Preparing New Zealand for climate changeNew Zealand HeraldThe funding, for five studies, is part of the Deep South National Science Challenge, which aims to help Kiwis adapt to the effects that climate change will bring, among them extreme weather events, drought, changes in typical weather patterns and sea … and more »

KQED Comedy Series ‘The North Pole’ Takes on Gentrification and Global WarmingKQEDBut a new seven-part comedic web series coming in early summer 2017 aims to use humor to activate minds and hearts around the related themes of global warming and gentrification. Made in Oakland by a group of Bay Area artists, The North Pole tells…

The Journal News | LoHud.com Film series highlights impacts on global warming: ViewThe Journal News | LoHud.comAs climate change becomes more visible, with 2016 as the hottest year ever on record, Peekskill residents, myself included, organized an environmental film series to raise awareness about what we can do to prevent global warming. There’s a lot…

Fort Report Column: The EnvironmentHiawatha WorldI took the meeting because I wanted to give a broader perspective on the issue of environmental stewardship, particularly in light of policy debates around energy and the environment. Since the topic can be so toxic, I thought it important to reframe … and more »

UPI.com Act now before entire species are lost to global warming, say scientistsThe GuardianWith the IUCN red list the “global standard” by which every nation assessed its progress towards saving threatened species, Watson said he and his co-authors were hopeful that their analysis would influence intergovernmental policy as well as upcoming …Scientists underestimate impact of global…

The Independent ‘Extraordinary’ levels of pollutants found in 10km deep Mariana trenchThe GuardianJamieson’s team identified two key types of severely toxic industrial chemicals that were banned in the late 1970s, but do not break down in the environment, known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs). These chemicals have previously been found at …Banned chemicals persist in…

Scientific American Marine Ecosystems Are Preparing for Climate ChangeScientific AmericanWhile countless scientific reports have documented the ravages of climate change on oceanic life, a survey of the researchers who wrote them provides a silver lining: An overwhelming majority noticed examples of sea life withstanding climate change. and more »

Renewable Energy With or Without Climate Change | The Huffington …Huffington PostThe new administration in Washington is dominated by fossil fuel interests and has resumed the mantra of “Drill, baby, drill!.” Deep sea drilling, mining in … and more »

Business Insider Brexit will leave the UK’s environment at the mercy of TrumpBusiness InsiderLONDON — Britain’s plan to leave the EU and do a quick trade deal with the US risks sacrificing whole swathes of environmental protections which currently apply to the UK, a new report has warned. The House of Commons library has identified…

A ‘green guarantee’ could stop Brexit ruining our environmentThe GuardianFor those of us in the environment movement, a lack of attention doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Despite “the environment” actually meaning the air that we breathe, the water we drink and the food that eat, it’s rarely talked about in British politics.