http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/index.php/think2/featured TH!NK ABOUT IT #2 en spencer@ejc.net Copyright 2010 2010-03-01T15:42:48+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/climate_change_and_sustainable_development_thnk2_part_i/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/climate_change_and_sustainable_development_thnk2_part_i/#When:15:42:48Z Benno Hansen looks at the transition from TH!NK2 to TH!NK3 and discovers that many topics will cross over from one competition to another. Food security is one of those issues. Sustainable Development 2010-03-01T15:42:48+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/the_battle_against_monsanto/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/the_battle_against_monsanto/#When:18:52:56Z Hemant Anant Jain gives us a first hand report from the GMO battlefront in India, where massive protests recently forced the Indian government to overturn its ruling on Bt Brinjal, the first GM food to be directly consumed by humans. Health Effects 2010-02-15T18:52:56+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/fares_have_gone_off_the_rails/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/fares_have_gone_off_the_rails/#When:15:41:45Z So just how do you persuade someone to take the greener option when it’s almost always the more expensive one? Lara Smallman asks why European train fares continue to go up while the cost of an airline ticket is getting cheaper every day. Fresh Water 2010-02-10T15:41:45+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/ipcc_threatens_climate_change/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/ipcc_threatens_climate_change/#When:17:18:46Z Abishek Nayak says the 'Climategate' scandal has taught him not to trust environmentalist groups like the IPCC and WWF, who he says exaggerate their findings to prove their points. But where else can he go for in depth, unbiased climate reporting? Climate Reporting 2010-02-04T17:18:46+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/india_plastic-free/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/india_plastic-free/#When:15:27:01Z India's latest effort to change its policies toward a more sustainable future is to go plastic-free. But while some are overjoyed at this new initiative, Anindita Nayak explains why not all Indians can afford another raise food prices. Sustainable Development 2010-02-02T15:27:01+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/bog_off_-_supermarket_chain_tesco_waves_goodbye_to_food_waste/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/bog_off_-_supermarket_chain_tesco_waves_goodbye_to_food_waste/#When:17:58:50Z Over 6.7 million tonnes of food are dumped each year in the U.K alone. Lara Smallman's latest post in her food series focuses on Tesco, one of the biggest retailers in the U.K, who has a new campaign to reduce its waste. Climate Science 2010-01-22T17:58:50+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/glaciergate/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/glaciergate/#When:18:19:27Z Eamonn Fitzgerald reports that a new scandal deemed "Glaciergate" is much, much worse than disappearing polar bears as three nuclear weapons states depend on Himalayan runoff for vital water supplies: India, Pakistan and China. Fresh Water, Polar Regions 2010-01-18T18:19:27+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/europes_not_done_yet_campaign/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/europes_not_done_yet_campaign/#When:15:36:04Z On 31 January, Europe will submit its targets to the Copenhagen Accord. TckTckTck has launched a campaign aimed at President Rompuy and Prime Minister Zapatero demanding that the EU commit to C02 reductions of 30% or more. Sign up here! International Action, UN Climate Change Conference 2009 2010-01-15T15:36:04+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/time_is_not_money/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/time_is_not_money/#When:18:44:07Z How much do climate change and the credit crisis have in common? In his latest post, Swedish TH!NKer Daniel Nylin Nilsson examines how economics and consumerism play a big part in our changing planet. Sustainable Development 2010-01-12T18:44:07+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/its_snow_joke/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/its_snow_joke/#When:17:38:17Z Lara Smallman addresses the hype surrounding the recent extreme weather in many parts of Europe and wonders why falling snow gets people talking about the climate, while a two-week multi-million dollar conference can easily slip by, for so many. Precipitation, UN Climate Change Conference 2009 2010-01-11T17:38:17+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/province_of_antwerp_supports_hotspot_in_climate_change/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/province_of_antwerp_supports_hotspot_in_climate_change/#When:15:00:50Z Femmy Thewissen's piece on global cooperation and climate change centres on the partnership between Belgium and The Philippines. To learn more about global cooperation's role in sustainable development, sign up for TH!NK3: Developing World! International Action, Sustainable Development 2010-01-08T15:00:50+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/north_sea_grid_a_test_case_for_european_leadership/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/north_sea_grid_a_test_case_for_european_leadership/#When:17:43:52Z Copenhagen was a failure but the North Sea grid can put Europe back on the road of success. André Feldhof debates the opportunities and risks of this important new development in European environmental policy. Alternative Energies 2010-01-06T17:43:52+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/thnking_back/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/thnking_back/#When:17:51:43Z