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The number of unemployed individuals in the United States rose by 632,000 to hit 11.1 million in December, according to the Department of Labor. The U.S. economy shed 1.9 million jobs in the last four months of 2008 alone. But rather than dwell on this dire economic data a number of states are taking a proactive approach to stimulating economic growth by creating new green jobs. Read More »
I have done this year what I have done every year successively for the last few years; report on the global water crisis in an attempt to not only inform but to inspire and to move us to action. The need for that action has never been more necessary than it is now. The Earth now sits on a precipice, with man having the power to pull it back or push it off.
Around the world from North America to Africa and beyond, we see water scarcity and drought becoming more a part of daily life for more people. This does not bode well for the future as population continues to rise as the quality of life in the developing world decreases due to war, climate change, pollution, and poverty. Climate change continues to melt glaciers globally at a much more rapid pace than predicted, and man finds himself because of it at a crossroads in a world filled with war, disease, famine, injustice, poverty, and despair. It would be very easy to give up looking at the picture we have painted, but we cannot do so. Our own survival depends on how we treat this planet and our fellow man. How we react to these crises now will determine if the world falls off that precipice or is saved.
I firmly believe that even though we now live in a world of turmoil, this next year will be a year of awakening for many. There are many more organizations that are now bringing awareness and action to the parts of our world in need of potable water and sanitation. There are many more people becoming aware of not only their carbon footprint, but their water footprint as well. This past year saw a surge in activism against the bottled water industry with citizen groups across the world standing up to the corporations seeking to take our water for profit. These are good signs that point to a more intense activism in the year to come to hold political leaders accountable for policies that seek to fix water infrastructure, restore wetlands, reduce pollution, hold officials accountable for proper water management and efficient agriculture policies, and also hold them to signing a climate treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions that lead to drought and glacier melt this next year.
However, none of these things can happen without us. Without our voices, our hands, our perseverence, and our love for this planet and for the one resource we cannot live without. It is that love and perseverence that carries me into another year of water activism and of reporting the stories of our water, it's life, and our contributions to its preservation. May this coming year bring us closer to a world where water is truly appreciated for the beautiful life sustaining source and human right it is.
Water Is Life.
http://water-is-life.blogspot.com
Carrick and I went to the climate change rally this last Saturday in Boston, and we were invited to speak to the crowd about our cross-country eco-video project as an example of one family's action for change. Representatives from many nations are meeting in Poznan, Poland to lay the foundation for the next climate change treaty after the Kyoto Protocol. Greenpeace organized rallies in cities across the U.S. to show support for the new treaty - in Boston we all met at Faneuil Hall in front of the Sam Adams statue, where there were a number of speakers, then we walked over to Boston Common for a group picture. Here's a picture of Carrick and me waiting to speak: http://www.flickr.com/photos/darenfiske/3089149702/
I spoke first for a minute about our cross-country video project and our plans to distribute it to science teachers nationally to use as a resource to teach about renewable energy and sustainable living. Carrick spoke briefly with this message:
"I have a message for the leaders meeting in Poland: the choices you make now will affect my future. Don't pass the issue of climate change onto us kids. Be bold. The young people of the world are counting on you."
Carrick and I visited several places last week to promote our cross-country eco-video project: We spoke in the auditorium at Bancroft School in Worcester to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, then again for the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. They were a great audience and we had a great time showing some of our videos and answering questions from the kids. I dropped by Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston with our veg-oil powered Beetle to show to the Energy and Conservation class. Carrick and I also gave a brief presentation of our project for the Mass. Climate Action Network steering committee, working to gain support from MCAN for our project and hopefully some more speaking opportunities with chapters in Massachusetts.
Be well,
Colin
I spoke first for a minute about our cross-country video project and our plans to distribute it to science teachers nationally to use as a resource to teach about renewable energy and sustainable living. Carrick spoke briefly with this message:
"I have a message for the leaders meeting in Poland: the choices you make now will affect my future. Don't pass the issue of climate change onto us kids. Be bold. The young people of the world are counting on you."
Carrick and I visited several places last week to promote our cross-country eco-video project: We spoke in the auditorium at Bancroft School in Worcester to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, then again for the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. They were a great audience and we had a great time showing some of our videos and answering questions from the kids. I dropped by Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston with our veg-oil powered Beetle to show to the Energy and Conservation class. Carrick and I also gave a brief presentation of our project for the Mass. Climate Action Network steering committee, working to gain support from MCAN for our project and hopefully some more speaking opportunities with chapters in Massachusetts.
