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Also, in the words of Palmer, Oates and Portney in the 1995 JEP article criticizing the Porter hypothesis: "environmental programs must justify their costs by the benefits that improved environmental quality provides to society.& Krugman took his blog post and made it a column : environmental action could actually have a positive effect. MORE
Paul Polman: ‘Businesses cannot succeed in societies that fail’ Deonna Anderson Wed, 07/22/2020 – 01:30 As people across the United States and the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for racial justice, the business community has an integral role to play in both the dialogue and the solutions to these social issues. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The intro – so to speak – below was posted on a Facebook forum by a lady who was rather disgusted, as we can see from what she writes, by the attitude of the woman, or women, concerned: “ Overheard while walking the dog : 'Oh, look at that, the button's just come off my coat, I'll have to get a new one now' I turned to watch while the dog had stopped for a sniff. She had the button in her hand! Her friend was sympathizing with her about how badly things are made etc. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) In this kind of disposable society, in which we happen to live at present, to repair, and to reuse, is to rebel. Repair, as well as reuse, for that matter, can be learned, and both are a true act rebellion in the capitalist society that most of live in. MORE
Call for papers: The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) is now accepting abstracts for participation in our 2016 annual conference on Improving the Theory and Practice of Benefit-Cost Analysis. We define BCA broadly, including cost-effectiveness analysis, risk-benefit analysis, applied welfare economics, damage assessment and other methods. Applications in any public policy area are encouraged. MORE
The post Go Cashless Go Green: Do Online Payments Guarantee Sustainable Societies? Regardless of credit cards, online payments and contactless payments have taken over. There is no doubt that cash-dependent purchases still hold a major sector of some businesses. MORE
The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) is an international group of practitioners, academics and others who are working to improve the theory and application of the tools of benefit-cost analysis. Conference and Meeting: March 15-16, 2018. Pre-conference Professional Development Workshops: March 14, 2018. MORE
The IM Era. Back in the days of yore (or the 80s), one of my favorite pastimes was writing in a notebook when I was supposed to be concentrating on the fundamentals of learning. Even more daring were the times that I would write a note, fold it up in an origami-style way (if origami had to compress itself into an undetectable wad), and pass it to a friend. I nearly always got caught. Fast-forwarding to the present, I have to assume that kids today have it made. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) We need a new kind of society; a society where people matter and also Mother Earth. But, this new kind of society must be a society that is based on voluntarity and not on government degree. For both the sake of the Planet and of the people we need a new society, one that is less exploitative, one where people and Mother Nature are being considered first and foremost. MORE
Historically, graffiti has been used to subvert authority or spread anti-social messages, but in Morocco, one municipality has turned the art form on its head by getting kids to “tag” pro-society slogans instead. Cities Al-Dusheira pro-society graffiti world environment day youth activity MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Our society has indeed lost sight of what is truly important in life and it is high time to find it again. Schools, teachers, and others also fail kids and society in that they do not teach them how to think but what to think. Everything is being geared to making lots of money and then still more, often at the detriment of others in society. children crafts life lifeskills society MORE
The Delicate Balance of Protecting River Deltas and SocietyHundreds of millions of people live on river deltas around the world, making them central to rich diversity in culture and thriving economies. MORE
The Money & Society MOOC was launched by Matthew Slater and Jem Bendell in 2014. The post The Money and Society MOOC — and my subsequent adventures in mutual credit appeared first on Lowimpact.org. MORE
Although less visible, they have the power to profoundly upset the current social order and are the key to what, at OuiShare, we call a collaborative society. It’s time to explore what this collaborative society we started talking about a few months ago is. The “collaborative economy” and “collaborative society” approaches are peculiarly different: the latter is prescriptive while the former is descriptive. collaborative society green living society MORE
