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Power for All Shows Peabody a Real Plan to End Energy Poverty
Power for All Shows Peabody a Real Plan to End Energy Poverty Peabody Energy would like you to believe that coal is the only way to light up the homes of the roughly 1.1 billion who still live in energy poverty. A new campaign launched Thursday at the United Nations’ Sustainable Energy For All Forum in New York City offers […]
In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet
In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet The UN plans to launch a brand new plan for managing the entire globe at the Sustainable Development Summit that it will be hosting from September 25th to September 27th. Some of the biggest names on the planet, including Pope Francis, […]
In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet
In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet The UN plans to launch a brand new plan for managing the entire globe at the Sustainable Development Summit that it will be hosting from September 25th to September 27th. Some of the biggest names on the planet, including Pope Francis, […]
How Much Would Zero Emissions Cost?
How Much Would Zero Emissions Cost? In 2014 global carbon emissions totaled 32 gigatonnes (Gt). If you’re counting, that’s roughly 32 Gt too many. Yes, zero, near-zero, or net-zero is what we want, and soon is when we need it. Failure to achieve such goals by the end of the century will irreparably damage our planet and […]
Global Soil Week: A catalyst for change
Global Soil Week: A catalyst for change As many of you already know, 2015 has been named the International Year of Soils by the UN, so never has there been a better time to get soil into the conversation. The question of ‘how do we make soil sexy?’ is something that has been troubling soil […]
US-Assisted Wahhabi Bombings of Yemen are “Devastating”: UN
US-Assisted Wahhabi Bombings of Yemen are “Devastating”: UN The UN Secretary General stated Thursday that Saudi bombings of Yemen, which are assisted and coordinated by the US, “are having a devastating impact on humanitarian aid efforts and are in violation of the laws of war.” While noting that fighters within Yemen are also committing war-crimes – ISIS, for […]
Media Coverage of Climate Science Is Stunting Climate Action, Especially in US
Media Coverage of Climate Science Is Stunting Climate Action, Especially in US The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change plays an enormous role in shaping how climate science gets translated into policy in countries around the world, but so does the media. A new report finds that, while the IPCCcould have managed the rollout of itsFifth Assessment […]
Water Is Life; We Can’t Afford To Waste It
Water Is Life; We Can’t Afford To Waste It How long can you go without water? You could probably survive a few weeks without water for cooking. If you stopped washing, the threat to your life might only come from people who can’t stand the smell. But most people won’t live for more than three […]
NEW YORK TIMES ACCIDENTALLY UNDERMINES JOHN BOLTON “BOMB IRAN” OP-ED IN OWN PAGES
NEW YORK TIMES ACCIDENTALLY UNDERMINES JOHN BOLTON “BOMB IRAN” OP-ED IN OWN PAGES The New York Times yesterday published an op-ed by the characteristically bellicose John R. Bolton, headlined ‘To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran.’ Bolton, now a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations during the George W. Bush administration. In […]
‘Frackademia’ Report Reveals Ties Between Government, Universities, and Shale Industry
‘Frackademia’ Report Reveals Ties Between Government, Universities, and Shale Industry While the government has decided to provide tax breaks for the oil industry in the 2015 Government Budget, everyone else has been talking about divestment. Ben Lucas looks at the growing movement and new evidence published this week on the relationship between government, universities and […]
Monetary System, World Order We’ve Had Since 1940’s Are Collapsing: Richard Maybury
Monetary System, World Order We’ve Had Since 1940’s Are Collapsing: Richard Maybury Richard Maybury has been predicting ‘black swan’ events in his newsletter Early Warning Report for the last two decades. In a recent conversation, he put his finger on something happening around the world. He sees a growing anxiety about global events – “everybody knows there’s […]
Is Sustainable Development an Oxymoron?
Is Sustainable Development an Oxymoron? We love Eleanor Roosevelt. And Eleanor Roosevelt loved the United Nations. While it does not necessarily follow that we too love the United Nations, we have always felt that the central idea of a United Nations was a good one, in fact it is really the only one that has […]
Climate Spending Falls, Threatening 2-Degree Target – Bloomberg
Climate Spending Falls, Threatening 2-Degree Target – Bloomberg. Spending on carbon-reduction and climate-protection measures by governments and companies fell for a second year, threatening the United Nations’ goal to cap global warming at safe levels, according to a research report. World expenditures on renewables, energy efficiency and measures that protect against the effects of climate change slid $28 billion, or […]
