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Message from the Editor  Global Law a) The Portal of the Global Civilization is being researched and developed by members of the Executive Council of Global Ministers
Urgent need of an Ombudsperson and for the following Global Ministers: a. Introduction and requirements Affiliated Centres for Education and Training Requirements for participation
Global Dialogue 2007
Politics and Justice without borders. Theme: Building Global Communities for all life a. Global Dialogue 2007 b. Process overview c. Program d. Call for Papers Proclamations 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, Spiritual Leader of the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. The Crime of War in Iraq , by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament What is the purpose of having rules and regulations when we can disregard them at will at any moment we like? Since the early days of human existence, those that transgressed rules and regulations to the detriment of others always tended to be punished, sooner or later. In order for us to understand the seriousness of such violations, we need to understand properly the significance of laws. In order to do that, we must have a clear concept of the four hierarchical laws of which ascetical writers spoke over the past several centuries.
6. Is towards a totally spiritually ethical politics possible? Letter sent by Livia Varju, Universal Alliance Servitor for Switzerland, to the Global Community
7. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
8. Letter sent by Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, to the Global Community Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, identifies critical issues and solutions for Canadians 9. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 10. ECO Award in the Global Civilization category Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community
11. Global Parliament and the Global Community welcome Ban Ki-moon just sworn in as next Secretary-General of the United Nations Letter sent by Germain Dufour to Ban Ki-moon just sworn in as next Secretary-General of the United Nations
Report 1. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. Press Briefing 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, Spiritual Leader of the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. February 19, 2007, press release  Protect North America’s Boreal Forest by Emily L., with Care2 Action Alerts Can you imagine life without some of your favorite birds? If the summer breeding ground for over 300 of North America's bird species is not protected, we could lose some of these amazing birds forever. The Boreal Forest, known as North America's Bird Nursery, is one of the largest unspoiled ecosystems left on Earth - and it is under threat!
5. January 1st, 2007, press release  Global Parliament and the Global Community welcome Ban Ki-moon just sworn in as Secretary-General of the United Nations
Currents News 1. April 2007 Newsletter 2. March 2007 Newsletter 3. February 2007 Newsletter 4. January 2007 Newsletter 5. December 2006 Newsletter 6. November 2006 Newsletter Global Dialogue 1. Global Dialogue 2007 2. Issues from previous Global Dialogues are added to issues of Global Dialogue 2006
3. Global Dialogue 2006
Global Peace Movement and Disarmament 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. Poem: Our only ennemy is a military culture by Thom Woodruff, Voices in Wartime News, Khe Sanh Address 3-5-07 worldpoet@rocketmail.com Peace is a culture of life affirmation 6. Letter sent by Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, to the Global Community Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, identifies critical issues and solutions for Canadians 7. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 8. POÈME À MON FRÈRE, l’humain du XXIème siècle, by Guy CRÉQUIE, guy.crequie@wanadoo.fr A l'origine dote du seul certificat d'etudes, je suis devenu a 40 ans, diplome de 3ieme cycle universitaire. Je sui message du Manifeste 2000 de l'UNESCO, ambassadeur universel de la paix, laureat des Academies Europeenne et mondiale de la culture et des arts. http://www2.blogger.com/profile/16097917629603014188 9. Capacity Development for Peace Building in Post-Conflict Societies, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 10. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 11. The Great Charter of Harmony for an Information Civilization: Positive Alternative to a Leaving Civilization, by Leo Semashko , Published on: http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=3 12. Teaching peace, by David Krieger , Founder and President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and TFF Associate http://www.transnational.org/ The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research 13. Israel Has Plans For Nuclear Attack On Iran, by Peter Symonds , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 14. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
15. Ex-President Carter: US "Prime Culprit" in Nuclear Proliferation, by Sherwood Ross, published in Truthout,
16. Democracy -- Shamocracy. What happened to the ideas of democracy and freedom that were among the rationales for the invasion and occupation of Iraq? , by Sean Gonsalves, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 17. Most Famous and Beneficial People in the World by DR. Charles Mercieca, International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 18. No More War by Ed O’Rourke, Countercurrents.org, The terrorists are an insignificant challenge to mankind’s survival. Global Politics 1. A Predator Becomes More Dangerous When Wounded, by Noam Chomsky, with The Guardian, and published in Countercurrents.org For the US, the primary issue in the Middle East has been, and remains, effective control of its unparalleled energy resources. A US attack on Iran would effectively launch WWIII. The US invasion of Iraq virtually instructed Iran to develop a nuclear deterrent. The message was that the US attacks at will, as long as the target is defenceless. Then again, a predator becomes even more dangerous, and less predictable, when wounded. In desperation to salvage something, the Bush administration might risk even greater disasters. It has created an unimaginable catastrophe in Iraq. It has been unable to establish a reliable client state within, and cannot withdraw without facing the possible loss of control of the Middle East's energy resources. 2. Losing Focus: Peace And Justice Movement In Britain At Crossroad, by Ramzy Baroud, author of The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronology of a People’s Struggle published in Countercurrents.org I believe that the action of a true peace and justice activist must stem from concern for humanity, not from racism and prejudice; however, to suppress freedom of expression, settle personal grievances at the expense of a most colorful and ideologically diverse movement, thus the honorable cause it stands for, is to do an immense disservice to all of us concerned with bringing to a halt a most bloody and raging conflict in the Middle East.
