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DFID - Meeting our Gleneagles commitments - 0 views

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"Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom. The steps that are needed are clear."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom. The steps that are needed are clear."</div>

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'Population Justice' - The Wrong Way to Go : Climate and Capitalism - 0 views

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shared by Henry Liebling on 01 Feb 10 - Cached

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"For more than two centuries, the idea that the world's ills are caused by poor people having too many babies has been remarkably successful at diverting attention from the complex social causes of poverty and injustice."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"For more than two centuries, the idea that the world's ills are caused by poor people having too many babies has been remarkably successful at diverting attention from the complex social causes of poverty and injustice."</div>

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Biodiversity is life | IYB - UK - 0 views

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"Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth. It is essential for sustaining the natural living systems or ecosystems that provide us with food, fuel, health, wealth, and other vital services." International Year of Bio-diversity

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth. It is essential for sustaining the natural living systems or ecosystems that provide us with food, fuel, health, wealth, and other vital services." International Year of Bio-diversity</div>

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The Patrin Web Journal - Romani (Gypsy) Culture and History - 0 views

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EcoEquity » After Copenhagen - 0 views

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shared by Henry Liebling on 08 Jun 10 - Cached

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""a shaking of the traditional pieces of the global geo-political puzzle and their landing in a new and unfamiliar configuration." "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">""a shaking of the traditional pieces of the global geo-political puzzle and their landing in a new and unfamiliar configuration." "</div>

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BBC World Service - Business - Icelanders dealing with the 'kreppa' - 0 views

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Icelandic spirit 3.33min sound clip\nSigrun Davidsdottir looks at how Icelanders are coping with their recession and knitting their way out of the downturn!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Icelandic spirit 3.33min sound clip\nSigrun Davidsdottir looks at how Icelanders are coping with their recession and knitting their way out of the downturn!</div>

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Dark Optimism » Blog Archive » Carbon Offsets and the value of money - 1 views

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"Now there is no denying that the right trees, growing in the right place, are a truly wondrous thing, with myriad benefits for local people and wildlife, and for the global climate."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Now there is no denying that the right trees, growing in the right place, are a truly wondrous thing, with myriad benefits for local people and wildlife, and for the global climate."</div>

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The population crash | Fred Pearce | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

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Henry Liebling on 08 Feb 10

The population crash. Across Europe, we are having fewer babies. In many places, such as the deserted town of Hoyerswerda in east Germany, the falling birth rate is already taking its toll. Not a cheerful piece.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The population crash. Across Europe, we are having fewer babies. In many places, such as the deserted town of Hoyerswerda in east Germany, the falling birth rate is already taking its toll. Not a cheerful piece.</div>

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ZNet - Solnit's Paradise Built in Hell - 0 views

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"Review of Rebecca Solnit, A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Review of Rebecca Solnit, A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster "</div>

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The Visual Du Jour - What If…? | The Global Sociology Blog - 0 views

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"How long would certain resources last if current patterns of consumption persist (outer number) or if the world consumed at half the US pace (inner number). Click on the image for a much larger view:"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"How long would certain resources last if current patterns of consumption persist (outer number) or if the world consumed at half the US pace (inner number). Click on the image for a much larger view:"</div>

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"The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international initiative to draw attention to the global economic benefits of biodiversity, to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, and to draw together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to enable practical actions moving forward."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international initiative to draw attention to the global economic benefits of biodiversity, to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, and to draw together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to enable practical actions moving forward."</div>

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Z Space - Mitchel Cohen - 0 views

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shared by Henry Liebling on 26 Jan 10 - Cached

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Now here's a tale about waste. "No one wanted the millions of pounds of Philadelphia municipal incinerator ash dumped in their country."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Now here's a tale about waste. "No one wanted the millions of pounds of Philadelphia municipal incinerator ash dumped in their country."</div>

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China or the U.S.: which will be the last nation standing? | Energy Bulletin - 1 views

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shared by Henry Liebling on 04 Feb 10 - Cached

