Light Posting 21st to 31st October
Due to co-editorial holidays, there will be light posting from 21st to 31st October. Regular posting will resume on 1st November.
October 21, 2016
Top Buddhists sign landmark statement on climate change to global leaders
Fifteen of the world´s most senior Buddhists have issued a landmark call to political leaders to adopt an effective climate change agreement at the UN negotiations in Paris starting 30 November. Signatories include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, as well as Supreme Heads of Buddhism in Bangladesh, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Secretary General of the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), President of the Buddhist Association of the USA, President of the UBF (l’Union Bouddhiste de France) and Her Royal Highness Princess Ashi Kesang Wangmo Wangchuk of Bhutan.
October 29, 2015
EU and US sanctions against Russia threaten Arctic
Professor Bradshaw is concerned Rosneft could decide to carry on drilling without the Western expertise and so increase the risk of a catastrophic accident in the Arctic. And he adds that Russia’s new gas deal with China will not help.
October 10, 2014
New book: “Sustainable Phosphorus Management”
Phosphorus is one of the key nutrients necessary to human, animal and plant life. The finite resource must be used more effectively. Sustainable Phosphorus Management: A Global Transdisciplinary Roadmap provides up-to-date information on global phosphorus flows and identifies options to improve phosphorus efficiency and sustainability.
June 23, 2014
Climate change will have broad psychological effects, report finds
Stress, anxiety, PTSD among likely impacts to overall well-being,
June 23, 2014
In memoriam: Michael C. Ruppert
Investigative journalist and peak oil activist Michael C. Ruppert died Sunday, April 13, following his Lifeboat Hour radio show.
April 16, 2014