Delighted to: The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) is an international group of practitioners, academics and others who are working to improve the theory and application of the tools of benefit-cost analysis. From the inbox: Dear John, Can you please help me share the information below on the upcoming SBCA conference through the Environmental Economics blog? Please let me know if you have any questions or need more information. MORE
The Audubon Society has done a 40 year study regarding bird migratory tendencies. Past studies in the eastern part of the United States have concluded the same results, however the Audubon Society tracked more species over a larger area. Overall, the Audubon Society covered 305 bird species’ migration habits from 1996 to 2005. The study has concluded that many North American bird species are choosing to spend winters farther north than ever before. MORE
On Tuesday at the Plaza Hotel in New York, The National Audubon Society celebrated its 11th annual Women in Conservation Luncheon by presenting the 2014 Rachel Carson Award to yet another three. See the full post and more at www.TheGreenSamaritan.com. Green Living MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The leader of Liverpool City Council recently has written to Prime Minister David Cameron informing him that the authority is pulling out of the Government's Big Society plans. The letter concludes: “How can the City Council support the Big Society and its aim to help communities do more for themselves when we will have to cut the lifeline to hundreds of these vital and worthwhile groups? “I Readers will know my take on the “Big Society” issue anyway. MORE
When we think of consumerism and the consumer society, the Middle East is not the first thing to come to mind. Even so, over the last half a century the region has been transformed into a consumer society. It was the perfect example as it cut across various social classes and so it was a great example of the way that consumerism entered into Egyptian society. These were developed during the oil boom which was a linchpin of the consumer society. MORE
The Government’s Big Society programme aims to take power away from politicians, central government and government agencies and transfer it to community level. Dr Weatherhead’s presentation, The Role of Big Society in Agricultural Water Resource Management and Climate Change Adaptation, will demonstrate how agricultural water allocation has been run successfully in many countries through religious structures, village committees or farmer groups. MORE
We must return from a consumer and consumption orientated society return to, or transition and develop, however one may wish to put it, into a maker society where, once again, people are prepared to make things and enjoy making things rather than just consuming things. The entire world needs to change to a new society but it will only do so if we, the people, actually change. And it not just liberates the individual, but the entire society. MORE
The Bronte Society is a leading opponent to the plan and has made their feelings on the matter clear. Progress for renewable energy is often slowed by issues with potential environmental damage, species concerns and funding. When it comes to wind energy, opposition is often concerned with noise, health effects and most often the appearance of the turbines themselves. Such is the case brewing in the United Kingdom. MORE
The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) is an international group of practitioners, academics and others who are working to improve the theory and application of the tools of benefit-cost analysis. The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) is accepting abstracts and workshop proposals for participation in our 2017 annual conference on Improving the Theory and Practice of Benefit-Cost Analysis. Conference and Meeting: March 16-17, 2017. MORE
Making good society , the final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society, argues that civil society has been pushed to the margins in key areas including politics, finance and the media and that this must change. The report explores how civil society activity can help: grow a more civil economy; enable a rapid and just transition to a low carbon economy; democratise media ownership and content; and grow participatory and deliberative democracy. MORE
In a different context ( Asian Carp ), I have advocated for taking advantage of the Tragedy of the Commons to eliminate invasive species. The principle is simple: Given the proper incentives and open access, anglers/hunters/gatherers will overfish/overhunt/strip a common property resource into non-existence. MORE
These are the hierarchies I’m talking about – where orders go down and money goes up (at least in today’s society – in other societies, such as empires or feudalism, it’s other people’s work, or tributes of some sort that are controlled, rather than money). MORE
