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Oil majors told to adapt or die
Nature & Environment

Oil majors told to adapt or die

...change. Although growing international pressure to take action on climate change and falling prices have together led to a decline in the IOCs’ fortunes, the rot set in many years ago, says the research paper. Up to the early 1970s, the IOCs had it all their own way, controlling most aspects of oil exploration, production and distribution. But the rise of...
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Growing plants, growing communities: Climate Camp, Veggie Gardens and Local Politics
Society, Politics & Law

Growing plants, growing communities: Climate Camp, Veggie Gardens and Local Politics

...climate change visible and establishing a viable, if temporary, low environmental-impact community. At the Lewes site, local residents were encouraged to take part in creating vegetable and flower beds; a 'Royal Weeding Day'; to help erect some camping essentials; like composting toilets; a 'rocket stove' for keeping a constant hot water supply and various temporary...
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Eco-art, Sustainable Art, art as activism
History & The Arts

Eco-art, Sustainable Art, art as activism

...climate change and the pollution of sea waters on my local Irish shore, for Earth Day 2021 I made a video poem, called Axis Mundi, a love song to the planet and the many indigenous nations and their languages in danger of becoming extinct. In the footage there are plastic flotsam, including masks. This is a decisive feature of our times and the latest addendum to the...
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Earth Day on OpenLearn
Nature & Environment

Earth Day on OpenLearn

...and what a great way to instil a better work-life balance into your lifestyle. Read more: Energy in buildings (Free course) Could we control our climate? (Free course) Climate change: Transitions to sustainability (Free course) How much electronic waste do we generate as a species? (Article) How to include climate issues in your writing – Writing for climate ......
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The trouble with teaching physics
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trouble with teaching physics

...climate change despite overwhelming scientific evidence. This is a phenomenon called ‘motivated reasoning’ where people selectively choose evidence which fits their theory and reject evidence to the contrary. It means that once students have a misconception, it can be extremely difficult to correct it. [Teacher standing in front of children in a classroom.] Why is...
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Researching Antarctic ice sheets
Nature & Environment

Researching Antarctic ice sheets

...climate change and the instability of Antarctic ice sheets...It’s just over a year since I became a Lecturer In Environmental Sciences in the Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems, but I already feel very at home at the Open University. Thank you for reading my first article here on OpenLearn. I’m part of a team of British and French scientists with a new...
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Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care
Nature & Environment

Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care

...climate change. The science suggests that time is running out. PhD student Freya wise is investigating the impact of embodied carbon for reducing carbon from heritage buildings...Embodied carbon is a very important source of carbon emissions, especially in the construction industry. But in practise most people aren’t really aware of it and it is rarely measured in...
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Green Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

Green Brexit?

...climate change is the biggest threat facing humanity. JS: Are you concerned that a cosmetic focus on environments and animal welfare campaigns could mask a structural unravelling of environmental regulation in the wake of Brexit? JJ: The series of recent decisions on animal welfare made by Michael Gove, as Secretary of State for Environment, have been positive and...
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