Be well,
Colin
From the time I was a child I was concerned about the Earth and the affect we were having on her, especially on water. In the early seventies as a young girl I noticed a difference in my local waterways and that they looked polluted more than previously. This actually scared me because I did not know what the world would then be like when I grew up and had a child if we kept dumping poisons into our water. My mom told me the best way to learn about pollution was to read about it.
I went to my local library and asked the librarian to give me some books about the environment and pollution. She gave me a book on air pollution, water pollution, and a copy of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. And that was my wake up call. My mom and I sat on our porch that summer reading her book together, and I made a pledge that I would from that point on do all I could as one person to speak out for the Earth and us when I saw environmental injustice.
I was always involved in some sort of environmental event in school, even winning some awards for my community work. After that I went on to high school and joined an environmental club that did neighborhood cleanups and spread awareness of pollution. I then wrote about it a few times for my college paper and continued to write Congress about my concerns.
Since the seventies the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and many other bills passed in an effort to preserve our planet and hold polluters accountable. I even remember writing to President Nixon all those years ago when the EPA was born when I was but 12 years old to tell him that automobiles should be run without combustion engines and with solar power. Solar power was always the one way I believed and still believe that this world was meant to be powered.
My advocacy for this planet has not waned as I have become much older and wiser, now with my own teenage son who is informed about the climate crisis we face and what we must do to hold government accountable for laws that will help mitigate its affects. I also now write my own blog on water issues and am a vocal advocate for water conservation as the global water crisis we face is interlinked with the climate crisis. I suppose you could then say my love for Earth is generational. My mom passed it on to me and now I pass it on. Only now, it is much more serious in regards to the future sustainability of our climate balance. This is why I joined WE. Because my heart is this Earth, and still as a child I pledge to do all I can as one person to speak out for her when I see environmental injustice.
100 in 10.
I went to my local library and asked the librarian to give me some books about the environment and pollution. She gave me a book on air pollution, water pollution, and a copy of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. And that was my wake up call. My mom and I sat on our porch that summer reading her book together, and I made a pledge that I would from that point on do all I could as one person to speak out for the Earth and us when I saw environmental injustice.
I was always involved in some sort of environmental event in school, even winning some awards for my community work. After that I went on to high school and joined an environmental club that did neighborhood cleanups and spread awareness of pollution. I then wrote about it a few times for my college paper and continued to write Congress about my concerns.
Since the seventies the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and many other bills passed in an effort to preserve our planet and hold polluters accountable. I even remember writing to President Nixon all those years ago when the EPA was born when I was but 12 years old to tell him that automobiles should be run without combustion engines and with solar power. Solar power was always the one way I believed and still believe that this world was meant to be powered.
My advocacy for this planet has not waned as I have become much older and wiser, now with my own teenage son who is informed about the climate crisis we face and what we must do to hold government accountable for laws that will help mitigate its affects. I also now write my own blog on water issues and am a vocal advocate for water conservation as the global water crisis we face is interlinked with the climate crisis. I suppose you could then say my love for Earth is generational. My mom passed it on to me and now I pass it on. Only now, it is much more serious in regards to the future sustainability of our climate balance. This is why I joined WE. Because my heart is this Earth, and still as a child I pledge to do all I can as one person to speak out for her when I see environmental injustice.
100 in 10.
from an article in the NewsBlaze (complete article here):
"Obama recently responded to 14 questions posed to him and Republican presidential candidate John McCain by the grassroots group Science Debate 2008, which says it hopes to make key science issues a larger part of the election. . . .
"There can no longer be any doubt that human activities are influencing the global climate," Obama wrote, "and we must react quickly and effectively."
Read More »This just reported by Science Alert:
Read More »"The world's leading scientists in ocean acidification have released an open communiqué stating the issue is an urgent scientific and policy challenge."
Key points in the communiqué follow.
Ok everybody, the ball is now rolling on getting our presidential candidates on the bandwagon for change! Demands for the Candidates has opened up shop as a group on WeCanSolveIt.org. I am very excited about the possibilities here.
So far there have been over 1.4 million members sign up on the We Campaign, all of them calling for change in our energy policies. Imagine now if we got some of those people calling for Obama and McCain to ramp up their energy policies or risk losing votes. Do you see what I see? I see both candidates scrambling to try and gain votes by doing exactly what I suggest and trying as hard as they can not to lose any votes by ignoring the issue.
