For the past year, President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana has traveled the world offering to place his nation's forests under international supervision if other countries paid his citizens not to deforest the tropical landscapes. The campaign received major support last week when Norway announced a $30 million commitment on ... keep reading
Written by Ben Block - Worldwatch Institute yesterday, about Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Logging, Politics & Government, Pollution, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
The defective Chinese drywall situation in the United States first came to light in November of 2008, when the Herald Tribune reported that homeowners in the Sarasota-Bradenton area of Florida were discovering that their homes’ sheetrock walls were eating away the wiring. In fact, the problem may predate 2008, as ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this week, about Architecture, Children and Families, Design, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Pollution, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
We sped along the asphalt, cocooned in our little white hatchback, chasing the ever-retreating heat haze mirage. I don’t want to talk to a pig farmer, I thought, defensively. I felt dread rise up from my gut. My dad chattered happily. I had been an animal lover since childhood ... keep reading
Written by Kristy Arbon this week, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution (1 comment)
In order to generate excitement around humble dirt - the star of a new movie bearing its name - people are being encouraged to visit the official site and share their own soil stories. Dirt! The Movie, due out in December, tells the amazing story of humans and our relationship with the ... keep reading
Written by Kate R. this week, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Deforestation, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Permaculture, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Weather
A recent event sponsored by the British High Commission on climate change and low-carbon business drew out into the open a serious issue. As many are aware, should the temperature rise as much as 4 degrees Celsius (or about 7 degrees Fahrenheit) due to climate change, some serious problems for ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias this week, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution, Smart Growth
Some very good news on the international front, as the UK Guardian reports today: During a hastily convened breakfast meeting in Singapore, the US president supported a Danish plan to salvage something from the moribund negotiations by aiming for a broad political agreement and postponing contentious decisions on emissions targets ... keep reading
Written by Joe Romm this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Design, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
New report paints the human race’s picture as grim and unstable if more action isn’t taken against climate change to protect the “building blocks” of large populations. In the run-up to historic climate talks in Copenhagen, a new report by the Worldwatch Institute and United Nations Foundation (U ... keep reading
Written by Steve Kellman this month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather (1 comment)
Money-Changers in Democracy’s Temple: There is a scene in the New Testament (Matthew 21:12) where Jesus throws the money-changers out of the temple. We could use some of that in the halls of Congress. While the U.S. Capitol is not the National Cathedral, members of Congress are ... keep reading
Written by Bill Becker this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
Oxfam’s messages on the battering effects of climate change on poorer countries continue with the publication this week of their report Bolivia: Climate Change, Poverty and Adaptation. Poverty and injustice in many countries of the world is what Oxfam works on, and this focus has inevitably led to concern ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
During moments of idleness I’ve often dreamt of seeing into the future. I have been known to ponder frivolously who’ll win a World Cup Final or the US Masters but other times it’s a lot more prosaic; what will happen with a new initiative at work? How ... keep reading
Written by Chris Turney this month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Computing, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Pollution, Population, Smart Growth
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