Here are some great summaries and a video of the recentVelo-city Global conference in Copenhagen. There was an international bike conference in Copenhagen recently. It was the place to be for bicycle professionals and enthusiasts around the world (I am…
Thank You, & Copenhagen Conclusions
To all of the people who had the goals and made the effort to bring positive change to the world in Copenhagen, here is one humungous thank you. Everybody who worked on addressing this critical issue of human-accelerated and potentially…
4 Childhood Lessons & Climate Change
There is so much complexity in the politics of climate change right now, but as the Copenhagen climate negotiations heat up, I think there are a few simple childhood lessons to review or keep in mind. [social_buttons] Of course, action…
Fear’s Role in Climate Change Issues
Fear. It is a simple emotion. It is a feeling. But it can also create something complicated — in what it makes us think and do. Fear drives many decisions in the world, and may often cause us to make…
Greenland Ice Sheet Melting Faster than Ever
More data show that ‘Yes, climate change is happening, ice is melting at alarming rates, and the time for action is now.’ Independent research using state-of-the-art modeling and satellite observations shows that melting of the Greenland ice sheet is speeding…
#4 Copenhagen, Denmark: Great Bicycle City Photo Tour
Home of the upcoming climate change conference, Copenhagen is #4 in this great bicycle city photo tour series. With about 55% of trips being by bicycle, Copenhagen is an amazing place to visit or live if you like bicycling. The…
700 Naked People in France for Climate Change Action
700 people stripped naked in French vineyards this week. Why? To try to influence world leaders to do more regarding climate change.
United Nations (UN) Shames Rich Nations for Climate Change Funding — Needs to Be About $500-600 Billion Higher
The United Nations (UN) released a report on September 1 that gives their strongest criticism of climate change funding to date. They say that rich, developed nations really need to step it up in the battle to control and reduce…
Global Warming in the Arctic — Much Worse than We Thought!
A new study by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), released today, says that the effects of warming in the Arctic are “dire… far worse than previous projections.” Dr Martin Sommerkorn, senior climate change advisor for WWF’s Arctic program (who works…
100 Days to Copenhagen Climate Conference Marked by Ice Sculptures in China and India
Yesterday, marking the 100-day countdown to the world-changing climate change conference in Copenhagen, Greenpeace presented beautiful ice sculptures in China and India to “to symbolise the ‘disappearing future‘ for the 1.3 billion people in Asia at risk of water shortage…