10 Photos Showing Evidence of Climate Change on Alaskan Glaciers

(ref: US Geological Survey usgs.gov)
Here are some comparative photos from the US Geological Survey showing evidence of climate change on glaciers in Alaska. Most startling are the photos of Bear Glacier showing the change over just a 5 year period from 2002 to 2007.  You can view the USGS report at http://www.usgs.gov/global_change/glaciers
1. Muir Inlet, Glacier [...]

6 Unusual Alternative Energy Sources

(ref: Uncle John’s Certified Organic Bathroom Reader, pg. 73)
Desperate times can call for desperate measures and our need to find new ways to meet the demands of our insatiable energy appetite has resulted in some unusual (to say the least) ideas.

Tornadoes — Canadian engineer Louis Micahaud has patented a "vortex engine". The plan (on paper [...]

9 Ways That A Hybrid Car Can Make Economic Sense

(ref: Green America’s RealGreen Newsletter, Spring 2009 www.coopamerica.org)
"A lot of people get sticker shock when they look at the price of a new hybrid… the added expense won’t pay itself back very quickly on fuel savings alone… But this quick analysis misses a number of hybrids’ other economic benefits." — Bryan Palmintier, "Rethinking the Cost [...]

7 Fascinating Ways We Know What We Know About Climate Change

(ref: How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate by Lynn Cherry and Gary Braasch)
One of the particularly exciting ways in which we are able to understand the very real effects of climate change on the Earth is through collaborative research involving students of all ages around the world collecting, sharing, and analyzing [...]