warming Related News

Just released a few hours ago, from Science Daily, is the following:
“Using data from the SCIAMACHY instrument aboard ESA’s Envisat environmental satellite, scientists have for the first time detected regionally elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide – the most important greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming – originating from manmade emissions.”
This is very odd considering that […]

By Jennifer -- 1 comment

March 22nd, 2008

How We Know What We Know

The full title is a little long: How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming.
Newly released, this book by Lynne Cherry, author of The Great Kapok Tree, fills the gap left by other global warming books for kids. It explains the fascinating ways in which research about […]

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