The Arctic ice may be a thing of the past soon, and that does not just mean that we might find more Captain Americas.
Shrinking arctic ice and the wicked backlash on our weather
"Since the fossil-fuel revolution after World War II, Arctic temperatures have increased at twice the global rate, illustrating a phenomenon called Arctic amplification. Thus, sea ice has melted at an unprecedented rate and is now caught in a vicious cycle known as the ice-albedo feedback: as sea ice retreats, sunshine that would have been reflected into space by the bright white ice is instead absorbed by the ocean, causing waters to warm and melt even more ice."
We need to take new approaches to how we organize ourselves.
What exactly is a smart city?
"While some people continue to take a narrow view of smart cities by seeing them as places that make better use of information and communication technology (ICT), the cities I work with all view smart cities as a broad,integrated approach to improving the efficiency of city operations, the quality of life for its citizens, and growing the local economy."
...and when we find an idea that makes sense to tree-huggers and fiscal conservatives alike, we should jump on it.
A fiscal conservative's manifesto against sprawl
"'We already have more infrastructure than we can afford to maintain and this imbalance, combined with the massively inefficient development pattern it has induced, is the real drag on the economy. Building even more infrastructure on this same model is simply digging the hole deeper.'"
When that bastion of granola-eating environmentalism, the armed forces, get into the picture, you know it's time for change.
Car manufacturers seek a solar boost
"Buzzcuts and heavy weaponry may jar with climate change aesthetics, but back on planet Earth, though, the US military is now spearheading the global assault on carbon emissions on a range of fronts, including solar power.
And the same goes for the motor industry, where the internal combustion engine’s environmental drawbacks seem to be spurring investment in renewables."
Because, one of the last things I want to see happen is the loss of something that brings joy to my life. We all have something that will be lost by a change in climate....I hope you choose to act before you find out it's too late.
Extreme skier turned climate hawk
"Gannett delivers roughly 250 keynote addresses each year (many, it should be noted, via Skype — no air travel required). Her talks start with a jaw-dropping slideshow of her exploits shredding some of the world’s most extreme slopes. Then she extolls all things winter. Just when you think she’s going to bro down and brag about bagging some sick peak in Alaska, she drops the hammer.
'I’m here because I want to save our snow,' Gannett says. 'And what is snow? Water. And water is one of the most precious and endangered resources.'"
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