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Another study reveals dangers of geoengineering through ‘iron fertilisation’ 20 Jun 2013 | 07:03 pm
Yet another study questions shows how dangerously simplistic the assumption that dumping iron filements into oceans will sequester carbon is. This latest study, by Ellery D. Ingall et al, published i...
Tree plantations and bioenergy with carbon capture: far from “safe” geoengineering 11 Jun 2013 | 01:44 pm
Amongst geoengineering methods, ‘afforestation’, Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) and biochar are commonly promoted as ‘safe’, benign’ or ‘soft’ options – unlike, say, shooting sulph...
Climate Crisis: Radical Action or a New Battlefront in the War on Nature? 7 Jun 2013 | 07:02 pm
by Almuth Ernsting and Rachel Smolker Will declaring a ‘climate emergency’ help to finally prompt radical action to address climate change? A growing number of campaigners as well as scientists th...
Don’t Dump Iron — Dump Rogue Climate Schemes 27 May 2013 | 08:10 pm
(written by L. Jim Thomas, from the Huffington Post Blog – original article here) The press release had a pretty stark headline: “Haida Announce Termination of Russ George.” If the name sounds famili...
SPICE Boys Cancel Scheduled Appearance 22 May 2012 | 05:35 am
It’s clear from the tweets on HOME’s homepage that the news is already known: SPICE is out; the ‘Trojan Hose’ won’t spout. But in case you missed it: On May 15, the Principal Investigator (PI) for th...
Please consider commenting on the CBD papers on Geoengineering: Make your Views Known by February 22 14 Feb 2012 | 10:01 am
View + Comment at this link: http://www.cbd.int/climate/geoengineering/review/ The Convention on Biological Diversity adopted a moratorium on geoengineering activities in 2010. The Secretariat was ...
The Politics of Climate Change Dialogue (with Pat Mooney) – Feb. 8 3 Feb 2012 | 04:53 pm
The Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy presents the Jack Nissenson Dialogue at Concordia University, Montréal, Canada The Politics of Climate Change: Climate Technofixes: Rio +20 or Silent...
Online Discussion Forum for Indigenous + Local Communities on impacts of geo-engineering techniques on biodiversity and associated social, economic an... 3 Feb 2012 | 04:42 pm
[ English, Francais, Español ] CBD Notification 2012-021 – Online Discussion Forum for Indigenous and Local Communities on the possible impacts of geo-engineering techniques on biodiversity and assoc...
Bill Gates Warns Climate Change Threatens Food Security, Finds It ‘Ironic’ People Oppose His ‘Solution’: Genetic Modification 3 Feb 2012 | 04:30 pm
By Joe Romm on Jan 26, 2012 at 4:55 pm Bill Gates is one very confused billionaire philanthropist. He understands global warming is a big problem — indeed, his 2012 Foundation Letter even frets abou...
New Report: Who Will Control the Green Economy? 16 Dec 2011 | 06:54 am
From the UN Rio+20 preparatory meetings in New York, ETC Group today launches Who Will Control the Green Economy? The 60-page report connects the dots between the climate and oil crises, new technolog...
