The Science of Climate Change

 

This powerful short video is a good place to learn about why we need to take urgent action on climate climate change.

 

 

Problems playing?  View on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T_3WJPYY9g

Building Our Energy Literacy
renewable energy

A summary of future energies from Thomas Friedman’s "Hot, Flat and Crowded""

It’s easy to get confused about future energy technologies – we hope this piece makes it a bit clearer and encourages you to do a bit more research of your own. In Hot, Flat and Crowded, Thomas Friedman argues we need electrons that are: abundant, clean, reliable and cheap. But in case you think this is a green light for coal because it checks the ‘cheap’ box, or that renewable energy technologies are out because they’re expensive or too unreliable for base load power, click here to read on . . .

 

 

Want to know more about some of the best renewable energy options for Australia?
renewable energy

Following on from the BZE (Beyond Zero Emissions) video on the previous tab, below are some information sheets on real solutions for clean, healthy, environmentally friendly energy for Australia that can create a whole new force of green jobs . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Civilisation's Last Chance
bill mckibben | change

The attached two page article (Los Angelese Times) provides an overview of the urgency of the situation we face - first published in May 2008.

Bill McKibben, a scholar in residence at Middlebury College, is the co-founder of Project 350 ( www.350.org), devoted to reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million.