Archive for April, 2008
The 11th Hour Climate Change Trailer
Friday, April 25th, 2008Polar Bear Protection vs Oil
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008The Department of the Interior wants ten more weeks to decide whether polar bears should be listed as threatened or endangered species. In the court filing, Assistant Interior Secretary Lyle Laverty tied the delay to “the complexity of the legal and scientific issues,” including the need to review about 670,000 public comments and government reports.
National Geographic Climate Change
Saturday, April 12th, 2008The National Geographic have a great section to their website called Combat Climate Change. This features a competition for youngsters to come up with an idea as to how they would promote sustainable solutions to help combat climate change.
$20million Prize for Renewable Ocean Energy
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Scotland will offer the world’s largest prize to date for spurring advances in marine renewable energy, the country’s head of state announced today. The Saltire Prize, of 20 million U.S. dollars, will go to innovators from any nation who design environmentally friendly ocean technology, such as better ways to harness tidal and wind power.