3. Is towards a totally spiritually ethical politics possible? Letter sent by Livia Varju, Universal Alliance Servitor for Switzerland, to the Global Community
4. Letter sent by Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, to the Global Community Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, identifies critical issues and solutions for Canadians 5. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 6. The conspiracy Of Silence On Climate Change, A review of George Monbiot's book - Heat: How to stop the planet burning, by Ashwin Gambhir, published in Countercurrents.org 7. Urgent: Climate Wake Up Call! Avaaz.org is a community of global citizens who take action on the major issues facing the world today. The aim of Avaaz.org is to ensure that the views and values of the world’s people shape global decisions. Avaaz.org members act for a more just and peaceful world and a globalisation with a human face, by Res Publica, Res Publica is a community of public sector professionals dedicated to promoting good governance, civic virtue and deliberative democracy. 8. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 9. The compatibility of collapse and resistance. In this time of more discussion about climate, war, peak oil and other major issues, debate almost rages about the relevance of resistance and activism versus accepting or encouraging total collapse, by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 10. Which Will It Be America, Empire or Democracy? The dream of the Bush administration -– eternal global domination -- disappeared in Iraq. But it remains to be seen if the American people will choose to keep their empire or return to a constitutional democracy, by Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 11. When Does Green Rage Become Ecoterrorism? , by Matt Rasmussen, Orion Magazine, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, Are radical environmentalists wackos, terrorists, or prophets warning against environmental catastrophe? 12. Iraqi Regime Set To Hand Over Oil Reserves To US Energy Giants, by Jerry White , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 13. Global Warming is Here. Now What?, by Don Monkerud, Register-Pajaronian, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 14. Democracy -- Shamocracy. What happened to the ideas of democracy and freedom that were among the rationales for the invasion and occupation of Iraq? , by Sean Gonsalves, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 15. Ex-President Carter: US "Prime Culprit" in Nuclear Proliferation, by Sherwood Ross, published in Truthout,
16. The Gain Paradigm Part 8 - Sociial Revolutions, by Bill Ellis, EzineArticles.com 17. Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas, by Kavita N. Ramdas, Global Fund for Women, an AlterNet staff writer 18. Who owns The American Congress? by David Truskoff, Countercurrents.org 19. The Trap Of Recognising Israel by Jonathan Cook , Countercurrents.org Societal family image aspects and issues 1. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. Global businesses and trade 1. Setback for developing world as US will extend support to farmers , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Consistent with the game being played by developed countries, the US has begun the process of shifting its subsidies under Amber and Blue boxes to Green box through its 2007 Farm Bill 2. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 3. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 4. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients Global Justice for all life on the planet 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. The Crime of War in Iraq , by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament What is the purpose of having rules and regulations when we can disregard them at will at any moment we like? Since the early days of human existence, those that transgressed rules and regulations to the detriment of others always tended to be punished, sooner or later. In order for us to understand the seriousness of such violations, we need to understand properly the significance of laws. In order to do that, we must have a clear concept of the four hierarchical laws of which ascetical writers spoke over the past several centuries.
5. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
6. Losing Focus: Peace And Justice Movement In Britain At Crossroad, by Ramzy Baroud, author of The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronology of a People’s Struggle published in Countercurrents.org I believe that the action of a true peace and justice activist must stem from concern for humanity, not from racism and prejudice; however, to suppress freedom of expression, settle personal grievances at the expense of a most colorful and ideologically diverse movement, thus the honorable cause it stands for, is to do an immense disservice to all of us concerned with bringing to a halt a most bloody and raging conflict in the Middle East.
7. Letter sent by Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, to the Global Community Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, identifies critical issues and solutions for Canadians 8. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 9. Is U.S. Global Warming Pollution Violating Human Rights Law? , by Megan Tady, The NewStandard, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, As the ice they depend on for their way of life melts away around them, indigenous people of the Arctic are taking a crack at Washington in international court. 10. Bush, Cronies and Soldiers Are War Criminals, by Dr. Glen Barry, An immoral, doltish President leads his people in criminal military adventurism and climate change policy obstruction. Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 11. How Generous Is the Bill Gates Foundation? If the Gates Foundation is so generous, why does it invest millions in companies that pollute the land in the very places the foundation was designed to help? , by Allison H. Fine, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8004/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 12. Action Alert: End Clearcut Logging of Ancient Old-Growth Forest Wilderness in Northern Finland Let the Finnish government know that the age of ancient forest logging is over; that these forests are needed for climate buffering, biodiversity protection, forest restoration seed stock and are vital to achieving global ecological sustainability, by Forests.org , Environment Portal & Search Engine. Empowering the Environmental Sustainability Movement Clearcutting ancient forests is antiquated, barbaric and ecologically deadly 13. The compatibility of collapse and resistance. In this time of more discussion about climate, war, peak oil and other major issues, debate almost rages about the relevance of resistance and activism versus accepting or encouraging total collapse, by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 14. Which Will It Be America, Empire or Democracy? The dream of the Bush administration -– eternal global domination -- disappeared in Iraq. But it remains to be seen if the American people will choose to keep their empire or return to a constitutional democracy, by Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 15. Land of Enchantment and Impeachment: NEW MEXICO CAN IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY, by David Swanson http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/resolutions Resolutions Supporting Impeachment - A Kit for Political Activism 16. Greenpeace Activist News: Ask Denmark not to attend Japan's Commercial Whaling Meeting, by Greenpeace International http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ I-GO defend the whales is the Greenpeace online community against whaling. Our objective: stop whaling forever in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. 17. When Does Green Rage Become Ecoterrorism? , by Matt Rasmussen, Orion Magazine, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, Are radical environmentalists wackos, terrorists, or prophets warning against environmental catastrophe? 18. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 19. In Search of a Criminal: Donald Rumsfeld's Name Tops the List of Accused of War Crimes , by Alexia Garamfalvi, t r u t h o u t 20. Future Of Iraq: The spoils Of War , by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, all with The Independent , published in Countercurrents.org 21. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
22. Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas, by Kavita N. Ramdas, Global Fund for Women, an AlterNet staff writer Earth resources availability aspects and issues 1. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 2. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 3. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 4. Future Of Iraq: The spoils Of War , by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, all with The Independent , published in Countercurrents.org Global Economy 1. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 2. Genetically modified food set to be labelled before import (in India) , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. The health ministry is set to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 to introduce the provision of mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods, likely to be imported or produced in the country. 3. Setback for developing world as US will extend support to farmers , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Consistent with the game being played by developed countries, the US has begun the process of shifting its subsidies under Amber and Blue boxes to Green box through its 2007 Farm Bill 4. Which Will It Be America, Empire or Democracy? The dream of the Bush administration -– eternal global domination -- disappeared in Iraq. But it remains to be seen if the American people will choose to keep their empire or return to a constitutional democracy, by Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 5. Ending Industrialism , by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 6. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 7. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 8. The Next Stage of Capitalism , by David Morris, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 9. Western Oil Companies a Step Away from Iraq's 'Prize' , by Andrew Murray-Watson and Danny Fortson and Tim Webb, The Independent UK, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message Cultural aspects and issues 1. POÈME À MON FRÈRE, l’humain du XXIème siècle, by Guy CRÉQUIE, guy.crequie@wanadoo.fr A l'origine dote du seul certificat d'etudes, je suis devenu a 40 ans, diplome de 3ieme cycle universitaire. Je sui message du Manifeste 2000 de l'UNESCO, ambassadeur universel de la paix, laureat des Academies Europeenne et mondiale de la culture et des arts. http://www2.blogger.com/profile/16097917629603014188 2. China’s Transition into a Society of Social Harmony, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament Protection of the Global Environment 1. One Great Big Plastic Hassle Disturbing health trends indicate our passion for plastic may be threatening our reproductive survival, by Jane Akre, http://www.alternet.org/authors/4501/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth What we need is chemical policy reform from the ground up. As it stands now, most chemicals released in recent decades are given a blanket assumption of safety. The innocent-until-proven-guilty attitude in the U.S. is backwards. 2. Scientists Conclude Global Warming Is Unequivocal. Most warming in the last 50 years is due to human activity, by Mark Rainer, World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 3. Extinction of life on Earth through Global Warming The question for humanity is: can global warming be prevented? 4. Action Alert: End Clearcut Logging of Ancient Old-Growth Forest Wilderness in Northern Finland Let the Finnish government know that the age of ancient forest logging is over; that these forests are needed for climate buffering, biodiversity protection, forest restoration seed stock and are vital to achieving global ecological sustainability, by Forests.org , Environment Portal & Search Engine. Empowering the Environmental Sustainability Movement Clearcutting ancient forests is antiquated, barbaric and ecologically deadly 5. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 6. Planet Earth in Peril: ALERT EVERYONE! Time for Radical Change, by Bravo Z. Bywydd with http://Bombshelter.org I’m contstantly astonishing at the lack of response by society, with all of its specializations & preoccupations — to the growing planetary SURVIVAL crisis. 
7. When Does Green Rage Become Ecoterrorism? , by Matt Rasmussen, Orion Magazine, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, Are radical environmentalists wackos, terrorists, or prophets warning against environmental catastrophe? 8. EU: Climate change will transform the face of the continent , by Michael McCarthy and Stephen Castle , Independent News and Media Limited The Independent Europe, the richest and most fertile continent and the model for the modern world, will be devastated by climate change, the European Union predicts today. 9. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 10. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 11. Making Other Arrangements: Can we get over the car and get real about preparing for an oil-scarce future? , by JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER , The Orion Society, http://www.orionmagazine.org/ 12. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 13. Climate Change Denial , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 14. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth 15. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients 16. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment Global Communities 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. Cities: power, rights, responsibility and accountability by Germain Dufour The Global Community can contribute in evaluating options and strategies for adapting to climate change as it occurs, and in identifying human activities that are even now maladapted to climate. The Global Community makes recommendations to alleviate the effects of climate change in the world. 6. Do Sustainable Cities Have a Future? Smart growth is newly fashionable. But what will it take to turn fashion into national policy? A green revolution is burgeoning in America's cities and towns., by Neil Peirce, http://www.alternet.org/authors/7497/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, and in the The American Prospect Green value sounds and is environmental. But it's so much more. It also stands for connectivity, intelligence, smart systems, and creating a 21st-century world that has a chance of being truly sustainable. 7. Urgent: Climate Wake Up Call! Avaaz.org is a community of global citizens who take action on the major issues facing the world today. The aim of Avaaz.org is to ensure that the views and values of the world’s people shape global decisions. Avaaz.org members act for a more just and peaceful world and a globalisation with a human face, by Res Publica, Res Publica is a community of public sector professionals dedicated to promoting good governance, civic virtue and deliberative democracy. 8. Action Alert: End Clearcut Logging of Ancient Old-Growth Forest Wilderness in Northern Finland Let the Finnish government know that the age of ancient forest logging is over; that these forests are needed for climate buffering, biodiversity protection, forest restoration seed stock and are vital to achieving global ecological sustainability, by Forests.org , Environment Portal & Search Engine. Empowering the Environmental Sustainability Movement Clearcutting ancient forests is antiquated, barbaric and ecologically deadly 9. China’s Transition into a Society of Social Harmony, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament Global businesses and trade 1. Setback for developing world as US will extend support to farmers , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Consistent with the game being played by developed countries, the US has begun the process of shifting its subsidies under Amber and Blue boxes to Green box through its 2007 Farm Bill 2. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 3. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients Religion and spirituality aspects and issues 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. The Crime of War in Iraq , by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament What is the purpose of having rules and regulations when we can disregard them at will at any moment we like? Since the early days of human existence, those that transgressed rules and regulations to the detriment of others always tended to be punished, sooner or later. In order for us to understand the seriousness of such violations, we need to understand properly the significance of laws. In order to do that, we must have a clear concept of the four hierarchical laws of which ascetical writers spoke over the past several centuries.
