Fresk converts the latest climate science into a hands-on card game, helping players understand the causes, effects and feedback loops of climate change. Katharine Houreld discusses this latest game in an article on the Washington Post website. Climate-curious but confused? Grab a beer and some cards. It sounds like the beginning of a joke: … Continue reading Time to play Climate Fresk?
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EnerWhizz Training Camp: Quiz Your Way Into Energy Efficiency
The EENOVA Quiz is an initiative to raise awareness about the EENOVA project and energy challenges in the food value chain through an online game. The quiz aims to educate participants about the food chain's reliance on fossil fuels by engaging them in a brief, timed quiz consisting of yes-or-no questions based on the latest … Continue reading EnerWhizz Training Camp: Quiz Your Way Into Energy Efficiency
Paris embraces the ’15-minute city’ concept
Helena Horton writes on the Guardian website about the urbanist Carlos Moreno on how his concept is transforming French life and what is hindering change across the Channel in the UK. Why has the ‘15-minute city’ taken off in Paris but become a toxic idea in UK? The “15-minute city” has become a toxic … Continue reading Paris embraces the ’15-minute city’ concept
Innovative climate protest: UK climate choir movement took over St Stephen’s Hall at Palace of Westminster in a peaceful and dramatic singing protest
Over 150 Climate Choir singers protested at parliament over the Rosebank North Sea oil field licensing on Thursday 7 March. They did so in style: occupying the Palace of Westminster while serenading onlookers – including MPs. Amelia Hill describes the event in an article on the Guardian website. There is now a YouTube video of … Continue reading Innovative climate protest: UK climate choir movement took over St Stephen’s Hall at Palace of Westminster in a peaceful and dramatic singing protest
How some fungi can help the environment and become the basis for a variety of eco-friendly industries
Anna Spencer writes on the CBC News website about the many benefits of fungi. This article is part of the CBC News initiative entitled "Our Changing Planet" to show and explain the effects of climate change. From fashion to burials: How fungi can help fight climate change Fungi are among the oldest organisms on … Continue reading How some fungi can help the environment and become the basis for a variety of eco-friendly industries
Latest invention from University of Alberta – a battery-free light switch
The battery-free invention operates by harvesting ambient energy, potentially making homes more energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and affordable. Geoff McMaster discusses the latest invention in an article on the University of Alberta website. Innovative wireless light switch could cut house wiring costs in half A University of Alberta engineering researcher has developed a wireless light … Continue reading Latest invention from University of Alberta – a battery-free light switch
Great series of billboards in US calling out oil and gas companies for their role in fueling climate disasters
Fossil Free Media, a non-profit media organization, installed the ads in cities rocked by heatwaves including Phoenix and Austin. Dharna Noor explains in an article on the Guardian website. ‘Brought to you by big oil’: US billboards call out companies for record heatwaves Drive down the highways of Phoenix, Arizona; Austin, Texas; or Fresno, … Continue reading Great series of billboards in US calling out oil and gas companies for their role in fueling climate disasters
French blockbuster exhibitions making efforts to improve museum sustainability
One exhibit in France consumed the water of 454 Olympic swimming pools, the annual energy of 23 French households and emitted the greenhouse gases of 74 round trips by plane from Paris to Marseille. This is not sustainable. Guergana Guintcheva, Professeur de Marketing at EDHEC Business School, in an article on The Conversation website, discusses … Continue reading French blockbuster exhibitions making efforts to improve museum sustainability
James Lovelock: “a nonconformist who had a unique vantage point that came from being, as he put it, half-scientist and half-inventor”
Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at UCL, in an article on The Conversation website, discusses the extraordinary life of James Lovelock, the maverick scientist and inventory who was best known for his Gaia hypothesis. Do you think Lovelock transformed the way we think of life on Earth? James Lovelock: the scientist-inventor who … Continue reading James Lovelock: “a nonconformist who had a unique vantage point that came from being, as he put it, half-scientist and half-inventor”
Classical music is one of the greatest joys on our planet and that we need to make changes in order to keep it that way
Classical concerts consume energy in several ways: patrons traveling to the venue, the concert hall's lighting and heating costs, and the artist traveling via plane, car or bus to venues across the country or even the globe. While environmental activism and support is shown by performers and composers, there are ways in which music appreciators … Continue reading Classical music is one of the greatest joys on our planet and that we need to make changes in order to keep it that way
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 