A panel of extraordinary military leadersā16 men and women generals and admirals, including prior commanders, commandants, and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staffācame to a pretty devastating conclusion recently about climate strategy. The Military Advisory Board of the Center for Naval Analyses, a 70-year-old federally funded think tank, says that current actions by the
Understanding the implications of climate change is a tricky business at best, as each year we see how far and wide itās scope has grown as we continue researching: the further we study and investigate, the more we begin to realise just how little we know and how complex our planetās climate really is. However,
āI think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?ā ~ Robert Redford, Yosemite National Park dedication, 1985
Glacier melt hasnāt caused a national crisis in Peru, yet. But high in the Andes, rising temperatures and changes in water supply have decimated crops, killed fish stocks and forced entire villages to question how they will survive for another generation. U.S. officials are watching closely because without quick intervention, they say, the South American
Since we had plenty of news last Friday and I was heading out of town, I decided to leave our weekly roundup of global weirding and environmental news (that we didnāt already cover) to Monday. Hereās the global weirding portion. Climate: Student Reporters Take on Climate Change and Security Coincidences aboundājust after posting an item
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/vmv3NAO9sRc&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] I mentioned this video in last weekās greencast, but I have decided that really didnāt do it justice. This is such an excellent video it deserves its own post. I highly recommend watching it now.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/fgT-QfcjXw4&hl=pl_PL&fs=1] Here is this weekās āgreencastā or screencast of great green news from around the internet (that we didnāt already cover). Enjoy the video above via YouTube or in high definition on screenr. By the way, if you happen to notice the sound of pedestrians, cyclists or streetcars in the background, it is because I
Washington, DCās Metro system recently enacted a random police search policy for its riders, citing increased security concerns for the decision. But in reality, the new policy does nothing to protect people from terrorist attacks and pushes people away from public transit and into cars.[social_buttons] Which is the bigger threat: a terrorist attack on a
