NPR Series: Solutions http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12385221&ft=1&f=12385221 Scientists in New Zealand are trying to remove a methane-producing microbe in cows and sheep. Iowa farmers are looking to bury carbon in soil. In Niger, trees may be the solution to unpredictable cycles of drought. NPR reports on experiments under way around the globe. Copyright 2010 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.93 Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Solutions http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12385221&ft=1&f=12385221 Abu Dhabi Aims to Build First Carbon-Neutral City Planners hope to transform an empty stretch of desert into Masdar, a city of 50,000, within a decade. They aim for it to be powered entirely by renewable energy, to reuse water and to recycle even human waste. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90042092&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90042092&ft=1&f=12385221 Planners hope to transform an empty stretch of desert into Masdar, a city of 50,000, within a decade. They aim for it to be powered entirely by renewable energy, to reuse water and to recycle even human waste.

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]]> Oil-Rich Abu Dhabi Builds Renewable-Energy City In the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi sits on nearly 10 percent of the world's oil reserves. So it may be surprising to hear that climate leaders there have launched a major initiative in sustainability. Masdar, a demonstration city of 50,000 inhabitants, will have a zero carbon footprint. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90180158&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90180158&ft=1&f=12385221 In the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi sits on nearly 10 percent of the world's oil reserves. So it may be surprising to hear that climate leaders there have launched a major initiative in sustainability. Masdar, a demonstration city of 50,000 inhabitants, will have a zero carbon footprint.

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]]> UAE Has Mixed Motivations for Eco City Once it's completed, Masdar City will house 50,000 residents and use only renewable energy. The project in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, residents say, is driven by future business opportunities and a desire for change. Mon, 05 May 2008 01:18:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90139449&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90139449&ft=1&f=12385221 Once it's completed, Masdar City will house 50,000 residents and use only renewable energy. The project in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, residents say, is driven by future business opportunities and a desire for change.

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]]> Slow but Sure Environmental Progress in Cairo A short distance from the new $30 million Al-Azhar Park in Cairo, Egypt, young environmentalists are installing solar hot-water heaters in poor neighborhoods. They're overcoming setbacks — and bridging religious divides — to bring change in a time of environmental upheaval. Sun, 04 May 2008 14:40:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90109734&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90109734&ft=1&f=12385221 A short distance from the new $30 million Al-Azhar Park in Cairo, Egypt, young environmentalists are installing solar hot-water heaters in poor neighborhoods. They're overcoming setbacks — and bridging religious divides — to bring change in a time of environmental upheaval.

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]]> Global Warming Solutions for Egypt, U.S. NPR's Science Editor David Malakoff joins Liane Hansen in the studio to reflect not only on the three climate change stories reported from Egypt, but also on NPR's Climate Connections series as a whole. Sun, 04 May 2008 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90167615&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90167615&ft=1&f=12385221 NPR's Science Editor David Malakoff joins Liane Hansen in the studio to reflect not only on the three climate change stories reported from Egypt, but also on NPR's Climate Connections series as a whole.

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]]> Anglican Leader Brings Climate to the Pulpit One Anglican cleric thinks churches can do more to help the Earth, and he's trying to convince ministries around the world to start preaching a change in the way people live. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:29:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89947582&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89947582&ft=1&f=12385221 One Anglican cleric thinks churches can do more to help the Earth, and he's trying to convince ministries around the world to start preaching a change in the way people live.

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]]> In Cairo Slum, the Poor Spark Environmental Change In one of the city's poorest areas, residents who recycle trash by hand and a handful of environmental activists are slowly improving their community. Their efforts serve as an unlikely model for environmental change in an age of global warming. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:57:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89956754&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89956754&ft=1&f=12385221 In one of the city's poorest areas, residents who recycle trash by hand and a handful of environmental activists are slowly improving their community. Their efforts serve as an unlikely model for environmental change in an age of global warming.

