Climate Change is Not a Spectator Sport.
Weight-loss ads and television shows regularly profile people who have transformed their lives through major losses of 30 kilograms or more. These weight-loss ambassadors try to inspire us to do the same by telling us they feel more alive, they can play with their kids and their confidence has grown ... keep reading
Written by Claire Collins/ The Conversation this month, about Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior
In 2012 Greenpop launched Trees for Zambia, a reforestation and eco-awareness project which began with a 3-week tree planting event and was followed by an ongoing campaign to inspire awareness about deforestation, climate change, tree planting, environmental sustainability and alternative energy sources. Trees for Zambia 2013 will be the second ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education
Write a regular column on sustainability and it’s natural to discuss climate change facts and issues from time to time. Do it often enough and the climate change deniers will be happy to tell you what they think. Letters to the editor “rebuttals” can offer some wacky stuff, but ... keep reading
Written by Gord Stewart this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Education, Industry & Business
Enoughness... it's an interesting concept...an alternative to the Western World View . - 40% of the Earth’s resources owned by 1% of the population.- The combined wealth of the three richest men in the world exceeds the total GDP of the poorest 47 counties.3.5 billion people survive ... keep reading
Written by First Peoples Worldwide this month, about Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Finance & Money, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
http://vimeo.com/62452617 At this year's Full Frame Documentary Film Festival the Audience Award went to the documentary feature "A Will for the Woods". This was a very small budget project from a team of first-time filmmakers, and it looks at the issue of eco-friendly "green burial" practices ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Lifestyle & Behavior
A FREE day of entertainment, education & adventure celebrating the potential of our waterfront! On Saturday, July 20th thousands from throughout the metropolitan region will make their way to the waterfront for the 6th annual City of Water Day Festival, presented by Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance. A FREE day of entertainment, education ... keep reading
Written by Matt C this month, about Children and Families, Events, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
Midway-a film by Chris Jordan that will leave you feeling so sad. But it may inspire some actions. http://vimeo.com/25563376 keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
Great men, like great epochs, are explosive material in whom tremendous energy has been accumulated; their prerequisite has always been historically and physiologically, that a protracted assembling, accumulating, economizing and preserving has preceded them – that there has been no explosion for a long time - Nietzsche. Scientific breakthroughs often follow a ... keep reading
Written by Rayna Gordon-Hellman this month, about Clean Technologies, Design, Economics, Industry & Business, Solar (1 comment)
Bill McKibben explains why nothing is happening on climate change at The Riverside Church keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Celebrities, Climate Change, Philosophy & Religion
It seems that the weather may be getting through to Americans in a way that scientists have not managed to in the past . A study at George Mason University shows that a majority of Americans Say Global Warming Is Affecting Weather in the United States. About six in ten ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Population, Weather
