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Featured sites

The World Ocean Observatory provides a place of exchange for ocean information, education and public discourse about the future of the ocean and its implication for human survival.

AdaptNet is a community of adaptation specialists, sharing the latest information on adaptation strategies, measures, tools, research and analysis, and highlighting best practice and implementation. The network focuses on cities in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, but nested within the global network of cities.

In the Morning of a Day provides activists and event organizers with an opportunity to announce and promote their events and actions about global warming.

connect2earth provides a space for everyone to tell the world, using video, photos or text, why they care about the environment and why it should be protected.

And finally,

Internuncio tells personal stories from Bangladesh of people already experiencing the social implications of climate change.

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About the Portal

The Tiempo Climate Portal provides access to carefully selected documents, websites and other resources concerned with climate and sustainable development. It is edited by Mick Kelly and Sarah Granich and maintained by Mick Kelly and Mike Salmon.

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 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.

Issue 67 - April 2008


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    Bright Ideas

    Del Sur Ranch House

    Over 90 percent of waste materials generated during construction of the eco-friendly Del Sur Ranch House were diverted from landfills

    New Belgium

    New Belgium's brew kettle is up to 70 per cent more efficient than standard brew kettles because it only heats thin sheets of wort

    Kinsale Energy Descent Action Plan

    The Kinsale Energy Descent Action Plan presents a community-based strategy for coming down from the oil peak

    Efficiencity

    The Efficiencity virtual world shows how decentralized energy production leads to lower emissions, more secure supply and reduced bills

    Climate Savers

    Climate Savers corporations are partnering with WWF to establish ambitious targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions voluntarily

    Ooms Avenhorn Holding BV

    Energy collected from an asphalt road and parking lot heats an apartment building in Avenhorn, The Netherlands (further information from Ooms Avenhorn Holding BV, 0.3Mb download)

    Carbon Coalition Against Global Warming

    The Carbon Coalition Against Global Warming believes that farmers can increase soil carbon by fostering plant species with significant root biomass

    Sherwood Energy Village

    Sherwood Energy Village is a community-led project that has re-developed Ollerton Colliery as a sustainable industrial park

    Ford Escape Hybrid cab

    The durability of the Ford Escape Hybrid drive train is being tested on the streets of New York

    Katsuhiko Hibino

    Two thousand morning glory seedlings planted around the outer wall of the contemporary art museum in Kanazawa City, Japan, significantly reduced electricity consumption

    Skysails

    MV Beluga SkySails is the first cargo vessel worldwide to use the innovative SkySails auxiliary propulsion system (watch video)

    SFGreasecycle

    SFGreasecycle collects waste vegetable oil from San Francisco restaurants for free and recycles it into biodiesel

    More Bright Ideas...

    Tiempo Climate Portal
    Updated: May 12th 2008