Thursday, May 2, 2013

Dot Earth Blog: A Google Duo and Media Maven Explore a Hyper-Connected Planet

Recent Posts

May 01

A Google Duo and a Media Maven Explore a Hyper-Connected Planet

A brisk chat between Googlers and a media maven about the emerging Knowosphere.

May 01

Observed Earth: A New View of the Sky

A new view of the sky above, created by an artist for whom photographs are just the starting point.

May 01

Extreme Weather in a Warming World, and the American Mind

A new survey shows how extreme weather influences public attitudes on global warming.

April 30

Energy Agreement Hidden by Climate Disputes

Self-described conservatives eschew efficient light bulbs when they come with green messages.

April 29

Obama Hails 150th Year of Academy of Sciences

President Obama cheers on the National Academy of Sciences in its 150th year.

About Dot Earth

Andrew C. Revkin on Climate Change

By 2050 or so, the human population is expected to reach nine billion, essentially adding two Chinas to the number of people alive today. Those billions will be seeking food, water and other resources on a planet where, scientists say, humans are already shaping climate and the web of life. In Dot Earth, which recently moved from the news side of The Times to the Opinion section, Andrew C. Revkin examines efforts to balance human affairs with the planet?s limits. Conceived in part with support from a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, Dot Earth tracks relevant developments from suburbia to Siberia. The blog is an interactive exploration of trends and ideas with readers and experts.

On the Dot

Energy
New Options Needed

wind powerAccess to cheap energy underpins modern societies. Finding enough to fuel industrialized economies and pull developing countries out of poverty without overheating the climate is a central challenge of the 21st century.

Climate
The Arctic in Transition

arctic meltEnshrined in history as an untouchable frontier, the Arctic is being transformed by significant warming, a rising thirst for oil and gas, and international tussles over shipping routes and seabed resources.

Society
Slow Drips, Hard Knocks

water troubles Human advancement can be aided by curbing everyday losses like the millions of avoidable deaths from indoor smoke and tainted water, and by increasing resilience in the face of predictable calamities like earthquakes and drought.

Biology
Life, Wild and Managed

wildlifeEarth?s veneer of millions of plant and animal species is a vital resource that will need careful tending as human populations and their demands for land, protein and fuels grow.

Slide Show

pollution
A Planet in Flux

Andrew C. Revkin began exploring the human impact on the environment nearly 30 years ago. An early stop was Papeete, Tahiti. This narrated slide show describes his extensive travels.

Video

revking at the north pole
Dot Earth on YouTube

Many of the videos featured here can be found on Andrew Revkin?s channel on YouTube. Recent reader favorites:

Blogroll

Earth and Environmental Science and Engineering
Poverty, Development, and Design
Environment and Sustainability Voices
FREE-MARKET ADVOCATES, ?SKEPTICS,? INDUSTRY VIEWS

Environment News

Energy and the Environment

Green IncHow are climate change, scarcer resources, population growth and other challenges reshaping society? From science to business to politics to living, reporters track the high-stakes pursuit of a greener globe in a dialogue with experts and readers. Join the discussion at Green.

Op-Ed Contributor: Here Comes the Cicadas Buzz
By CRAIG GIBBS

A warm welcome for the Brood II cicadas, one of the longest living insects in the world, seen only once every 17 years along the East Coast.????

Cross-Country Solar Plane Expedition Set for Takeoff
By DIANE CARDWELL

The Solar Impulse, a plane with the wingspan of a 747, is the creation of a Swiss team working on fuel-free flight.????

National Briefing | Washington: Study Doubles Estimate of Region?s Recoverable Crude Oil
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A new government study says that an oil-rich region in the north-central United States holds more than twice the recoverable crude oil originally estimated five years ago.????

Archive

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