Moving Up the Food Chain Lester R. Brown www.earth-policy.org/books/fpep/fpepch3 Earth Policy Release Full Planet, empty plates November 25, 2013 For most of the time that human beings have walked the earth, we lived as hunter-gatherers. The share of the human diet that came from hunting versus gathering varied with geographic …
Earth Policy Institute: Moving Up the Food Chain
Moving Up the Food Chain Lester R. Brown www.earth-policy.org/books/fpep/fpepch3 Earth Policy Release Full Planet, empty plates November 25, 2013 For most of the time that human beings have walked the earth, we lived as hunter-gatherers. The share of the human diet that came from hunting versus gathering varied with …
DIY solar; the psychology of everyday illusions; Melbourne’s food startups | SMARTPLANET Weekly
smartplanet WEEKLY A WEEKLY PREVIEW OF OUR CURRENT ISSUE, DELIVERED EVERY SUNDAY. November 24, 2013 FROM THE DESK OF … Could DIY solar shake up the industry? The big solar manufacturers say they’re not worried. Meanwhile, three startups in Melbourne who are aiming to loosen the grip of their city’s …
SUMMARY OF TRANSPORT DAY November 17th 2013 Warsaw
Transport Day took place on Sunday, 17 November 2013, in Warsaw, Poland, alongside the nineteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 19) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Supported by the Bridging the Gap initiative and the Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT), the focus of …
As MOOCs Move Mainstream Universities Must Pay to Play
In less than a year MOOCs have gone from a geeky idea known mainly to a few professors at Stanford and a group of ted talk addicts to the center piece of a bank commercial appearing on network television. Like it or not, virtually every university is now considering whether …
Earth Policy Institute: Climate Change Driving Weather off the Charts
Climate Change Driving Weather off the Charts Janet Larsen http://www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2013/update118 Earth Policy Release Plan B Update November 18, 2013 Meteorologists are calling the typhoon that slammed into the philippines with 195-mile-an-hour winds on November 8, 2013, the most powerful tropical storm to make landfall on record. Super Typhoon Haiyan had …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Southeast U.S. should prepare for wild weather from climate change, expert says
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Southeast U.S. should prepare for wild weather from climate change, expert says Posted: 14 Nov 2013 08:36 AM PST People who live in the southeastern united states should begin to prepare for more drastically changing weather conditions — everything from heat waves to …
Alternative Energy: The Climate-PR Puzzle
Alternative Energy The Climate-PR Puzzle Posted: 18 Nov 2013 03:00 AM PST Filed under: Energy News The UK Needs to Take a More Serious Look at Importing Renewable Electricity Posted: 18 Nov 2013 02:00 AM PST Filed under: Energy News 181 MW Of Solar Projects Approved For Chile Posted: 18 Nov …
Bloomberg’s Hidden Legacy: Climate Change and the Future of New York City
Bloomberg’s Hidden Legacy: Climate Change and the Future of New York City New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made his city the world leader in the fight to defend against climate change and reduce carbon emissions. This book, just released, tells the story. It is being published as a multi-media e-book …
Daily News Alert 11.11.13 Breaking Free From Our Carbon Entanglement and a Dinosaur Industry In a remarkable milestone, Mexican economist diplomat José Angel Gurría spoke out as secretary-general of the OECD – sketching a future that should have the global coal industry shaking in its boots. His message is that …