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Yearly Archives: 2011
2011 — The year of living dangerously
By anyone’s estimation, 2011 was a big year. The last 12 months have seen history-making events such as the Arab Spring in the Middle East, famine in East Africa, the deaths of Osama bin laden, Muammar Gaddafi and Kim Jong-il, the perennial Euro zone debt crisis, the Wikileaks revelations, the News of the World scandal and more recently the Occupy Wall Street protests.
Out with the Old
So long to 2011. The year departs with little progress toward sustainability. The political system in the US is frozen and can’t cope with today’s burning issues much less those that are smoldering and will burst into flames in the years to come.
Climate change is not child’s play
A common criticism of academic studies, including UN reports, is that they are very much presented from the perspective of the researchers and don’t sufficiently take into account the views of the vulnerable groups they purport to assist through research.
Rio+20 Needs to Address the Downsides of Growth
The conclusion of the 1972 Limits to Growth study by the Club of Rome still stands 40 years later.
Four Common Eco-mistakes
On the sustainable-savvy scale, I’d rank myself fairly high. I recycle my empty bottles, love shopping vintage, and eat a plant-based diet — locally whenever possible, of course. But, even the greenest of us flub up occasionally.
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Rethinking Food Waste
I recently read an article in the Urban Farm magazine that discussed how to reduce your food waste. I found it very informative. Since we are currently in a season of consumption, we can all learn some new tips on reducing our food waste.
Climate change diplomacy and small island developing states
Science (climate scientists) and politics (diplomats and Foreign Ministry officials) may not always speak the same language, but climate change diplomacy (inter-governmental negotiations on climate change issues) inevitably brings them together into a “marriage of convenience”.
A Choice of Words
To achieve our goal of getting people to care about the peril the planet is in, perhaps all we need to do is change a few words. The first is such a little word it shouldn’t matter but I think it represents the kind of shift we need to make in our collective psyche about how we treat our planet.
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