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The Economist Looks At Vertical Farming and Asks: Does It Stack Up?

Oliver Foster’s Vertical Farm The Economist does a good summary of the strengths and weaknesses of vertical farming . They note that “The necessary technology already exists. The glasshouse industry has more than a century’s experience of growing crops indoors in large quantities”, and that “The technology of hydroponics allows almost any kind of plant to be grown in nutrient-rich water, from root crops like radishes and potatoes to fruit such as melons and even cereals like maize.” But does it make sens… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Official Emission Reduction Calculations Only Give 50-50 Chance of Avoiding Climate Catastrophe

photo: IRRI Images / Creative Commons With COP16 just ended and some hope of multilateral action on climate revived a new report from Friends of the Earth highlights an important point in all these discussions: Current official calculations on emission reductions only give us a 50% chance of keeping temperature rise below 2°C. That’s not what nations have pledged to do mind you, which certainly won’t keep temperature rise below that critical thr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Official Emission Reduction Calculations Only Give 50-50 Chance of Avoiding Climate Catastrophe

Official Emission Reduction Calculations Only Give 50-50 Chance of Avoiding Climate Catastrophe

photo: IRRI Images / Creative Commons With COP16 just ended and some hope of multilateral action on climate revived a new report from Friends of the Earth highlights an important point in all these discussions: Current official calculations on emission reductions only give us a 50% chance of keeping temperature rise below 2°C. That’s not what nations have pledged to do mind you, which certainly won’t keep temperature rise below that critical thr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Fox News Boss Ordered Reporters To Emphasize Climate Skeptic Views

This really probably won’t come as much of a surprise, but

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The Creative, Colorful Climate Protests of Cancun 2010 (Photos)

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US Southwest May Enter Into Permanent Drought-Like Conditions by Mid-Century

photo: Kevin Dooley / Creative Commons If you closely follow the water issues that plague the US southwest, the precipitation predictions for the region, and have a notion of the development patterns there that headline may seem obvious. But if you haven’t this is the thumbnail sketch of the situation, with some help from The New Y… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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If the UN Had a Home Security Unit … (Video)

What if the UN were charged with protecting neighborhoods from burglars, using the same methods it does to protect members of the international community from injustice from other nations? That’s the premise of this Upright Citizens Brigade video that lampoons the limits of the United Nation’s power in resolving internati… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Insurance Giant Says 2010 Had Highest Number of Extreme Weather Events

Photo: alancleaver_2000 , Flickr, CC You may remember a few of the more unfortunate extreme weather events of 2010: There was the terrible heat wave that hit Russia, and lead to deaths by heat exhaustion in Moscow. Shortly after, there was tragic, unprecedented flooding in Pakistan. Those were but two weather-related events in what is apparently a record-breaking year for them. But don’t take your friendly neighborhood blogger’s word for it — and don’t trust those nefarious climate scientists, either. So, who should we turn to in order to verify such… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Insurance Giant Says 2010 Had Highest Number of Extreme Weather Events

Photo: alancleaver_2000 , Flickr, CC You may remember a few of the more unfortunate extreme weather events of 2010: There was the terrible heat wave that hit Russia, and lead to deaths by heat exhaustion in Moscow. Shortly after, there was tragic, unprecedented flooding in Pakistan. Those were but two weather-related events in what is apparently a record-breaking year for them. But don’t take your friendly neighborhood blogger’s word for it — and don’t trust those nefarious climate scientists, either. So, who should we turn to in order to verify such… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Caused By Short-Term Extreme Weather Not Gradual Temperature Rise

The blue areas in this image represent changes in elevation of the ice sheet from 2003-2006; the grey areas represent no change in elevation. Image: NASA Goddard Photo and Video / Creative Commons . We’ve all heard that the Greenland Ice Sheet is melting and that should it disappear completely some really dr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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