And the end of economic growth.
Thought his point about our inaction keeping on going until it hits our economies was interesting, as well as how the crises will occur. And how crisis is necessary for us to react. Great TED talk. A bit terrifying but also surprisingly hopeful.
Extremely effective (and simple) animation from Nigel Upchurch on why you shouldn’t be eating farmed fish. Engaging and memorable.
Damn, now I feel guilty about the (almost certainly farmed) sashimi I had today.
Also, check out Nigel’s equally effective animation on why you should turn off your computer at night .
via FlowingData .
Australia, much like the rest of the world, has seen climate deniers start to regain traction over the last two years, despite them not having a single scientific leg or credential to stand on. Oz’s Hungry Beast is here to tell you straight with some actual climate scientists.
Like that? You can also check out the COP 15 Rap Battle .
Very likeable animation by the Smart Bubble Society for my old peeps at Greenpeace , it’s well done, though don’t find it that compelling (also, someone really needs a better way to present the hard numbers on off oil and coal generation - right now, all people hear is it’ll be expensive. No one likes that.). Though see interesting solar development here .
What do you think?
Amazing article in the Atlantic Monthly on Lonnie Johnson the self-made, independent inventor who not only invented the Super-Soaker water gun but just may have such a revolutionary approach to a solar powered heat engine that he may just have made solar power produce energy so efficiently it is competitive with coal.
It’s not just his JTEC that is amazing. Read the biographical info mixed in on an astoundingly interesting guy and a rare breed these days amongst inventors.
Fantastic visualization of how the US subsidizes fossil fuel production versus renewables. Really would love to see this for Canada and especially Australia (where the question of renewables is much on my organization’s and the electorate’s mind heading into a federal election.).
One point that should be made: Not all fossil fuel subsidies are evil. For instance, low income home heating assistance is actually something good even if it falls under those auspices. But it’s clear from the graph that for a more independent and sustainable future, America has a ways to go. ANd most of the renewables subsidies are from ethanol-based subsidies (which is really just propping up the farming sector).
Have to admit, really impressed with this ad from the WWF. Sadly, I might have ignored it if it was a less compelling visual animation. Think they should extend the style to a bunch of their other ads actually. Works well.
Great ad. Can’t say too much so as not to give it away, but it’s very well done, clever and environmental.
Let’s face it, no one really knows what scientists mean when they refers to a one metre rise in sea levels. Information is beautiful tries to make it clear for everyone through the Guardian’s Data Blog .
Just wondering where Vancouver and Sydney would rank on the graph.