LS 70B - Spring 2007. This lower division course introduces global warming as both a scientific and social issue. We will introduce the physical science that sets the stage for the problem, from the basic concepts of climate (carbon cycle, greenhouse effect, climate feedbacks) through to the climate model projections of future climate changes and their impacts. ...
"NPR's Climate Connections series takes you on a year-long global voyage, exploring how the Earth's climate shapes people, and how people are shaping the Earth's climate. A partnership with National Geographic."
e2 is an ongoing PBS documentary series that chronicles efforts to solve the world's most pressing ecological challenges. From energy consumption to design efficiency, policy to industry, the series documents the innovators whose work is reducing humans' impact on the environment. Interviews with experts, policymakers and pioneers across a variety of disciplines offer a firsthand account of the complex environmental challenges that we face, as well as the possibility that pragmatic solutions are within reach. The series is narrated by Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. Each episode is supplemented by a video podcast featuring exclusive interviews and footage, taking viewers beyond the television broadcast and deeper into the issues of sustainability. Produced by kontentreal, new episodes of e2 release on PBS every Friday beginning October 19. Check your local listings. Major corporate support for e2 is provided by Autodesk.
WRI is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to create practical ways to protect the Earth and improve people's lives. Our program focuses on activities to reverse damage to ecosystems, expand participation in environmental decisions, avert dangerous climate change, and increase prosperity while improving the environment.
Americans are speaking out and standing strong in this emerging age of planetary awareness, corporate social responsibility and ethical treatment for all. Join us on ATG for lively conversations with forward thinkers and green business leaders and learn how to be the change you want to see in the world.
Greenpeace is an independent campaigning organisation that uses non-violent creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems to force solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace organises public campaigns for: The protection of oceans and ancient forests; the phase out of fossil fuels and the promotion of renewable energy to stop climate change; the elimination of toxic chemicals; the prevention of genetically modified organisms being released into nature; an end to the nuclear threat and nuclear contamination; safe and sustainable trade. Save the whales!
Follow Dawn Van Zant, in the new environmental podcast at InvestorIdeas.com "Driving Green". The new podcast will examine new technology, fuels and trends in the green transportation shift .
Living on Earth is a weekly news and information program from PRI about the world's changing environment, ecology, and human health. If there's something new about global warming, climate change, environmental politics or environmental quality and human health, you can count on Host Steve Curwood and the LOE public radio news team to keep you up to date with fair and accurate coverage.
Check out the Green Alternative for environment news in Australia and around the world. The Environment Society of Australia has no political or financial affiliations, it is a volunteer community organisation working for the environment.
PennFuture works to create a just future where nature, communities and the economy thrive. We enforce environmental laws and advocate for the transformation of public policy, public opinion and the marketplace to restore and protect the environment and safeguard public health. PennFuture advances effective solutions for the problems of pollution, sprawl and global warming; mobilizes citizens; crafts compelling communications; and provides excellent legal services and policy analysis.
The PennFuture blog and PennFuture podcasts are an additional way for the organization to spread its message and increase the reach of its advocacy. Join us by visiting www.pennfuture.org and remember that every environmental victory grows the economy.
The EnvironMinute focuses on the steps individuals and corporations can take every day to better their environment. It is produced by Finger Lakes Productions in cooperation with the Heinz Family Philanthropies and the Heinz Endowments. In addition to the podcast, the show is heard daily on public and commercial radio stations around the world.