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Some good news. I would like to see how this initiative lives up 20 years from now. How successfull will those billions of trees be. And are they being planted in spots that matter? Preferably in places that will stop landslides etc....
More than a billion trees planted in 2007: UN - Yahoo! News |
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A possible solution to some of our problems.
Maglev and Steel-Wheel Train Plans - U.S. Railroads - Amtrak - General Atomics - Popular Mechanics |
Oh wow, the tropics are expanding. Sue, soon, you and your fellow Floridians will be able to grow all kinds of tropical orchids :lol:
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Tropics expand' as world warms |
Some news related to that important conference at Bali. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7120324.stm
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Some interesting news from the UK.
BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | PM outlines climate action plan |
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Good links, Tin. This conference in Bali is something that I've been following. I'm hoping that some good will come out of it.
The final UN report is now available for those who want to have a read: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/h...1_07_ipcc4.pdf And I also found this information helpful: BBC NEWS | Special Reports | 629 | 629 | State of the planet, in graphics |
Wow Shakkai! Thanks for the links! I'll be busy reading today!!!
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Shakkai, those graphs are excellent. They really show how we affect the planet and how the planet affects us. Thanks for finding those!
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