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 …
WRI Digest
WRI Digest 4 Issues to Watch as COP 19 Wraps Up. The world beyond the unfccc cop 19 negotiations looms large – both with challenges and with promise. It’s an important reminder of the stakes inside the negotiating venue. Photo: Official Opening Plenary at the Caring for Climate …
Earth Negotiations Bulletin: A Reporting Service for Environment and Development Negotiations
Earth Negotiations Bulletin · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · A Reporting Service for Environment and Development Negotiations Volume 12 Number 589 – Monday, 18 November 2013 WARSAW HIGHLIGHTS Saturday, 16 November 2013 The ADP informal stocktaking plenary took place in the morning and afternoon. The SBI and SBSTA closing plenaries took place in the …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: New species of dolphin found in Australian waters
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News New species of dolphin found in Australian waters Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:30 AM PDT A species of humpback dolphin previously unknown to science is swimming in the waters off northern Australia, according to biologists. Thawing permafrost: The speed of coastal erosion in Eastern …
THE IPCC SUMMARY REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR IMPACT INVESTING
“ Highly recommended ! Hazel Henderson, Editor “ View online version NEWS FROM MAXIMPACT AND THE IMPACT INVESTING COMMUNITY. ISSUE 06 THE IPCC SUMMARY REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR IMPACT INVESTING On 27 September 2013, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the …
Funding the US government and avoiding the fiscal cliff
By Dr Shann Turnbull, Co-founding Member of the Sustainable Money Working Group, Ethical Markets Advisory Board Member, October 2013 The US government could fund both its operations and avoid the fiscal cliff by introducing a self-liquidating and self-financing negative interest rate complementary currency. The US Treasury could issue say one trillion …
News @NEON – CO floods, Soil, Sensors and more
Fall 2013 In this issue Colorado flooding Ecologically sensitive construction Seasonal citizen science data Australian collaboration Aquatic sensors and soil archive EcoSIS collaboration Recent publications by NEON staff Selected job postings NEON staff, offices and sites in Colorado were spared the worst impacts of the historic flooding that ravaged much …
NEWNET: Australia’s new government takes aim at carbon tax
9 September Today’s Top Stories ESG at the heart of African investment firm Development Partners InternationalPREMIUM Pristine Sun lines up $25m debt for 6MW California solar US cleantech startup fund receives $30m boost from Navy Pristine Sun lines up $25m debt for 6MW California solar ESG at the heart of …
The Voice of Australia’s Volunteers
The Voice of Australia’s Volunteers 6.4 million Volunteers |665,00 Voluntary Community Groups Invitation to Membership By Volunteers For Volunteers 6.4 million Volunteers | 665,000 Voluntary Community Groups On 3 June 2013, a national voice for Australia’s volunteers and volunteer-driven not-for-profits was formed in Adelaide. It is an incorporated association. There …
Citizens Convention on Reinventing Government and Changing Politics
Centre for Civil Society The Heart and Soul of Australia Voice | Representation | Social Infrastructure Putting citizens at the centre of power … Citizens Convention on Reinventing Government and Changing Politics Melbourne 5-6 August 2013 With Ken Coghill, Tim Smith, Monash University Accountability Round Table …