Ways to Help Syrian Refugees
rrrrnessa: That Syrian child whose picture is being shared had a name, his name was Aylan Kurdi and he was 3 years old. He had a brother name Galip who was 5 years old who died as well, along with their mother.
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Limits to Growth was right. New research shows we’re nearing collapse | Cathy Alexander and Graham Turner
The 1972 book Limits to Growth, which predicted our civilisation would probably collapse some time this century, has been criticised as doomsday fantasy since it was published. Back in 2002, self-styled environmental expert Bjorn Lomborg consigned it to the “dustbin of history”. It doesn’t belong there.
How Google And SolarCity Want To Make It Easier For Regular People To Have Solar Panels
by Posted on ” How Google And SolarCity Want To Make It Easier For Regular People To Have Solar Panels” Share: CREDIT: AP Photo/Ed Andrieski If you to want to install solar panels on your roof but haven’t yet because it’s too expensive, Google really wants to help.
Stop eating so much meat, top U.S. nutritional panel says
The country’s foremost nutrition advisory panel is taking a stand against meat: Americans should eat less of it, top experts say, in order to protect the environment. The recommendation could have a significant impact on the amount of meat people eat — as well as the environmental impact of a carnivorous nation.
We in Alaska see that climate change is real. The time to act is now | Othniel Art Oomittuk
How can we say no to drilling in the Arctic when we use oil every day? We use it for heating our houses, fueling our four-wheelers and cooking our meals. But saying no to oil does not mean we have to go back to old times.
The First Wave Power Plant Is Officially Operational
Anyone who’s gone swimming on a windy day knows the power of the ocean’s waves. Yesterday, Australia marked the next step forward in harnessing that energy by switching on the world’s first large-scale wave energy power plant.
India Built The World’s First Solar-Powered Airport
The southern Indian city of Kochi is now the proud home of the world’s first solar-powered airport. On Aug. 18, the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL)-India’s fourth largest international airport in terms of passenger traffic-commissioned a 12 mega watt (MW) solar power project. The airport already had a 1MW solar power plant, which can produce 4,000…
White House Says Climate Change Impacts More Americans Than Terrorism | VICE News
Even as President Barack Obama seeks the blessing of Congress for sustained attacks on the Islamic State, he’s being accused of slighting the threat of terrorism compared to the risks posed by climate change.
Investing in the earth vs investing in a bank, which is more rewarding?
Today I was thinking about how I come across a lot of people who see the spiritual or (at the least) the nutritional value in gardening, but for some reason think its not financially rewarding and use that as an excuse to opt out of even trying.
5 Reasons To Love Rocket Stoves
The Argand lamp was new to Thomas Jefferson in Paris in 1784, according to him gave off “a light equal to six or eight candles.” This precursor to the rocket stove gained great popularity in the early 1800’s, due to its ingenious design and multiple uses. The Argand lamp had a sleeve-shaped candle wick to …
5 Apps That Can Improve The World
It happens to us all. We are doing our daily commute to work or school and we switch on the backlight of our smartphones to shop around. What have the creatives made this week? What new ingenious application can improve my life? – But, hold on, what if your next favourite app can not only improve your life, but simultaneously …
Drums For Development is building InTerraTree!
Drums For Development inspires creative collaboration and empowers sustainable community development by connecting people through drumming. Updates: We have officially hit the $3,000 mark, meaning we can purchase the initial land in Togo! All remaining donations go directly towards growing food and digitally connecting the community with the world! Make a $20 donation to receive the Extended Version of …
Valhalla Needs Your Help!
We have entered a contest to win $100,000 to build our learning center! We entered the Aviva Community Fund contest and have the chance to win a prize that would fund the construction of the Earthship Learning Center that will begin construction on our land next summer. Projects with the most votes move onto the …
Medical Doctor Sells Practice, Opens Up “Farmacy” Using Food as Medicine
Brave and compassionate people are stepping up in the medical community to educate and provide access to natures medicine cabinet. Cures and preventative potentials are readily available for many of the illnesses and diseases that you and your loved ones face. Toxic synthetic chemical drugs are not the answer..let us learn from the wisdom of the people who first lived on this land and look to the earth and the plants for healing.
Watch out big pharma, people are waking up.
Reversing Climate Change – Why Soil will Save the World
Can we do it? Is it already too late? Many of us are wondering how we can possibly turn the juggernaut of limited industrial profit-based materialism around. Time to stop wondering and worrying—yes it is possible—and we are already doing it. Although the statement “the answer lies in the soil” seems too simplistic, this time …
Putting Coffee Grounds to Good Use
Billions of people around the world drink coffee every single day. Agriculture and Agri-food Canada estimates that 14 BILLION cups of coffee are consumed each year in Canada! Assuming that each cup takes about 25 grams (1 heaping tablespoon) of ground coffee to make, it takes 350 million kilos of coffee to fuel our days …
10 reason why permaculture is f@cking awesome
Permaculture is not only an organic farming method, it is first and foremost a radically different approach to designing human activity on our good old earth and a perfect way to recreate the links that we once had with it, but that we slowly lost over the centuries. Permaculture gives us a glimpse today of …
How the Third Industrial Revolution Will Create a Green Economy
This essay is the first in a four-part series on the theme, “The Third Industrial Revolution.” Stay tuned for the next chapters and responses from leading global figures and technologists. The global economy is slowing, productivity is waning in every region of the world and unemployment remains stubbornly high in every country.
Chorus of Outrage as Obama Administration Approves Arctic Drilling for Shell Oil
Environmental activists expressed shock and outrage on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of the Interior upheld a 2008 lease sale on the Arctic’s Chuchki Sea, opening the door for continued oil exploration in a region long eyed for drilling by Shell Corporation and increasingly strained under the effects of climate change.
10 GMOs You Should REALLY Avoid
Genetically modified crops have overtaken the modern agricultural industry, especially in developed countries (yeah I’m talking about you, North America). According to the Center for Food Safety, about 70% of the food in N. America contains GMOs. “100% organic” foods are non-GMO by law but not all food labeled “organic” is non-GMO. Here are TEN …