5. Is towards a totally spiritually ethical politics possible? Letter sent by Livia Varju, Universal Alliance Servitor for Switzerland, to the Global Community
6. Contemporary Times-Role Of Religions , by Ram Puniyani, Countercurrents.org Current times are witnessing violence of severe nature all around in which religion is projected one of the reasons. It is also projected as a clash between people of two religions and that people belonging to a particular religion are violent due to their faith, also that some violence is a retaliatory violence to check the activities of others who are out to convert the gullible people by luring them.
7. The Trap Of Recognising Israel by Jonathan Cook , Countercurrents.org
8. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
9. Most Famous and Beneficial People in the World by DR. Charles Mercieca, International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 10. God And Faith In The Life Of Indians by Subhash Gatade, Countercurrents.org, Global Sustainability 1. One Great Big Plastic Hassle Disturbing health trends indicate our passion for plastic may be threatening our reproductive survival, by Jane Akre, http://www.alternet.org/authors/4501/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth What we need is chemical policy reform from the ground up. As it stands now, most chemicals released in recent decades are given a blanket assumption of safety. The innocent-until-proven-guilty attitude in the U.S. is backwards. 2. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 3. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 4. Living Planet Report 2006 outlines scenarios for humanity's future, by Mathis Wackernagel , Global Footprint Network 5. The Gain Paradigm Part 8 - Sociial Revolutions, by Bill Ellis, EzineArticles.com Sciences aspects and issues 1. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 2. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment Global poverty aspects and issues 1. Richest 2% Hold Half The World’s Assets by Chris Giles , countercurrents.org, The Financial Times Global food production aspects and issues 1. Genetically modified food set to be labelled before import (in India) , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. The health ministry is set to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 to introduce the provision of mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods, likely to be imported or produced in the country. 2. The rise of seafood awareness campaigns in an era of collapsing fisheries doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2006.09.003, by Jennifer L. Jacquet. and Daniel Pauly, The Sea Around Us Project, The Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4 The human appetite for seafood has intensified and so has overfishing and damage to marine ecosystems. Recently, the response to the fisheries crisis has included a considerable effort directed toward raising the seafood awareness of consumers in North America and Europe. The resulting campaigns aim to affect the seafood demand and to lead to a sustainable seafood supply. Though there are indicators of some regional successes, lack of support by the Asian market and the proliferation of self-serving seafood labels are but two of the many significant limitations of these campaigns. This contribution investigates the difficulties and successes of seafood awareness campaigns, as well as the need for indicators of campaign effectiveness. Published by Marine Policy, the leading journal of ocean policy studies. Marine Policy 3. 4th INTERNATIONAL BIRD FLU SUMMIT, by Koos van der Velden, Chairman, Dates of Conference: 14 -15 March 2007, The 4th International Bird Flu Summit will take place in TBA. The purpose of the summit is to prepare the World to fight this potentially infectious disease. 4. Setback for developing world as US will extend support to farmers , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Consistent with the game being played by developed countries, the US has begun the process of shifting its subsidies under Amber and Blue boxes to Green box through its 2007 Farm Bill 5. India pips China for top slot in GM crops , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, COMMODITIES sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 6. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 7. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report: Livestock generate 18 percent of world's global warming pollutants - more than transportation (Go vegetarian) , by H. Steinfeld, P. Gerber, T. Wassenaar, V. Castel, M. Rosales, C. de Haan , Livestock’s long shadow: environmental issues and options This report aims to assess the full impact of the livestock sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available, taking into account direct impacts, along with the impacts of feed crop agriculture required for livestock production. The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. Livestock’s contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale and its potential contribution to their solution is equally large. The impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency. Major reductions in impact could be achieved at reasonable cost. 8. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Research and Development 1. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 2. Urgent - Feds Ignore Toxic Threat in Cosmetics, by Lisa Grob , Friends of the Earth 3. Hundreds of Personal Care Products Contain Poorly Studied Nano-materials, by Lauren Sucher, Environmental Working Group and EWG Action Fund Earth and human rights aspects and issues 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
6. Letter sent by Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, to the Global Community Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, identifies critical issues and solutions for Canadians 7. Is U.S. Global Warming Pollution Violating Human Rights Law? , by Megan Tady, The NewStandard, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, As the ice they depend on for their way of life melts away around them, indigenous people of the Arctic are taking a crack at Washington in international court. 8. Greenpeace Activist News: Ask Denmark not to attend Japan's Commercial Whaling Meeting, by Greenpeace International http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ I-GO defend the whales is the Greenpeace online community against whaling. Our objective: stop whaling forever in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. 9. When Does Green Rage Become Ecoterrorism? , by Matt Rasmussen, Orion Magazine, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, Are radical environmentalists wackos, terrorists, or prophets warning against environmental catastrophe? 10. In Search of a Criminal: Donald Rumsfeld's Name Tops the List of Accused of War Crimes , by Alexia Garamfalvi, t r u t h o u t 11. Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas, by Kavita N. Ramdas, Global Fund for Women, an AlterNet staff writer 12. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
