by Admin | Sep 14, 2016 | Climate Change, Information, Sustainability
In discussions about climate change, carbon dioxide gets a lot of the attention, but about 16 percent of the greenhouse gases created by human activity consists of methane, and about one-third of those methane emissions are produced by cattle. The roughly one billion...
by Admin | Sep 12, 2016 | Environmental hazards, Sustainability
A recent study by Professor Bill Laurance of James Cook University has found that humanity’s environmental footprint has impacted almost the entire planet. Only the most remote areas have not been directly impacted or changed by human activity, and 71 percent of...
by Admin | Sep 9, 2016 | Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
The decline of the Mayan civilization after the 9th century has long remained, and likely will remain, a mystery. As with any such situation, there were likely a lot of factors, but one of them might have been water. Computer models developed at Technical University...
by Admin | Sep 5, 2016 | Information, Sustainability
Phosphorus is an important part of the biochemistry of most plants and animals. We need it to live, and it can compromise our health when there isn’t enough in our diets. Plants also need it to grow well enough to harvest in modern agriculture. It’s naturally...
by Admin | Aug 31, 2016 | Conservation, Sustainability
Each year, Global Footprint Network calculates Earth Overshoot Day, which in 2016 fell on August 8. Earth Overshoot Day refers to the day each year at which we, as humans, have taxed the Earth beyond its capacity to provide for us. By looking at the planet’s...
by Admin | Aug 26, 2016 | Conservation, Sustainability
Scientists and green activists agree that climate change is a huge problem. But what might surprise you is that many large businesses, particularly private equity investors and pension funds, care deeply about climate change as well. They show it in their choices of...
