Tag Archives: Climate change

Teachers: agents of change for nature

Respect for nature, where does it start? Teachers, scholars, and advocates of sustainable lifestyles from all levels of education are emphatic that respect for nature starts during childhood. They say knowledge, based in healthy respect for Nature and ecosystems, is key to cultural transitions … Continue reading

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Music Video: How easy and important it is to use clean energy in our lives.

It’s up to all of us to speak out about climate change. And sometimes, the best way to join the conversation is to make a little music. So Jason Mraz and I got together at my house to put together a … Continue reading

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Simple steps to saving money and energy

Conventional energy production is dirty. Despite recent global climate summits and their often heated sessions, inaction is not reducing man-made damage to the atmosphere. While most citizens rely on legislation for protection from excessive pollution, generations of unsustainable production, consumption and toxic waste burden … Continue reading

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Positive change happens through critical mass | The Good Word

Click here for a Good Dirt Radio 5-minute eco-spot on critical mass. With almost 7 billion of us on the planet, we often get overwhelmed at the exponential force that population growth has over key issues like energy, the environment … Continue reading

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Why should you go organic?

Agriculture (Photo credit: thegreenpages) Click here for a Good Dirt Radio 5-minute eco-spot on eating locally and organically. On the shortlist of major causes that effect the stability of the biosphere, factory food systems are very near the top. Proponents of … Continue reading

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About Greenpeace | Greenpeace International

About Greenpeace Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action. Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment … Continue reading

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SustainableBusiness.com

About SustainableBusiness.com We Help Green Businesses Grow What is our vision? A world where human activities live in harmony with the earth’s carrying capacity. What is the definition of Sustainable Business? Business that contributes to an equitable and ecologically sustainable … Continue reading

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Philippines disaster may have been worsened by climate change

Philippines disaster may have been worsened by climate change, deforestation December 20, 2011 04:18 PM – Jeremy Hance, MONGABAY.COM As the Philippines begins to bury more than a 1,000 disaster victims in mass graves, Philippine President Benigno Aquino has ordered an investigation … Continue reading

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Deloitte | sustainability, climate change, environment, CSR, corporate responsibility, GHG, emissions

Companies understand more and more that the prospect of incorporating issues of sustainability into their planning is invaluable. In fact, it is increasingly apparent that companies that treat climate change and sustainability as matters of fundamental business strategy can minimize their exposure to … Continue reading

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Droughts Getting Worse in Southern U.S. and Somalia – TIME

Going Green Drought Cripples the South: Why the ‘Creeping Disaster’ Could Get a Whole Lot Worse By Bryan Walsh Tuesday, Aug. 09, 2011 A weed grows out of the dr,y cracked bed of O.C. Fisher Lake on July 25, 2011, … Continue reading

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