Tuesday, May 19, 2009

David Keith's unusual climate change idea

Al Gore's new thinking on the climate crisis

The Most Important Number in the World

The Most Important Number in the World ... the tolerable carbon level allowing survival of life on earth, now recognized as 350 parts-per-million maximum.

Labels: , , , , ,

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Byproducts of Excessive Environmental Pollution

















Click here to get Global Warming at EncycloMedia.com

Pollution has many ways to come back and haunt us, and one of those ways is by elevating to the clouds and coming back in the form of acid rain. Acid rain has been the main culprit in the deterioration of acres upon acres of forest in Europe and Canada over the last 30 years.

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Monday, May 28, 2007

Duane Elgin: The Universe as a Living System


Duane Elgin is an author, speaker, educator, consultant, and media activist. For more than three decades, Duane has been in the forefront of exploring humanity's evolutionary journey, sustainable ways of living, media accountability and citizen empowerment, and the convergence of the new science with the world's wisdom traditions.
Elgin explores how humanity is on the brink of a global, whole-system crisis where we will have the choice of either pulling together to create an evolutionary bounce, or pulling apart to precipitate an evolutionary crash.

Labels: , , , , , , , , , ,

Green Hero in China (with sub-titles/captions)



EPISODE 1 of "LIFE Voices - The Extraordinary in Everyday Life" - monthly podcast, presenting interviews with inspiring personalities from around the world. Published on the 13th of each month.
Today with German biologist Dr. JOSEF MARGRAF who went to China to discover nearly extinct species and help establish a system of biodiversity in the rain forest region of the Sou thern Chinese mountains.
Green Hero in China - Interview with Dr. Josef Margraf (LIFE Voices No. 1)
With subtitles/captions in different languages ... or you can add (easily)your own ... for others to benefit from ... online by going to the video hosts website.
www.dotsub.com/films/greenhero/index.php

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Environment News at Blinkx (Video Search Engine)



Click on any of the images above or for the latest news go to
www.blinkx.com/videos/environment

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Discovery, Understanding, Conservation



Discovery, Understanding, Conservation: How NatureServe Makes a Difference
NatureServe is a non-profit conservation group that provides the scientific basis for conservation action. This 11-minute video provides a compelling introduction to NatureServe, highlighting conservation stories in North Carolina, Colorado, and Latin America, and includes commentary by Edward O. Wilson and Bruce Babbitt

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Environment, Health and Democracy



Environment, Health and Democracy with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discusses the impact that changes in the environment can have on health, in the Seventh Annual Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Lecture in Health Policy at UC Berkeley.

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Rainforest Conservation




Rainforest Conservation and Community Development Expedition In Ecuador with GVI
Research endangered species on one of the most remote and pioneering Amazon expeditions in the world with Global Vision International.

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Save Planet Earth - GreenPeace



Save Planet Earth - GreenPeace - World Environment Climate Change

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Air Pollution

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans



An informative and interactive educational experience with a video link and quiz included that teaches students about the effects of plastic pollution in our oceans.

For other presentations in Slideshare with the TAG "Pollution" click on this link ... www.slideshare.net/tag/pollution

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Save the Tiger



For other presentations on slideshare with the TAG "conservation" then click here www.slideshare.net/tag/conservation

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Good Agricultural Practices (D. Ducharme)

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Countdown 2010: Save Biodiversity



Click on this link to see other presentations on slideshare with the TAG "environment" www.slideshare.net/tag/environment

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Sniffing Out Indoor Air Pollution

www.kqed.com/quest/radio/view/305

Need to return here after 11 may to embed program

Most people think of their house as a sanctuary from toxic air, but indoor air pollution can be at least as potent-- and often much more so-- as what you breathe outdoors.

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Green Building Revolution



www.kqed.com/quest/television/view/155

An explosion in green building is underway. Cleverly engineered libraries, office buildings, even public housing projects are popping up across the Bay Area, championed as much by landlords as by environmental groups.

Labels: , , , , , , , , ,

The Environment and Conservation (Videos/PPoints)

This page showcases videos and PowerPoint presentations that are available to help with teaching and learning about the environment, conservation and pollution ... I hope this collection saves you some time.

There are some areas on the Shambles website that list free resources and links to help with this topic
| Environment and Conservation | Improving the Environment |

This page is part of the Shambles "Forest of Theme Blogs" pages that provide videos and other multimedia resources to support a variety of topics.
If you would like to see all of the Theme Blogs then go to the full list at http://www.shambles.net/blogforest
The Shambles Forest of Theme Blogs

Labels: , , , , , , , ,