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]]> Spurred by Rising Seas, Dubai's Floating Ambition Dubai will try just about anything; the bolder and more outlandish, the better. So two Dutch architects have opened a business there specializing in homes, offices and hotels that float. They hope their floating architecture will help coastal cities around the world survive climate change. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:32:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89767297&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89767297&ft=1&f=12385221 Dubai will try just about anything; the bolder and more outlandish, the better. So two Dutch architects have opened a business there specializing in homes, offices and hotels that float. They hope their floating architecture will help coastal cities around the world survive climate change.

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]]> Rising Sea Levels Threaten Egypt's Ancient Cities In Egypt, where antiquities have stood for millennia, climate change is posing new threats to an ancient country and its people. As temperatures climb and shorelines change, environmentalists worry about displaced populations, rising poverty and increased soil salinity in the fertile Nile Delta. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:51:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89660898&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89660898&ft=1&f=12385221 In Egypt, where antiquities have stood for millennia, climate change is posing new threats to an ancient country and its people. As temperatures climb and shorelines change, environmentalists worry about displaced populations, rising poverty and increased soil salinity in the fertile Nile Delta.

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]]> Methane Plants: China's Clean Energy Alternative China is the world's largest producer of coal — and its largest consumer. Engineer Huang Shengchu promotes reducing reliance on this dirtiest of fossil fuels by capturing a byproduct, methane, and using it to produce power. Methane power plants are one of the country's best tools in fighting climate change. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:23:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89657242&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89657242&ft=1&f=12385221 China is the world's largest producer of coal — and its largest consumer. Engineer Huang Shengchu promotes reducing reliance on this dirtiest of fossil fuels by capturing a byproduct, methane, and using it to produce power. Methane power plants are one of the country's best tools in fighting climate change.

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]]> Beijing Looks to 'Green' Buildings to Cut Emissions Last year, China overtook the U.S. to become the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide. The government is trying to tackle the problem by making all new buildings 50 percent more efficient by 2010. The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates that nearly half of China's total energy use comes from buildings. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89575832&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89575832&ft=1&f=12385221 Last year, China overtook the U.S. to become the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide. The government is trying to tackle the problem by making all new buildings 50 percent more efficient by 2010. The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates that nearly half of China's total energy use comes from buildings.

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]]> In Highland Peru, a Culture Confronts Blight Nothing is more important than the potato in the highland villages of Peru. But Peru's potato culture faces its biggest threat yet: Global warming has opened the door to the disease that caused the Irish potato famine. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87811933&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87811933&ft=1&f=12385221 Nothing is more important than the potato in the highland villages of Peru. But Peru's potato culture faces its biggest threat yet: Global warming has opened the door to the disease that caused the Irish potato famine.

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]]> New Roads in the Amazon May Deliver Disease Cutting down forests in the Amazon destroys a natural means of absorbing carbon dioxide. But new roads in the jungle also create new pools of standing water — ideal breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:15:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19276850&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19276850&ft=1&f=12385221 Cutting down forests in the Amazon destroys a natural means of absorbing carbon dioxide. But new roads in the jungle also create new pools of standing water — ideal breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes.

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]]> Costa Rica Aims to Be a Carbon-Neutral Nation One of the smallest countries in the world has a big goal. Costa Rica says it wants to be the first developing country to become carbon neutral — that is, to have zero output of carbon dioxide by 2021. But huge challenges lie ahead. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19141333&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19141333&ft=1&f=12385221 One of the smallest countries in the world has a big goal. Costa Rica says it wants to be the first developing country to become carbon neutral — that is, to have zero output of carbon dioxide by 2021. But huge challenges lie ahead.

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]]> Maldives Builds Barriers to Global Warming When the 2004 tsunami hit, the Maldives islands were submerged for several minutes. Those waters retreated, but rising sea levels from global warming won't be so transient. Plans to adapt to a warmer world include a flood-resistant island. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:25:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18425626&ft=1&f=12385221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18425626&ft=1&f=12385221 When the 2004 tsunami hit, the Maldives islands were submerged for several minutes. Those waters retreated, but rising sea levels from global warming won't be so transient. Plans to adapt to a warmer world include a flood-resistant island.

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