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

The buzz behind 7 billion people: A milestone and a warning

Jeffrey Sachs, Earth Institute director at Columbia University, explains the challenges of the growing global population. 

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.

Carbon Diet

Let's lose some pounds—pounds of carbon dioxide. You'll save cash, too.

Why Care About Water?

There is the same amount of water on Earth today as there was when the dinosaurs roamed. And just less than one percent of the planet's water is available to meet the daily drinking water, sanitation and food needs of nearly 7 billion people and millions of other species. Learn more about water in all its forms and how you can make a difference.

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!

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.

Does Green Tech have a chance?

A new UN report says the world is going to need $1.9 trillion a year, over the next 40 years for incremental investments in green technology. But then you compare it to the $3.7 trillion and counting that US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has cost, and it starts to pale in comparison. 

Top Climate Change-Denying Argument Debunked

The web's best climate denial-debunker, Peter Sinclair, is back with another fine video. This one tackles the popular skeptic claim that there have been observed periods in the Earth's history wherein global temperatures rose first and CO2 levels followed suit. So, the skeptics say, if greenhouse gas emissions are supposed to cause temps to rise, why would it get hotter before we see higher concentrations of CO2? Hm? The answer is that skeptics have -- as they often do -- selectively cherry-picked data to "prove" their case. The more complete answer involves a fascinating exploration of Milankovitch cycles, past ice ages, and factors that amplify minor changes in global temperature.

As Sinclair himself describes it, "For a lot of climate deniers, this is their penultimate argument, the master climate crock. They think it's the stroke to end all arguments. It's only the most outrageous and dishonest cherry pick of all time."

It is worth noting that there are indeed some supremely dishonest tactics at the root of many of the primary skeptical arguments against climate change. Good thing we have folks like Sinclair to root them out.

Water Planet (Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio)

For over ten years, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has supported social causes and films on environmental issues. The actor and environmentalist has a particular fondness -- and concern -- for the ocean as well as the global need for clean drinking water. In this video, he lays out the importance of clean water in our daily lives.

Tips on Living 'Green' : "Green" Cleaning

Watch as a pair of conservation experts discusses the topic of "green" cleaning in this free online video about environmentalism.