A new geologic epoch, “The Anthropocene,” is characterized by humanity’s growing dominance of Earth’s environment and a planetary transformation as profound as the last epoch-defining event — the retreat of the glaciers 11,500 years ago. By way of illustration: Humanity has cleared an area the size of South …
Earth Policy Release – Full Planet, Empty Plates Chapter Two
Chapter 2. The Ecology of Population Growth Lester R. Brown www.earth-policy.org/books/fpep/fpepch2 Earth Policy Release Full Planet, Empty Plates May 9, 2013
Today’s Top Stories from GFI: African dream ‘held back by illicit outflow of capital’
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Kofi Annan: Imagine An African Continent, Where Leaders Use Mineral Wealth Wisely New Draft Paper: Emerging Countries and the Taxation of Offshore Accounts “The Trend is in Our Direction.” Appeals Court Loss is Latest Setback for Oil Company Secrecy Campaign Karzai’s Ghost Money from the …
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines: TODAY’S STUDY: LOOKING INTO NEW ENERGY’S FUTURE
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, March 25: * TODAY’S STUDY: LOOKING INTO NEW ENERGY’S FUTURE * QUICK NEWS, March 25: CHINA’S $243BIL NEW ENERGY INVESTMENT GAP; MARYLAND OKS OCEAN WIND RULES, FUNDING; MICROGRID BIZ QUADRUPLES TO $40 BIL BY 2020 WEEKEND …
Friday Video: EARTH: THE OPERATORS’ MANUAL
EARTH: THE OPERATORS’ MANUAL (Program 1: premiered 2011, re-run 2012) We have manuals for the things we value, like our cars and computers. So why not a manual for the most complex operating system of all—the Earth? Is the planet due for an oil change? Why are fossil fuels unsustainable? …
Hawthorn Valley
Hawthorne Valley Farm has produced high quality food for more than 35 years. Biodynamic farming practices reflect their commitment to protecting the health of the earth and all who live on it. Education and outreach programs strive to raise awareness of the social, ecological, and economic importance of agriculture in …
[green-tech] fire and brimstone II: a better fix on the Green Sky threat
Background Peter Ward’s important classic, Under a Green Sky, presents us with some important questions: how close are we to the time when emanations of H2S to the atmosphere (“brimstone”) or radiation induced by a new ozone hole (“fire”) start growing to the point where all higher mammals on earth, …
Bankrupting Nature: Denying Our Planetary Boundaries
by Anders Wijkman and Johan Rockström, Club of Rome, November 2012 Report suggests measures that could prevent the current depletion of the earth’s finite resources and enable us to enjoy an enhanced quality of life. Bankrupting Nature: Denying Our Planetary Boundaries, by Anders Wijkman and Johan Rockström, a report to …
The Power of Local Action: Honoring communities in the frontlines of sustainable development
The Power of Local Action: Honoring communities in the frontlines of sustainable development Organized by the UNDP This event showcased and honored the winners of the Equator Prize 2012. The Equator Initiative is a partnership that brings together the UN, governments, civil society, business and grassroot organizations to recognize and …
EM Special: Rio + 20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 (A/RES/64/236). The Conference will take place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, …