Shared from the 10/8/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS The move, which appears crafted to resonate with younger, more environmentally aware consumers, will require a “fundamental rethink” in the company’s packaging policies, said CEO Alan Jope.
Unilever aims to achieve t...
Shared from the 10/4/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
PACIFICORP
By Mead Gruver The Associated Press
CHEYENNE» A major Western utility said Thursday it plans to speed up its move away from coal-fired power and get more juice from the sun and wind.
Citing financial incentives, Port...
By
Terrence McCoy
Oct. 2, 2019 at 10:18 a.m. PDT
RIO DE JANEIRO — The number of fires in the Amazon rainforest dropped significantly in September, a month when fires typically increase, Brazil’s satellite research agency reported.
The number of fires since the beginning...
The general consensus among scientists is that that carbon emissions must be reduced by 80% by 2050 to avoid temperature rise of more than 2°C. While offset programs, like SeaGrass Grow, are great for making up for what you can’t reduce, minimizing the carbon emissions you’re responsible for creatin...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
September 25, 2019 – This morning in the Principality of Monaco, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC). The report scrutinizes current scientific understandings of the ...
Shared from the 9/29/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
The Open Forum
Letters to the Editor
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks Wednesday in New York. She traveled to the U.S. on a sailboat to avoid carbon emissions as she pushed for the world to combat climate change. Mary Altaff...
Shared from the 9/29/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
MONTANA By Matthew Brown
The Associated Press
BILLINGS, MONT.» A conservation group trying to create the largest nature reserve in the Lower 48 states said Tuesday it was scaling back its request to expand bison grazing in Montana, following ...
Did you know that September 26 is World Environmental Health Day?
Since 2011, this day has served to raise awareness of the environmental issues that most impact public health. This year’s theme, climate change challenges, time for global environmental health to act in unison, could hardly ...
A recent poll shows Americans are saving energy but they are not doing all they can. Here is what they are doing:
1. Turning off lights when not needed-Yeah 90% do this!
2. Lower thermostat a few degrees in winter and leave it a few degrees higher in summer , well maybe so only a small capital yea...
Rollbacks to the Endangered Species Act go into effect today. Can you take a moment to make a call?
When you call, you don't need to say a lot. Again, the number is 202-456-1111. Here is a sample script:
I am calling from NAME YOUR STATE HERE and I want President Trump to know that I do not suppor...
By Seth Borenstein, shared from The Denver Post
The Associated Press
Sea levels are rising at an ever-faster rate as ice and snow shrink, and oceans are getting more acidic and losing oxygen, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in a report issued as world leaders met at the U...
Matthew Green
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Banks with more than $47 trillion in assets, or a third of the global industry, adopted new U.N.-backed “responsible banking” principles to fight climate change on Sunday that would shift their loan books away from fossil fuels.
Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), Ci...
Albert Einstein, (1870-1955) undoubtedly one of our world's most impactful geniuses said,
"Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."
Shared from the 9/21/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE By Elizabeth Hernandez and James Burky
The Denver Post
Protest chants boomed through downtown Denver on Friday, echoing between high-rises and intertwining with the wafting scents of sage and patchouli. The thousands of...
Shared from the 9/21/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
WILD BIRDS By Seth Borenstein and Christina Larson
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON» North America’s skies are lonelier and quieter as nearly 3 billion fewer wild birds soar in the air than in 1970, a comprehensive study shows.
The new study ...
Shared from the 9/18/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
By Juliet Eilperin and Nick Miroff
The Washington Post
Bulldozers and excavators rushing to install President Donald Trump’s border barrier could damage or destroy up to 22 archaeological sites within Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Mo...
Shared from the 9/18/2019 The Denver Post eEdition By Lauran Neergaard
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON» A new study suggests when a pregnant woman breathes in air pollution, it can travel beyond her lungs to the placenta that guards her fetus.
Pollution composed of tiny particles from car exh...
