Keyword: climate change

American Exodus
Climate Change and the Coming Flight for Survival
by Giles Slade

Some scientists predict the sea will rise 1.5 meters before 2100, but rapidly melting polar ice caps could make the real amount much higher. In the coming century, intensifying storms will batter our coasts, and droughts and heat events will be …
related subjects: Urban Issues

Sacred Acts
How churches are working to protect Earth's climate
by Mallory McDuff
foreword by Bill McKibben

Stories from across North America of contemporary church leaders, parishioners and religious activists who are working to define a new environmental movement, where honoring the Creator means protecting the planet.
Sacred Acts documents the diverse …
related subjects: Sustainable Living

The Climate Challenge
101 Solutions to Global Warming
by Guy Dauncey

It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the urgency of global climate change. But when author Guy Dauncey assembles the world's best solutions in one place, as he does in The Climate Challenge, a vision emerges of a sustainable energy revolution. He opens …
related subjects: Environment & Economy

Blackout
Coal, Climate and the Last Energy Crisis
by Richard Heinberg

Coal fuels about 50 percent of US electricity production and provides a quarter of the country's total energy. China and India's ferocious economic growth is based almost entirely on coal-generated electricity.
Coal currently looks like a solution to …
related subjects: Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil

Extreme Weather Hits Home
Protecting Your Buildings from Climate Change
by John Banta

We know how to prepare our homes for each seasonal change, but do we know how to prepare for climate change? Violent weather events like floods, tornadoes, ice storms and hurricanes only tell part of the story. Climate change is frequently more …
related subjects: Green Building