Posts Tagged ‘walking’

CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 08 May 2012

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:

  • Ancient forest unveiled, revealing impacts of climate change
  • Study says half of worldwide emissions come from livestock
  • Cycling and walking increase in US pilot communities

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.

Authors: Neil ThomsonNeil SalmondKristina WelchJustin BullJames Noble

Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)

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CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 13 December 2011

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:

  • Solar power much cheaper to produce than most analysts realize
  • Climate skepticism in media an English-speaking phenomenon
  • Canadians want more from feds on climate change

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business in partnership with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: picsscan@uvic.ca.

Authors: Chris KantowiczCalyn ShawNeil SalmondKristina Welch

Editors: James TanseyJessica Worsley

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