13. The Trap Of Recognising Israel by Jonathan Cook , Countercurrents.org Global warming aspects and issues 1. The New, Green Face of Wall Street How a leading utility company went from environmental enemy to savior in one week and changed the financial world -- for the greener, by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We can meet our energy needs more quickly, more cheaply, and more cleanly through investments in wind and solar power and energy efficiency. We are counting on Wall Street to step up to the plate and start funding the future. 2. Global Warming: It's About Energy Global warming is an energy problem, and we cannot have both an increase in conventional fossil fuel use and a habitable planet. Yet the United States is projected to consume 35 percent more oil, coal, and gas combined in 2030 than in 2004. , by Michael T. Klare, Foreign Policy in Focus, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We must devise a future energy path that will meet our basic (not profligate) energy needs and also rescue the climate while there's still time. The technology to do so is potentially available to us, but only if we make the decision to develop it swiftly and on a very large scale. 3. Bush, Cronies and Soldiers Are War Criminals, by Dr. Glen Barry, An immoral, doltish President leads his people in criminal military adventurism and climate change policy obstruction. Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 4. Scientists Conclude Global Warming Is Unequivocal. Most warming in the last 50 years is due to human activity, by Mark Rainer, World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 5. Renewables Can Turn the Tide on Global Warming There is no "silver bullet" solution to our energy crisis. But a new study shows that the right combination of renewables may be our best bet. , by Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 6. Who's Funding Global Warming? Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change. , by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 7. The conspiracy Of Silence On Climate Change, A review of George Monbiot's book - Heat: How to stop the planet burning, by Ashwin Gambhir, published in Countercurrents.org 8. Urgent: Climate Wake Up Call! Avaaz.org is a community of global citizens who take action on the major issues facing the world today. The aim of Avaaz.org is to ensure that the views and values of the world’s people shape global decisions. Avaaz.org members act for a more just and peaceful world and a globalisation with a human face, by Res Publica, Res Publica is a community of public sector professionals dedicated to promoting good governance, civic virtue and deliberative democracy. 9. Extinction of life on Earth through Global Warming The question for humanity is: can global warming be prevented? 10. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 11. Humans Blamed For Climate Change , by Richard Black , with BBC, published in Countercurrents.org 12. The compatibility of collapse and resistance. In this time of more discussion about climate, war, peak oil and other major issues, debate almost rages about the relevance of resistance and activism versus accepting or encouraging total collapse, by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 13. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 14. Ending Industrialism , by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 15. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report: Livestock generate 18 percent of world's global warming pollutants - more than transportation (Go vegetarian) , by H. Steinfeld, P. Gerber, T. Wassenaar, V. Castel, M. Rosales, C. de Haan , Livestock’s long shadow: environmental issues and options This report aims to assess the full impact of the livestock sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available, taking into account direct impacts, along with the impacts of feed crop agriculture required for livestock production. The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. Livestock’s contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale and its potential contribution to their solution is equally large. The impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency. Major reductions in impact could be achieved at reasonable cost. 16. Climate Change Denial , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 17. A Christian 07: an effective remedial action to save us from severe climate change , by Bill Henderson , Countercurrents.org 18. Vast Ice Shelf Collapses In The Arctic , by Michael McCarthy , Countercurrents.org 19. Oceans Warming And Rising , by Julio Godoy , Countercurrents.org 20. Global Warming is Here. Now What?, by Don Monkerud, Register-Pajaronian, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 21. Western states unite in climate change fight, by Këri Bolding, KTVZ.com news sources, Global warming is a serious issue that impacts everyone and must get the attention that it deserves Earth governance and management 1. The Crime of War in Iraq , by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament What is the purpose of having rules and regulations when we can disregard them at will at any moment we like? Since the early days of human existence, those that transgressed rules and regulations to the detriment of others always tended to be punished, sooner or later. In order for us to understand the seriousness of such violations, we need to understand properly the significance of laws. In order to do that, we must have a clear concept of the four hierarchical laws of which ascetical writers spoke over the past several centuries.
2. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
3. A Predator Becomes More Dangerous When Wounded, by Noam Chomsky, with The Guardian, and published in Countercurrents.org For the US, the primary issue in the Middle East has been, and remains, effective control of its unparalleled energy resources. A US attack on Iran would effectively launch WWIII. The US invasion of Iraq virtually instructed Iran to develop a nuclear deterrent. The message was that the US attacks at will, as long as the target is defenceless. Then again, a predator becomes even more dangerous, and less predictable, when wounded. In desperation to salvage something, the Bush administration might risk even greater disasters. It has created an unimaginable catastrophe in Iraq. It has been unable to establish a reliable client state within, and cannot withdraw without facing the possible loss of control of the Middle East's energy resources. 4. How Generous Is the Bill Gates Foundation? If the Gates Foundation is so generous, why does it invest millions in companies that pollute the land in the very places the foundation was designed to help? , by Allison H. Fine, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8004/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 5. Which Will It Be America, Empire or Democracy? The dream of the Bush administration -– eternal global domination -- disappeared in Iraq. But it remains to be seen if the American people will choose to keep their empire or return to a constitutional democracy, by Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 6. Planet Earth in Peril: ALERT EVERYONE! Time for Radical Change, by Bravo Z. Bywydd with http://Bombshelter.org I’m contstantly astonishing at the lack of response by society, with all of its specializations & preoccupations — to the growing planetary SURVIVAL crisis.
