Planet in Peril
Welcome to Planet in Peril. Once I heard about the CNN documentary, I wanted to do my part in helping to further the concerns about climate change, species extinction, overpopulation, etc. This blog is a modest attempt to help us all learn more about our fragile planet and the stresses which humans are putting on the biosphere.
I also urge you to vote in the Internet referendum taking place at www.VoteWorldParliament.org which seeks to start the process for a democratic world parliament. The referendum question is “Do you support the creation of a directly-elected, representative and democratic world parliament that is authorized to legislate on global issues?”
Arctic’s ecology feeling the heat – 7 Dec 09
Climate change is having a dramatic effect on the Arctic Circle with melting ice caps threatening to raise sea levels by up to seven metres. Rising temperatures are changing the very ecology of the ocean, with many creatures having to adapt to the changes. Tania Page reports from inside the Arctic circle, off Norway’s coast.
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Customizing Commute Ecology
Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute professor Illah Nourbakhsh presents the CREATE Lab project ChargeCar, a community approach to electric cars. The lecture is part of the Sustainability and Computer Science Seminar, a forum for discussion of ways in which computer science can and will contribute to sustainability, energy, and the environment, and to foster greater consciousness, conversation, and collaboration in this area. For more on CREATE Lab, visit: www.createlab.ri.cmu.edu For more on …
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Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Eddie Vedder and Julian Casablancas cover Marvin Gaye’s Mercy Mercy Me.
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DNA Forensics in Marine Ecology
The advent of rapid methods for sequencing DNA has resulted in major advances in our understanding of the evolution and distribution of a wide variety of marine organisms. Join Scripps researcher Ron Burton as he describes the surprising array of applications for these techniques in marine science. Series: “Perspectives on Ocean Science” [3/2007] [Science] [Show ID: 12106]
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