Texas Heat Wave Caused by Global Warming, NASA’s Hansen Says

Temperature data shows the Texas heat wave wouldn’t have occurred without warming, Hansen claims. Others aren’t ready to draw such a definitive conclusion.

Two ranchers walk across parched dried soil in Culberson County, Texas. Two ranchers walk across parched dried soil in Culberson County, Texas. The period between Nov. 1, 2010, and Oct. 31, 2011, was the driest one-year period in Texas history, and June through August was the hottest three-month period ever reported by any U.S. state, according to climate experts. Credit: USDA Read More »

Greening of Building Sector on Track to Deliver Trillions in Savings by 2030

Report based on DOE’s revised long-term projections of energy consumption in the building sector points to dramatic impact of energy efficiency.

Architecture 2030, a building sector research and advocacy group, issued a report last week asserting that the greening of the U.S. building sector is on track to deliver far more energy savings than government officials predicted only a handful of years ago, with important implications for the country’s energy and climate picture. Read More »

Garden and Green Space Development to Enhance Cities

WASHINGTON, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG)  announced the recipients of the 2012 GRO1000 Gardens and Green Spaces Grant Awards Program. The grants, which focus on improving our nation’s cities through the development of community gardens and green spaces, were announced at The U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 80th Winter Meeting in Washington, DC.

This year’s winning cities are: Read More »

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Texas Heat Wave Caused by Global Warming, NASAR... (February 6, 2012) Temperature data shows the Texas heat wave wouldn't have occurred without warming, Hansen claims By comparing the recent shift toward extreme high summer temperatures with that data, he said his group was able to demonstrate that the record-breaking 2011 Texas heat wave wouldn't have occurred without global warming Read More>>>
Greening of Building Sector on Track to Deliver Tr... (February 4, 2012) Architecture 2030, a building sector research and advocacy group, issued a report last week asserting that the greening of the US building sector is on track to deliver far more energy savings than government officials predicted only a handful of years ago, with important implications for the country's energy and climate picture. The Rise of the Green Building Read More>>>
Garden and Green Space Development to Enhance Citi... (February 2, 2012) The grants, which focus on improving our nation's cities through the development of community gardens and green spaces, were announced at The US Conference of Mayors' 80th Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. Read More>>>
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Texas Heat Wave Caused by Global Warming, NASAR... (February 6, 2012) Temperature data shows the Texas heat wave wouldn't have occurred without warming, Hansen claims By comparing the recent shift toward extreme high summer temperatures with that data, he said his group was able to demonstrate that the record-breaking 2011 Texas heat wave wouldn't have occurred without global warming Read More>>>
Greening of Building Sector on Track to Deliver Tr... (February 4, 2012) Architecture 2030, a building sector research and advocacy group, issued a report last week asserting that the greening of the US building sector is on track to deliver far more energy savings than government officials predicted only a handful of years ago, with important implications for the country's energy and climate picture. The Rise of the Green Building Read More>>>
Garden and Green Space Development to Enhance Citi... (February 2, 2012) The grants, which focus on improving our nation's cities through the development of community gardens and green spaces, were announced at The US Conference of Mayors' 80th Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. Read More>>>
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Walton Arts Center Announces its Second Annual Art... (April 18, 2011) Artosphere: Arkansas' Arts & Nature Festival is a multi-week festival dedicated to celebrating artists, influenced by nature, who inspire us to live more sustainable lives WHO: Artosphere, presented by Walton Arts Center Read More>>>
SEE “AFRICAN CATS,” SAVE THE SAVANNA (April 8, 2011) - Disneynature announced plans to collaborate with the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) on a program to celebrate the release of the new Disneynature feature film "African Cats." The program, "See ‘African Cats,' Save the Savanna" was revealed in Nairobi, Kenya, during AWF's 50th anniversary celebration For more information about the movie and the "See ‘African Cats,' Save the Savanna" initiative, go here. Read More>>>
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