Making a Difference - With ALL Odds Against You!

Check out this story about a guy in rural India. He attended a local college that teaches under-educated Indians to make a living. He became a solar engineer and brought solar power/light to his hometown that never had light after dark. Lights Out - literally.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/26/india.solar/index.html

Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest

So the winner is in! The votes were cast and the cartoon above it the WINNER! Oh sorry background, the Union of Concerned Scientists hold a contest for Scientific Integrity cartoons, then they make a calendar out of the 12 finalists cartoons. Check out the finalist below:

http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/science_idol/science-idol-finalist-bios.html

Political Tipping Point

I feel really blessed to have been born and raised during a time when the climate was in a tranquil state....especially after reading this article. The author of "The Last Generation: How Nature Will Take Her Revenge for Climate Change" - Fred Pearce (actually titled "With Speed and Violence" in the U.S.) is summed up here and definitely has some interesting points to make about what we know......and even more about what we don't know. It's definitely enough to scare you.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/07/18/last.generation/index.html#cnnSTCText

Oxygen Depleted Dead Zone??

Wow, this is a real eye opener....in a nutshell, pollutants from the Mississippi River (which is fed from sources throughout the U.S.) have been seeping into the Gulf of Mexico for so long that the area - estimated at over 8,500 square miles is completely oxygen deficient. Read the short article below:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/07/17/gulf.deadzone.ap/index.html

Greentips....Read All About It!

Read this month's Greentips Newletter at:

http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/greentips/

FEED - July 2007

The new issue of FEED is out, check out articles like.....

• Tyson goes antibiotic free for fresh grocery chicken
• The future of your food choices is being debated in Congress now!
• Global warming threatens wild relatives of food crops
• Ireland's government pledges to go GE-free
• Summer Reading: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_environment/feed/feed-july-2007.html

Live Earth Concerts

So on 7/7/07 (this coming Saturday), several bands are playing concerts simutaneously throughout the globe. The even is meant to inspire people all over the world to "Answer a Call" to combat the climate crisis. There are several well known bands as well as the less known participating. Check out the schedule:

http://www.liveearth.msn.com/about/factsheet?GT1=10227

Unfortunately, there are not that many official venues (closest one to me is NYC - which is a bit of a jaunt). However, I do believe that there are other local concerts being held as well so check out you local listings to find out the haps in your area.