Green News Weekly – Green Graffiti, Climate Change By Country and Video Games That Educate
Season’s greetings and welcome back for another edition of our weekly green news highlights. This week: should graffiti be illegal if it aligns art with nature? Which countries are leading the fight against climate change? And will video games be revolutionized to include thought-provoking and …
Nissan Educates with The Planet Zero Game
A new trend in getting high school and college age students involved in environmental issues is to reach out to them through gaming. Video games have been a successful platform to capture the attention of teens and young adults while online. Nissan has developed the …
Short term thinking will never solve climate change
After writing on this blog for many many months about environmental issues one consistent theme I just cannot fathom is the lack of foresight that is often exhibited by our corporations and politicians in terms of future planning as it relates to environmental impact. So …
One year on from the BP disaster have lessons been learned?
This week signifies the first anniversary of the beginning of the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. A year ago the explosion that sank the huge rig and ruptured the oil line led to weeks of watching the most harrowing environmental disaster of …
Philippe Cousteau to host new CNN series of Going Green
Phillippe Cousteau, the oceanographer and grandson of famed marine expert and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau has been confirmed by CNN as the host and dedicated correspondent for the network’s excellent ‘Going Green’ special broadcasts during 2011. It’s an appropriate choice as much like his father and …
Oregon adds an ‘Environmental Literacy Plan’ to state curriculum
While enviromental matters for the public are so often a case of ‘do some research and see what you can find out’ there is probably a better approach for the long term and that might begin with environmental education for the kids who are going …
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