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NASA Releases First Image of Mysterious ‘Night Clouds’

Andrew Williams — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:44:28 +0000

NASA has released the first ever images of mysterious polar night clouds that form 50 miles above Earth’s surface, and says that they might be linked to global warming.

The startling images were captured by NASA’s “AIM” satellite (Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere), and show night clouds above 70 degrees north latitude on May 25. Since then, eyewitnesses on the ground have reported seeing the formations on June 6 over Northern Europe (see image after the jump).

When viewed from space, the mysterious clouds are known scientifically as Polar Mesospheric Clouds, or PMCs, when seen from the ground they are called Noctilucent or “night-shining” Clouds.

20+ Memorable Earth Day Posters from 1970-2009

Timothy B. Hurst — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:00:33 +0000

As attention to Earth Day picked up again in 1990, so did the frequency of events land celebrations on college campuses, in city parks and other gathering places around the world. But rather than spilling any more green ink writing about Earth Day 2009, I dug up the best Earth Day posters I could find spanning the last 39 years.

As might be expected, the earlier posters were much more difficult to track down (mostly because there were fewer events to advertise). I also found the paucity of posters from the 1980’s indicative of Reagan-era anti-environmentalist sentiment.

(via Butterfly-Stamps)

2000

(via Bob Masse)

(via New Jersey Dept of Environmental Protection)

(via robotplanet.co.uk)

2001

(via redskinfan.de )

2002

(via Ohio Dept. of Nat. Resources)

(via PA Department of Environment)

2003

(via Mobile Bay Nat. Estuary Program )

2004

(via U.S. Army)

2005

(via AboutUtila)

2006

(via vjfashton.com)

(via The Natural History Museum of Santa Maria)

2007

(via Nature in the City)

(via Metro Transit)

2008

(via Salem State College)

(via Nature in the City)

(via Ecoworldly)

2009

(image via studio KIND)

(via Harrison Miracle)

Happy Earth Day!

Becky Striepe — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:00:21 +0000

We thought it might be fun to celebrate with some stunning photos of this planet we all live on!

Even if you’re not hitting up a local Earth Day event, you can still take today to celebrate. We hope these photos of the land and the critters who share it with us get you inspired!

New Photo Book Proves That Chevron Caused Ecuador’s “Amazon Chernobyl”

Levi Novey — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:04:21 +0000

“We often hear of environmental catastophes but almost never meet the people who suffer the consequences.”

Those are some of the introductory words of Lou Dematteis, one of the authors and photographers of the new photo book Crude Reflections: Oil, Ruin, and Resistance in the Amazon Rainforest.

Greening the Golden Years Podcast: 50 San Francisco Environmental Elders Celebrated in Book

Max Lindberg — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:39:29 +0000

If you’ve ever been to San Francisco, or lived there for a time as I have, you can’t help but be charmed by the city, but also aware of the natural beauty of the entire 9 county bay area. That charm and beauty, in many cases, was won in difficult and often contentious battles between environmentalists, governments and developers to name a few.

San Francisco author John Hart and photographer Nancy Kittle have put together a wonderful book about 50 notable "elders" who helped shape the area with their committment to the environment and conservation. This is a review of Legacy, and the impact the "elders" have had on the bay area.

(via New Jersey Dept of Environmental Protection)

(via robotplanet.co.uk)