New national standards ask schools to teach climate change

05/16/2012 // 11:22 du matin // Laisser un commentaire // , Science and Solutions Director

As a scientist, I know how important it is for our kids to get a top-notch science education. So it’s extremely significant that a new set of national science standards – the first to be released in over a decade – explicitly ask our schools to address climate change.

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Greenland losing ice faster than before

05/11/2012 // 12:30 du soir // 1 Commenter // , Science and Solutions Director

A recent story on NPR claimed to have “reassuring” news about melting ice in Greenland. Right after it was published, climate deniers jumped on the story. According to them, we don’t have to worry about Greenland’s melting glaciers anymore. I’d love for this to be true — but it isn’t. In fact, Greenland is losing ice faster than it used to 10 years ago. And that’s bad news for all of us.

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Climate Impacts Day: A chance to connect the dots

05/01/2012 // 5:07 du soir // 4 Commentaires // , Director of Strategic Partnerships and Events

Climate change is happening now, and it’s up to all of us to connect the dots between the climate crisis and the extreme weather we’ve seen around the world. So we’re thrilled that in just a few days, our friends at 350.org are hosting Climate Impacts Day in order to share the message that climate change truly does affect us all.

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Quebecers hear the call and rise up for the environment

04/30/2012 // 4:14 du soir // Laisser un commentaire //

Montreal held the largest environmental demonstration in the history of Canada on Sunday, April 22. At 2 p.m., bells rang in 1200 churches across the province. In downtown Montreal, people gathered and you could not see the end of this massive human wave. Apparently, there were so many people that the Metro system could not handle the traffic and some people could not even make it to the demonstration!

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