Learning to Support the Tree and Earth

Category Archives: nature

Al Gore’s New Idea on Thinking Environmentally

April 12, 2008 – 4:50 pm

TED has introduced Al Gore’s new presentation on environmental concerns. Some of the most fascinating points that he makes is that in order to act on his new findings concerning global warming, people need to feel a sense of urgency (I guess we’re still procrastinating…) — and after listening to military historians — he [...]

By Ehren | Also posted in debate, policy | Comments (0)

Do Visualizations Help Bring Environmental Change?

April 3, 2008 – 5:00 pm

Nathan who runs a brilliant blog called, FlowingData, posted a large number of visualizations focused on energy conservation today. We see charts all the time in newspapers and magazines as well as a number of interactive graphs that various media companies and organizations produce in order to have content that complements their body of [...]

By Ehren | Also posted in debate, energy, technology | Comments (0)

Do You Care About Nature?

February 6, 2008 – 4:08 pm

I ran across this article on The Nature Conservancy through digg earlier today.
Nature recreation worldwide — from camping, hunting and fishing to park visitation — has declined sharply since the 1980s, and the negative consequences for nature and conservation could soon be profound, says a new study sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.
I’m not surprised by [...]

By Ehren | Also posted in debate | Comments (0)