Three months, 37 articles and an award later, Benno Hansen, the overall winner of TH!NK2: Climate Change, reflects on what's happened over the last three months of the competition. UN Climate Change Conference 2009 2010-01-04T17:51:43+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/cop15_the_final_cut/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/cop15_the_final_cut/#When:17:22:02Z Adela spent 5 days at the COP15 conference and is devastated with its outcome. Other TH!NKers have taken different points of view on the Copenhagen accord. What do you think? UN Climate Change Conference 2009 2009-12-24T17:22:02+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/going_going_gone/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/going_going_gone/#When:04:36:03Z "It's going to be a long night," writes Adela Trofin, a TH!NKer in Copenhagen at COP15. In her latest post, she reports on the supposed deal that was reached tonight at the Bella Center. UN Climate Change Conference 2009 2009-12-19T04:36:03+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/indian_youth_climate_network_interview_with_bloggers_at_cop15/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/indian_youth_climate_network_interview_with_bloggers_at_cop15/#When:14:55:55Z At the Fresh Air Centre in Copenhagen, "the world's best bloggers" TH!NKers Adela, Federico and Diego are interviewed by the Indian Youth Climate Network, on how each of their personal backgrounds shapes their hopes for COP15. UN Climate Change Conference 2009 2009-12-17T14:55:55+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/american_progress_is_it_enough/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/american_progress_is_it_enough/#When:14:06:40Z TH!NK2 Guest Blogger Michael McGovern of the Energy Environmental Policy Center for American Progress defends American action on climate change. What do you think of American progress at COP15? Is it making real and legitimate progress? UN Climate Change Conference 2009 2009-12-14T14:06:40+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/meet_the_lobbies_agriculture/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/meet_the_lobbies_agriculture/#When:17:10:01Z In the second part of their series on the power of lobbies, TH!NK2 guest bloggers Kate Willson and Andrew Green of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, explain how the Agriculture lobby plans to swing things its way at COP15. Agriculture, UN Climate Change Conference 2009 2009-12-11T17:10:01+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/meet_the_lobbies_electricity_and_gas/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/meet_the_lobbies_electricity_and_gas/#When:20:36:40Z TH!NK2 guest bloggers Kate Willson and Andrew Green of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists explain the complex bureaucratic process of making cleaner energy sources like natural gas become viable power sources worldwide. Alternative Energies, UN Climate Change Conference 2009 2009-12-10T20:36:40+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/eu_reconciling_ambition_with_reality1/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/eu_reconciling_ambition_with_reality1/#When:16:16:08Z TH!NK2's latest guest blogger is Sonja van Renssen, a senior reporter at ENDS Europe. She delves into what we can expect from the EU in Copenhagen - and why its decision making process is so complicated. UN Climate Change Conference 2009 2009-12-07T16:16:08+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/expectations_from_cop15/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/expectations_from_cop15/#When:17:35:42Z If overly high ambitions lead to an eight year ratification process for Kyoto and subsequently to its demise, Abhishek wonders if our downsized expectations for COP15 can lead to a more practical and effective outcome. UN Climate Change Conference 2009 2009-12-03T17:35:42+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/ooh_pick_me_pick_me_round_2/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/ooh_pick_me_pick_me_round_2/#When:20:55:07Z Lara Smallman's recent post on Britain's Greenest City Competition centred on the fact that Hull had come placed last two years in a row. She wrote to the City Council and got a response. Read it here and weigh in! Climate Politics 2009-11-27T20:55:07+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/the_tragedy_of_climategate/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/the_tragedy_of_climategate/#When:15:58:51Z The So-called "Climategate" has taken TH!NK2 by storm. Joe Litobarski's latest post delves into why this scandal has threatened to derail the momentum behind the climate change movement. Climate Politics, Climate Reporting 2009-11-25T15:58:51+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/disco_inferno_the_death_of_coal/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/disco_inferno_the_death_of_coal/#When:17:14:01Z Part III of Peebles' series on coal focuses on Surry County, where a major electric cooperative has done all it can to mislead the locals and derail any attempt to prevent the construction of their proposed 1,500 mega-watt coal-fired power plant. Alternative Energies, Greenhouse Gases 2009-11-19T17:14:01+00:00 http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/180_austrian_schoolchildren_demand_action_from_politicians/ http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/featured/180_austrian_schoolchildren_demand_action_from_politicians/#When:16:17:43Z This week, 180 Austrian school children confronted the environmental speakers of the five parties in the Austrian parliament with their questions concerning climate change and the Austrian aims and position for the COP15 summit. International Action 2009-11-18T16:17:43+00:00