ISIS Report 21/10/13Scientists Declare No Consensus on GMO Safety#############################################A group of 93 scientists from all over the world deplore the disinformationover the safety of GMOs and expose the lack of empirical and scientificevidence on which the false claims of “consensus” on safety are being madeSign the statement or see the …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: El Nino unusually active in the late 20th century: Is it because of global warming?
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Earth Policy Release – Eroding Soils Darkening Our Future
Chapter 5. Eroding Soils Darkening Our Future Lester R. Brown www.earth-policy.org/books/fpep/fpepch5 Over the next several weeks, we will be releasing Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity by Lester R. Brown in installments. Look for a new chapter about every other week. Supporting data, videos, and …
Bristol pound is just one example of what local currencies can achieve
Councils in the UK and around the world are starting to recognise how local currencies keep money in their areas In Bristol local businesses can pay their rates in local pounds. Photograph: Paul C Stokes/Getty Images The budgets of local authorities are being cut while the needs of their populations …
Novethic Research: Blacklisting controversial companies helps responsible investors curb excesses
Blacklisting controversial companies helps responsible investors curb excesses Paris, 18 June 2013. Novethic, a research centre, has published a pioneering study looking at the influence that responsible investors can exert by refusing to invest in multinationals involved in human rights violations. Blacklists published by 19 Northern European investors managing €1.5 trillion …
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ScienceDaily: Top Environment News : Frogs, salamanders and climate change
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ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Topography of Eastern Seaboard muddles ancient sea level changes
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Good News Agency: A culture of peace is emerging in all fields of human endeavour
Good News Agency A culture of peace is emerging in all fields of human endeavour Good News Agency carries positive and constructive news from all over the world relating to voluntary work, the work of the United Nations, non governmental organizations and institutions engaged in improving the quality of life …