We need to make this election revolve around one thing... climate change! And the only way we are possibly going to be able to do this is by using our power as individuals in a democracy, the power of the VOTE!
Let's send a message to the candidates telling them we demand, not want, but DEMAND that they pay attention to the millions of people out there wanting a shift in the way America works.
Join Demands for the Candidates and help me put some real pressure on those who want the White House.
Thanks,
Michael
So far there have been over 1.4 million members sign up on the We Campaign, all of them calling for change in our energy policies. Imagine now if we got some of those people calling for Obama and McCain to ramp up their energy policies or risk losing votes. Do you see what I see? I see both candidates scrambling to try and gain votes by doing exactly what I suggest and trying as hard as they can not to lose any votes by ignoring the issue.
We need to make this election revolve around one thing... climate change! And the only way we are possibly going to be able to do this is by using our power as individuals in a democracy, the power of the VOTE!
Let's send a message to the candidates telling them we demand, not want, but DEMAND that they pay attention to the millions of people out there wanting a shift in the way America works.
Join Demands for the Candidates and help me put some real pressure on those who want the White House.
Thanks,
Michael
More homeschooling and Internet-based education can help solve energy problems
--Think about it - we drive our kids back and forth to school.
--If we don't drive them, the busdrivers do.
--Teachers and other staff must also drive back and forth to school.
--Furthermore, are the kids really receiving a high-quality education once they get there? Doubtful.
--The present system is ANTIQUATED and is a HUGE WASTE OF ENERGY and is BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. (This is a meme that could help tie together our movement with other movements - the greens, the environmentalists, the religious right, etc)
--What if kids homeschooled 3-4 days a week, and traveled to the physical school just 1-2 days a week for in-class science/lab study?
And I'm not sure what is currently available in terms of K-12 homeschooling/Internet-based education, but check out this initiative by MIT for what is taught at the college level.
MIT OpenCourseWare
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm
All free of charge - granted, you don't get a degree for studying this material. But for those that can't afford college or won't be able to get a loan (thanks to tight credit conditions) - this could be a blessing and could prepare them for the point in time when they ARE ready for the official degree.
This community idea is really cool. I'm excited to be a part of such a worthwhile cause. We truly can solve it. Hell, we created it... all of us!
I'm not much of a blogger, but I'm very thought provoking and I have a lot of questions that I feel this community can answer.
Till then, does anyone buy carbon offset credits to offset your carbon footprints? Some people don't think it helps. But I consider it more of a donation to help worthey environmental causes.
What do you think about carbon credits?
I'm not much of a blogger, but I'm very thought provoking and I have a lot of questions that I feel this community can answer.
Till then, does anyone buy carbon offset credits to offset your carbon footprints? Some people don't think it helps. But I consider it more of a donation to help worthey environmental causes.
What do you think about carbon credits?
I have been thinking a lot lately about the problem presented by global climate change and people's reaction, or lack of reaction, to the mounting evidence. I have a way of thinking about it that I would like to share. As I see it we stand at a crossroads in our history. We have three paths to choose from in moving forward into the future. DENIAL, DESPAIR or HOPE it is up to us to choose. Read More »
London (PTI): Vegetarian diet and fresh fruits contribute to a longer
life, suggested a study which showed that it gives protection against
a wide variety of cancers.
Scientists attending the First International Congress on Nutrition and
Cancer in Turkey last week discussed the effect of nutrition on skin
health as well as on malignancies.
Professor Walter Willett, of Harvard University, suggested increase in
the intake of fruit and vegetables to prevent cancer.
He said this would be particularly useful in reducing cancers of the
head and neck, such as those of the mouth, throat and oesophagus as
well as those of the gastrointestinal tract and, above all, prostate,
breast and ovaries, the Times online reported on Thursday.
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life, suggested a study which showed that it gives protection against
a wide variety of cancers.
Scientists attending the First International Congress on Nutrition and
Cancer in Turkey last week discussed the effect of nutrition on skin
health as well as on malignancies.
Professor Walter Willett, of Harvard University, suggested increase in
the intake of fruit and vegetables to prevent cancer.
He said this would be particularly useful in reducing cancers of the
head and neck, such as those of the mouth, throat and oesophagus as
well as those of the gastrointestinal tract and, above all, prostate,
breast and ovaries, the Times online reported on Thursday.
