SolarCoin is a digital currency established to help finance solar power. The SolarCoin Foundation recently provide §5,290.97 SLR (roughly $1,040 USD) to a solar power facility in Africa. The SolarCoin model provides a working example of a digital currency system for an environmental benefit. http://solarcoin.org/en/largest-solarcoin-grant-to-africa-ever-recorded/
According to a recent article in The Guardian (June 7, 2016), what appears to be the longest and probably worst global coral bleaching event in history is accompanied by the smell of death: “I can’t even tell you how bad I smelt after the dive – the smell of millions of rotting animals.” said Richard…
This blog is a brief review of statements recently provided by three people: James Hansen, Peter Wadhams, and Noam Chomsky. James Hansen Redacted from The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/mar/22/sea-level-rise-james-hansen-climate-change-scientist?CMP=share_btn_fb In an interview with The Guardian, Hansen notes that the current rate of global warming could raise sea levels by “several meters” over the coming century (the next 50 to…
