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We Can Solve It Wednesday, May 14, 2008 "No single person will stop global warming, but by working together, we can make it a priority for government and business. We'll succeed because when people unite and call for action, change is inevitable. Together we can solve the climate crisis." Visit wecansolveit.org for more information. |
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Polar Bear to Be Designated as Threatened Wednesday, May 14, 2008 From The Wall Street Journal: "The Interior Department has decided to protect the polar bear as a threatened species, amid a decline in Arctic sea ice due to global warming, handing environmentalists a major victory. Opponents said it could trigger new obstacles for oil companies seeking to drill in the Arctic. The official announcement was to come from Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne later this afternoon." For the full article, click here |
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Lake in Chile Empties from Melting Glacier Tuesday, April 15, 2008 SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Melting ice in southern Chile caused a glacial lake to swell and then empty suddenly, sending a "tsunami" rolling through a river, a scientist said Thursday. No one was injured in the remote region. Cachet Lake is shown partially dried in early April, next to the Colonia glacier. Glacier scientist Gino Casassa said the melting of the Colonia glacier, which he blamed on rising world temperatures, filled the Cachet Lake and increased pressure on the ice sheet. The water bored a 5-mile (an 8-kilometer) tunnel through the glacier and finally emptied into the Baker River on April 6. "The remarkable thing is that the mass of water moved against the current of the river," Casassa told The Associated Press by telephone from the Center for Scientific Studies in the southern city of Valdivia. "It was a real river tsunami." The lake was nearly full again by late Wednesday, he said. Casassa said temperatures were unusually high during the recent Southern Hemisphere summer. "This is a phenomenon that occurs periodically during the summer season, caused by the melting of large masses of ice that swell some lakes," he said. "The basic cause is global warming." The Tempano lake in Chile's Bernardo O'Higgins National Park abruptly disappeared last year, and has since recovered just some of its former volume. |
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Ice On The Move Monday, April 14, 2008 From CNN.com: "Ice on the move. The Wilkins ice shelf suffered a large fracture this week, as an area seven times the size of Manhattan collapsed. Satellite images over the past month indicate that a 160-square-mile section of ice from the shelf, on the western edge of the Antarctica Peninsula, had disintegrated. It is the latest of several collapses around the peninsula, which has warmed markedly in recent decades and shed other fringing ice shelves. In each case, the removal of ice around the periphery seems to allow inland ice to move more readily toward the sea."  |
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Protect America's Endangered Wolves Monday, March 24, 2008 The Bush administration has just eliminated federal protections for hundreds of endangered wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies. This decision leaves the region's wolves at the mercy of outrageous state management plans that could lead to the killing of all but 300 wolves and eliminating 80% of all the wild wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies. Learn more and join the fight at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/...9?z00m=13792952 Many thanks to our ever-vigilant army four bringing this horrific story and worthwhile cause to our attention. |
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World Water Day Friday, March 21, 2008 World Water Day is happening on March 22nd. Find more information about this cause by visiting http://worldwaterday.net |
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ABL added to MTV & MTV2 Wednesday, March 05, 2008 It's official. MTV has added A Beautiful Lie into its rotation beginning Monday, March 10. Additionally, MTV2 has moved the video into its Elite 8! It's time to get voting! We've created the banners below to help get the word out. To get them onto your blog, profile or website just copy and paste the code below the banner you'd like to display.  <a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/trl/TRLvoting.jhtml" target="_blank"><img src="http://thirtysecondstomars.com/tools/banners/banner_abltrl.jpg" border="0"></a>  <a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/trl/TRLvoting.jhtml" target="_blank"><img src="http://thirtysecondstomars.com/tools/banners/banner_abltrl2.jpg" border="0"></a> We've already gotten a phenomonal response and so many have come to join us and get involved. Let's keep sharing this beautiful video and encouraging people to come join us all at abl.org, and the nrdc at itsyournature.org |
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Tax Breaks Pass House Vote Wednesday, February 27, 2008 From NRDC: Many renewable industries facing collapse moved one step closer to a reprieve today when the House of Representatives voted 236-182 in favor of the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008. Many energy incentives contained in the 2005 energy bill are set to expire by the end of 2008. Without extending tax incentives to invest in renewable industries, many companies would face massive layoffs starting as early as next month. View the full press release here |
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New Report Card Shows U.S. Ocean Health is Sinking Wednesday, February 27, 2008 From NRDC: "WASHINGTON (February 27, 2008) – The United States gets an overall grade of C for oceans restoration efforts in 2007, according to the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (JOCI) in its report card issued today. The annual Ocean Policy Report Card is designed to measure how quickly and effectively government implements recommendations from two recent national commissions that were established to ensure the continued health and productivity of ocean resources. The federal government received a D for their lack of a cohesive federal policy to protect and restore ocean resources. State governments received the highest grade, an A-, for their continued efforts to establish and implement individual state ocean reform legislation." View the full press release here |
