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The Rising Sea: 7 Foot Ocean Rise by 2100

Posted on Jan 21, 2010 by Scott James.

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Sea levels are rising, though there is little agreement on how much has happened and how much will come over the next century, there is general consensus that we will need to learn how to adapt to a changing coastline. In their book The Rising Sea, scientists and authors Orrin Pilkey and Rob Young claim that “governments and coastal managers should assume the inevitability of a seven-foot rise in sea level.” According to their reassessment of the 2007 IPCC report in light of the past two years, rising sea levels are not a thing of the future, but something that is very real and is happening right now.
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200 Miles to Copenhagen: Eco-Activist Roz Savage Walks for Awareness

Posted on Dec 06, 2009 by Scott James.

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Roz Savage is making a splash by walking over 200 miles from London to Brussels as part of an activist trip to the UN Copenhagen summit. The purpose of her trip is to raise awareness about the summit and environmental issues worldwide. What’s special about Roz Savage? She has done solo rowing trips across both the Atlantic (2005) and Pacific Oceans (2008), the first woman to make such a journey.
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Drought in the Southeast: Can We Blame Climate Change?

Posted on Oct 04, 2009 by Scott James.

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The 2005-2007 drought in the Southeast was bad but was neither unprecedented nor necessarily caused by global warming from climate change, according to a recent study released form Columbia University.
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GTR: Bringing Safe Drinking Water to Developing Nations with LifeStraw

Posted on Aug 25, 2009 by BLI Editors.

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“Blue August” Programming on Planet Green

Posted on Jul 27, 2009 by Reenita Malhotra.

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This summer, Planet Green will air Blue August, a robust month of on-air and on-line programming that brings to life the wonders and mysteries of the aquatic — from the majesty of our oceans to the critical issue of clean drinking water.
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