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The “bathtub ring” that encircles Lake Mead, America’s largest reservoir, is a vivid, if not painful reminder of the sinking water levels all along the Colorado River. Only 40% full, the reservoir has been feeling the effects of a decade-long drought. Whether this is due to weather cycles or global warming is debatable. Not quite as debatable is that global warming will diminish flows in the Colorado River 10-30% over the next 50 years. Read more…
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If you ask an economist what to do about the pesky problem of global warming, their answer would be a simple one: place a tax on carbon emissions. The carbon emissions that generate climate change—a negative externality—are easy to target and if taxed will lead economic actors to internalize the cost of warming. In return, this will discourage activities that contribute to global warming—and contribute to the development of clean, alternative energy forms. But not so fast. Read more…
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Buy this, smell like this, wear this. We all get subjected to countless forms of product advertising everyday. Whether its for food, clothing, movies or electronics, the amount of paper, energy and waste that comes from advertising can be extensive and ultimately damaging to our environment. Read more…
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The concerns of oil dependency have been at the forefront of the environmental debate for years now, but a recent book by Jeff Rubin, Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization, gives a compelling account of the growing scarcity surrounding fossil fuels and the implications it has for radically changing our lives in the near future. Read more…
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Although most of us have turkey on our minds during November, the second to last month of the year also marks the annual bluefin-tune bust up, during which scientists, politicians, activists and industry groups argue about how much bluefin tuna should be caught in the Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent waters. Politicians delivered the final verdict at the end of the month (this year on November 27 in Paris) at the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). Read more…
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Last evening, the University of San Diego played host to the 2010 International Showcase for CleanTECH San Diego, in association with the Global Cleantech Cluster Association. GCCA, an organization linking over 3500 companies and 430 institutions from across the world, provides businesses and investors an opportunity to advance their potential for future earnings. By generating a forum for multinational collaboration, it is GCCA’s hope this will lead to increased innovation across the “green” sector. Read more…
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Few countries around the world have been host to as many wars as Vietnam in Asia’s South East. The destruction to the native people has been devastating just as it has been on the natural environment. Read more…
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Despite the dramatic shift within the U.S. House of Representatives this past Tuesday, many people seemed to overlook the major victory in California. Thanks in large-part to nearly 3 million phone calls and 3.5 million pieces of campaign mail, the Global Green headquarters in Santa Monica estimated $30 million was raised to preserve California’s Assembly Bill 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act. Read more…
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Marijuana…legal?! We have all likely heard the “what ifs” that pertain to the legalization of marijuana. While many affirmative arguments are tax related, additional effects like those that are environmentally related have flown under the radar. For example, how could the passing of Prop 19 help our national forests? Read more…
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Ghandi once said, “There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed.” Humans are simple beings when stripped of their un-needed possessions. However, we choose to inundate ourselves with a barrage of goods and services- anything that convinces us we are making relative progress. However, what have we truly accomplished? Read more…
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