Education

When teaching about the the natural world science comes first. But what about the values behind the application of science? Earth Ethics focus on the positive values of protecting the Earth.

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 […]

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

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates 2022– Excellent Choice for ending Putin’s War in Ukraine

The Nobel Peace Prize –the most famous and controversial prize in the world—was awarded in response to Vladimer Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.  The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 to one individual and two organizations. One Russian, one Belarussian, one Ukarainian, one Man and two women. It is an excellent

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates 2022– Excellent Choice for ending Putin’s War in Ukraine Read More »

Claes Nobel: Celebrate Malala’s spirit of youth

Claes Nobel: Celebrate Malala’s Spirit of Youth USA Today December 10, 2014 Jan. 3, 2009, was a historic date for young people worldwide. It was the day that 11-year-old Malala Yousafzai’s first BBC blog post was published, under a pseudonym, exposing the daily struggles for the rights of girls in the Swat Valley in Pakistan.

Claes Nobel: Celebrate Malala’s spirit of youth Read More »

Claes Nobel Addresses 2013 Envision Inauguration Event in Washington D.C. — The Power of Hope

Claes Nobel emphasized the power of hope to the young audience as exemplified by the Nobel Peace Prize. Claes Nobel spoke on “The Power of Hope” to over on 1,300 students from around the country at the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Conference in Washington D.C. sponsored by Envision EMI. “116 years after the death of Alfred

Claes Nobel Addresses 2013 Envision Inauguration Event in Washington D.C. — The Power of Hope Read More »

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

Designing Peace Through Transportation — The Context of Rio+20 Read More »

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

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

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

Students Create Green Club to Promote Recycling, Saving the Earth Read More »

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

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

Transit as Catalyst for Improved Quality of Life

By Marcus Nobel unitedearth.us Jan. 4, 2012 This video shows how transit is a catalyst for positive change in the community, creating walkable mixed-use neighborhoods around station locations. It was created for Kansas City Public Television as part of their Imagine KC series. Of course most American cities have been built around the automobile. Almost

Transit as Catalyst for Improved Quality of Life Read More »