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Who's Emitting? The Big, and Small, Players in CO2 Emissions

Who's Emitting? The Big, and Small, Players in CO2 Emissions

In our ongoing coverage about how climate change is affecting us and how people in the U.S. are taking action, today we bring you a couple of graphics and statistics to show just who’s emitting carbon. Thanks to the New York Times for the visuals. And if you’re interested in carbon emissions per capita, make your way over to this useful Google guide, made with World Bank data, that...

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Scientists Studying Climate Change in Yellowstone

Scientists Studying Climate Change in Yellowstone

Today marks the first day of the Copenhagen Climate Conference. Here at Under Solen we’re hoping for a strong plan of action, so for the length of the conference, we’ll be posting a story each day about how climate change is affecting us and how people in the U.S. are taking action. Some folks like Bill McKibben are thinking big, others are looking for local solutions, but we hope to...

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America's Hottest Species

America's Hottest Species

From Wend Magazine: With the Copenhagen Climate Conference just 6 days away, the Endangered Species Coalition released a new report today in hopes of bringing attention to some of America’s endangered species that are really feeling the heat. The report, America’s Hottest Species, demonstrates ways that our changing climate is increasing the risk of extinction for 11 species on the brink of...

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We Love Technology

We Love Technology

Here at Under Solen, we love technology. Sure many times we yearn for a simpler life of digging in the dirt and being completely out of pocket, but sometimes technology is pretty amazing… 1. It might just save the world. As we near the Copenhagen Climate Conference, many are wondering if the world’s leaders will take the necessary, bold steps we need to save our planet. As a U.S....

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Send Anna to Copenhagen!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHC__afzH38&feature=player_embedded] Under Solen co-founder and social media diva Anna Brones is competing to be Huffington Post’s Hopenhagen Ambassador. The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen is only weeks away. And that means that a decision on the future of our climate is imminent. HuffPost in conjunction with Hopenhagen.org...

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