TippingPoint have announced the second round of commissions with a deadline of 6 December 2010. TippingPoint offers "a range of activities centred on exposing artists from all art forms to the enormous challenges of climate change, working in tandem with the scientists at the forefront of the subject. TippingPoint’s role is to be a catalyst... Continue Reading →
Scotland’s renewable electricity target raised to 80% by 2020
Scottish Government announcement "Scotland's renewable electricity target for the next decade is being raised from 50 per cent to 80 per cent, First Minister Alex Salmond announced today. The FM confirmed the Scottish Government's increased national target - now 80 per cent of Scottish electricity consumption to come from renewables by 2020 - ahead of... Continue Reading →
As the world burns: 50 simple things you can do to stay in denial
Excellent graphic novel at Seven Stories Press.
ARTPORT_making waves and Cinema Planeta at COP16
ARTPORT_making waves and Cinema Planeta are proud to present engaging art where it matters—at the heart of the most important climate conference in the world! A rich program of cell phone video contests, art videos, panels with conference participants and artists, and a live art performance with hundreds of children drowning little islands in the... Continue Reading →
Lovely Weather in Donegal
Donegal County Council and Leonardo/Olats are happy to announce the opening of the Lovely Weather Art & Climate Change exhibition resulting from the residencies. The 5 projects and artists are : - Weather Proof (Real-Time), Antony Lyons - The Irish Rover: Looking for Mars Off the Northern Coast of Ireland, The League of Imaginary Scientists... Continue Reading →
Torrey Canyon
The Torrey Canyon disaster was the largest shipwreck to that date and resulted in large sections of the British and French coastlines being polluted by crude oil. It was 1967. They didn't know what to do with the oil so they put a lot of what washed up on the island of Guernsey into a disused quarry.... Continue Reading →

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