Carbon Credits

After Durban, What Comes Next for Climate Policy?

At the 17th U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in South Africa, leaders from around the world came to a broad last-minute compromise, but details were scarce.

America's Top 10 Polluters

It just got a whole lot easier for Americans to find out which power plants and industrial sites are releasing the most emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency recently released its greenhouse gas database, and included some great tools for tracking polluters. While it doesn't include any requirements to reduce those emissions, it could be a first step in that direction by simply making clear who is releasing it and how much is being released. After the Toxics Release Inventory was created in the 80's, companies - under pressure from the public - began cutting even before mandatory reductions were phased in. After all, no one wants to be called out for farting at the party, so to speak.

The full list:
http://motherjones.com/slideshows/2012/01/worst-emissions-pollutors/scherer-plant-juliette-georgia

Rainforest Alliance

Sustainable forestry management in the Peten region of Guatemala.

New Water Technology at Israeli Watec Exhibition

Thousands of visitors from around the world have arrived at the Watec Exhibition in Tel Aviv to see and to learn the latest innovations in the field of water technology. Ever since its establishment Israel has struggled with a limited water supply, but has succeeded thanks to developing advanced technologies for overcoming its water shortage.

The Watec Exhibition is a bi-annual event presenting the most recently developed innovative water technologies.

Hot Summers Here To Stay

This year's northern summer may have been the fourth hottest summer on record but according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) temperatures are about to get a whole lot hotter. Climatologists at Stanford University are predicting a "new heat regime" in just a few decades.

24 Hours of Reality

The Climate Reality Project, founded and chaired by former U.S. vice president Al Gore, exists to promote a simple message: the climate crisis is real and it can be solved.

The group has debuted the first in a series of teaser videos promoting its upcoming “worldwide event,” a new multimedia presentation by Gore (fingers crossed for PowerPoint presentations!) that will screen once per hour for 24 hours beginning Sept. 14.

Whatever your thoughts on the issue, there is only one question: is this a successful way to, as the group states, “bring the facts about the climate crisis into the mainstream”? Or is it merely more fodder for the group’s existing five million members?

A glass of red, white or green?

Would you like a glass of red, white, or green?  This week we're looking at environmental impact of or the effect climate change can have on alcohol. How can the earth and our favorite poison live in harmony?

Bringing Clean Water to Kenya

Vestergaard Frandsen's landmark Carbon for Water initiative provides more than 1 million free Lifestraw family water filters to communities in western Kenya, a region with limited access to clean water.

With a means for at-home access to drinkable water, locals no longer need to burn firewood for purification, resulting in carbon emissions savings. Watch the video to learn more about the company's commitment to Kenya and how carbon credits will help provide clean water equipment and training for years to come.



Stop The Environment

Stop The Environment from Ed Asner

Thomas Lennon, Ben Garant & Cathy Shim (Reno 911) join Ed Asner & Mindy Sterling to offer a modest, sensible solution for your environmental concerns!

"This Bulb"

Natalie Portman, Kyra Sedgwick and Chloe Sevigny explain how simply changing a light bulb can help reverse the effects of greenhouse gases. With music by Aimee Mann.

Al Gore's Cars 3

Al Gore collaborates with Pixar to make "Cars 3: Cars are Killing the Environment." Part animation, part keynote presentation, this film is sure to captivate children.