It’s time the global political Green movement showed some compassion and took steps to try to reduce the distress and panic. I’d like to see Christine Milne contact the Japanese Government and tell them she supports turning on the reactors. I’d like to see her apologise to the Japanes...
Nature of Business radio, created and hosted by Chrissy Coughlin, is a weekly show on business and environment. For most of us, particularly those who spend our days balancing work, health, family, and all else that matters, we have to admit, even for the most responsible, the message...
Indonesia revises moratorium map; makes contested orangutan forest off-limits (05/22/2012) Indonesia is making 'encouraging' progress on its push to reduce deforestation by improving governance over its forests and peatlands, but still needs to do more to enforce environmental laws, s...
The Department of Defense is a major funder behind a new biomimicry based approach to lighting, which harnesses the power of fireflies to create an energy efficient glow. How important could bug-powered light become? Well, as one indicator the grant came through the U.S. government’s ...
Earlier today, I read this article about the definition of wellness – or the lack thereof. The article discusses the fact that, although “wellness” is an increasingly popular term, there is no commonly agreed upon definition of the word. The article quotes Charles B. Corbin of Arizona...
The forecast calls for a “twitterstorm” Monday, thanks to a couple dozen environmental activist groups , including 350.org, Greenpeace International, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. A “twitterstorm” isn’t something out of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds ; it’s a global campaig...
When you talk about cutting excess plastic out of your life, your oral hygiene routine might not be the first thing that springs to mind. Sure, you’re cutting the plastic in your kitchen and trying not to buy things that come in disposable plastic packaging, but if you’re trying to cu...
In the latest edition of the daily facepalm: Times of India reports that as of January 2013, food products containing genetically modified ingredients will have to be labeled in India. Though, like elsewhere, the biotech industry protested, and won some concessions on the labeling sch...
The Ethiopian government has instituted a law that bans the use of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services such as Skype or Google Talk. Violating this law could land you up to 15 years in prison . The East African country’s government has also just installed a block on the Tor n...
German and other European Union countries with FiTs– which stimulate demand regardless of product origin– have made the EU the primary destination have for Chinese exports. Their low cost and easy availability have led German and other EU solar PV project developers and installers to ...
We are giving away a copy of The Real Rules of Life: Balancing Lifes Terms with Your Own by Ken Druck, Ph.D. Check out this article from the author and don’t forget to leave a comment below for your chance to win a copy of the book! The Real Rules of “Living Losses“ If Someone You Lo...
A version of this article originally appeared at Sightline Daily . Photo by Michael Edson. I’ve been thinking about upgrading to an electric car for awhile now. And in today’s market, there are plenty of models to choose from. But having a lot of options makes for a complicated decisi...
The product of a partnership between the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, and The Rockefeller Foundation, a U.S.-based global philanthropic organization, the Framework is predicated on the increasing recognition that the growth of...
Written by Maurenn Nandini Mitra In case you missed this outrageous bit of absurdity, noted anti-mountaintop removal mining activist Maria Gunnoe was investigated for child porn recently because she tried to show Congressmen a photo of a little girl sitting in a bathtub of polluted wa...
350 means safety from the climate crisis. To preserve our planet, scientists tell us we must reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from its current level of 392 parts per million ("ppm")to below 350 ppm. But 350 is more than a number—it's a symbol of where we need to head as a pl...
The UNCSD “Pre-Conference Informal Consultations led by the host country” began Saturday afternoon. During an opening plenary, the Brazilian organizers discussed the process that they would use to facilitate consultations on the Rio+20 outcome document. A new consolidated text was rel...
Also known as rocket, rucola, or roquette, this peppery green has been cultivated in the Mediterranean for thousands of years. With high levels of potassium and vitamins A and C, arugula is a nutritional powerhouse. It makes more of a punch, flavor-wise, than most other leafy greens, ...
A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is an explosive eruption of magnetic fields containing matter. “The outer solar atmosphere, the corona, is structured by strong magnetic fields. Where these fields are closed, often above sunspot groups, the confined solar atmosphere can suddenly and viol...
While significant development progress has been achieved over the past two decades, with almost 650 million people moving out of extreme poverty in developing countries between 1990 and 2008, nearly 1.3 billion women, men and children have been left behind living on less than US$1.25 ...
While the actual official conference will take place on June 20-22, since 16 and until the 19, members of the civil society are participating in the Sustainable Development Dialogues, whose goal is to create a set of recommendations to hand to negotiators.
Geothermal well photo via Bigstock Ram Power (OTC:RAMPF, TSX:RPG ) recently provided an update on progress at its flagship San Jacinto project in Nicaragua. This was the project where cost overruns and construction delays last year sent the stock plummeting from over C$2 a share to ar...
Public pressure has forced Chinese officials to investigate the death of labor activist Li Wangyang , who was found hanging from a hospital window on June 6. Local officials in Shaoyang, where he died, changed the cause of his death from “suicide” to “accidental” earlier this week but...
While 19 out of the 20 countries experienced a decline in natural capital, six also saw a decline in their inclusive wealth, putting them on an unsustainable track, Russia, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, South Africa and Nigeria were the nations that failed to grow. The remaining ...
Promotional activities have included eye-catching material such as calendars, post cards and posters that are sent to educational institutions and members of the general public. Educational case studies, together with forums and discussions on drought and desertification and its impli...
State Library of Victoria Collections /CC BY 2.0 Dr. George M. Levick, medical doctor on the British Antarctic (Terra Nova ) Expedition of 1910 spent considerable time observing, photographing, and taking notes on what is now known to be the largest colony of Adélie Penguins at Cape A...
Rewarding leadership for sustainable land management The award will go to inspiring initiatives which secure the health and productivity of soil for the well-being of present and future generations. We have announced 15 inspiring semi-finalists. The deadline for applications is now cl...
Our human tendency toward innovation and ingenuity, coupled with our advancing technology, is helping to come up with solutions for saving some of the other species on Earth from becoming endangered, or even extinct. From low-tech ideas used in novel ways, to altogether new technology...
Once ranging from the southwestern United States to northern Argentina, jaguars currently inhabit Central and South America, and can be found in wet and dry forests, savannahs and shrub lands. These versatile carnivores feed on medium and large sized mammals, reptiles and birds. The t...
There is a growing impression being given in the discussion of oil and natural gas supplies, that the world is moving into a period where there will soon be such a plentiful sufficiency of crude that the US may consider exporting some of its production. (h/t Leanan). But if one looks ...