7. The Great Charter of Harmony for an Information Civilization: Positive Alternative to a Leaving Civilization, by Leo Semashko , Published on: http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=3 Climate change aspects and issues 1. Is U.S. Global Warming Pollution Violating Human Rights Law? , by Megan Tady, The NewStandard, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, As the ice they depend on for their way of life melts away around them, indigenous people of the Arctic are taking a crack at Washington in international court. 2. Tackling Climate Change in the U.S. Potential U.S. Carbon Emissions Reductions from Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency by 2030 Energy efficiency measures can prevent our carbon emissions from growing over the next 23 years, even as our economy grows. The six renewable technologies have the potential to make the kind of deep cuts needed in our carbon emissions. Of the total carbon reductions possible, 57% are due to energy efficiency and 43% are from renewables. , by Charles F. Kutscher, Editor American Solar Energy Society 3. Scientists Conclude Global Warming Is Unequivocal. Most warming in the last 50 years is due to human activity, by Mark Rainer, World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 4. Who's Funding Global Warming? Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change. , by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 5. The conspiracy Of Silence On Climate Change, A review of George Monbiot's book - Heat: How to stop the planet burning, by Ashwin Gambhir, published in Countercurrents.org 6. Urgent: Climate Wake Up Call! Avaaz.org is a community of global citizens who take action on the major issues facing the world today. The aim of Avaaz.org is to ensure that the views and values of the world’s people shape global decisions. Avaaz.org members act for a more just and peaceful world and a globalisation with a human face, by Res Publica, Res Publica is a community of public sector professionals dedicated to promoting good governance, civic virtue and deliberative democracy. 7. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 8. Humans Blamed For Climate Change , by Richard Black , with BBC, published in Countercurrents.org 9. The compatibility of collapse and resistance. In this time of more discussion about climate, war, peak oil and other major issues, debate almost rages about the relevance of resistance and activism versus accepting or encouraging total collapse, by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 10. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 11. Ending Industrialism , by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 12. Indirect Impacts of Peak Oil and Climate Change , by John Rawlins, Whatcom Watch Online Fossil Fuels at Peak 13. EU: Climate change will transform the face of the continent , by Michael McCarthy and Stephen Castle , Independent News and Media Limited The Independent Europe, the richest and most fertile continent and the model for the modern world, will be devastated by climate change, the European Union predicts today. 14. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 15. Climate Change Denial , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 16. Climate change Will Transform The Face Of Europe, by Michael McCarthy & Stephen Castle , with The Independent, published in Countercurrents.org 17. A Christian 07: an effective remedial action to save us from severe climate change , by Bill Henderson , Countercurrents.org 18. Climate Change vs Mother Nature , by Geneviève Roberts , Countercurrents.org 19. Climate Change Initiatives are Heating Up in the United States, by Jamiyo Mack , with courtesy of Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA), published by Environmental Expert S.L. 20. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment 20. Western states unite in climate change fight, by Këri Bolding, KTVZ.com news sources, Global warming is a serious issue that impacts everyone and must get the attention that it deserves Democracy aspects and issues 1. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 2. Bush, Cronies and Soldiers Are War Criminals, by Dr. Glen Barry, An immoral, doltish President leads his people in criminal military adventurism and climate change policy obstruction. Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 3. Which Will It Be America, Empire or Democracy? The dream of the Bush administration -– eternal global domination -- disappeared in Iraq. But it remains to be seen if the American people will choose to keep their empire or return to a constitutional democracy, by Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 4. The Spirit Of Democracy In Venezuela, by Stephen Lendman , published in Countercurrents.org 5. Democracy And Reinforced Building , by Amit Chamaria , Countercurrents.org 6. Democracy -- Shamocracy. What happened to the ideas of democracy and freedom that were among the rationales for the invasion and occupation of Iraq? , by Sean Gonsalves, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 7. How to organize the human Community for World Government, by SAK, "sabz ali yusufzai", , How to organize the human community to globalize it for changing the present idle UN into an efficient Democratic World Government? Drinking water availability aspects and issues 1. Global water crisis looms, by Ved P. Nanda , Ved P. Nanda is an Evans University professor and director of the International Legal Studies Program at the University of Denver Source: Denver Post It recommends a sharp rise in spending levels as well as in the share of foreign aid spent on water projects. The water crisis indeed presents a grave challenge to humanity. 2. Water Conservation Portal & Search Engine, by Dr. Glen Barry , and Ecological Internet (EI) Achieving Environmental Conservation, Byte by Byte Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. Global sustainable agriculture aspects and issues 1. Genetically modified food set to be labelled before import (in India) , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. The health ministry is set to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 to introduce the provision of mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods, likely to be imported or produced in the country. 2. Soil lost prevention aspects and issues, by Germain Dufour, Ecological impacts: achieving environmental conservation and protection, Reviewing of development projects 3. Setback for developing world as US will extend support to farmers , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Consistent with the game being played by developed countries, the US has begun the process of shifting its subsidies under Amber and Blue boxes to Green box through its 2007 Farm Bill 4. India pips China for top slot in GM crops , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, COMMODITIES sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 5. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 6. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report: Livestock generate 18 percent of world's global warming pollutants - more than transportation (Go vegetarian) , by H. Steinfeld, P. Gerber, T. Wassenaar, V. Castel, M. Rosales, C. de Haan , Livestock’s long shadow: environmental issues and options This report aims to assess the full impact of the livestock sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available, taking into account direct impacts, along with the impacts of feed crop agriculture required for livestock production. The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. Livestock’s contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale and its potential contribution to their solution is equally large. The impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency. Major reductions in impact could be achieved at reasonable cost. 7. