“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” – Albert Einstein Can climate models embolden the imagination enough to push us through political stalemates? We are getting reports that the …
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50,000 Demonstrators Expected for Today’s Protest March in Copenhagen
“I would rather see no deal at all than a watered-down version that doesn’t help anyone,” fellow U of M delegate Ahmed Tawfik told Keith Schneider of Circle of Blue and Climate Action Network. Ahmed isn’t alone. Only half way through the conference, already many people are beginning to fear that the bureaucratic powers-at-be won’t …
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Welcome to Bike Town, E.U.
I had heard from friends who studied abroad in Copenhagen that traveling by bike is “the only way to see the city,” but I was totally unprepared for the number of bikes that they have here. The bike lanes are serious—clearly marked, and if a pedestrian dares to step out when the crosswalk is flashing …
First Thoughts
I arrived yesterday to the Bella Center (BC) a bit surprised by first impressions. The shuttle bus from the airport to BC dropped me off on a platform with a COP15 banner along a chain link fence and a few security gaurds. I was expecting a grand entrance, not something that looked like it was …
Some initial observations from COP 15
Tired and after many flight delays, I have arrived. Being here just 30 minutes, here are some initial surprising observations: 1) The only food options at the little cafeteria were either froi grois (sp?)with bacon, turkey, or sweets, yet they were handing out pins that promoted vegetarianism. I wanted to eat a salad or something …
Water + Climate
An excerpt taken from Circle of Blue, the non-profit journalism organization reporting the global freshwater crisis that I work for...this excerpt comes from our "Water + Climate" series in the lead-up to the Copenhagen Conference which features news articles linking global climate change and water-related problems in the areas of agriculture, energy, infrastructure, and human …
Talking to Deciding to Acting
Talk, from casual to argumentative form, has exhaustively covered environmental issues, climate change, global warming, or whatever political term you choose to describe the past, current, and future state of the planet. A lot of good has come from talking but at the same time, a lot of talking can lead to gridlock action (action …
Dynamic Adaptability
My name is Merry Walker and I'm attending the COP 15 as a University of Michigan College of Engineering representative. I am absolutely honored to be a delegate for Michigan and hope to gain insight into how science/technology influences policy-making on issues that are inherently science-based but policy-influenced. I believe that government interactions are absolutely …
Diverse interests – Adam E
As a person with interests ranging from the funding of micro-finance projects to restore rain-forests, to the emerging studies of emergy and water footprints, to the engendering of climate change as an issue to display the imbalance of risk posed by global warming onto women, I am beyond thrilled to be going to COP15. Coming …
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