The United States lags behind most other. developed countries when it comes to adopting alternative forms of transportation. Urban sprawl, limited public transportation options and lapses in pedestrian-friendly travel routes encourage most commuters to reach for a set of car keys when heading out to run errands or travel to work. Very few Americans commute to work via bike, despite the associated health and environmental benefits. Increased cost savings. Automobiles are expensive. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday, July 19, 2010, gave more detail on his vision for the Coalition Government’s Big Society agenda by outlining plans for a new Big Society Bank, and announcing the country’s first big society communities in Sutton, Windsor and Maidenhead, Eden Valley in Cumbria and Liverpool. Tags: Big Society MORE
The IM Era. Back in the days of yore (or the 80s), one of my favorite pastimes was writing in a notebook when I was supposed to be concentrating on the fundamentals of learning. Even more daring were the times that I would write a note, fold it up in an origami-style way (if origami had to compress itself into an undetectable wad), and pass it to a friend. I nearly always got caught. Fast-forwarding to the present, I have to assume that kids today have it made. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The coalition government in Britain under the Cameron-Clegg leadership is talking about the “Big Society” all the time ever since they formed the government after the general election in 2010. Talk about the “Big Society” is increasing more and more in the beginning of 2011 as the government is cutting is cutting back services on a national and local level due to spending cuts and the attempt of tackling the deficit in the national coffers. MORE
The real true meaning of democratic participation is to be an active member of society, to actively help in its restructuring and thereby to understand its multiplicity as a chance. To this end people must come to understand that it is they who should be in charge of their lives and of society and not government, central [federal], regional or even local. For all this to work we need to have an open society where everyone can participate regardless of age, gender, class, race, etc. MORE
In particular, he will discuss whether such a complex problem can be successfully addressed on national and local scales by the “Big Society” concept currently favoured by the Government. He will also be asking how changes in behaviours can be delivered in a complex urban environment and society, and if it is feasible for householders to take on board the messages amongst all the other pressures on their lives. Can the Big Society reduce diffuse urban pollution?’ MORE
greed societyGreed Is a Symptom of a Deep Need Going Unfulfilled A lot of people reacted to my comment on Facebook the other day that greed is more a symptom than a cause of our current system, with all its inequities. I’m asked, What is the cause of greed? First I’ll say what I think greed is: Greed is the insatiable desire for that which one doesn’t really need, or in amounts beyond one’s needs. MORE
Thursday, March 19, 3:45 – 5:15 Session 4. Non-Market Recreational Welfare Effects of Changes in the Diversity and Abundance of Species. Chair: Trudy Ann Cameron, University of Oregon. Presentations: A Combined Revealed/Stated Preference Model for Projecting the Impact of Aquatic Nuisance Species on Recreational Angling in the Great Lakes, Upper Mississippi, and Ohio River Basins, Gregory L. Poe*, Cornell University; Richard C. MORE
104 registered environmental civil society organisation in the West Bank and Gaza. - 56 civil society organisations are actually still active. Over 70% of environmental civil society organisations feel that their relationship with other organisations is competitive rather than co-operative. The Palestine Wildlife Society. - This is something civil society is going to have work together with the government to resolve. MORE
By Michael Smith (Veshengro) Much has been made in the days when the Con-Dem coalition took power of localism and of the Big Society but both are very much falling by the wayside. The charities – in fact all charities – that would have been the cornerstones, foundation and operators of the Big Society have their funding slashed and the people of the UK, who are feeling the pinch of the economic crisis and the austerity measures also have no means of giving to those charities. MORE
But a recent study funded by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center confirms that industrial society is on the brink of collapse. “… accumulated surplus is not evenly distributed throughout society, but rather has been controlled by an elite. Otherwise, ”… the Elites eventually consume too much, resulting in a famine among Commoners that eventually causes the collapse of society. MORE
From the inbox: I would like to invite you to join the growing group of academics and professionals who are members of the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis. The Society provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and professional development for those who have an interest in the rapidly developing field of benefit-cost analysis. MORE
The Advertising Standards Authority told the British Horse Society to tone down its campaign for tough laws to combat the “toxic weed”. The British Horse Society, however, claims that a significant number of horses are killed every year, even though their deaths are not recorded. By Michael Smith (Veshengro) Horse lovers have been rapped over the knuckles over claims ragwort is killing their animals. MORE
