And you will find down to earth information about Forests and what you can do to become involved; This taster comes from their website but there is so much more there to discover and enjoy ... head for http://www.iucn.org/(To see more outstanding photos , head for the IUCN flickr gallery)Bring back lost and degraded forests, says IUCN …
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Wow! Over the weekend half a million of us have signed to save bees. Let's get to a million for the ban -- sign now, then send this to everyone Dear friends, Bees are dying off worldwide and our entire food chain is in peril. Scientists blame toxic pesticides and four European governments have already banned them. If we get the US and the EU to join the ban, other governments across the world …
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Renewable energy reaches new heights On September 21, 2010 Swiss company Solar Impulse flew its first solar powered plane from Payerne to Geneva. André Borschberg, pilot and co-founder of Solar Impulse, notes the significance of this flight, "the Swiss solar flights represent a major step forward for our team, taking us away from our customary airspace. We have learned to work together …
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Chers amis, La Commission Européenne a récemment autorisé la culture de plantes génétiquement modifiées, plaçant les profits du lobby OGM avant les préoccupations sanitaires des citoyens. Cliquez ci-dessous pour signer la grande pétition citoyenne et nous aider à atteindre 1 million de signatures appelant à une recherche scientifique indépendante et à une forte régulation des …
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It is much easier to spot an enemy outside your own ranks, but try doing so when the one in question still strangles recovery, genuine fair trade and enterprise under the mascarade of... " free- market " ... and happens to be one of the strongest lobbies in America. Here is a to-the -point article we'd like you to read and think about ... Chamber of Commerce goes after climate dissenters in …
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Never heard of CODEX? Well this is not surprising but very worrying indeed. Codex is an international standard which affects every single person and being on this planet. So spend a few minutes watching the video and asking questions YOUR HEALTH< YOUR RIGHTS< YOUR CHILDREN ARE AT STAKES!After receiving yet more appeal for help, I decided to runa series of articles on the very little known CODEX …
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There is an increasing number of women who are in leadership roles in sustainability. As part of Women’s History Month, let’s take a look at 10 women who are making strides in sustainability and shaping ethical consumerism. Add women in sustainability that you admire to the list in the comments section. by Aysu Katun, Green Economy Post In their book “Women in Green,” authors Kira Gould …
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Europe Forges ahead with Ocean Wave PowerBy Jen BalboaOcean Power’s PowerBuoy deployed at the United States Marine Corps Base in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Photo from Ocean Power Ocean Power Technologies Inc. will use a grant of 2.2 million euros ($2.9 million) from the European Commission to continue developing a 1.39-megawatt wave energy project off the northern coast of Spain.The grant is part of a …
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Innovation projects bring food security in Himalayas Surabhi Pudasaini 24 February 2010 In the Ladakh region of high Himalayas where farming is only possible from April to August three-quarters of …
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Welcome to HelpOneBeingADay;This thought is not about money, but rather about Humaness, Kindness and Awareness towards other Beings, so let's see if we can just HelpOneBeingADay, in any way.This is the brain child of aspirations to make this life a little less distracted, a little more naturally empathic towards other Beings which ever way we are able to perceive them , human, animals and …
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