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In Memoriam Lynn Margulis
The world has lost one of the most brilliant scientists in the field of Earth Systems Science. Lynn Margulis, as a biologist extraordinaire, through her many books, explained so much to the aware public: that cooperation was a deep strategy of nature as species co-evolved; that the living biosphere of …
ENB Vol. 18 No. 42 – Tenth Conference of the Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals – Issue #2
Volume 18 Number 42 – Tuesday, 22 November 2011 SBSTTA 15 HIGHLIGHTS Monday, 21 November 2011 The tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) convened on Monday, 21 November, in Bergen, Norway. Participants addressed administrative …
An earthquake under shale gas prospects?
10 November 2011 | posted by Karel An earthquake under shale gas prospects? British gas company Cuadrilla Resources admitted last week that its “fracking” activities caused two (small) earthquakes in Blackpool earlier this year. They were 2.3 and 1.5 on the Richter scale and were described by Cuadrilla as “minor …
ENB Vol. 9 No. 562 – Fifteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice under the Convention on Biological Diversity – Summary and Analysis
Volume 09 Number 562 – Monday, 14 November 2011 SUMMARY OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THE SUBSIDIARY BODY ON SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY 7-11 NOVEMBER 2011 The fifteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention …
WRI Digest: GHG Protocol, Climate Science, World Resources Report
Manage Greenhouse Gas Emissions? Measure Them! On October 4, 2011, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) launched two new standards that empower businesses to better measure, manage, and report their greenhouse gas emissions. Developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Corporate Value Chain …
Filmmaker Michael Murphy attended the American Association for Aerosol Research gathering in Orlando, FL (Oct. 3-7, 2011)
Filmmaker Michael Murphy attended the American Association for Aerosol Research gathering in Orlando, FL (Oct. 3-7, 2011) http://www.blacklistednews.com/Why_in_the_World_Are_They_Spraying%3F/16078/0/0/0/Y/M.html “While geoengineers insist that their models are to cool the planet, studies suggest that adding aerosols into our atmosphere can create a temporary regional cooling at the cost of an overall warming …
Video Mock Ecocide Trial
Latest news: The indictments that the two CEO’s, Mr Bannerman and Mr Tench, were charged with can be seen here: “The Ecocide Trial indictments”. Mr Bannerman was found “Not Guilty” of the first count and “Guilty” of the second count. Mr Tench was found “Guilty” of the third count. http://www.thehamiltongroup.org.uk/common/ecocide.asp
More important: jobs or clean water?
Click here to read the report Every year, 860 billion gallons of raw sewage spill into our waterways – enough to cover the entire state of Pennsylvania one inch deep. Here’s the good news: fixing that problem creates jobs. A new report from Green For All out today found that …
IPBES-1 Highlights–October 4, 2011
IPBES-1 HIGHLIGHTS MONDAY, 3 OCTOBER 2011 The first session of the plenary meeting on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) opened today in Nairobi, Kenya. In the morning, delegates heard opening statements and began discussions on the meeting’s rules of procedure and the adoption of …