Photo via Simple Steps If anyone else suffers from allergies, maybe someone out there can empathize: I have been absolutely slammed by them this year. Sneezing, eyes swelling till they’re almost locked shut, itching–man, it’s the worst . I’ve spent the last couple days just hiding indoors and thinking to myself ‘I swear, it’s never been this bad,’ as my left hand fights off my right to keep it from rubbing my eye. Reading this paragraph back, it occurs to me that another explanation may be that I’ve simply gone insane. But then, I read this headline in Time through my crust… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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I’m Allergic to Global Warming. Literally.
photo: Jukka via flickr. Forgive the bad play on words, but one of this Sunday’s episodes of Life over on our big brother Discovery Channel (that’s 8pm ET by the way) is all about this planet’s vast plant kingdom and all the different challenges they face: Struggling to get enough sunlight, making the most out of available water, turning carnivorous and luring animals to their doom. Here on TreeHugger though, much of our plant coverage focuses o… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Where Would Life Be Without Plants?
Warm weather in Cancun might be nice in November, but do we all need to go? Photo: Michael Strande via flickr. So the first round of post-Copenhagen climate talks concluded last weekend in Bonn, Germany and where are we? European-based news media headlines focused on the ‘slim’ prospects for a climate deal; the activist community talks of the same old divisions marring discussions , and
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Beyond Bonn, Why Not Just Skip COP16 & Focus on 2011 in South Africa?
Surprise! Conservationists are tricking the northern quoll into avoiding toxic cane toads. Image credit: Doug Beckers /Flickr For predators in Australia, the invasive cane toad is a tempting meal. The problem is that these toads are highly toxic—often killing large numbers of naive native species before they have a chance to adapt. Conservationists there have tried everything from cat-food bait to
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A Fairy Tale Provides Inspiration for a New Weapon in the Battle Against the Cane Toad
Photo: Flickr , CC In Germany’s Footsteps… And About as Sunny Canada’s most populous province has been signing deals left and right since it increased its feed-in tariffs (the danger is now arguably that they’re too generous, and this could lead to a backlash from rate-payers). The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has recently announced deals for 184 new projects, mostly wind, solar, run-of-river hydro, … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Ontario Announces 2,500 Megawatts of Renewable Energy Deals
Image credit: Oxfam This guest post was written by Marisa Marcavillaca, farmer and leader of a National Indigenous Women’s Organization, FEMUCARINAP, Peru, courtesy of Oxfam International . You may know my region, Cusco, because it is home to the world famous Machu Picchu . But you may not know that my neighbors and I, as well as Machu Picchu, are suffering because of climate change…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Climate Change is Not Just About the Climate, it is About Our Lives
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Today on Planet 100: Filipino Godzilla (Video)
Corn Field by Kevin Dooley via Flickr The National Research Council has just released a report that concludes that genetically engineered crops benefits many U.S. farmers. The report also contains a strong caveat that agricultural biotechnology needs proper management to be effective. Rather than a wholesale celebration of the success of the GE industry the researchers found that there are huge knowledge gaps and any opportunities to use the technology for greater public good are being missed. Here are some of the concl… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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GE Crops Provide Short-Term Gain to U.S. Farmers But Long-Term Sustainability in Doubt, Says Report
Photo: © Henry Diltz/Michael Lang . Itu, a small town 100 kilometers from Sao Paulo, could be the location of a new edition of Woodstock , that little festival in 1969 that changed everything. Even though the event has not been confirmed, a well known advertising personality from Brazil is giving twitter updates and announcing they’ll be able to talk about it in a month. More inside…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Photos via the BBC Life Will Find a Way . . . You’re likely familiar with the ever-growing marine dead zones , areas in the ocean where no life was believed possible due to depleting oxygen levels. But in a truly startling discovery, scientists have stumbled upon the first animal that can survive without oxygen–a feat that until now was only possible in bacteria. This has a number of implications: both regarding the possibility that life may yet adapt to more severe conditions on ear… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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First-Ever Animals Found Living Without Oxygen in Marine Dead Zone