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When it comes to reinventing classics, the waterless shower was a real
stinker and the hands-free umbrella was a reach.
Dairy-free cheesecake, however, can taste better than the real thing.
Try it for yourself with Vegan Treats, a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based
bakery that now delivers rich, creamy, dairy- and egg-free confections
to the Washington area.
...
Available at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street NW, between U and V
Streets (202-387-7638); Java Green, 1020 19th Street NW, between K and
L Streets (202-775-8899). Vegan Treats (610-861-7660 or
vegantreats.com).
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stinker and the hands-free umbrella was a reach.
Dairy-free cheesecake, however, can taste better than the real thing.
Try it for yourself with Vegan Treats, a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based
bakery that now delivers rich, creamy, dairy- and egg-free confections
to the Washington area.
...
Available at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street NW, between U and V
Streets (202-387-7638); Java Green, 1020 19th Street NW, between K and
L Streets (202-775-8899). Vegan Treats (610-861-7660 or
vegantreats.com).
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In Los Angeles, raw food is nothing new. The actress Demi Moore
allegedly lost 1st five years ago when she started following what is
essentially an uncooked vegan regimen. If you exist on uncooked
vegetables, seaweed, fruits, nuts, seeds and little else, it is not
surprising that excess pounds will fall away.
Its followers also say that switching to raw food makes you feel more
energised. This may be true. Losing weight can give you a high, and
weeding out sweets, cakes, biscuits, fast food and takeaways will
smooth out your blood sugar levels, leaving you more energised
throughout the day. However, a raw food regimen is not just another
diet, it's a way of life that requires serious commitment to reap the
health benefits, and the long-term implications need to be considered
carefully.
...
Susan Price, a spokeswoman for the British Dietetic Association, says
that she has concerns over a raw food way of life being suitable for
children, the elderly and for pregnant and breast-feeding women.
Price, a specialist in gastroenterology, says the high fibre intake
could exacerbate IBS.
The Vegan Society: www.vegansociety.com , 0121-523 1730 (www.amandaursell.com )
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article4032825.ece
SEE ALSO:
Saf: the gourmet restaurant with raw ambitions
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allegedly lost 1st five years ago when she started following what is
essentially an uncooked vegan regimen. If you exist on uncooked
vegetables, seaweed, fruits, nuts, seeds and little else, it is not
surprising that excess pounds will fall away.
Its followers also say that switching to raw food makes you feel more
energised. This may be true. Losing weight can give you a high, and
weeding out sweets, cakes, biscuits, fast food and takeaways will
smooth out your blood sugar levels, leaving you more energised
throughout the day. However, a raw food regimen is not just another
diet, it's a way of life that requires serious commitment to reap the
health benefits, and the long-term implications need to be considered
carefully.
...
Susan Price, a spokeswoman for the British Dietetic Association, says
that she has concerns over a raw food way of life being suitable for
children, the elderly and for pregnant and breast-feeding women.
Price, a specialist in gastroenterology, says the high fibre intake
could exacerbate IBS.
The Vegan Society: www.vegansociety.com , 0121-523 1730 (www.amandaursell.com )
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article4032825.ece
SEE ALSO:
Saf: the gourmet restaurant with raw ambitions
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National Vegetarian Week saw events and tastings across the UK but it
is the week after that record numbers of veggies are set to gather at
what is now the World's biggest vegan event – and they are set to
spend hundreds of thousands of pounds when they visit the Bristol
Vegan Fayre on May 31st and June 1st 08. Leading vegan brands such as
Bute Island Sheese and Fry's vegetarian burgers and sausages will be
on offer along with Plamil chocolate, Yaoh hemp products and many more
– and a lot the products are on special offer, making the Bristol
Vegan Fayre not only the biggest in numbers – but also in spend ...
'There are some simply stunning offers to be had' says BVF organiser
Tim Barford from Yaoh Hemp Products, 'and this year we have put
together a Show Specials booklet with over 80 show discounts –
including loads of Buy One Get One Free's. Your average veggie/vegan
family can literally save hundreds of pounds off their regular shop at
this year's show!'
And it looks like the BVF Show sponsors agree – 'It's so brilliant for
shopping' says Lisa Drummy from Beanie's, now sponsoring the BVF for
the fifth year on the trot. 'I'm vegan and there's so much good
shopping to be had, I have to go round the stalls before the show
opens to get everything! Our Fry's range of veggieburgers simply
flies out, and this year we are doing a vegan ice cream stall as well
with our award winning B'Nice rice ice cream, so we are going to be
flat out all weekend. Good thing we have a big family to help us!!'
