New Era of Food Scarcity Echoes Collapsed Civilizations Lester R. Brown www.earth-policy.org/book_bytes/2013/fpepch1 Earth Policy Release Book Byte February 7, 2013 The world is in transition from an era of food abundance to one of scarcity. Over the last decade, world grain reserves have fallen by one third. World food prices …
“Marine Litter: Public and Private Solutions will make a change towards Blue Growth”
“Marine Litter: Public and Private Solutions will make a change towards Blue Growth” DATE: 7th March 2013 VENUE: Av de Cortenbergh 71, Brussels, Belgium The EU Institutions, the private sector, the fishing community, the recyclers and other stakeholders are working together to solve the problem of marine litter. …
Cleantech News from CleanTechnica: Wind Energy Hits Over 30% Of Denmark’s Electricity Consumption At End Of 2012
Cleantech News from CleanTechnica Wind Energy Hits Over 30% Of Denmark’s Electricity Consumption At End Of 2012 Official: US Wind Power Accounted For 42% Of New Power Capacity In 2012, Beat Natural Gas Big Gas & Big Solar Are Big Friends, + More From Sustainable Energy In America 2013 Factbook …
The World’s Best Sustainability Ideas
Katerva, a four-year-old nonprofit set up to recognize and support stand-out sustainability efforts around the world, has just announced its second annual awards in a competition it bills as the Nobel Prize in the broad and somewhat amorphous field of sustainability. Among the eclectic choices: a computer game that solves scientific …
ARCTIC OPPORTUNITIES
ARCTIC OPPORTUNITIES The Arctic has been warming twice as fast as the global average, and a new low was set for Arctic sea ice last year. Although the environmental concerns in the region are mounting, economic opportunities have also ramped up. Dennis D. Draeger, Researcher, Aiglatson Foresight Research COMMENT …
Prosumer Report on Communities and Citizenship
Prosumer Report on Communities and Citizenship Havas Worldwide, vol. 15, 2013 This report subtitled “Redesigned for a New World” explores a new approach to citizenship that relies less on politics and more on consumers and companies. The findings are drawn from responses to an online survey of 10,219 men and women …
Stamping Money out of Politics: A Stamp Stampede
Stamping Money out of Politics: A Stamp Stampede By Martha Shaw For CSRWire January 15, 2013 It’s impossible to say how many dollar bills stamped in red with Stamp Stampede messages to end political bribery have been introduced into circulation so far. But, if it’s any indication, I got one as change at New YorkPenn Station over the …
Foresight Network Newsletter
European Health Futures When: 12.00-2.30 on 4 February 2013 Where: London South Bank University Places are still available and a buffet lunch is included. Reserve your place via Brian Brader [email protected] World Futures Studies Federation Conference If you are intending to attend the conference in June in Bucharest Contact WFSF Director, …
ToYou from NewEnergyNews: Today’s Headlines
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ On The Road Reading, Tuesday, January 15: While NewEnergyNews is on the road covering wind and solar conferences, check out these pieces written recently for Greentech Media. Back soon. * On The Road Reading: How Much Renewable Potential Does the US Have? Energy …
The Millennium Project to Launch the ‘Global Futures Intelligence System’
The Millennium Project to Launch the ‘Global Futures Intelligence System’ at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., January 16th A demonstration of how this pioneering system could help top executives, experts, and the general public monitor and better anticipate future change. The event will be webcast …