Posted by Heather Allen in Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
March 8, 2010 is the 99th International Women’s Day a time to reflect on the dynamics between women and the environment. In this post we take a look at the disproportionate impact of climate change and resulting water shortages (and...
Posted by Heather Allen in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming
Given the environmental challenges we face, my new years resolution to go vegetarian this year is a small endeavor. For me, though, it will be quite a shift. In recent years, I have been acturately described as an omnivore. But I am going to take a...
Posted by Heather Allen in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
Its Day Three of the Copenhagen Climate Talks and adaptation is taking center stage. Delegates at the climate talks are calling for investment in technologies to provide early warning systems, predict crop losses, and provide local solutions. A youth group just called...
Posted by Heather Allen in Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Yesterday a Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee held a hearing to discuss helping the "world's most vulnerable nations" to respond to the droughts, floods and refugees created by climate change. In general, the Senators and witnesses agreed that the US should...