...
The BVF 08 is on Saturday May 31st and Sunday June 1st from 11am to
9pm both days. Admittance £5 each day.
Download the Show Specials Booklet here
http://www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk/forms/BVF08_Show_Specials.pdf
Download the event Programme here
http://www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk/forms/BVF08_Programme.pdf
See www.bristoleveganfayre.co.uk for details
Organised by Yaoh www.yaoh.co.uk
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is the week after that record numbers of veggies are set to gather at
what is now the World's biggest vegan event – and they are set to
spend hundreds of thousands of pounds when they visit the Bristol
Vegan Fayre on May 31st and June 1st 08. Leading vegan brands such as
Bute Island Sheese and Fry's vegetarian burgers and sausages will be
on offer along with Plamil chocolate, Yaoh hemp products and many more
– and a lot the products are on special offer, making the Bristol
Vegan Fayre not only the biggest in numbers – but also in spend ...
'There are some simply stunning offers to be had' says BVF organiser
Tim Barford from Yaoh Hemp Products, 'and this year we have put
together a Show Specials booklet with over 80 show discounts –
including loads of Buy One Get One Free's. Your average veggie/vegan
family can literally save hundreds of pounds off their regular shop at
this year's show!'
And it looks like the BVF Show sponsors agree – 'It's so brilliant for
shopping' says Lisa Drummy from Beanie's, now sponsoring the BVF for
the fifth year on the trot. 'I'm vegan and there's so much good
shopping to be had, I have to go round the stalls before the show
opens to get everything! Our Fry's range of veggieburgers simply
flies out, and this year we are doing a vegan ice cream stall as well
with our award winning B'Nice rice ice cream, so we are going to be
flat out all weekend. Good thing we have a big family to help us!!'
...
The BVF 08 is on Saturday May 31st and Sunday June 1st from 11am to
9pm both days. Admittance £5 each day.
Download the Show Specials Booklet here
http://www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk/forms/BVF08_Show_Specials.pdf
Download the event Programme here
http://www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk/forms/BVF08_Programme.pdf
See www.bristoleveganfayre.co.uk for details
Organised by Yaoh www.yaoh.co.uk
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From International veg News group: [Columbia Basin Herald - opinion - comments at full story link] Groups claim cows are worse than cars Put down the hamburger. Stop eating steak. One more bite and you could help create more greenhouse gasses than ever driving a Hummer.
We're not talking about methane.
The Group of 8 economic summit is taking place in Kobe, Japan, where the legendary, succulent Kobe beef is grown.
As they began the three-day summit, the United Nations was joined by vegetarian groups in pushing for a new way to reduce greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide buildup.
"One way to combat climate change is reducing meat consumption," Ragendra Pachauri of the International Panel on Climate Change told G8 leaders, according to The Japan Times.
... The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization provided a report in 2006 on the environmental costs of "excessive" beef consumption. The organization claims livestock creates 18 percent more greenhouse gas emissions "than the transportation sector."
This means the U.N. believes cattle create more greenhouse gases than all of the emissions from all of the cars, trucks, motorcycles, scooters, trains, planes, ships, space shuttles, etc., burning oil-based fuel.
We're not making this up and the U.N. never gave a direct reason for the connection.
... "The meat industry causes extensive damage and is linked to climate change and diversity loss. It's clear the planet can't sustain current levels of meat consumption and the people need to cut back," said Jurgen Maier, representing the German non-government organization Forum on Environment and Development, according to The Japan Times.
Living amongst cattle producers, looking at how much land is used for grazing and growing feed, leaves us with the conclusion that these people may be infected with "mad cow." They seem pretty mad at cows.
... It may seem like a great tactic to link beef with destruction of the world to stop people from eating meat, but it can discredit the environmental movement. Such hyperbole should be saved for real threats, not used to push personal religious-based and culinary ideals on the world.
"Save the cow. Save the world."
Sorry Pachauri. We plan to continue to eat beef. It is a cultural food to the United States, same as rice is to Japan, curry to India and spaghetti to Italy. We are glad you are a vegetarian. It means more beef for us.
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We're not talking about methane.
The Group of 8 economic summit is taking place in Kobe, Japan, where the legendary, succulent Kobe beef is grown.
