Will climate change burst the global ‘food bubble’?

Lester Brown argues the pressures of rising population, consumption, water stress and global warming will pose the first serious challenge to civilisation through our food.People feel rising food prices, says Brown, whereas rising CO2 is intangible. Photograph: Murdo Macleod The world is in the midst of a “food bubble” that could burst at any time: [...]

Global Warming

Subhankar Banerjee/Associated Pres By: Andrew C Revkin Dec. 8, 2009 Source: NY Times Overview Global warming has become perhaps the most complicated issue facing world leaders. On the one hand, warnings from the scientific community are becoming louder, as an increasing body of science points to rising dangers from the ongoing buildup of human-related greenhouse [...]

What doess cap-and-trade mean

Image: Caveman 92223 at flickr under a CC License Written by Stephen Boles Published on May 15th, 2009 Source: Red Green and Blue Rasmussen Reports‘ new survey has revealed a huge disconnect between the American people and the Obama administration’s proposed cap-and-trade climate change legislation. The survey asked respondents to pick the subject area that [...]