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Interview of the Week: Malcolm Rands - moving beyond sustainability

In 1993 Malcolm Rands, together with his wife Melanie, launched a small mail-order business supplying green every day household products – all with the aim of creating a healthier more sustainable world. 18 years on and ecostore has expanded its range to over 100 products, which now grace supermarket shelves across ... keep reading

Written by Deirdre Robert this month, about Climate Change, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Finance & Money, Health, Industry & Business, Pollution, Recycling, Retail, Sustainability (3 comments)

Warm-up Canterbury

If you’re a Canterbury local, chances are you’ll be feeling the cold. To help ward away the cold the Sustainable Living Education Trust, with the backing of Environment Canterbury, have put together a series of  information evenings in July that will provide practical information on the following topics ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team last month, about Air Quality, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Economics, Education, Emissions, Energy Saving, Events, Green energy, Health, Pollution

Arctic Ice Melt and the Last Great War

In the wake of news that multi-year ice   covering the Arctic Ocean is, for all practical purposes, gone, the U.S. Navy has launched an assessment aimed at strengthening the nation’s position in terms of Arctic oil reserves. Vanishing Arctic Ocean ice, reliably documented by David Barber, Canada's ... keep reading

Written by Jeanne Roberts in December 2009, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather

Water and Population (Part Two)

In a previous post here, I raised the population and water issue in a general way. My point was that ignoring the population component of our resource challenges was a mistake, certainly in the long term and in some places, in the short term. I think this is indisputable — resource ... keep reading

Written by Peter Gleick in November 2009, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather

Climate Change in Africa

We need to have it spelt out. Africa will be hit hard as the effects of climate change fall disproportionately on the world’s poorest people and countries. Camilla Toulmin’s   book Climate Change in Africa surveys those effects and focuses on the adaptation measures needed to lessen the impact ... keep reading

Written by Bryan Walker in November 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development

The Humble Toilet: Key to Solving Economic, Environmental, and Social Problems?

Jack Sim’s mind is in the toilet.  Or rather on the toilet.  In fact, he thinks that toilets are not only one of the keys to a global economic recovery, but also to empowering the developing world.  Perhaps he’s spent too long on the “seat of wisdom”, or ... keep reading

Written by Chris Tobias in October 2009, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Events, Finance & Money, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development (1 comment)

What's the Worst that Could Happen?

  Greg Craven has been a YouTube phenomenon.  Seven million people have viewed his short climate change video posted in 2007, The Most Terrifying Video You’ll Ever See.   It was followed up with a number of others.    Now he’s produced a lively and engaging book What’s The Worst ... keep reading

Written by Bryan Walker in October 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Air Quality, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Economics, Education, Events, Finance & Money, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government

New Climate Change Visuals Courtesy of Google

Google Earth has launched a new application that helps to visualize climate change effects on the planet. The application Climate change on Google Earth   currently has two layers - temperature and rainfall. More layers are in the pipeline including documentation on the rise in sea levels, melting of polar ice and ... keep reading

Written by Kate R. in October 2009, about Air Quality, Art & Culture, Coal & Oil, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government

Bhopal Being Poisoned All Over Again

Twenty-five years after the Bhopal gas leak killed thousands, there has been no cleanup of the site – and Indians continue to die horribly We all know what the world's worst industrial disaster was: the gas leak from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal   in central India  . On the night ... keep reading

Written by George Monbiot in October 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Air Quality, Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans

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