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Maya Lin’s ‘Last Memorial’ Honors ‘What is Missing’
Posted by Climate Central: Alex Kasdin on August 6th, 2012
Climate Central: Maya Lin is best known for the stunningly moving, but astoundingly simple Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., that she designed while she was still in college in 1981. Now she has created another poignant memorial, albeit this time it is not honoring lives lost in wartime, but rather it's attempting to honor the natural world, which is disappearing before our eyes. Lin's web-based multimedia memorial is called "What is Missing?' She has said the tribute to decreasing biodiversity is her "last...
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U.S. falls short in global energy efficiency rankings
Posted by Climate Central: Alex Kasdin on July 15th, 2012
Climate Central: The nonprofit American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released a report this week ranking the top 12 global economies in terms of their energy efficiency. The U.S. was 9th, trailing not only the United Kingdom, which ranked 1st, but also behind the European Union and China.
The report, called the "International Energy Efficiency Scorecard,' analyzed the efficiency of the 12 largest global economies, which included Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,...
Texas Court Rules Air Deserves Same Protection As Water
Posted by Climate Central: Alex Kasdin on July 13th, 2012
Climate Central: A court ruling in Texas this week may have significant implications for groups seeking to use the courts to force individual states to act on climate change.
Texas District Court Judge Gisela Triana ruled that the atmosphere is part of the "public trust,' which means it "must be protected for public use' under common law principles, according to the Associated Press.
The Texas Environmental Law Center, along with the nonprofit organization Our Children's Trust, brought the case against the...
Colorado’s ‘Most Destructive’ Fire Now Fully Contained
Posted by Climate Central: Alex Kasdin on July 12th, 2012
Climate Central: The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that the Waldo Canyon fire, the "most destructive' fire ever to rip through Colorado, was 100 percent contained. This does not mean that every blaze of the fire has been extinguished but means the fire's "boundaries are fully under control.' A spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service, Pat Collrin, said that some parts of the Waldo Canyon fire could continue to "burn until fall.'
However, the smoke has cleared enough to inventory the unparalleled damage. After...
Media Heats Up with Coverage of Extreme Weather
Posted by Climate Central: Alex Kasdin on July 2nd, 2012
Climate Central: CBS News and the Associated Press reported on the mass power outages that occurred across the mid-Atlantic region because of the severe thunderstorm event, known as a "derecho,' that occurred on June 29. The lack of power, and consequently the lack of air conditioning, has added to the public health risks from the late June and early July heat wave.
According to the Washington Post, the morning commute in and around Washington, D.C. was not as treacherous as feared since many traffic lights were...