The Denmark Project
July 1, 2009Climate Change From Europe To The Oregon CoastA majority of climate scientists agree – the planet is warming. The question now is how climate change will change our lives, our landscapes, our economy, and the ecological web around us. And how will we react to a changing climate? World leaders are already drafting a global climate treaty. They’ll finalize it at a summit this coming December in Copenhagen, Denmark. So we decided to focus on the impact of climate change on one small town – the town of Denmark, Oregon. | ||
September 9, 2009What Climate Change May Mean To Coastal FarmsThere's a climate change bill pending in Congress, and a climate treaty summit coming up this winter in Copenhagen, Denmark. To understand how climate change is likely to affect Oregon, Christy George is profiling the tiny south coast town of Denmark. We wanted to know what scientists think could happen later this century to coastal salmon. And we wondered how climate change may alter life for two families who've been farming the same land in Denmark, Oregon for more than a hundred years. | ||
December 2, 2009Facing The Changes Climate Change Will Bring
International talks on climate change begin next week in Copenhagen, Denmark. For months, we’ve been considering the impact of climate change on one small town: Denmark, Oregon. President Obama has lowered expectations for a climate treaty. But treaty or not, scientists say climate change is coming. In our final chapter of the Denmark Project, producer Christy George found new voices – psychologists, philosophers and poets - wrestling with the enormity of the changes facing the place they call home.
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December 18, 2009Northwest Scientists Keeping An Eye On CarbonIn Copenhagen Friday, world leaders said they have a climate change agreement that includes verifying whether countries are cutting as much carbon dioxide as they promise. Christy George reports scientists here are part of a global movement to track carbon.
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