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Jim Salinger describes his priority for action on global warming. You can play the low bandwidth or the high bandwidth version
Featured sites
Ethanol Across America is a grassroots information network that is committed to advancing the production and use of renewable fuel ethanol through education and outreach.
The Global Risk Network presents interactive movies and maps on climate change and other issues.
Focus the Nation is a major educational initiative promoting nationwide discussion on "Global Warming Solutions for America".
At the Desert's Edge explores the culture, history and environment of eight countries in Africa’s Sahel region through the memories and recollections of its people.
And finally,
Yann Arthus-Bertrand photographs changing landscapes from a small aeroplane.
About Newswatch
Tiempo Climate Newswatch is a weekly on-line magazine with news, features and comment on global warming, climate change, sea-level rise and development issues. It is edited by Mick Kelly and Sarah Granich and maintained by Mick Kelly and Mike Salmon. The cartoons are created by Lawrence Moore.
The news stories carried by Newswatch are updated weekly. Comment, features, interviews and other sections of the magazine are updated on a weekly to monthly basis.
Newswatch automatically scans a number of news sites once an hour, searching for a set of keyphrases. The raw news feed can be accessed in standard or PDA format.
Part of the Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary, Tiempo Climate Newswatch is hosted by the Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia.
The Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary is a co-production of the University of East Anglia, the Stockholm Environment Institute and the International Institute for Environment and Development, sponsored by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
While every effort is made to ensure that information on this site, and on other sites that are referenced here, is accurate, no liability for loss or damage resulting from use of this information can be accepted.
Bright Ideas
The Eden Project's Waste Neutral philosophy is that if more people buy products made from recyclates or create products made from junk then we are completing the circle and becoming fully sustainable
The Urban Greenspace Project is a Tauranga Environment Centre initiative that provides funding and support for people who are really keen to clean up their local gully or reserve and bring back the native plants and animals
A solar mini-grid system, run by village cooperatives, has been set up on Sagar Island in the Sundarbans. The mini-grid system delivers better quality power than stand-alone household installations and are more efficient
Blue Spruce Farm is producing electricity by burning waste methane gas from cow manure. "The girls are now officially producing two streams of income, a milk cheque and a power cheque," said farm owner Earl Audet
The Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign encourages people, communities, business and industry, civil society organizations and governments to commit tree planting pledges with the aim of planting at least one billion trees worldwide during 2007
The eco-Fridge is a silent refrigerated transport system that uses liquid nitrogen as the cooling accelerant to counter emissions of carbon dioxide and hydrofluorocarbons resulting from diesel-fuelled systems
Hybrid wind- and solar-powered lighting systems make optimal use of natural resources in off-grid locations
In India, the Prakratik Society aims to protect Ranthambore's environment using biogas digesters to reduce dependence on fuel and fodder from the forest
The Cargo Trike bridges the gap between the humble bicycle and fossil fuel-powered delivery vehicles. As well as reducing emissions, it has easy access, a high payload and a flexible weather-proof covering
SPDG Technologies is developing bio-composites, based on fibres such as kenaf, as a natural successor to glass reinforced plastics for reasons of cost, performance and environmental concern. Other benefits include the regeneration of rural areas
WRAP works in partnership, helping businesses and the public to reduce waste, to use more recycled material and recycle more things more often, thereby minimizing landfills, reducing carbon emissions and improving our environment
Indigenous communities in rural Vietnam are using pico-hydro systems to generate electrical power. The technology is often acquired by rural communities on a cash and carry basis
Tiempo Climate Newswatch
Updated: February 4th 2007