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Toxic Fumes on Oil Rigs – A Multisyllabic Menace

  Ever since the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig blowout in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, we have become sharply aware of the hazards of extracting fossil fuels from the earth. This danger presents itself not merely on oil rigs but on pipelines and in processing plants with disturbing regularity ... keep reading

Written by Andrew Miller yesterday, about Chemicals, Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Environmental Disasters, Health, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans

inspiring Action

This is a video by Greenpeace that we thought was definitely worth sharing   http://youtube/watch?v=zVu9eawb1QY keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Conservation, Corporate Citizenship, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans

Stop Coca-Cola Trashing Australia

    The ‘Cash for Containers’ campaign is is going from strength to strength. We’ve hand delivered 70,000 petitions to NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell calling for a national ‘Cash for Containers’ scheme. We also attended Coke’s AGM in Sydney to take our message directly to Coke’s shareholders ... keep reading

Written by Greenpeace Australia this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environment & Wildlife, Lifestyle & Behavior, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, waste

Identifying Ecosystems at Risk – The New IUCN Red List

We know quite a lot about which species around the world are most endangered. The Red List of threatened species  , developed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), identifies species that are most at risk of extinction. But scientists have become increasingly concerned that the habitats of ... keep reading

Written by David Keith this month, about Conservation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Rainforest, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans

Midway - A Film That May Remind You Not to Chuck Plastic About

Midway-a compelling trailer of the  film by Chris Jordan that will leave you feeling so sad. But it may inspire some actions. http://vimeo.com/25563376 keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, waste

Enoughness- Restoring Balance to the Economy

Enoughness... it's an interesting concept...an alternative to the Western World View . - 40% of the Earth’s resources owned by 1% of the population.- The combined wealth of the three richest men in the world exceeds the total GDP of  the poorest 47 counties.3.5 billion people survive ... keep reading

Written by First Peoples Worldwide this month, about Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Lifestyle & Behavior, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Sustainability (1 comment)

Australia's Great Barrier Reef Headed for the UNESCO Endangered List

The United Nations has put the Queensland and  Australian Federal governments on notice that the Great Barrier Reef could be added to a list of endangered world heritage sites.This would be a huge slap in the face for Australia and a massive economic loss to Australia's tourism business ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Conservation, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans

2012 Saw Record Loss of Arctic Sea Ice

 The World Meteorological Organization’s Statement on the Status of the Global Climate says that 2012 joined the ten previous years as one of the warmest — at ninth place — on record despite the cooling influence of a La Niña episode early in the year.   “Although the rate of warming ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Climate Change, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans

How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion

Brace yourself. You may not be able to tell yet, but according to global experts and the US intelligence community, the earth is already shifting under you. Whether you know it or not, you’re on a new planet, a resource-shock world of a sort humanity has never before experienced ... keep reading

Written by Michael Klare/The Nation this month, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Industry & Business, Polar Sea Ice, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water

Global Collective Action Needed on Climate Change . Speech from the Front Line

From a speech by the President of Kiribati : In the Pacific, the degree of our fragility and insecurity will increasingly be due to climate change and the implications it poses on various aspects of our lives ranging from food security, health, increasing salinity in our water lens, our resources as ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans

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