Saturday, February 07, 2004
Global Village Overview / Sustainability / Social Equity
Running from Nature
WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 30, 2004 (Amnesty International & the EarthPolicy Institute via OneWorld News) Millions around the world are fleeing spreading deserts, rising tides, and evaporating water supplies. These "environmental refugees," writes Lester Brown, highlight the urgent need for realistic and effective energy, population, and water policies capable of putting the planet back in synch with nature. Story link - Earth Policy Institute - The solutions are in the last paragraph and in the Lester Brown reference links.
Running from Nature
WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 30, 2004 (Amnesty International & the EarthPolicy Institute via OneWorld News) Millions around the world are fleeing spreading deserts, rising tides, and evaporating water supplies. These "environmental refugees," writes Lester Brown, highlight the urgent need for realistic and effective energy, population, and water policies capable of putting the planet back in synch with nature. Story link - Earth Policy Institute - The solutions are in the last paragraph and in the Lester Brown reference links.
Stewardship / Environment
Citigroup Sets New Standard for Environmental Protection
WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 23, 2004 (IPS,from RAN on OneWorld News) - The Rainforest Action Network announced yesterday a halt to four years of advocacy with Citigroup after the financial giant published a new, comprehensive environmental policy covering deforestation and indigenous rights, endangered ecosystems and no-go zones, greenhouse gases and climate destabilization, and clean energy and sustainable development. Now RAN is working to bring other financial institutions up to the new standard. Story link . Here's another story about the same topic from the EcoNews, click on the Feb. 2004 issue.
Citigroup Sets New Standard for Environmental Protection
WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 23, 2004 (IPS,from RAN on OneWorld News) - The Rainforest Action Network announced yesterday a halt to four years of advocacy with Citigroup after the financial giant published a new, comprehensive environmental policy covering deforestation and indigenous rights, endangered ecosystems and no-go zones, greenhouse gases and climate destabilization, and clean energy and sustainable development. Now RAN is working to bring other financial institutions up to the new standard. Story link . Here's another story about the same topic from the EcoNews, click on the Feb. 2004 issue.
Monday, February 02, 2004
Students / EcoVersity / Awareness Leadership
Guerilla Awareness Activity from the Student Camp
VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 02, 2004 (CIP) - Cutting the Strings of Consumer Puppetry - The typical response that I have repeatedly heard regarding the social and environmental dangers of North American culture (based on consumerism) is “that’s just the way it is. We can’t do anything about it”. People either do not wish to try to change the dehumanizing, unfulfilling and often immoral aspects of our culture because it is too hard and they find it pointless to go against multimillion and multibillion dollar corporations or people wish it could be changed but do not know how to go about it. What many people do not realize is that it is not necessary to be Che Guevera or Ghandi to help start a revolution. Small changes in our daily lives lead to tremendous impacts. Rosa Parks. Need I say more? To read the rest, click and scroll to the article.
Guerilla Awareness Activity from the Student Camp
VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 02, 2004 (CIP) - Cutting the Strings of Consumer Puppetry - The typical response that I have repeatedly heard regarding the social and environmental dangers of North American culture (based on consumerism) is “that’s just the way it is. We can’t do anything about it”. People either do not wish to try to change the dehumanizing, unfulfilling and often immoral aspects of our culture because it is too hard and they find it pointless to go against multimillion and multibillion dollar corporations or people wish it could be changed but do not know how to go about it. What many people do not realize is that it is not necessary to be Che Guevera or Ghandi to help start a revolution. Small changes in our daily lives lead to tremendous impacts. Rosa Parks. Need I say more? To read the rest, click and scroll to the article.
