Positive Future #666 (Feature photo – Dutch Citizens Celebrate Legal Victory on Climate Change – courtesy of Ugenda.nl) BrightVibes brings us the story of how the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled that government must protect citizens from climate change. The Netherlands (often called Holland) is a nation of 17.5 million people in Europe and…
Positive Future #661 (Feature photo – The Ocean – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Tiago Floreze) EnergyCentral journalist Jim Baird brings us some interesting insights about the science of Thermodynamic GeoEngineering. The concept is to convert the heat in the oceans from global warming into energy – thus cooling the ocean and the planet while offering…
Positive Future #638 (Feature photo – Typhoon Haiyan Destruction – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, Trocaire) CleanTechnica journalist Steve Hanley uncovers a rather disconcerting study. The Philippine Commission on Human Rights did a study on those responsible for climate change and the devastation wrought on the country by Tyhpoon Haiyan. Typhoon Haiyan was the deadliest…
Positive Future #534 (Feature photo – Human Activities Drive Climate Change – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 1.0 Generic license.) The United Nations just released a report on how climate change is putting unprecedented risks to our ability to feed ourselves. Recommendations include commitments to sustainable use of farmland. At issue is that people have affected…
Positive Future #461 (Feature photo – Extinction Rebellion Poster – CCA 2.0 Generic) The words and phrases surrounding climate change have recently become more focused and urgent. A new concept is Extinction Rebellion. Extinction Rebellion began in 2018 in Great Britain. The British Members of Parliament recently declare climate as a national emergency. One must…
