Cool Climate Choices
The Oregon Grape Holly (Mahonia aquifolium) is perfect for northern climates and is found underneath the fir and redwood forests of the Pacific Northwest. It produces beautiful yellow flower clusters and purple berries. The plant is tolerant of ... [... more]
DIYnet |
Climate Control Essentials - Electronic House Info And ...
Build a bigger home, deal with drastic temperature swings. Owners of new homes have come to expect that the temperature upstairs will be several degrees higher than the temperature downstairs. But it doesn't have to be this way. You can live in a ... [... more]
Electronic House |
Gore, Un Panel Win Nobel Peace Prize For Climate Change ...
In a statement, Gore spoke of the "opportunity to lift global consciousness" as he looks ahead on several fronts. In an interview with Popular Mechanics this summer, for example, Gore predicted that the next wave of cellulosic ethanol ... [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
Energy/Climate Change Proposals From The Candidates: ...
a.) "We must return to the international negotiating table and support mandatory worldwide limits on global warming pollution. We will work closely with fast-growing nations. I will cooperate with the European Union, the World Bank, and other ... [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
Turn Brown Grass Green In A Mild Climate
Fed up with a brown lawn in the winter? Here's a technique that will work in mild climates where both cool-season and warm-season grasses do well. Instead of trying to convince the sun to stick around for your warm-season grasses, overseed the ... [... more]
eHow |
Eating Less Meat May Slow Climate Change
Eating less red meat would also improve health in general. Powles and his co-authors estimate that reducing meat consumption would reduce the numbers of people with heart disease and cancer. One study has estimated that the risk of colorectal ... [... more]
Live Science |
Warm Climate Choices
Plants that occur naturally in a particular region require little maintenance but can still reward the gardener with beauty and diversity. Remember to pluck any spent flower tips from your native plants to prevent them from going to seed and keep ... [... more]
DIYnet |
Earth's Future Climate
 This book is written for people who do not have the scientific background to understand the complex issues underlying global warming and climate change. It presents a balanced discussion with a detailed glossary and bibliography. -- Book Description [... more]
$15.95
Amazon.com |
Climate Change and Africa
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, no environmental issue is of such truly global magnitude as the issue of climate change. The poorer, developing countries are the least equipped to adapt to the potential effects of climate change, although ... [... more]
$68.00
Amazon.com |
The Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Climate Crisis & The Fate ...
The key insight of Gaia Theory is that the entire Earth functions as a single living super-organism. But according to James Lovelock, the theory's originator, that organism is now sick. It is running a fever born of increased atmospheric greenhouse gases. ... [... more]
$15.95
Amazon.com |
Peak Oil Prep: Prepare for Peak Oil, Climate Change and ...
How you can help your family, neighborhood and community prepare for Peak Oil, climate change, and economic collapse. A practical handbook of ideas, suggestions, and book and Internet resources. [... more]
$16.95
Amazon.com |
Infinity's Rainbow: The Politics of Energy, Climate and ...
Ready for a dramatic lifestyle change? If mankind continues to deplete Earth's bounteous resources at an accelerating pace, drastic changes are inevitable. Exploring the links between politics and economics, globalization, peak oil, global warming, and ... [... more]
$23.95
Amazon.com |
