More than 55,000 people are known to have died in the earthquake that struck south-west China on 12 May, according to the vice-governor of Sichuan province. The earth quake in China has displaced more people (over 5 million) than the population of Ireland (where I live) and created new land features. These satellite pictures from …
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Watching life disintegrate – species extinction.
Another depressing report about humanity’s greedy footprint: Wildlife Populations Plummeting. The Zoological Society reports continuing (accelerating) species extinction on land and in water. Between a quarter and a third of the world’s wildlife has been lost since 1970. Populations of land-based species fell by 25%, marine by 28% and freshwater by 29%. Humans are wiping …
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CDP supply chain carbon emmissions
The Carbon Disclosure Project released the findings of its Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration. See the report here and read Social Funds’ review here.
Beware of greenwash … The Toxic 100
The irony of the Toxic 100 released by Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts, is that DuPont is at the top of the list but has been one of the stalwarts of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. The WBCSD is very useful – it offers alot of useful research …
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We’re running out of planet …
Even the capitalists are beginning to ask if earth’s resources are now being exhausted: BusinessWeek’s article The Age of Scarcity asks if this is our Malthusian moment. They offer evidence to support that point of view but conclude that policy changes will allow new technologies to make resources go further. Unfortunately this is wishful thinking. …
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GM contamination proves more persistent
Swedish researchers have found transgenic seed persists in nature far longer than previously thought – further evidence that the permissive policy of governments and bio-tech companies is damaging nature in a more disastrous way than advertised. This should concern all of us as our food supply has now been jeopardiesd by the open sowing of …
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Earth Pulse – a visual guide to global trends from National Geographic
Check it out here. Its visually pleasing and loaded with data and insight. Sections are Human Condition Trends, Our Relationship With Nature Trends, and Our Connected World Trends.
No welcome surprises from the UN Bali climate change conference
As expected the US remains stubborn in its refusal to share the burden of tackling climate change. The country that has benefitted most from the consumption of oil over the past 100 years remains addicted to its drug, despite the fact that its use is crippling the biosphere. As the UN climate change conference enters …
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How to save the planet …
I had to post this because we decided to follow the three initial proposals about 10 years ago. We’re about 80% of the way there, but wish a few more of you would join in. 🙂 Carbon myths Recycling and banning plastic bags are all very well, but they won’t save the planet. Instead, we …
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Tropics expanding because of climate change
Climate change is causing the tropics to widen, with possible impacts on the global food supply. Scientists examined five different measures of the width of the tropical belt, and found it expanded by between 2 and 4.8 degrees latitude since 1979. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned in its series of reports this …
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