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Derek Markham

Giveaway: A Global Warning? History Channel DVD

October 19, 2009

[Update: We have a winner! Using Random.org, I pulled a number out of a hat, and the winner of the DVD is Joe A.! (comment #17) Joe, I'll be emailing you to get your mailing address. Congratulations! Thanks to all of you for participating]
We’ve got a copy of the History Channel’s A Global Warning? DVD [...]

Technology Transfer and Climate Change (Video)

October 16, 2009

“”Tech Transfer” is a phrase everyone who’s serious about climate change should have at the top of their “to advocate for” list. What KINDS of technologies to develop is one conversation to have. Another one is whether or not to share them with developing countries who would otherwise burn coal and oil. Sounds like a [...]

Blog Action Day: It’s Up to Us

October 15, 2009

Whether you call it global warming or climate change, the issue of human impact on the earth’s systems is a very real one.
For climate change skeptics, it’s a big jump to imagine that we are affecting the world around us, and it’s easy to point the finger at other people’s actions and say that [...]

The BeauSoleil Solar Home: Self Sufficient Solar Decathlon Entry

September 30, 2009

Who’s All Wet on Rising Sea Levels? [Video]

September 28, 2009

“Sea level rise. It’s been the subject of myth, legend and pop culture for millenia.
It is going to be one of the major destructive effects of global climate change. So naturally, its something that makes deniers do and say crazy things.”

Activist Invites 6,000 Chevron Employees to Watch CRUDE Documentary

September 25, 2009

The controversial documentary about the pending lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador, CRUDE, may just reach the people that could make a difference: Chevron employees. Activist Trudie Styler has invited all 6,000 San Francisco Bay area Chevron employees to view a free screening of the film.

Maldives President Nasheed Calls for 350 Action on October 24, 2009

September 23, 2009

“Mohamed Nasheed, the president of the Maldives, isn’t just brave because he endured five years as a political prisoner before finally ousting the country’s longtime ruler in an election last fall. He’s brave, too, because he’s confronting head-on the question of the country’s survival, instead of simply focusing on easier issues.”
Find out more at 350.org.

Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Third-Lowest Level Recorded, 200 Walruses Dead

September 17, 2009

The Arctic sea ice has reached the third-lowest level ever recorded, and according to the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), up to 200 walruses, mostly new calves and yearlings, are reported dead on the north coast of Alaska near Icy Cape.

Breaking: Activists Unfurl Banner over Niagara Falls to Protest Tar Sands Oil

September 15, 2009

Canadian Tar Sands Oil Undermines North America’s Clean Energy Future
That’s the gist of a 70′ banner hung over Niagara Falls this morning by activists from the Rainforest Action Network, sending a message to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper as he heads to the White House to lock in subsidies for 22 new and expanded refinery [...]

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