Science

Science, and the scientific method, does not use “values” — unless they are mathematical values. However where, when and why science is applied to solve environmental problems does come down to values: Earth Ethics.

UNITED EARTH AMAZONIA AWARD to Brazilian singer and songwriters Roberto Carlos & Erasmo Carlos

Today is a very important day for me and for the United Earth! I feel honored and blessed to be involved with this great project. My belief that music –which is unique in the Arts and Humanities–has the power to change the world by uniting people, is now coming to fruition in 2023 in Manaus […]

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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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Green Solutions lead to “Peace” in the Middle East — Students lead the way

By Marcus Nobel UnitedEarth.us Jan 7, 2012 One of the main premises of Earth Ethics is that we need a new set of “values” to deal with our current set of problems… and some of these problems are ancient. Recently young student scholars from the Middle East partcipated in a US funded five-week program to

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Students Create Green Club to Promote Recycling, Saving the Earth

By Stephanie Rex patch.com October 6, 2011 Students from Edgewood and Forest Hills started a club at Sacred Heart Elementary in Shadyside to encourage others to recycle every day. Two students at Sacred Heart Elementary School are determined to make a difference through a recycling club they initiated in an effort to help save the

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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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Victoria Park C.I. student gets an environmental learning experience

By FANNIE SUNSHINE www.insidetoronto.com Sep 02, 2011 Lea Leung’s mother was on Cathay Pacific’s website to buy a ticket to Shanghai for one of her kids when she came across the airline’s Green Explorer 2011 new youth program. Launched in May, the program aims to give young people a better understanding of environmental issues and

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Styrofoam ban: one side claims jobs; the other, the environment

By Nannette Miranda abclocal.go.com/kabc Monday, August 29, 2011 SACRAMENTO (KABC) — Styrofoam food take-out containers may become a thing of the past. California lawmakers are considering such a ban, the first-ever such ban in the country. Supporters say the containers create litter that’s not biodegradable. Opponents fear a ban could cost jobs. The state’s litter

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Around the world in 60 seconds: Incredible time-lapse video from the International Space Station

By OLIVER PICKUP The Daily Mail (UK) 20th September 2011 It took Phileas Fogg 80 days to circumnavigate the world but, thanks to the wonders of technology, it is now possible to do it in just a minute. This whirlwind video tour of the planet is a compilation of time-lapse images shot from the International

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Video Gamers solve decade old AIDS puzzle in ten days

Using the spatial-based game Foldit, in less than two weeks gamers managed to decipher the complex structure of M-PMV, an AIDS-like enzyme that has stumped scientists for over a decade. By RYAN FLEMING digitaltrends.com SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 The next time someone catches you playing a video game and asks what you are doing, you can

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