At a time when many of us in the environmental movement are feeling frustrated by offshore drilling and $700 billion in tax payer dollars going to Wall Street instead of renewable energy and green jobs, it is uplifting to watch Paul Hawken's inspiring talk about the Social and Environmental ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant yesterday, about Environment & Wildlife, Events, Philosophy & Religion, Protest (1 comment)
Most people in the Western World have heard of Genetically Modified (GM) plants or crops. Would it surprise you to learn that GM plants are routinely patented by companies? Probably not. What if I were to tell you though that it wasn't just GM plants that are being patented ... keep reading
Written by John P. yesterday, about Agriculture & Food, Environmental Disasters, Food, Genetic Modification, Health (3 comments)
Global warming has inflicted its fair share of damage on the planet in recent years, but one problem growing in scope and severity is a growing cause for concern. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diseases once specific to developing countries are spreading into more temperate climates as a ... keep reading
Written by Elissa Vallano yesterday, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Health
In the 21st century, as global warming, pollution and rising populations create scarcities, profiteering has again raised its ugly head. This time, though, the target isn't housing, or fuel, or even food, but water. Gone are the days when drinkable water was abundantly present in all but desert ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts yesterday, about Agriculture & Food, Health, Industry, Politics, Pollution, Water (2 comments)
Electric vehicles shuttled the party goers from the bottom of the hill, where the valet service contended with one Prius after another, to the still-under-construction home of Chris Paine, the film maker behind Who Killed the Electric Car. The attendees met pool-side where they were able to ogle the latest ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant this week, about Biofuels, Celebrities, Clean Technologies, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Energy Saving, Events, Green energy, Transport
One of the many reasons my family is moving from Northwest Florida to Denver this fall has to do with Colorado's extensive system of trails and open space parks. Until I visited the area for the first time last July, I had never experienced the full, best-of-both-worlds effect of ... keep reading
Written by Amy Anaruk this week, about Architecture, Design, Environment & Wildlife
International aid agency Oxfam says rich countries' excessive greenhouse gas emissions are violating the rights of millions of the world's poorest people to life, security, food, health, and shelter, and is calling for rich countries to start basing their climate change policies on existing human rights principles. In submitting ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset this week, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Finance, Politics
By Peter Montague of Rachel’s Democracy & Health News[Rachel's introduction: The 1987 definition of sustainability went like this: "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." That was a fine definition, but now ... keep reading
Written by Peter Montague last month, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Nuclear, Solar, War (1 comment)
Editor's Note: Another contribution from our friends at Alternative Media Group Professor Ross Garnaut’s supplementary report on emission reduction trajectories and targets is even more exciting than it sounds, yet it seems to have been read by very few people who hold strong opinions about its apparent conclusions ... keep reading
Written by TypingIsNot Activism last month, about Climate Change, Industry, Philosophy & Religion, Politics
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins People should have one meat-free day a week if they want to make a personal and effective sacrifice that would help tackle climate change, the world's leading authority on global warming has told The Observer Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the United ... keep reading
Written by Marc Roberts last month, about Agriculture & Food, Emissions, Food, Health
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