In-built obsolescence may seem a forgivable quirk of the modern technology many of us love, but it has a force of its own, placing us on a wheel of consumer slavery. But there is another way When I first heard of planned obsolescence – products being purposefully built to fail in order to fuel our buying more and more – I felt shock and disbelief. MORE
“What is without periods of rest will not endure.” Ovid Recently, I spent a few weeks on vacation. The time was filled with travel, reconnecting with family, playing golf, swimming, sleeping, and reading. As you can probably imagine, it was quite enjoyable. But more than that, it was desperately needed. Consider the benefits that rest offers: a healthier body. more balance. less stress. deeper relationships. better opportunity to evaluate life’s direction. a new, fresh outlook. MORE
That way, society can directly address the benefits and costs of inequity and focus on the efficiency of projects and policies Wouldn't it be great if we were all on the southeast portion of our demand curves? Therefore, creating a market for wildlife is not fair: It especially bothers him — and other hunters — that those with means can buy public licenses through private outlets, paying thousands of dollars to move to the head of the line. MORE
[link] The primary objective of the “Research project to Establish a Methodology to Evaluate Mid to Long Term Environmental Policy Options toward Asian Low-Carbon Societies?E(S-6 E(S-6 research project), is to develop comprehensive methodologies to design, calculate and evaluate the mid to long term policy options towards Low-Carbon Societies (LCSs) in Asia, which integrate robust scientific knowledge, and are sensitive to the multi-faced needs and values of each Asian country. MORE
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AUGUST 23, 2021
The post Go Cashless Go Green: Do Online Payments Guarantee Sustainable Societies? Regardless of credit cards, online payments and contactless payments have taken over. There is no doubt that cash-dependent purchases still hold a major sector of some businesses.
Environmental News Network
JULY 14, 2021
The Delicate Balance of Protecting River Deltas and SocietyHundreds of millions of people live on river deltas around the world, making them central to rich diversity in culture and thriving economies.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 27, 2021
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) In this kind of disposable society, in which we happen to live at present, to repair, and to reuse, is to rebel. Repair, as well as reuse, for that matter, can be learned, and both are a true act rebellion in the capitalist society that most of live in.
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 19, 2017
We must return from a consumer and consumption orientated society return to, or transition and develop, however one may wish to put it, into a maker society where, once again, people are prepared to make things and enjoy making things rather than just consuming things. The entire world needs to change to a new society but it will only do so if we, the people, actually change. And it not just liberates the individual, but the entire society.
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 16, 2015
Delighted to: The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) is an international group of practitioners, academics and others who are working to improve the theory and application of the tools of benefit-cost analysis. From the inbox: Dear John, Can you please help me share the information below on the upcoming SBCA conference through the Environmental Economics blog? Please let me know if you have any questions or need more information.
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The coalition government in Britain under the Cameron-Clegg leadership is talking about the “Big Society” all the time ever since they formed the government after the general election in 2010. Talk about the “Big Society” is increasing more and more in the beginning of 2011 as the government is cutting is cutting back services on a national and local level due to spending cuts and the attempt of tackling the deficit in the national coffers.
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 27, 2015
greed societyGreed Is a Symptom of a Deep Need Going Unfulfilled A lot of people reacted to my comment on Facebook the other day that greed is more a symptom than a cause of our current system, with all its inequities. I’m asked, What is the cause of greed? First I’ll say what I think greed is: Greed is the insatiable desire for that which one doesn’t really need, or in amounts beyond one’s needs.
Environmental Economics
MARCH 19, 2015
Thursday, March 19, 3:45 – 5:15 Session 4. Non-Market Recreational Welfare Effects of Changes in the Diversity and Abundance of Species. Chair: Trudy Ann Cameron, University of Oregon. Presentations: A Combined Revealed/Stated Preference Model for Projecting the Impact of Aquatic Nuisance Species on Recreational Angling in the Great Lakes, Upper Mississippi, and Ohio River Basins, Gregory L. Poe*, Cornell University; Richard C.
