Published on Jan 7, 2014
The polar vortex held its grip over the U.S., bringing frigid winds to places accustomed to cold winters and even sending ice and snow into the Deep South. The record negative temperatures caused some towns in Indiana to lose power and stranded train passengers near Chicago. Judy Woodruff reports.
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Published on Jan 7, 2014
The strong winds that normally keep the masses of very cold air contained near the North Pole weakened this week, allowing frigid temperatures to reach down into the United States. Judy Woodruff talks to Andrew Freedman of Climate Central about the science behind the polar vortex.
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Published on Jan 7, 2014
The World Food Programme is fighting major food emergencies in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Syria and the Philippines. Jeffrey Brown talks to Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the UN organization, about the great challenge of relieving hunger in inaccessible regions that have been plunged into conflict.
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Published on Dec 4, 2012
Marc Morano, Climate Depot.com, joins Thom Hartmann. Every second – 2.4 million pounds of carbon pollution are being pumped into the atmosphere – warming the planet – and having disatrous effects on the environment. Is this startling statistic enough to make climate change deniers wise up to the perils of global warming?
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Published on Jan 7, 2014
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Published on Jul 23, 2013
New climate change science explained by Peter Sinclair, just back from a scientific expedition to the Greenland Ice Sheet. Sinclair explains the feedback effects of melting ice, and the impacts on the northern polar jet stream and mean sea level.
Sinclair leads educators on climate science and created the Climate Denial Crock of the Week video series, which tackles myths about global warming, the greenhouse effect, and carbon dioxide pollution.
Sinclair proposes moving towards wind and solar as the key to jobs and future energy needs.
Recorded, edited, and published by Aaron Wissner of LocalFuture.org
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Published on Dec 21, 2012
2013 National Headliners Award First Prize Environmental Reporting:
In the summer of 2012, one of the most vital ecosystems on earth, the Greenland ice sheet, experienced a meltdown that alarmed scientists the world over. Greenland is an island encased in ice and it’s the world’s second largest ice sheet after Antarctica. That summer, ninety-seven percent of the surface ice melted. “Melting Point” is a comprehensive examination of this event. Videographer Snorre Wik shot the footage under tough conditions—hauling around 1,000 pounds of gear by helicopter, by SUV (on Greenland’s mostly dirt roads) and out on a thinning ice sheet made treacherous by the sun. Wik improvised to get the shots he needed—lying on helicopter floors to steady his camera without a gyro-stabilized mount, or holding his DSLR by hand on the dashboard of SUVs. His efforts were both breathtaking and disturbing.
Additionally, Jens Christiansson is responsible for filming the destruction of the Watson River bridge. Marco Tedesco and his team of researchers filmed the moulins and ice cap during the record meltoff.
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Published on Aug 14, 2013
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MSNBC’s Chris Hayes On Why So Many Conservatives Deny The Climate Problem: They Hate The Solution http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013…
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Published on Jan 7, 2014
Penn State University’s Prof. Michael Mann explains the science behind the recent cold weather engulfing much of North America
Polar Vortex, Jet Stream and Climate Change
http://climatestate.com/2014/01/05/po…
Polar Vortex in U.S. May be Example of Global Warming
http://climatestate.com/2014/01/07/po…
The Science of the Polar Vortex and Jet Stream
http://climatestate.com/2014/01/07/th…
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http://www.shifttheclimate.org/about/
What it is…
Shift is a journey. In an ever worsening natural world we feel that inaction is not an option. We’re not claiming to be climate scientist or journalist trying to tell a plain story, just a brother and sister out to see what all the fuss is about. We accept, and thus firmly believe, that climate change is real, man caused, and a horribly big mess. Our goals are really two fold, one to educate people about climate change (you know the really scary numbers and facts that can be hard to stomach) and two, to offer solutions that help curb our emissions and make a healthier planet. We want to offer solutions from an individual basis all the way to neighborhood, city, and nationwide solutions as well. It can start with each one of us, but we need to work together to make real change. Shift is beyond shorter showers and efficient light bulbs, its a commitment to making real lifestyle changes.
Phase 1
Part one of our Shift is taking a trip all across the country to explore what exactly the face of climate change in the US looks like. We want to dive in on what we think are some of the biggest environmental issues facing our country: Mountain top removal, fracking, and oil, focusing mostly on the increased interest in tar sands production. We want to meet the people most directly effected by climate change, and see how the dirty side of our consumption is effecting real lives. On the flip side, we want to meet people pushing real change in their lives and communities. We want to acknowledge the problems, and show them, but not to the extent of frustrating people to inaction. All of this journey will be post about on the website and culminate in a full length documentary as well.
Published on Aug 7, 2013
A follow up discussion to the online world premiere of Shift | Beyond The Numbers of the Climate Crisis.
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Transition Studies 