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Canada faces huge global warming costs

Posted by plantitfilm on Friday, 09 September 2011 in Climate Change

OTTAWA — The economic impact of climate change on Canada could climb to billions of dollars per year, according to a study published Thursday by a policy group that advises the Canadian government. The report "Paying the Price: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada" by the National Round...

Scientists Call for Ban on Deep Sea Fishing

Posted by plantitfilm on Friday, 09 September 2011 in Fishing

Fishing restrictions near the coast lines have been in place for many years, of which many local fishermen are well aware. These restrictions are understood to be vital in maintaining a stable population of wild fish for harvesting. In recent years, due to these restrictions, many industria...

Tidal turbines: New sparks of hope for green energy

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 07 September 2011 in Clean Technology

Eastport, Maine Eastport is used to being on the fringe of things – the easternmost city in the United States, a remote outpost of Maine's poorest county, and one of the westernmost communities of the Bay of Fundy, home to the world's most dramatic tidal swings. But in recent years, this community...

ConocoPhillips struggling with China oil spill

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 05 September 2011 in Oil Spill

The oil spills from offshore wells operated by ConocoPhillips in China's Bohai Bay are posing political and technical challenges for the oil company far messier than the crude and drilling mud seeping from the seabed. The company said Monday that it had complied with a government order to s...

Hong Kong Runway Plan May Threaten Pink Dolphin

Posted by plantitfilm on Friday, 02 September 2011 in Wildlife Conservation

Bloomberg's Paul Allen reports on Hong Kong airport’s proposed HK$136 billion ($17 billion) third runway. The airport may need to reclaim about 650 hectares of land from the sea to build the runway. Groups including Civic Party lawmakers have opposed the plan on concern about its effect on marine wi...

Climate Modeling Pioneer: Masao Kanamitsu

Posted by plantitfilm on Friday, 02 September 2011 in Environmental Heroes

Masao Kanamitsu, whose pioneering efforts transformed the ability of scientists to detect climate patterns over the course of decades, died of cancer Aug. 17 at his home in Del Mar, Calif. He was 67. The researcher known to friends and family simply as "Kana" was well known nationally and internat...

Biodiversity Hot Spots: Top 10 sea locales make sobering list

Posted by plantitfilm on Tuesday, 23 August 2011 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

Biologists have identified the world's most vulnerable coral reefs. Each so-called hot spot is a marine region rife with organisms found nowhere else and threatened by human influence. The 10 hot spots "represent very high priorities for conservation because they contain a disproportion...

Seeking Protection for Coral Sea "Hotspot"

Posted by plantitfilm on Tuesday, 23 August 2011 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

The Coral Sea is perhaps best known and celebrated for the area that occupies much of its western edge: the Great Barrier Reef, which fringes the northeastern Australian coast. The world's largest coral reef, it was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1981 in recognition of its extensiv...

Coral Reefs Under Rapid Climate Change and Ocean Acidification

Posted by plantitfilm on Tuesday, 16 August 2011 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is expected to exceed 500 parts per million and global temperatures to rise by at least 2°C by 2050 to 2100, values that significantly exceed those of at least the past 420,000 years during which most extant marine organisms evolved. Under conditions expected...

Healthiest And Unhealthiest Fast Food Kids' Menus

Posted by plantitfilm on Tuesday, 09 August 2011 in Human Health

When you think about what constitutes a healthy meal, chances are you're not thinking of a burger and fries from your favorite fast food spot. However, a number of major fast food chains have recently taken the initiative to offer healthier menu options to kids -- including Burger King, McDonald's, ...

Al Gore Calls BS on Climate Change Doubters

Posted by plantitfilm on Tuesday, 09 August 2011 in Climate Change

The ice caps are still melting, the ozone layer is still disappearing and Al Gore is getting pissed. In a speech at the Aspen Institute last week the former Vice President hid no emotion when he disputed claims that global warming was not happening by repeatedly shouting “bullsh*t.” “They pay ...

Global Warming Panel to Earth's Rescue, on the UN's Dime?

Posted by plantitfilm on Sunday, 24 July 2011 in Climate Change

Hundreds of United Nations global warming scientists have just met in France via Earth-destroying air travel, ironically at a time of unseasonably cool temperatures across France, to once again justify their funding. Apparently the overall temperature of Earth is set to maybe rise 4 degrees Fa...

Montana Spill Clouds Pipeline Plan

Posted by plantitfilm on Sunday, 24 July 2011 in Earth Violators

The fallout from a ruptured oil pipeline in the Yellowstone River this month is spilling into a larger debate over whether the U.S. should allow the expansion of a pipeline that would carry more crude from Canada's oil sands to American refineries. The July 1 accident at Exxon Mobil Corp.'s Silvert...

The FBI’s War against Green Activists

Posted by plantitfilm on Thursday, 16 June 2011 in Earth Violators

“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” -Joseph Heller, Catch 22 Ever wonder where your tax dollars go? I mean besides wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, bailouts for Wall Street and tax cuts for the richest of the rich. How about our government’s rapidly expanding...

Thousands of Gallons of Oil Spilled into Emigrant Creek in Wyoming

Posted by plantitfilm on Thursday, 16 June 2011 in Earth Violators

Malfunctioning equipment at an oil well site leaked thousands of gallons of oil into a creek south of Rawlins, federal regulators said Monday, although they weren’t sure of the exact total. The spill into Emigrant Creek, where cleanup operations are under way, totaled between 1,000 and 10,0...

Too Slow on Saving Tropical Forests

Posted by plantitfilm on Friday, 10 June 2011 in Forestry

All but seven percent of the world's tropical forests are “managed poorly or not at all” despite efforts to boost sustainability, according to a major report released Tuesday.Forces driving forest destruction across four continents – including rising food and fuel prices, and growing demand ...

World Ocean Day is today, June 8th

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 08 June 2011 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

The 8th of June is World Oceans Day, our annual chance to celebrate all things marine! Coordinated by The Ocean Project and The World Ocean Network, World Oceans Day encourages us to consider everything that the oceans provide us with — from oxygen to climate regulation, food to pharmaceut...

Photo of a hawksbill turtle caught in a net

Organic Farming Shows Untapped Potential

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 06 June 2011 in Agriculture

Despite the crippling effects of the recent economic slowdown on many industries, the organic agriculture sector not only sustained itself during this period, but also showed signs of growth."In 2009, organic farming was practiced on 90.4 million hectares (90.4 million acres) worldwide, a 5.7 percen...

Is Organic Food Really Better For The Environment?

Posted by plantitfilm on Sunday, 22 May 2011 in Food

I eat a lot of organic food. In fact, about 80% of the food that goes into my body is organic. I cannot tell you how many times I get teased about eating “dirt” from many of my friends, and even my family. A friend recently quizzed me about my reasons for eating organic. I claimed that one ...

Calling all artists: The climate movement needs you!

Posted by plantitfilm on Friday, 13 May 2011 in Arts and Entertainment

Throughout history, artists have joined forces with political movements to battle injustice and demand a better and more beautiful world. Picasso's "Guernica" captured the horrors of the German bombing of civilians in 1937. "Solidarity Forever," "We Shall Overcome," and "Give Peace a Chance"...