Archive for January, 2010
A good use of Stimulus Money?
A state senator from Ohio says his state is spending $1 million on signs to advertise the use of stimulus money for road projects. var showHover=false;
Posted: January 27th, 2010 under General.
Tags: Obama, Obama administration, US Senate
Comments: 2
On Australia Day – Gratitude to the traditional owners of our land
As we celebrate Australia Day 2010 let us thank the traditional owners and carers of this vast sun burnt country. var showHover=false;
Posted: January 26th, 2010 under Foundation News, General.
Tags: Australia
Comments: 1
Sundance Founder Robert Redford on His Life, His Activism and the Importance of Independent Films
Democracy Now! broadcasts from Park City, Utah, home of the Sundance Film Festival, the nation’s largest festival for independent cinema. Today, we spend the hour with Robert Redford. He’s well known as an actor, but part and parcel of who he is is an activist. He took his success and leveraged it to promote his [...]
Posted: January 26th, 2010 under General, Interviews with Activists.
Tags: activist
Comments: 1
It may be ok for your teeth, but please don’t swallow the water!
The following came to me in an email from a friend who has recently moved to Hawaii – her revelation is not that much of a surprise to me and certainly we as a family are not at medical risk from fluoridated water as we rely solely on rain water where we live. Her concern [...]
Posted: January 25th, 2010 under Action Needed, General, Green Living.
Tags: toxic chemicals
Comments: 2
Economic growth ‘cannot continue’
Continuing global economic growth “is not possible” if nations are to tackle climate change, a report by an environmental think-tank has warned. The New Economics Foundation (Nef) said “unprecedented and probably impossible” carbon reductions would be needed to hold temperature rises below 2C (3.6F). Scientists say exceeding this limit could lead to dangerous global warming. [...]
Posted: January 25th, 2010 under Climate Change, Climate Politics, General, Green Living, Technologies.
Tags: Climate Change, CO2 levels, finite resources, global warming
Comments: none
Stark reality of pollution in time-lapse of one of the worlds 50,000 coal fired power plants.
The following is an excerpt for the best selling expose’ ZERO Greenhouse Emissions – The Day the Lights Went OUT. See the book here. Looking at this time-lapse of a Coal Fired Power plant puts the 24/7 emissions from the worlds 50,000 power plants into a scary reality. Coal is mostly used to produce electricity, and [...]
Posted: January 25th, 2010 under Climate Change, Climate Politics, Foundation News, General.
Tags: Climate Change, CO2 Emissions, Coal Fired Power Stations, Coal mining, global warming, greenhouse emissions, Stop Coal
Comments: 2
China’s $2.4 trillion grip on the global economy
Greenhouse Neutral Foundation Comment: If you wish to look at the reality of the current imbalance of China’s foreign exchange reserves as compared to the current real time US Debt click this link and sit and ponder as the numbers roll over. It’s a real eye opener! China disclosed the other day that its foreign [...]
Posted: January 25th, 2010 under General, World News.
Tags: China, Obama administration, United States
Comments: 2
How can we let this suffer and die at the hands of a single species?
A stunning wildlife video showing the astonishing biodiversity in the evolutionary world of Darwin the Galapagos now at risk in a world of climate change. var showHover=false;
Posted: January 25th, 2010 under Climate Change, Foundation News, General, Nature.
Tags: Climate Change, global warming, species extinction
Comments: 2
Wise words – We can’t make them drink!
Try as we may, as concerned citizens we can and must attempt to galvanize action by the majority of humanity to call for change and the enactment of bold policy on climate change, but as the song suggests “You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink”! var showHover=false;
Posted: January 24th, 2010 under Action Needed, Climate Change, General.
Tags: activism, Climate Change, climate change emissions reductions, global warming, stop climate change
Comments: 1
Haiti telethon raises over $57 million
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy We face many pressing challenges from Climate Change – Global Warming – Over consumption of finite resources. Other events beyond our control such as this are a stark reminder how fragile our planet and our place on it is. var showHover=false;
Posted: January 24th, 2010 under General, Nature, World News.
Tags: #BREAKING NEWS, #Haiti, World News
Comments: 1
