The Energy Collective: Paying For Climate Change Adaptations And Grid Resiliency

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WRI Digest: Lessons from Florida: How Local Adaptation Efforts Can Complement National Climate Action.

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Lessons from Florida: How Local Adaptation Efforts Can Complement National Climate Action. Bill Richardson — WRI Board member, former governor of New Mexico and former Secretary of Energy — participated in a climate rally in Miami last week. In a Huffington Post blog , Richardson writes, “Florida is the most vulnerable U.S. state to …

ScienceDaily: Social amoebae travel with a posse: Tiny single-celled organisms have amazingly complicated social lives

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Social amoebae travel with a posse: Tiny single-celled organisms have amazingly complicated social lives Natural affinities — unrecognized until now — may have set stage for life to ignite Mini-monsters of the forest floor Ice-free Arctic winters could explain amplified warming during Pliocene Large Gulf dead …

Book Review: The Nature of Business By Giles Hutchins, New Society Publishers, 2013

Jay OwenBooks and Reviews

The Nature of Business By Giles Hutchins, New Society Publishers, 2013 Nature has already shown us the way to solve many human problems, from deciphering simple engineering puzzles to unlocking the mysteries of flight. In The Nature of Business, author Giles Hutchins makes a compelling case for applying the same principles …

Post-2015 Development Agenda Bulletin – Vol. 208 No. 2 – Post-2015 Development Agenda Consultation on Water – Final Summary

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Ecocities Emerging – February 2013 Issue

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Link to webpage version of this newsletterhttp://archive.constantcontact.com/fs072/1100594 Ecocities Emerging To support humanity’s transition into the Ecozoic Era Ecocity Builders February 2013   Greetings,     For many years now we’ve seen headline grabbing debate — and efforts to kill the conversation — about climate change. But at the same time, …

Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication – Videos for Rio+20

kristyEarth Systems Science

Ecologic Newsletter No 115 ? June 2012 1. Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication – Videos for Rio+20 Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, released four videos addressing the themes of the upcoming Rio+20 Conference. The videos tell stories in which the fictional …

Policies for Mobilizing Nature-based Adaptation Action in Africa

kristyGreen Prosperity, Sustainability News, Earth Systems Science

Policies for Mobilizing Nature-based Adaptation Action in Africa Organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Trevor Sandwith, IUCN, talked about IUCN projects on a climate change, mountain ecosystem and development. He underscored that we are at the threshold of learning about climate change issues, such as the …

Conference on Water Energy Food Nexus Sees Launch of New Water Initiative

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Conference on Water Energy Food Nexus Sees Launch of New Water Initiative 18_November: The Bonn2011: Water Energy Food Nexus Conference, held in Bonn, Germany from 16-18 November 2011, launched the “International Water Stewardship Initiative.” continued… PROVIA Launches Survey on Prioritization of Research Objectives 15_November 2011: The Programme of Research on …