Ecosystem Services Survey Last chance to give us your views on the term ‘ecosystem services’! Do you feel it is a valuable concept? How should it be used and communicated? Regardless of whether you work with the concept or not, we would like to hear your views. The survey closes …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News In rainforests, battle for sunlight shapes forest structure Increased legal liabilities limit prescribed fire use for brush control Dam projects on world’s largest rivers threaten fish species, rural livelihoods The Anthropocene: Hard evidence for a human-driven Earth Deep ties between diverse tropical rainforests revealed Increased legal …
MLK, Jr. Day: A Day of Service to Science and Society
Change the world through Service to Science. The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is today and the Corporation for National and Community Service is leading an effort to help millions of Americans volunteer to honor Dr. King’s legacy through service. Now, anyone who wants to volunteer to help advance scientific research can easily find hundreds of opportunities …
Fritjof Capra on the Shift to ‘The Systems View of Life’
Fritjof Capra on the Shift to ‘The Systems View of Life “ Ethical Markets is proud that Fritjof Capra is a member of our illustrious global Advisory Board, Hazel Henderson, editor.” LEADERSHIP The New Copernican Revolution: Fritjof Capra on the Shift to ‘The Systems View of Life’ Fritjof Capra is …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News NASA sees formation of unusual North Atlantic Hurricane Alex Rapid version of assessment tool provides easier way to monitor wetland quality Study seeks nature’s best biocatalysts for biofuel production Northwest Atlantic Ocean may get warmer, sooner New way to absorb electromagnetic radiation demonstrated How will …
CRISPR Too Fast for Comfort
CRISPR Too Fast for Comfort A new gene-editing technique has taken the world by storm, it can disable or change specific gene in the genome of all animals including humans faster and more efficiently than ever before but it has raise unprecedented concern over safety and ethics Dr Mae-Wan Ho …
Top Ten Citizen Science Projects of 2015
Celebrating the Best of 2015 As we start a brand new year, let’s take a few minutes to celebrate some accomplishments in the field of citizen science in 2015: Creation of professional citizen science organizations in Europe, Australia, and the US The first Citizen Science Association conference The White House’s …
California state of emergency for huge methane leak
California state of emergency over methane leak http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35244634 The leak may not be stopped until February The governor of California has declared a state of emergency in a suburb of Los Angeles over the leaking of methane gas from an underground storage field. Jerry Brown ordered “all necessary and viable …
How to make the SDGs part of your New Year
Happy New Year! Share your #SDGMove and Celebrate the SDGs! We at Ethical Markets fully support all 17 of the inter-related Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and we congratulate our longtime colleague and friend Alan AtKisson for this wonderful, inspiring music video ! Hazel Henderson , Editor On January 1st, 2016 the …
Stronger Scientific Case Against Fracking
Why the Scientific Case Against Fracking Keeps Getting Stronger Anthony Ingraffea argues that fugitive methane emissions turn natural gas from a climate benefit into yet another strike against fossil fuels. —By Chris Mooney | Climate Desk and Mother Jones | Fri Aug. 15, 2014 5:00 AM EDT A Marcellus Shale …