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"China or the U.S.: which will be the last nation standing? by Richard Heinberg Silly me. Here I had thought that world leaders would want to keep their nations from collapsing."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"China or the U.S.: which will be the last nation standing? by Richard Heinberg Silly me. Here I had thought that world leaders would want to keep their nations from collapsing."</div>

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Energy Quiz: What renewable fuel delivers the most net energy? | Energy Bulletin - 0 views

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"Most economists, as well as financial pundits in the mainstream media, focus on the money cost of energy. But the energy costs of energy can provide useful insights into environmental impacts and the underlying reasons for the money cost. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Most economists, as well as financial pundits in the mainstream media, focus on the money cost of energy. But the energy costs of energy can provide useful insights into environmental impacts and the underlying reasons for the money cost. "</div>

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Permaculture Magazine Editorial: Permaculture Design is for Disaster Relief, Not Just f... - 0 views

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A current, relevant article.

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The Oil Drum: Campfire | What Can We Learn from Gift Economies? - 0 views

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shared by Henry Liebling on 31 Jan 10 - Cached

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"... an important difference between a gift economy and an exchange economy is that in a gift economy, a bond develops between the gift giver and the recipient, while in an exchange economy, the parties often don't care if they ever see each other again."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"... an important difference between a gift economy and an exchange economy is that in a gift economy, a bond develops between the gift giver and the recipient, while in an exchange economy, the parties often don't care if they ever see each other again."</div>

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Prosperity Without Growth by Tim Jackson | Book review | Books | The Guardian - 0 views

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Book Review "Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet by Tim Jackson. We must repudiate traditional economics if we're to save the planet, says Jeremy Leggett"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Book Review "Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet by Tim Jackson. We must repudiate traditional economics if we're to save the planet, says Jeremy Leggett"</div>

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Naomi Klein on how corporate branding has taken over America | Books | The Guardian - 0 views

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"Ten years after the publication of No Logo, Naomi Klein switches her attention from the mall to Barack Obama and discovers that corporate culture has taken over the US government"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Ten years after the publication of No Logo, Naomi Klein switches her attention from the mall to Barack Obama and discovers that corporate culture has taken over the US government"</div>

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So You Want to Cut Your Resource Usage? : Casaubon's Book - 0 views

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"After 3 years of living at between 1/5 and 1/10th of the energy the average family uses, there are some generalities I can offer to people. But they aren't the ones you'll see in most of the "10 tips to go green" articles." Sharon Astyk's 10 tips!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"After 3 years of living at between 1/5 and 1/10th of the energy the average family uses, there are some generalities I can offer to people. But they aren't the ones you'll see in most of the "10 tips to go green" articles." Sharon Astyk's 10 tips! </div>

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a western insightful view of ordinary beauty and how it relates to impermanence, painfulness and insubstantiality

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DFID - Meeting our Gleneagles commitments - 0 views

'Population Justice' - The Wrong Way to Go : Climate and Capitalism - 0 views

Biodiversity is life | IYB - UK - 0 views

The Patrin Web Journal - Romani (Gypsy) Culture and History - 0 views

EcoEquity » After Copenhagen - 0 views

BBC World Service - Business - Icelanders dealing with the 'kreppa' - 0 views

Dark Optimism » Blog Archive » Carbon Offsets and the value of money - 1 views

The population crash | Fred Pearce | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

ZNet - Solnit's Paradise Built in Hell - 0 views

The Visual Du Jour - What If…? | The Global Sociology Blog - 0 views

Home of TEEB - 0 views

Z Space - Mitchel Cohen - 0 views

China or the U.S.: which will be the last nation standing? | Energy Bulletin - 1 views

Energy Quiz: What renewable fuel delivers the most net energy? | Energy Bulletin - 0 views

Permaculture Magazine Editorial: Permaculture Design is for Disaster Relief, Not Just f... - 0 views

The Oil Drum: Campfire | What Can We Learn from Gift Economies? - 0 views

Prosperity Without Growth by Tim Jackson | Book review | Books | The Guardian - 0 views

Naomi Klein on how corporate branding has taken over America | Books | The Guardian - 0 views

So You Want to Cut Your Resource Usage? : Casaubon's Book - 0 views

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