Archbishop sings our praises!

by EdwardMilford 27. March 2009 11:06
Well, not our praises actually, one of our author’s praises. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the most senior figure in the Anglican world, gave a lecture in York earlier this week that received quite a lot of (mostly) favourable press coverage. It was also mentioned on the ... [More]

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The Biochar Debate

by Olivia Woodward 26. March 2009 13:00
The biochar debate is raging over on the Guardian website. It began when George Monbiot criticised biochar enthusiasts for their over-hyping of this ‘miracle’ cure for curbing carbon emissions.  With all the rapidity of internet debate, both Chris Goodall and James Lovelock have a... [More]

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Entrevista con José Esteban Castro, autor de Water and Sanitation Services

by Andrew Miller 23. March 2009 09:27
"Creo que en términos generales el proceso de privatización de los servicios de agua y saneamiento que tuvo su mayor impulso en la década de 1990 puede considerarse un fracaso, tanto desde el punto de vista de las políticas oficiales que promovieron este proces... [More]

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Exploracion del concepto de "democratización del agua"

by Andrew Miller 23. March 2009 08:52
Jóse Esteban Castro, autor de Water and Sanitation Services, habla del concepto de democratización del agua en la conferencia 'Cambios políticos en Latinoamérica, ¿Nuevas políticas del agua?' en Ciudad de México. Se puede ver el video en You... [More]

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Libro Destacado: Thinking in Systems

by Andrew Miller 22. March 2009 16:22
  Retomando el hilo de los héroes de la era oscura de la consciencia medioambiental, durante la que simplemente sugerir (muchísimo menos exponer urgentemente) que era un problema con nuestro tratamiento del planeta hubiese parecido una locura, sería una injust... [More]

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Welcome to Earthscan Towers

by MikeFell 20. March 2009 10:44
Courtesy of Google Streetview’s roll-out into the UK, we can bring you this shot of where the magic happens: We’re up on the top floor of this imposing art deco block, not far from Fagin's lair.

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Libro Destacado: Como Vivir una Vida Menos Contaminante

by Andrew Miller 20. March 2009 03:08
Otro de mis libros favoritos de Earthscan - espero que les guste! Cómo vivir una vida menos contaminante    Descripción del Libro: El cambio climático será el reto más urgente al que se enfrenta la humanidad. Una reducción dr&aac... [More]

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European Wind Energy Conference

by MikeFell 17. March 2009 06:30
This year’s European Wind Energy Conference (EWEC) is currently in progress in Marseille, France, and will run until Thursday. It began with a pre-conference seminar on Sunday based around the European Wind Energy Agency’s (EWEA) Wind Energy – The Facts report, published by Earth... [More]

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Water in a Changing World

by EdwardMilford 16. March 2009 15:15
With the extensive news coverage of climate change, it is easy to forget that the world has other, very pressing environmental issues to deal with. Water is an obvious example, and though many aspects of the world water situation are linked to climate change, the issues facing the water industry a... [More]

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The Age of Stupid’s Franny Armstrong – The gadfly to sting us to life

by GudrunFreese 16. March 2009 06:48
Went to the people’s premier of Franny Armstrong’s film Age of Stupid last night, and have the feeling I have been at the birth of a social movement that really has the potential to send an unequivocal mandate to government. My activist spirit has been dormant for a while now; it&rsquo... [More]

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