Day: December 13, 2009

Young Voices for Climate Change

Environmental Solution #3 – Engaging Youth Intellect and Enthusiasm The youth are in Copenhagen in awesome and enthusiastic forces! Girls scouts, California activists, Midwestern voices, university environmental clubs, and organized youth demonstrators are all in Copenhagen asking for “Planet not Profit.” I caught up with Alec Loorz, Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch – organizers of […]

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Important Environmental Science “Hot Topics” for Florida (all of which relate to the outcomes at COP15)

“We will restore science to its rightful place.” — President Barack Obama, 2009 : : : : : In 2007, the National Academy of Sciences identified six critical environmental science issues that will drive twenty-first century America. These topics impact local and national economy as well as ecology, and their solutions will significantly enhance our […]

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America’s Biodiversity Expert Speaks about Climate Change and COP15

Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, biodiversity chair for the Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment (and honorary directory of the TREE Foundation headquartered in Sarasota, Florida) recently wrote about his scientific views of climate change in relation to the Copenhagen climate change meetings. This clear and concise editorial encapsulates the salient points about Planet Earth […]

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