Transition Town OKC (TTOKC) started in January 2009 with two basic questions: 1) How can communities respond to the intertwining challenges of more expensive energy, resource depletion, a changing climate, and economic instability? And, 2) How can we create more sustainable and resilient ways of life even while facing financial uncertainty? A project of fellow [...]
From the OU Daily: Researchers from around the world will soon be able to forecast ecological processes with the development of an “information cafeteria” a team of OU researchers is creating called cyberCommons. CyberCommons will allow others to obtain electronic real-time data of ecological systems. A $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation allowed [...]
From The OU Daily: An official statement on climate change from the Oklahoma Climatological Survey reported that the earth’s climate has warmed over the last 100 years, and much of the warming over the last 50 years is due to the increase of greenhouse gases from human activity. The report also stated global warming would [...]
Thanks to everyone who made it out to the Norman350 International Day of Climate Action yesterday! You were part of the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet’s history, as people came together for more than 5200 events in 181 countries. You can find photos and a write-up of the Norman event at [...]
The National Teach-In will take place at the University of Oklahoma from February 3, 2008 through February 6, 2008 across the campus. The focus of this event is to present solutions and education on global warming. This event will encompass the state, community, and student body at the University of Oklahoma. Below is a list [...]