“The Earth Charter, Ecological Integrity, and Social Movements”

Jay OwenBooks and Reviews

Dear Friends of the Earth Charter, We hope this message finds you well, energized and motivated to continue doing the work you are doing to foster peace, justice, and sustainability. We would like to draw your attention to several books and publications that may help your efforts towards these ends. …

EarthKeeper News: The Disaster We’ve Wrought on the World’s Oceans May Be Irrevocable

Jay OwenSustainability News

                                        Keep the Earth. Keep it Wild!     August Newsletter   “The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy”    – …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Synthesized ‘solar’ jet fuel: Renewable kerosene from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide

Jay OwenGreentech

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Synthesized ‘solar’ jet fuel: Renewable kerosene from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide Posted: 03 May 2014 03:49 PM PDT With the first ever production of synthesized “solar” jet fuel, the EU-funded SOLAR-JET project has successfully demonstrated the entire production chain for renewable kerosene obtained directly from …

Press Release: Sustainable Foods Summit Hones in on Ecological Impacts

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Earth Systems Science

We are pleased to announce that ecology is the focal theme of the 4th North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit (www.sustainablefoodssummit.com). For the first time, a summit will discuss ways of promoting ecology in the food industry by focusing on sustainability metrics, ethical sourcing & biodiversity, and sustainable …

UN SOUTH-SOUTH FORUM WRAPS UP WITH OVER $450 MILLION PLEDGED FOR GREENER DEVELOPMENT

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

UN SOUTH-SOUTH FORUM WRAPS UP WITH OVER $450 MILLION PLEDGED FOR GREENER DEVELOPMENT New York, Nov 1 2013 12:00PM More than $450 million was pledged between investors, green businesses, Governments and other parties at the United Nations-organized Global South-South Development Expo in Nairobi, where hundreds of participants spent this week …

Climate Change, the Sharing Economy & Collaborating for a Brave New World

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

Symbiotic relationships in nature could show business the key to collaboration. Submitted by:Danielle Lanyard Posted:Oct 11, 2013 – 09:30 AM EST Tags:climate change, sharing economy, business, sea levels, economy,ecology, sustainability, eco, symbiosis, whole systems approach, collaboration, thoughting By Danielle Lanyard One of the most recent and startling headlines on climate change is the expected repercussions from the potential release of 50 …

News @NEON – CO floods, Soil, Sensors and more

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

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 …

Rosalinda Sanquiche – Ethical Markets Media Executive Director

Ethical Markets - RGlobal Citizen

Rosalinda Sanquiche, Executive Director – Rosalinda began her environmental career with the American Wind Energy Association in Washington, DC, in research and communications.  She has written on the construction industry for Builder/Architect and on the environment, sustainability and marketing for The Guardian, CSRWire, Kosmos and various outlets.  She has taught …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Broad-scale genome tinkering with help of an RNA guide: Biotechnology tool borrowed from pathogenic bacteria

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Broad-scale genome tinkering with help of an RNA guide: Biotechnology tool borrowed from pathogenic bacteria Mechanism behind squids’ and octopuses’ ability to change color revealed Microbial who-done-it for biofuels Computer can infer rules of the forest Secret of plant geometry revealed: How plants set the angles …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Induced seismicity? Recent spike of earthquakes in the central and eastern U.S. may be linked to human activity

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Induced seismicity? Recent spike of earthquakes in the central and eastern U.S. may be linked to human activity Air pollution responsible for more than 2 million deaths worldwide each year, experts estimate A coral symbiont genome decoded for first time Induced seismicity? Recent spike of earthquakes …