SUMMARY REPORT OF THE Intergovernmental Meeting on the Fifth GLOBAL Environmental outlook Summary for Policy Makers: 29-31 JANUARY 2012 The Intergovernmental Meeting on the Fifth Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5) Summary for Policy Makers (SPM) took place in Gwangju City, Republic of Korea, from Sunday, 29 to Tuesday, 31 January 2012. …
Panic Attack: Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal Finds 16 Scientists to Push Pollutocrat Agenda With Long-Debunked Climate Lies
with hat tip to Paul H. Ray! Panic Attack: Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal Finds 16 Scientists to Push Pollutocrat Agenda With Long-Debunked Climate Lies By Joe Romm on Jan 29, 2012 at 12:33 pm A lot of folks have asked me to debunk the recent anti-truthful Wall Street Journal article …
Rooftop gardens could solve Singapore’s flooding problem
Rooftop gardens could solve Singapore’s flooding problem In the last two years, rapid urbanization and changing weather patterns have lead to major flash floods in Singapore. Requiring rooftop gardens on buildings could help solve the problem. Read the full story Do women scientists in India still face discrimination? DELHI …
The Future of Food and Farming
The Future of Food and Farming April 13-20, 2012 Teachers: Colin Tudge, Martin Crawford, Peter Harper, Bethan Stagg and Rebecca Laughton For full course details click here to visit our course page >> This course will explore food production in an ecological context which involves working with natural and biological …
Newsletter – Rio+20: Making it Happen Volume 2, Issue 24, 30 Dec 2011
Demographic trends are placing more pressure on water-stressed regions than ever before. With the global population expected to increase by up to 50 per-cent in the next fifty years, sustainable management of water resources will present a significant development challenge. In Volume 2, Issue 24, the Rio+20: Making it Happen …
A Push to Cut Down on Antibiotics in Livestock
A Push to Cut Down on Antibiotics in Livestock The overuse of antibiotics in livestock is a growing concern in the wake of evolving drug-resistant “superbugs” like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and the ST131 strain of Escherichia coli (E. Coli). According to… Continue Reading » BPA’s Long …
Today’s Study: Wildlife And Big Sun
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Today At Newenergynews, January 4: * Today’s Study: Wildlife And Big Sun * Quick News, January 4: China Turns On World’s Biggest Solar-Wind Hybrid; Mpg And Electric Mpg; More E-Recycling Than Ever Yesterday * The Study: The New, Higher Cost Of …
UN Officials Link Rio+20 Success to International Solidarity
Latest News – 22 December 2011 Last Update for 2011 We_at_IISD RS wish you all the best for this holiday season and throughout the coming year. We will resume publication of our knowledgebases on 3 January 2012. Thank you for your support during 2011. continued… UN Officials Link Rio+20 Success …
The Debunking Handbook Part 1: The First Myth About Debunking
The Debunking Handbook is a guide to debunking myths, by John Cook and Stephan Lewandowsky. Although there is a great deal of psychological research on misinformation, unfortunately there is no summary of the literature that offers practical guidelines on the most effective ways of reducing the influence of misinformation. This …
After Durban: We Must Pull the Emergency Brake Before the 1 Per Cent Drive Us Off the Cliff
Published on Sunday, December 18, 2011 by rabble.ca by Derrick O’Keefe On behalf of Canada, Environment Minister Peter Kent recently spent several days in Durban at the UN climate talks treating the global community like, well, shit — disrespecting her, ignoring her wishes and just generally displaying rude and selfish behaviour. But …