As they began the three-day summit, the United Nations was joined by vegetarian groups in pushing for a new way to reduce greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide buildup.
"One way to combat climate change is reducing meat consumption," Ragendra Pachauri of the International Panel on Climate Change told G8 leaders, according to The Japan Times.
... The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization provided a report in 2006 on the environmental costs of "excessive" beef consumption. The organization claims livestock creates 18 percent more greenhouse gas emissions "than the transportation sector."
This means the U.N. believes cattle create more greenhouse gases than all of the emissions from all of the cars, trucks, motorcycles, scooters, trains, planes, ships, space shuttles, etc., burning oil-based fuel.
We're not making this up and the U.N. never gave a direct reason for the connection.
... "The meat industry causes extensive damage and is linked to climate change and diversity loss. It's clear the planet can't sustain current levels of meat consumption and the people need to cut back," said Jurgen Maier, representing the German non-government organization Forum on Environment and Development, according to The Japan Times.
Living amongst cattle producers, looking at how much land is used for grazing and growing feed, leaves us with the conclusion that these people may be infected with "mad cow." They seem pretty mad at cows.
... It may seem like a great tactic to link beef with destruction of the world to stop people from eating meat, but it can discredit the environmental movement. Such hyperbole should be saved for real threats, not used to push personal religious-based and culinary ideals on the world.
"Save the cow. Save the world."
Sorry Pachauri. We plan to continue to eat beef. It is a cultural food to the United States, same as rice is to Japan, curry to India and spaghetti to Italy. We are glad you are a vegetarian. It means more beef for us.
- Editorial board -- Full story here
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Factoryfarming.com
AnimalsVoice.com
Liberation of Brother & Sister Animals - our webiste
VeganYumYum.com - Great vegan recipes
Recipes for Sustainability - 21 days
From Animal Aid:
London Sustainability Weeks (June 1st-21st) London Sustainability Weeks runs from June 1st to 21st and is London and is London's largest annual green festival.
As part of the celebration, Animal Aid have launched a brand new website with 21 days of vegan recipes. Why vegan? Because the vegan diet is the most sustainable, and adopting it is the single most effective step any individual can take to help combat climate change and environmental degradation.
So check out Animal Aid's simple, delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Visit the website
More information on a sustainable diet
Eating Meat: Wrecking The Planet And Creating A Global Food Shortage
London Sustainability Weeks (June 1st-21st) London Sustainability Weeks runs from June 1st to 21st and is London and is London's largest annual green festival.
As part of the celebration, Animal Aid have launched a brand new website with 21 days of vegan recipes. Why vegan? Because the vegan diet is the most sustainable, and adopting it is the single most effective step any individual can take to help combat climate change and environmental degradation.
So check out Animal Aid's simple, delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Visit the website
More information on a sustainable diet
Eating Meat: Wrecking The Planet And Creating A Global Food Shortage
Wednesday the Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced that the Polar Bear would be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This has been a big fight for environmental groups who have tried to leverage the case as a way to fight global warming and to protect ANWR-- if polar bears are protected, and polar bears need sea ice, but sea ice is melting because of global warming, due to the oil and fuel industries, then those industries should have to stop.
Kempthorne says he had no choice but to list the polar bear is light of the scientific record showing the precipice the bear is on for existence.
In an unsatisfying move today, he listed the bear while creating provisions for flexibility for the oil industry so that the listing does not get leveraged against drilling in ANWR, etc.
I had the opportunity to see the Secretary a couple of weeks ago. He struck me as insincere and as having a highly mixed agenda. My opinion was reinforced today.
"The administration acknowledges the bear is in need of intensive care," Ms. Siegel said. "The listing lets the bear into the hospital, but then the 4(d) rule says the bear's insurance doesn't cover the necessary treatments." ~New York Times
One scientist has made the case for adjusting to climate change.
He doesn't think we can turn it around, and anyway, why try?
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/135062.asp
He doesn't think we can turn it around, and anyway, why try?
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/135062.asp
It really isn't just about bleaching, when it comes to threats for coral reefs.
This writer's making a case for ocean acidification's being the overwhelming,
in the lives of our children/nieces, kiss-the-reefs goodbye threat.
Read and weep. Or sell your car.
This writer's making a case for ocean acidification's being the overwhelming,
in the lives of our children/nieces, kiss-the-reefs goodbye threat.
Read and weep. Or sell your car.
- http://www.sciencealert.com.au/opinions/20082503-17089.html
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