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Positive Press for ABL.org Friday, February 08, 2008 http://digg.com/environment/Jared_Leto_and_30_Seconds_to_Mars_Go_Green http://www.greendaily.com/2008/02/01/30-seconds-to-mars-sings-for-environment http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/01/31/30-seconds-to-mars-launches-massive-environmental-campaign-short-film |
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The world's rubbish dump: a garbage tip that stretches from Hawaii to Japan Thursday, February 07, 2008 From The Independent: "A 'plastic soup' of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental United States, scientists have said. The vast expanse of debris – in effect the world's largest rubbish dump – is held in place by swirling underwater currents. This drifting 'soup' stretches from about 500 nautical miles off the Californian coast, across the northern Pacific, past Hawaii and almost as far as Japan." For the full article, click here |
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Congress may soon vote on an energy bill... Thursday, January 31, 2008 Scientists agree that unless we act soon to significantly reduce global warming pollution, average temperatures will continue to rise, causing more heat waves, air pollution, droughts and wildfires, heavier rains and flooding, rising sea levels, melting tundra and widespread loss of wildlife habitat. Urge your senators to co-sponsor and strengthen legislation that would cut global warming emissions. Join the campaign by clicking here and signing the petition. |
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The Story Tuesday, January 29, 2008 "The Arctic... Beautiful. Desolate. Fragile. There's something magical about even the name itself. I heard recently that often times the most difficult path is also the right one. Well, this project was definitely one of the most painstaking and difficult creative challenge we have ever undertaken as a band. It has also been one of the most inspiring – a rare opportunity to reach into our imagination and push the limits of whats possibile. It will always be an important part of our story and adefining element of our lives." |
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Whole Foods Market going all out for reusable Monday, January 28, 2008 Whole Foods is eliminating plastic bags in their stores, and encouraging their customers to bring reusable bags when they visit. For the full article, click here |
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Arctic ice-cap loss twice the size of France Sunday, January 27, 2008 From AFP: "The Arctic ice cap has shrunk by an area twice the size of France's land mass over the last two years, the Paris-based National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) said Wednesday. "The year 2008 promises to be a critical year on every level," said Jean-Claude Gascard, the body's research director and coordinator of European scientific mission Damocles, which is monitoring the effects of climate change across the Arctic." For the full article, click here |
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Sea level rise doubles in 150 years Friday, January 25, 2008 From the Guardian UK: "Global warming is doubling the rate of sea level rise around the world, but attempts to stop it by cutting back on greenhouse gas emissions are likely to be futile, leading researchers will warn today. The oceans will rise nearly half a metre by the end of the century, forcing coastlines back by hundreds of metres, the researchers claim. Scientists believe the acceleration is caused mainly by the surge in greenhouse gas emissions produced by the development of industry and introduction of fossil fuel burning." For the full story, click here. |
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U.S. Court Backs States’ Measures to Cut Emissions Friday, January 25, 2008 From the New York Times: "A federal judge in Vermont gave the first legal endorsement to rules in California, being copied in 13 other states, that intend to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by automobiles." For the full article, click here |
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Marketers Warned To Stay Clear Of ‘Green Trap’ Friday, January 25, 2008 From EnvironmentalLeader.com: "America’s consumers offer a warning to business leaders and marketers looking to ride the green wave: either back your eco-friendly words with socially responsible actions or risk a backlash. Conscious consumers are demanding that companies be transparent about their practices and accountable for their impact on people and the planet." For the full article, click here |
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NRDC brings analysis to social networking Friday, January 25, 2008 From DMNews: "From The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) has brought a measurement element to its recently launched social media site, branded It's Your Nature, by launching a widget. It hopes to address a problem many marketers face with the rising use of social media: how to track user activity." For the full article, click here |
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NRDC Urges Administration to Protect Polar Bear as Endangered Species, Curb Global Warming Emissions Friday, January 25, 2008 From YubaNet.com: "As a result of dramatic sea ice retreat this summer and the smallest Arctic sea ice coverage ever recorded, the world's wild polar bear populations are at risk of extinction if Arctic sea ice continues to shrink at current rates." For the full article, click here |
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Fake Plastic Trees Friday, January 25, 2008 From CNN: "The idea of intervening to modify the earth's climate is not a new one. As early as 1836, American meteorologist James Pollard Espy proposed enhancing precipitation by lighting huge fires, which earned him the nickname 'The Storm King'. More recently the U.S. National Academy of Sciences has suggested that erecting a vast bank of mirrors in space -- to reflect and block out sunlight -- would lower temperatures." For the full article, click here |