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 8. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Energy aspects and issues 1. A Predator Becomes More Dangerous When Wounded, by Noam Chomsky, with The Guardian, and published in Countercurrents.org For the US, the primary issue in the Middle East has been, and remains, effective control of its unparalleled energy resources. A US attack on Iran would effectively launch WWIII. The US invasion of Iraq virtually instructed Iran to develop a nuclear deterrent. The message was that the US attacks at will, as long as the target is defenceless. Then again, a predator becomes even more dangerous, and less predictable, when wounded. In desperation to salvage something, the Bush administration might risk even greater disasters. It has created an unimaginable catastrophe in Iraq. It has been unable to establish a reliable client state within, and cannot withdraw without facing the possible loss of control of the Middle East's energy resources. 2. The New, Green Face of Wall Street How a leading utility company went from environmental enemy to savior in one week and changed the financial world -- for the greener, by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We can meet our energy needs more quickly, more cheaply, and more cleanly through investments in wind and solar power and energy efficiency. We are counting on Wall Street to step up to the plate and start funding the future. 3. Global Warming: It's About Energy Global warming is an energy problem, and we cannot have both an increase in conventional fossil fuel use and a habitable planet. Yet the United States is projected to consume 35 percent more oil, coal, and gas combined in 2030 than in 2004. , by Michael T. Klare, Foreign Policy in Focus, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We must devise a future energy path that will meet our basic (not profligate) energy needs and also rescue the climate while there's still time. The technology to do so is potentially available to us, but only if we make the decision to develop it swiftly and on a very large scale. 4. Tackling Climate Change in the U.S. Potential U.S. Carbon Emissions Reductions from Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency by 2030 Energy efficiency measures can prevent our carbon emissions from growing over the next 23 years, even as our economy grows. The six renewable technologies have the potential to make the kind of deep cuts needed in our carbon emissions. Of the total carbon reductions possible, 57% are due to energy efficiency and 43% are from renewables. , by Charles F. Kutscher, Editor American Solar Energy Society 5. Renewables Can Turn the Tide on Global Warming There is no "silver bullet" solution to our energy crisis. But a new study shows that the right combination of renewables may be our best bet. , by Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 6. Who's Funding Global Warming? Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change. , by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 7. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 8. U.S.-Tailored Iraqi Oil Alarm For Producers, Consumers , by Nicola Nasser with The Independent, published in Countercurrents.org 9. Iraqi Regime Set To Hand Over Oil Reserves To US Energy Giants, by Jerry White , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 10. Future Of Iraq: The spoils Of War , by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, all with The Independent , published in Countercurrents.org 11. Western Oil Companies a Step Away from Iraq's 'Prize' , by Andrew Murray-Watson and Danny Fortson and Tim Webb, The Independent UK, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 12. Tipping point: energy - When and why it was reached, and what to do about it, by Jan Lundberg, Culture Change  Letter #145, November 27-29, 2006
13. Fill 'er Up: A Grist special series on biofuels, by Grist Magazine, Environmental News and Commentary 14. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients Global pollution aspects and issues 1. One Great Big Plastic Hassle Disturbing health trends indicate our passion for plastic may be threatening our reproductive survival, by Jane Akre, http://www.alternet.org/authors/4501/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth What we need is chemical policy reform from the ground up. As it stands now, most chemicals released in recent decades are given a blanket assumption of safety. The innocent-until-proven-guilty attitude in the U.S. is backwards. 2. The New, Green Face of Wall Street How a leading utility company went from environmental enemy to savior in one week and changed the financial world -- for the greener, by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We can meet our energy needs more quickly, more cheaply, and more cleanly through investments in wind and solar power and energy efficiency. We are counting on Wall Street to step up to the plate and start funding the future. 3. Who's Funding Global Warming? Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change. , by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 4. The conspiracy Of Silence On Climate Change, A review of George Monbiot's book - Heat: How to stop the planet burning, by Ashwin Gambhir, published in Countercurrents.org 5. How Generous Is the Bill Gates Foundation? If the Gates Foundation is so generous, why does it invest millions in companies that pollute the land in the very places the foundation was designed to help? , by Allison H. Fine, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8004/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 6. When Does Green Rage Become Ecoterrorism? , by Matt Rasmussen, Orion Magazine, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, Are radical environmentalists wackos, terrorists, or prophets warning against environmental catastrophe? 7. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report: Livestock generate 18 percent of world's global warming pollutants - more than transportation (Go vegetarian) , by H. Steinfeld, P. Gerber, T. Wassenaar, V. Castel, M. Rosales, C. de Haan , Livestock’s long shadow: environmental issues and options This report aims to assess the full impact of the livestock sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available, taking into account direct impacts, along with the impacts of feed crop agriculture required for livestock production. The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. Livestock’s contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale and its potential contribution to their solution is equally large. The impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency. Major reductions in impact could be achieved at reasonable cost. 8. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth Global civilization aspects and issues 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. The Crime of War in Iraq , by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament What is the purpose of having rules and regulations when we can disregard them at will at any moment we like? Since the early days of human existence, those that transgressed rules and regulations to the detriment of others always tended to be punished, sooner or later. In order for us to understand the seriousness of such violations, we need to understand properly the significance of laws. In order to do that, we must have a clear concept of the four hierarchical laws of which ascetical writers spoke over the past several centuries.
6. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
7. Is towards a totally spiritually ethical politics possible? Letter sent by Livia Varju, Universal Alliance Servitor for Switzerland, to the Global Community
8. Poem: Our only ennemy is a military culture by Thom Woodruff, Voices in Wartime News, Khe Sanh Address 3-5-07 worldpoet@rocketmail.com Peace is a culture of life affirmation 9. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 10. Is the Deadly Crash of Our Civilization Inevitable? An interview with author Thomas Homer-Dixon about the social, political, economic and technological crises we face and how long we can sustain the lifestyle that brought them about. , by Terrence McNally, http://www.alternet.org/authors/5358/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message It's unlikely that the future is going to be a linear extrapolation of the present, but I've pretty well arrived at the conclusion that the diversity and power of the stresses that we're encountering are going to cause some major volatility. I expect social, political, economic and technological crises and breakdowns. It's hard to say what they're going to look like, but the probability of some major problems developing is rising. 11. POÈME À MON FRÈRE, l’humain du XXIème siècle, by Guy CRÉQUIE, guy.crequie@wanadoo.fr A l'origine dote du seul certificat d'etudes, je suis devenu a 40 ans, diplome de 3ieme cycle universitaire. Je sui message du Manifeste 2000 de l'UNESCO, ambassadeur universel de la paix, laureat des Academies Europeenne et mondiale de la culture et des arts. http://www2.blogger.com/profile/16097917629603014188 12. The compatibility of collapse and resistance. In this time of more discussion about climate, war, peak oil and other major issues, debate almost rages about the relevance of resistance and activism versus accepting or encouraging total collapse, by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 13. Which Will It Be America, Empire or Democracy? The dream of the Bush administration -– eternal global domination -- disappeared in Iraq. But it remains to be seen if the American people will choose to keep their empire or return to a constitutional democracy, by Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 14. Land of Enchantment and Impeachment: NEW MEXICO CAN IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY, by David Swanson http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/resolutions Resolutions Supporting Impeachment - A Kit for Political Activism 15. Planet Earth in Peril: ALERT EVERYONE! Time for Radical Change, by Bravo Z. Bywydd with http://Bombshelter.org I’m contstantly astonishing at the lack of response by society, with all of its specializations & preoccupations — to the growing planetary SURVIVAL crisis.
16. EU: Climate change will transform the face of the continent , by Michael McCarthy and Stephen Castle , Independent News and Media Limited The Independent Europe, the richest and most fertile continent and the model for the modern world, will be devastated by climate change, the European Union predicts today. 17. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 18. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 19. The Great Charter of Harmony for an Information Civilization: Positive Alternative to a Leaving Civilization, by Leo Semashko , Published on: http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=3 20. Teaching peace, by David Krieger , Founder and President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and TFF Associate http://www.transnational.org/ The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research 21. Israel Has Plans For Nuclear Attack On Iran, by Peter Symonds , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 22. China’s Transition into a Society of Social Harmony, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 23. The Gain Paradigm Part 8 - Sociial Revolutions, by Bill Ellis, EzineArticles.com Global mining and mining the impacts aspects and issues Biodiversity aspects and issues 1. Action Alert: End Clearcut Logging of Ancient Old-Growth Forest Wilderness in Northern Finland Let the Finnish government know that the age of ancient forest logging is over; that these forests are needed for climate buffering, biodiversity protection, forest restoration seed stock and are vital to achieving global ecological sustainability, by Forests.org , Environment Portal & Search Engine. Empowering the Environmental Sustainability Movement Clearcutting ancient forests is antiquated, barbaric and ecologically deadly 2. Greenpeace Activist News: Ask Denmark not to attend Japan's Commercial Whaling Meeting, by Greenpeace International http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ I-GO defend the whales is the Greenpeace online community against whaling. Our objective: stop whaling forever in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. 3. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 4. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth 5. Climate Change vs Mother Nature , by Geneviève Roberts , Countercurrents.org 6. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment Global manufacturing of products aspects and issues 1. One Great Big Plastic Hassle Disturbing health trends indicate our passion for plastic may be threatening our reproductive survival, by Jane Akre, http://www.alternet.org/authors/4501/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth What we need is chemical policy reform from the ground up. As it stands now, most chemicals released in recent decades are given a blanket assumption of safety. The innocent-until-proven-guilty attitude in the U.S. is backwards. 2. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 3. Urgent - Feds Ignore Toxic Threat in Cosmetics, by Lisa Grob , Friends of the Earth 4. Hundreds of Personal Care Products Contain Poorly Studied Nano-materials, by Lauren Sucher, Environmental Working Group and EWG Action Fund Social Justice aspects and issues 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. The Crime of War in Iraq , by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament What is the purpose of having rules and regulations when we can disregard them at will at any moment we like? Since the early days of human existence, those that transgressed rules and regulations to the detriment of others always tended to be punished, sooner or later. In order for us to understand the seriousness of such violations, we need to understand properly the significance of laws. In order to do that, we must have a clear concept of the four hierarchical laws of which ascetical writers spoke over the past several centuries.
6. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
7. Losing Focus: Peace And Justice Movement In Britain At Crossroad, by Ramzy Baroud, author of The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronology of a People’s Struggle published in Countercurrents.org I believe that the action of a true peace and justice activist must stem from concern for humanity, not from racism and prejudice; however, to suppress freedom of expression, settle personal grievances at the expense of a most colorful and ideologically diverse movement, thus the honorable cause it stands for, is to do an immense disservice to all of us concerned with bringing to a halt a most bloody and raging conflict in the Middle East.
8. Letter sent by Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, to the Global Community Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, identifies critical issues and solutions for Canadians 9. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 10. Is U.S. Global Warming Pollution Violating Human Rights Law? , by Megan Tady, The NewStandard, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, As the ice they depend on for their way of life melts away around them, indigenous people of the Arctic are taking a crack at Washington in international court. 11. Land of Enchantment and Impeachment: NEW MEXICO CAN IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY, by David Swanson http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/resolutions Resolutions Supporting Impeachment - A Kit for Political Activism 12. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 13. In Search of a Criminal: Donald Rumsfeld's Name Tops the List of Accused of War Crimes , by Alexia Garamfalvi, t r u t h o u t 14. Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas, by Kavita N. