Archive for January, 2009
REDUCING FISHERFOLK’S VULNERABILITY LEADS TO RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES
http://www.sflp.org/briefs/eng/01.pdfThe aim of this policy brief is to: Highlight the different ways in which small scale fisheries currently contribute to poverty alleviation and food security,with a focus on West Africa (more...)
An Early Crack at Easy 2009 Profits
By Nick Hodge | Friday, January 2nd, 2009 Editor's Note I only have two things to say on this first day of trading: Happy New Year and buy stocks. Last year was certainly one to forget. Now, a change of presidential administration, an emerging trough in stock prices, and the growing investor confidence that comes with a new year. . . means [...]
Greentech Media Weekly – January 2, 2009
Best Wishes for the New Year from Greentech Media! Read our year end wrap-ups of the industry below -- just in case you missed anything! The Year in Green Building Green building has never received the same attention as solar, but the gains that can be made are real and it's not as expensive as some might think. President-elect Obama is a big [...]
Tällberg Foundation Communiqué to Climate Leaders
(based on: Grasping the climate crisis. A Provocation from the Tällberg Foundation) This Communiqué urges climate leaders to overcome the inertia of climate “politics as usual” and to accept the latest and most authoritative science as the base for their negotiating positions. Download the PDF here.
GreenerComputing News :: The Top Stories of 2008, A Good New Year for Green IT, and More…
» The Latest News on Green IT Strategies » Featured News: The Top Ten Predictions for Green IT in 2009 » Expert Insight from Our Blogs » GreenBiz Radio: Starting With the End: Designing Products for Reuse A Note from the Editor By Preston Gralla The end of the year is always a time to look back and forward, and that's what we do in [...]
Earth Policy News – Planting Trees and Managing Soils to Sequester Carbon
Earth Policy Institute Plan B 3.0 Book Byte For Immediate Release December 30, 2008 Lester R. Brown As of 2007, the shrinking forests in the tropical regions were releasing 2.2 billion tons of carbon per year. Meanwhile, expanding forests in the temperate regions were absorbing 0.7 billion tons of carbon annually. On balance, a net of [...]
Special Report from EARTH POLICY INSTITUTE: Mobilizing to save civilization
Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization 2008 by Lester R. Brown. Read more...
Breakthrough for wind and solar. Check out the plan from ex-oil man Boone Pickens.
It's an addiction that threatens our economy, our environment and our national security. It touches every part of our daily lives and ties our hands as a nation and a people. The addiction has worsened for decades and now it's reached a point of crisis. In 1970, we imported 24% of our oil. Today it's nearly 70% and growing. Read more...divx 100 [...]
New Energy News: Outlook for 2009
ToYou from NewEnergyNews: Jan. 2, 2009 TODAY'S HEADLINES: THE GOOD NEWS FROM OH EIGHT… …AND THE OUTLOOK FOR OH NINE MORE STORIES, 1-2 (MAPPING NEW ENERGY, WHAT CREDIT CRUNCH?, BULGARIAN WIND, 'CLEAN' COAL – NOT) NEW YEAR VIDEOS: Auld Lang Syne, With Soul Will There Be Another Comedy Depression? To You, From NewEnergyNews, via [...]
