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How Big is Your Carbon Footprint?

Thomas — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:00:56 +0000

How Big is Your Carbon Footprint? is a post from: Words About Things

How Big is Your Carbon Footprint? is a post from: Words About Things The forthcoming Climate Change Conference has created a renewed interest in the effects our actions are having on our planet. Whilst some still doubt the link between pollution and Global Warming most of us are in agreement that something needs to change. [...]

Is Climate Change Causing Birds To Shrink?

Thomas — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:24:43 +0000

Is Climate Change Causing Birds To Shrink? is a post from: Words About Things

Is Climate Change Causing Birds To Shrink? is a post from: Words About Things A recent study of avian specimens in Australia has found that various species are becoming smaller over time. The research, which was published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, shows that successive generations of birds have smaller wingspans. Birds which [...]

Why Climate Change Will Make Life Harder For Coffee Farmers

Thomas — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:54:18 +0000

Why Climate Change Will Make Life Harder For Coffee Farmers is a post from: Words About Things

Why Climate Change Will Make Life Harder For Coffee Farmers is a post from: Words About Things Life isn’t easy for coffee farmers. Coffee beans are finickity and require just the right conditions to thrive. They are mostly grown at high altitudes in hard to reach areas and too much or not enough rain can [...]

The ‘Danger Global Warming’ Project.

Thomas — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:31:03 +0000

The ‘Danger Global Warming’ Project. is a post from: Words About Things

The ‘Danger Global Warming’ Project. is a post from: Words About Things The Danger Global Warming Project was set up to draw attention to the problem of Global Warming through the medium or art. It was organized by the multi-media art collective Blacksmoke in collaboration with Greenpeace. Artists were asked to incorporate Greenpeace’s black and [...]

Creating Green Electricity From Brown Waste

Thomas — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:41:21 +0000

Creating Green Electricity From Brown Waste is a post from: Words About Things

Creating Green Electricity From Brown Waste is a post from: Words About Things A Dutch farmer is happier than a pig in the proverbial after figuring out a novel way to produce enough energy to run his farm. John Horrevorts from Sterksel farms pigs so he has access to an infinite amount of porcine doo-doo [...]