Read what our writers around the world are saying about climate change.
There’s no reason why facing up to the challenge of climate change should not result in wide benefits to human society, including economic benefits. That’s the argument of the multiple authors of Reframing the Problem of Climate Change: From Zero Sum Game to Win-Win Solutions. The book is ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this month, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Forestry, Innovation, Renewals
The Dairy Women’s Network of New Zealand has joined forces with the Breast Cancer Research Trust in an innovative initiative to raise funds towards achieving the BCRT’s goal of finding a cure for breast cancer by 2018. Dairy farms that are joined up with the Dairy Women’s ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Children and Families, Farming, Finance & Money, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior
At the end of January, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down California’s ban on processing of non-ambulatory, or “downer,” livestock , specifically pigs and hogs. The ban on the sale of pigs too weak to walk cannot be enforced because a less rigorous law regulates slaughterhouse inspections. California state ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Consumerism, Farming, Health, Industry & Business, Law
Looking at these innovative images, it may seem as though UK photographer,Mandy Barker took cues from the I Spy children’s book series. However, a closer look reveals an intelligent stance on raising awareness about ocean debris. Even while reading this, the massive mound of trash, known as the ... keep reading
Written by PSFK/Kyana Gordon this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Art & Culture, Children and Families, Health, Ocean, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
Next Friday night in Christchurch at the University of Canterbury sees the Confucius Institute provide a Lantern Festival Gala and Musical Performance. Performed by a Student Performing Group from Wuhan, China. The 70 minutes full programme performance is free to everyone, but its first in for the seats. Venue: Jack ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Children and Families, Christchurch, Events
Nearly two years after the worst accidental offshore oil spill in the history of the energy industry, some of the biggest companies in the world are busy pointing their legal fingers at one another in court over who has to pay what in claims, damages and fines over the deadly ... keep reading
Written by Daniel Graeber this month, about Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Corporate Citizenship, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Law, Ocean, Politics & Government, Pollution
Airports across the world have created a myriad of innovative ways to keep their passengers entertained, from airport spray tanning in London to an airport wedding service in Amsterdam. Now Taiwan’s international airport has put a high-tech twist on airport reading — with the world’s first airport library for ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Children and Families, Commuting, Education, Infrastructure, Innovation, Lifestyle & Behavior, Technology, Tourism, Travel
Last year we saw both people and dogs loaned out by libraries, but it would seem there’s still plenty that can still be done with books as well. Aiming to introduce more fun into library loaning, The National and University Library of Slovenia recently ran a program offering mystery ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Art & Culture, Children and Families, Design, Education, Innovation
Bob Corker, from the Koanga Institute will give a talk about Community Land Trusts in Lyttelton on Wednesday night , 1st February.Starts at 6pm and expecting to finish at 8pm- its at the Naval Point Club in Lyttelton Kotare Village is a developing Permaculture Village in Northern Hawkes Bay, currently ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, biological farming, Children and Families, Christchurch, Design, Lifestyle & Behavior, Sustainability
Kristin Shrader-Frechette of the University of Notre Dame is rigorous in the presentation of her argument in What Will Work: Fighting Climate Change with Renewable Energy, Not Nuclear Power. In recent times a number of leading environmentalists have concluded nuclear power has to be employed to enable the transition away ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker last month, about Children and Families, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Politics & Government, Solar, Wind Energy
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