Archive for August 2019

Who is Preventing Kids from Learning about Climate Change?

August 30, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Kids are not getting the climate education they need but this is not because of their parents or their teachers. Climate education has become a front-line issue in the battle against truth and kids are being used as pawns in an economically motivated war against reality. As reported by NPR, polls show...

Governments are Acting to Curb the Fires in the Amazon

August 29, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Governments are responding to the planetary threat posed by the fires in the Amazon. There has been a 79 percent increase in fires in 2019 compared to the same period last year. These fires are a threat to air, water, and wildlife. The Amazon generates one fifth of the world's oxygen and it is the...

Grade 10 Climate Change Education in Ontario

August 28, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Although the provincial government under Premiere Rob Ford has systematically dismantled climate action in Ontario, students in that province can still have access to the facts about global warming. Evidence for Climate Change offers an inquiry-based educational resource for Grade 10 students...

Trump MIA at the G-7 Summit on Climate, Biodiversity and the Fires in the Amazon

August 27, 2019 Add Comment Edit

US President Donald Trump skipped the climate summit and discussions about the fires in the Amazon at the recent G7 meeting in Biarritz, France and then his aides lied about the reason he did not attend. The climate emergency, protecting biodiversity and the fires in the Amazon were high on the agenda...

The Earth's Lungs are Burning and Bolsanaro is to Blame

August 26, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Wildfires have raged all around the world in 2019 but nowhere is the situation more serious than in the record breaking Amazon fires. There have been almost 80,000 fires in the Amazon this year, more than 30,000 in recent weeks and almost 10,000 since the middle of August. Brazil's National Institute...

IRENA Innovation Day (Thailand): Solutions for a renewable-powered future

August 25, 2019 Add Comment Edit

This event will take place on September 4th 2019 at the Athenee Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. IRENA’s Innovation Days will take place in different regions around the world and aim to connect experts and policy makers. This new series of events will showcase emerging innovations and inspire and inform...

Business Sustainability Management (Online Short Course) - University of Cambridge

August 24, 2019 Add Comment Edit

A certificate from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership will give you the skills to argue the business case, develop integrated plans and implement strategies. This flexible eight week online course is offered in weekly modules, that can be completed in 8-12 hours per...

Increasing Wildfires are the New Abnormal

August 23, 2019 Add Comment Edit

It is with good reason that the fires in the Amazon are capturing headlines, but wildfires have burned all around the globe this year. What makes these events unique is their frequency, size and duration. Wildfire seasons are starting earlier and ending later.European heat waves ignited large wildfires...

Green, Healthy, Sustainable Schools (Video)

August 22, 2019 Add Comment Edit

In 2016, Jennifer Seydel discussed the value of sustainable schools and sustainability education. She suggested a framework for developing greener schools and school districts. Jennifer was a School Designer for Expeditionary Learning, a non-profit education reform organization that partners with existing...

The Truth About the Rules on Climate Ads in the Canadian Federal Election

August 21, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Elections Canada reviewed ad rules which have significant implications for the promotion of climate action during the forthcoming federal election. This clarification was in response to reports that Elections Canada had told environmental groups that they could not run ads about climate change. An...

Trane Helping Schools Cut their Energy Bills in Half

August 20, 2019 Add Comment Edit

The combination of efficiency and renewables is driving big savings at Massachusetts' Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District. A performance contract signed with HVAC manufacturer Trane Inc. is expected to slash the districts annual energy spending by 62 percent, or $564,000 each year. Trane is far...

Countering Bolsonaro's Destruction of Brazil's Rainforests

August 19, 2019 Add Comment Edit

The government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is wreaking environmental havoc in one of the most ecologically important places on Earth. The Amazon basin, more than half of which is in Brazil, accounts for 40 percent of the world’s tropical forests and 10-15 percent of the earth's biodiversity....

End to End Power Solutions (Utility Week, Powergen, Distributech, SolarVision & Energy Capital)

August 18, 2019 Add Comment Edit

These end-to-end power solutions events (Asian Utility Week, POWERGEN Asia, DISTRIBUTECH Asia, SolarVision and Energy Capital Leaders) will take place on 3 - 4 September 3-4, 2019 at MITEC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 2019, the 20th edition promises to be bigger and better than ever before. The convergence...

New Record Set for the Hottest Month Ever

August 17, 2019 Add Comment Edit

The summer of 2019 started with the hottest month of June and that was followed by July which is now being considered the hottest month in recorded history.This is the first time in the 140 years that we have monitored global temperatures that we have seen a global average reading of 62.13 Fahrenheit....

Environmental Masters Degrees from Vermont Law School

August 16, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Vermont Law School (VLS) offers three environmental masters degrees. A master's degree from VLS is different from other law degrees. Instead of studying theories about how policies work, VLS master's candidates learn the law and how to use it to effect change. By studying advocacy, regulations, legislation,...

August 15, 2019 Add Comment Edit

The Trump administration's relationship to reality is tenuous at best, when research does not support their narrative they censor scientists and hide reports. Trump resists science just as he opposes all serious efforts to delineate truth from falsehood. Trump is a monumental liar. According to the...

Bentley University Arena is a Model of Sustainability

August 14, 2019 Add Comment Edit

The environmentally sustainable multipurpose Bentley Arena at Bentley University is the first stand-alone ice arena to earn LEED platinum certification. It cuts the buildings carbon footprint in half compared to comparable traditional arenas and it also uses half the energy. The 76,000 square-foot...

School in Pakistan Shines Light on the Power of Renewables

August 12, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Many of the 23 million Pakistani children who do not attend school work during the day. They cannot attend school at night because some of the places where these kids live do not have electricity. work during the day so they cannot attend school. In 2016 two schools in Faisalabad began...

Event - Ecology 2019: The Future of Ecosystems (20 Tracks)

August 11, 2019 Add Comment Edit

The 2nd International Conference on Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology will take place on August 19-20, 2019 will take place in London, United Kingdom. Ecology 2019 is organized around the theme of "the future of ecology" and it will include keynote speeches, presentations, talks, and exhibitions.Ecology...

Addressing Biodiversity Loss: The Convention on Biological Diversity

August 10, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Efforts are underway to try to counter humanities genocide against the natural world. Unless we act in a timely fashion to prevent further destruction of biodiversity entire ecosystems are at risk of collapse. According to a recent IPBES report human activity (eg climate change causing emissions, habitat...

Ocean Heatwaves Killing the Climate Canary in the Marine Coalmine

August 09, 2019 Add Comment Edit

A new study shows that ocean heatwaves are twice as common as predicted and this is decimating aquatic ecosystems. This summer's abnormally warm ocean temperatures are cooking mussels in their shells along the west coast of North America. Mussels are the proverbial canary in the coalmine, they are...

Comprehensive Green School Information and Resources 2010 - 2018

August 08, 2019 Add Comment Edit

In 2019 the Green Market Oracle (GMO) is reprising its annual Green School Series. This series is for people who want to know what schools are doing to be more sustainable, it is also for students interested in sustainability focused programs, degrees and courses. Over the course of the last...

GMO's Annual Green School Series Posts in 2018

August 07, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Each year the Green Market Oracle (GMO) publishes a series of posts addressing a wide range of green school related subjects. In addition to green buildings, this series has reviewed hundreds of sustainability-focused schools and accreditation. Last year the ninth edition of the GMO Green School Series...