Interesting map of global NO2 by the European Space Agency Scary to see what is happening around the world.
(click on the "news attachment" link to see it) Check out china.
Interesting map of global NO2 by the European Space Agency Scary to see what is happening around the world.
(click on the "news attachment" link to see it) Check out china.
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Aloha and Sawadee Krup,
I am at the WCC this week to cover and talk about invasive species in world trade. It is an amazing gathering of like minded folks from all around the world covering a plethera of issues. Way to many to attend, even though I wish I could listen to everything. It is often sad to listen to the destruction of our world, our biodiversity - the life that makes our world unique. We are loosing at least one species every day to extinction while homogenous landscapes and biomes continue to proliferate due to the movement of invasive species through trade. As the dominant species on the planet we have an obligation to care for mother earth. When will people listen and realize this? As a speaker from Kenya pointed out today - when people are unable to find food to survive a week, will they be able to think about longer term issues such as HIV/Aids? biodiversity? climate change? Where do we begin? The folks here at WCC struggle with the question of priorities and allocating scarce conservation resources.
So go out there and act locally! It really is the solution to a global problem.
The World Conservation Congress is the general assembly of IUCN members, which takes place every three to four years. The Congress combines the business of the Union with technical conservation fora and provides an opportunity for the sharing of information and experience among IUCN's worldwide constituency of members, Commission members, stakeholders and partner organizations. The Congress encompasses three principal elements: conducting the business of the Union, assessing the work of IUCN Commissions and taking stock of conservation.
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MoveOn.org: United, Not Divided
Congress is about to vote on amending the U.S. Constitution to deny marriage equality to same-sex couples. Never before has our Constitution been amended to take away anyone's rights. Yet our Senators will vote on this amendment in the next 48 hours. It's urgent that we speak up now. This hateful divisiveness has no place in America.
We can't let anyone, or any group, be singled out for discrimination based on who they are or who they love.
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The Conscious Consumer is a new website by the Center for a New American Dream that helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life and promote social justice.
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A NYT article talks about a project my MIT grad student James Patten that creates a portable bar code reader that ties into a database to give the user information on the product being scanned.
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There is a great article about the precautionary principle at Lawrence Solum's legal theory blog. This is a basic tenant of environmentalism and has even been incorporated into aspects of international agreements such as the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) which the US is NOT a signatory.... does that suprise you?
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An interesting article on First Monday about the social ecology of wireless technology.
Wireless technology serves many valid human purposes. Wireless technologies have penetrated the remotest corners of the globe and will soon be ubiquitous, with billions of units in use. In this report we consider both costs and risks of wireless technologies, employing a holistic framework for evaluating technological impacts. We discuss wireless technology in developing countries, environmental issues associated with wireless, and health concerns.
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