Conservation

The conservation of habitat and species is THE GOAL of environmentalism.  As caretakers of the earth why do we want to protect a species we may never see or habitats that we may never visit?  What is the cost?  What is the benefit?  Who decides?

Unprecedented Award ‘United Earth Amazônia’ is launched in Manaus Brazil

The initiative was announced by Mayor David Almeida and the president of United Earth, Marcus Nobel, a descendant of the creator of the Nobel Prize. The award, promoted by United Earth and LCTM Brandbuilders, will recognize the best of Manaus, the Amazon, and Brazil in the areas of Art, Music, and ESG (socio-environmental responsibility and […]

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The Amazon Rainforest is the Metaphor for Planet Earth  — it is both Beautiful and in Pain

The Amazon Rainforest is the metaphor for planet Earth  — it is both beautiful and in pain. The Amazon Rainforest is the largest and most biodiverse rainforest in the world, covering more than 2 million square mile of land, inhabited by more than 40,000 plant species,1,300 bird species, 3,000 fish species and approximately 430 species

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Designing Peace Through Transportation — The Context of Rio+20

By Marcus Nobel UnitedEarth.us Feb 2, 2012 Forum on Peace through Transportation A Joint Project of the WPI (Wholistic Peace Institute) and KOTI (Korea Transport Institute) So what exactly does Peace have to do with transportation?  (Fights on the Max Train? Road rage? Nukes on Freighters?) In context of Rio+20 the role of transportation is

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Is Organic Agriculture Bad for the Environment? Another Reason to Eat Locally

Written by Rachel Cernansky www.care2.com January 4, 2012 The New York Times ran an important story about a growing shift in the organic agriculture industry away from sustainable practices. There are still no synthetic chemicals, but large farms growing organic crops often use monocrop agriculture, an inherently unsustainable practice that erodes soil quality, or use

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RIO+20: Toward a new green economy—or a green-washed old economy?

By JIM THOMAS grist.org 24 MAR 2011 I’ve got good news and bad news about the future of the planet. Good news first. Next year, a honking big global Earth Summit is coming our way — one with a proud heritage. Formally titled the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, the meeting is known as RIO+20

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Scientists Reveal How Hummingbirds Sing with Their Tail Feathers

By Staff International Business Times September 10, 2011 The hummingbird, one of the smallest birds famous for its mid-air hovering, has its name derived from a hum it produces during the male hummingbird’s courtship ritual. The exact source of its high-pitched fluttering sound has been identified for the first time, detailed in a paper published

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Huge Australian bushfires ignited rare plant growth

By Wendy Zukerman www.newscientist.com 19 September 2011 Rare plants are springing up in an Australian park ravaged by bushfires – plants that had never been recorded there before the fire. The astonishing revival is providing new insights into the way ecosystems recover from fire damage. Over 90 per cent of Kinglake National Park in Victoria

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Marine scientists call for industrial deep-sea fishing ban

By Juliet Eilperin September 7, 2011 The Washington Post Industrial fishing in the deep sea should be banned because it has depleted fish stocks that take longer to recover than other species, according to a paper by an international team of marine scientists.[snip] Certain deep-sea species have gained widespread popularity — including orange roughy and

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THE STICKY PROBLEMS WITH TAR SANDS

By Cristen Conger news.discovery.com Sep 2, 2011 Actress Darryl Hannah and NASA scientist James Hansen are just two of the more than 800 environmental protesters that have been arrested in front of the White House this week. The crowd has been demonstrating against the proposed Keystone Pipeline XL project, which involves building a 1,700-mile (2,735-kilometer)

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‘The noise rang in my head for hours’: Incredible photos of 1.3million geese taking off on their migration home

By Staff DAILY MAIL (UK) September 3, 2011 These amazing images show a landscape dominated by a huge gathering of snow geese, as 1.3million of them descend on a single wildlife park. There are so many geese they appear to block out the sun and cover the ground completely. And photographer Mike Hollingshead said the

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