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Pete Smith @ November 16, 2007 # 2 Comments
Spinwatch, in conjunction with Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth Europe and LobbyControl, are running The Worst EU Lobbying and Greenwash Awards 2007. This is your chance to vote for the “most deceptive, misleading, or otherwise problematic lobbying tactics in attempts to influence EU decision-making”.
Nominees in the ‘Worst EU Lobbying’ category are:
BMW, Daimler and [...]
Pete Smith @ October 4, 2007 # 3 Comments
….. were hit by a Category 3 Hurricane?
In New York City, over eight million people live on land that has 578 miles of waterfront. By 2030, the population is expected to reach nine million. At the same time, global climate change has put New York City at an increased risk for a severe coastal [...]
Pete Smith @ September 10, 2007 # 3 Comments
September 14-16: Clean Up the World Weekend 2007
Clean Up the World Weekend is an annual campaign supported by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The campaign encourages individuals and communities to clean up, repair and conserve the environment. Organizers estimate 35 million people from more than 120 countries will take part, in activities ranging [...]
Pete Smith @ September 7, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Like two unpopular schoolkids huddling together for mutual support in the corner of the playground, U.S. President George Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard have pledged to take joint action on climate change. Australia’s and the U.S.’s refusal to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol led to widespread criticism at home and [...]
Pete Smith @ August 7, 2007 # 4 Comments
Authorities in Satara district in Maharashtra State, Western India, are offering a second honeymoon to couples who delay the birth of their first child. The offer, called the “Honeymoon Package”, is worth 5000 rupees ($125) for a 2-year delay and 7500 rupees ($190) if the couple can hold off for three years.
Satara has a population [...]
Pete Smith @ July 27, 2007 # 40 Comments
How times change. It seems like only yesterday that anyone who dared to suggest the world’s environmental problems could be fixed by a healthy dose of population control would be accused of racism or imperialism or any other -ism you can think of. This week, the new head of London’s Science Museum says that reducing [...]
Pete Smith @ July 18, 2007 # One Comment
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Pete Smith @ June 24, 2007 # 2 Comments
The Worldwide Fund For Nature (WWF) has published a report on the global adoption of desalination as a means of compensating for shortages of fresh water. In ‘Making Water - Desalination: option or distraction for a thirsty world?’, WWF lays out the down side of desalination. As well as being a highly energy-intensive process, it [...]
Pete Smith @ June 24, 2007 # 4 Comments
11 days ago, an engaging American called wonderingmind42 posted a video ‘lecture’ on the internet. In just 9 minutes 33 seconds of lucid exposition, he puts the whole “Is climate change real, and why should we do anything about it?” debate in perspective.
Over 722 thousand people have viewed this film. Click the big picture if [...]
Pete Smith @ June 22, 2007 # 3 Comments
A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme, ‘Global Trends In Sustainable Energy Investment 2007′, says that global investment in sustainable energy has increased from $80 bn in 2005 to a record $100 bn in 2006.
The EU and the US were responsible for over 70% of investment in 2006, but the increase from 15% [...]