Low Impact
OCTOBER 25, 2020
These are the hierarchies I’m talking about – where orders go down and money goes up (at least in today’s society – in other societies, such as empires or feudalism, it’s other people’s work, or tributes of some sort that are controlled, rather than money).
Green (Living) Review
NOVEMBER 26, 2014
Although less visible, they have the power to profoundly upset the current social order and are the key to what, at OuiShare, we call a collaborative society. It’s time to explore what this collaborative society we started talking about a few months ago is. The “collaborative economy” and “collaborative society” approaches are peculiarly different: the latter is prescriptive while the former is descriptive. collaborative society green living society
Environmental Economics
OCTOBER 10, 2017
The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) is an international group of practitioners, academics and others who are working to improve the theory and application of the tools of benefit-cost analysis. Conference and Meeting: March 15-16, 2018. Pre-conference Professional Development Workshops: March 14, 2018.
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 30, 2016
The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) is an international group of practitioners, academics and others who are working to improve the theory and application of the tools of benefit-cost analysis. The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) is accepting abstracts and workshop proposals for participation in our 2017 annual conference on Improving the Theory and Practice of Benefit-Cost Analysis. Conference and Meeting: March 16-17, 2017.
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 15, 2013
Historically, graffiti has been used to subvert authority or spread anti-social messages, but in Morocco, one municipality has turned the art form on its head by getting kids to “tag” pro-society slogans instead. Cities Al-Dusheira pro-society graffiti world environment day youth activity
Green (Living) Review
MAY 1, 2017
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The intro – so to speak – below was posted on a Facebook forum by a lady who was rather disgusted, as we can see from what she writes, by the attitude of the woman, or women, concerned: “ Overheard while walking the dog : 'Oh, look at that, the button's just come off my coat, I'll have to get a new one now' I turned to watch while the dog had stopped for a sniff. She had the button in her hand! Her friend was sympathizing with her about how badly things are made etc.
The Green Samaritan
MAY 21, 2014
On Tuesday at the Plaza Hotel in New York, The National Audubon Society celebrated its 11th annual Women in Conservation Luncheon by presenting the 2014 Rachel Carson Award to yet another three. See the full post and more at www.TheGreenSamaritan.com. Green Living
Green (Living) Review
JULY 25, 2010
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday, July 19, 2010, gave more detail on his vision for the Coalition Government’s Big Society agenda by outlining plans for a new Big Society Bank, and announcing the country’s first big society communities in Sutton, Windsor and Maidenhead, Eden Valley in Cumbria and Liverpool. Tags: Big Society
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 22, 2014
In-built obsolescence may seem a forgivable quirk of the modern technology many of us love, but it has a force of its own, placing us on a wheel of consumer slavery. But there is another way When I first heard of planned obsolescence – products being purposefully built to fail in order to fuel our buying more and more – I felt shock and disbelief.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 5, 2015
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Our society has indeed lost sight of what is truly important in life and it is high time to find it again. Schools, teachers, and others also fail kids and society in that they do not teach them how to think but what to think. Everything is being geared to making lots of money and then still more, often at the detriment of others in society. children crafts life lifeskills society
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 25, 2011
From the inbox: I would like to invite you to join the growing group of academics and professionals who are members of the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis. The Society provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and professional development for those who have an interest in the rapidly developing field of benefit-cost analysis.
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 16, 2012
104 registered environmental civil society organisation in the West Bank and Gaza. - 56 civil society organisations are actually still active. Over 70% of environmental civil society organisations feel that their relationship with other organisations is competitive rather than co-operative. The Palestine Wildlife Society. - This is something civil society is going to have work together with the government to resolve.
Eco Friendly Daily
MARCH 23, 2013
The Audubon Society has done a 40 year study regarding bird migratory tendencies. Past studies in the eastern part of the United States have concluded the same results, however the Audubon Society tracked more species over a larger area. Overall, the Audubon Society covered 305 bird species’ migration habits from 1996 to 2005. The study has concluded that many North American bird species are choosing to spend winters farther north than ever before.
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 14, 2013
In a different context ( Asian Carp ), I have advocated for taking advantage of the Tragedy of the Commons to eliminate invasive species. The principle is simple: Given the proper incentives and open access, anglers/hunters/gatherers will overfish/overhunt/strip a common property resource into non-existence.
Eco Friendly Daily
JULY 4, 2017
The IM Era. Back in the days of yore (or the 80s), one of my favorite pastimes was writing in a notebook when I was supposed to be concentrating on the fundamentals of learning. Even more daring were the times that I would write a note, fold it up in an origami-style way (if origami had to compress itself into an undetectable wad), and pass it to a friend. I nearly always got caught. Fast-forwarding to the present, I have to assume that kids today have it made.
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 23, 2011
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The leader of Liverpool City Council recently has written to Prime Minister David Cameron informing him that the authority is pulling out of the Government's Big Society plans. The letter concludes: “How can the City Council support the Big Society and its aim to help communities do more for themselves when we will have to cut the lifeline to hundreds of these vital and worthwhile groups? “I Readers will know my take on the “Big Society” issue anyway.
Environmental Economics
JUNE 28, 2013
Also, in the words of Palmer, Oates and Portney in the 1995 JEP article criticizing the Porter hypothesis: "environmental programs must justify their costs by the benefits that improved environmental quality provides to society.& Krugman took his blog post and made it a column : environmental action could actually have a positive effect.
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 19, 2015
“What is without periods of rest will not endure.” Ovid Recently, I spent a few weeks on vacation. The time was filled with travel, reconnecting with family, playing golf, swimming, sleeping, and reading. As you can probably imagine, it was quite enjoyable. But more than that, it was desperately needed. Consider the benefits that rest offers: a healthier body. more balance. less stress. deeper relationships. better opportunity to evaluate life’s direction. a new, fresh outlook.
Environmental Economics
DECEMBER 3, 2012
That way, society can directly address the benefits and costs of inequity and focus on the efficiency of projects and policies Wouldn't it be great if we were all on the southeast portion of our demand curves? Therefore, creating a market for wildlife is not fair: It especially bothers him — and other hunters — that those with means can buy public licenses through private outlets, paying thousands of dollars to move to the head of the line.
Low Impact
JULY 19, 2020
The Money & Society MOOC was launched by Matthew Slater and Jem Bendell in 2014. The post The Money and Society MOOC — and my subsequent adventures in mutual credit appeared first on Lowimpact.org.
Green (Living) Review
MAY 2, 2010
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) We need a new kind of society; a society where people matter and also Mother Earth. But, this new kind of society must be a society that is based on voluntarity and not on government degree. For both the sake of the Planet and of the people we need a new society, one that is less exploitative, one where people and Mother Nature are being considered first and foremost.
Green (Living) Review
MAY 18, 2011
The real true meaning of democratic participation is to be an active member of society, to actively help in its restructuring and thereby to understand its multiplicity as a chance. To this end people must come to understand that it is they who should be in charge of their lives and of society and not government, central [federal], regional or even local. For all this to work we need to have an open society where everyone can participate regardless of age, gender, class, race, etc.
Greentumble
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
The United States lags behind most other. developed countries when it comes to adopting alternative forms of transportation. Urban sprawl, limited public transportation options and lapses in pedestrian-friendly travel routes encourage most commuters to reach for a set of car keys when heading out to run errands or travel to work. Very few Americans commute to work via bike, despite the associated health and environmental benefits. Increased cost savings. Automobiles are expensive.
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
By Michael Smith (Veshengro) Much has been made in the days when the Con-Dem coalition took power of localism and of the Big Society but both are very much falling by the wayside. The charities – in fact all charities – that would have been the cornerstones, foundation and operators of the Big Society have their funding slashed and the people of the UK, who are feeling the pinch of the economic crisis and the austerity measures also have no means of giving to those charities.
Green (Living) Review
JULY 8, 2011
The Advertising Standards Authority told the British Horse Society to tone down its campaign for tough laws to combat the “toxic weed”. The British Horse Society, however, claims that a significant number of horses are killed every year, even though their deaths are not recorded. By Michael Smith (Veshengro) Horse lovers have been rapped over the knuckles over claims ragwort is killing their animals.
Green Prophet
APRIL 24, 2012
When we think of consumerism and the consumer society, the Middle East is not the first thing to come to mind. Even so, over the last half a century the region has been transformed into a consumer society. It was the perfect example as it cut across various social classes and so it was a great example of the way that consumerism entered into Egyptian society. These were developed during the oil boom which was a linchpin of the consumer society.
Eco Friendly Daily
OCTOBER 10, 2014
The IM Era. Back in the days of yore (or the 80s), one of my favorite pastimes was writing in a notebook when I was supposed to be concentrating on the fundamentals of learning. Even more daring were the times that I would write a note, fold it up in an origami-style way (if origami had to compress itself into an undetectable wad), and pass it to a friend. I nearly always got caught. Fast-forwarding to the present, I have to assume that kids today have it made.
Green Prophet
MARCH 20, 2014
But a recent study funded by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center confirms that industrial society is on the brink of collapse. “… accumulated surplus is not evenly distributed throughout society, but rather has been controlled by an elite. Otherwise, ”… the Elites eventually consume too much, resulting in a famine among Commoners that eventually causes the collapse of society.
The Green Changemakers
JUNE 24, 2011
[link] The primary objective of the “Research project to Establish a Methodology to Evaluate Mid to Long Term Environmental Policy Options toward Asian Low-Carbon Societies?E(S-6 E(S-6 research project), is to develop comprehensive methodologies to design, calculate and evaluate the mid to long term policy options towards Low-Carbon Societies (LCSs) in Asia, which integrate robust scientific knowledge, and are sensitive to the multi-faced needs and values of each Asian country.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 15, 2010
In particular, he will discuss whether such a complex problem can be successfully addressed on national and local scales by the “Big Society” concept currently favoured by the Government. He will also be asking how changes in behaviours can be delivered in a complex urban environment and society, and if it is feasible for householders to take on board the messages amongst all the other pressures on their lives. Can the Big Society reduce diffuse urban pollution?’
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
The Government’s Big Society programme aims to take power away from politicians, central government and government agencies and transfer it to community level. Dr Weatherhead’s presentation, The Role of Big Society in Agricultural Water Resource Management and Climate Change Adaptation, will demonstrate how agricultural water allocation has been run successfully in many countries through religious structures, village committees or farmer groups.
AGreenLiving
JULY 22, 2020
Paul Polman: ‘Businesses cannot succeed in societies that fail’ Deonna Anderson Wed, 07/22/2020 – 01:30 As people across the United States and the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for racial justice, the business community has an integral role to play in both the dialogue and the solutions to these social issues.
Eco Friendly Daily
APRIL 15, 2014
The Bronte Society is a leading opponent to the plan and has made their feelings on the matter clear. Progress for renewable energy is often slowed by issues with potential environmental damage, species concerns and funding. When it comes to wind energy, opposition is often concerned with noise, health effects and most often the appearance of the turbines themselves. Such is the case brewing in the United Kingdom.
The Green Changemakers
AUGUST 9, 2010
Making good society , the final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society, argues that civil society has been pushed to the margins in key areas including politics, finance and the media and that this must change. The report explores how civil society activity can help: grow a more civil economy; enable a rapid and just transition to a low carbon economy; democratise media ownership and content; and grow participatory and deliberative democracy.
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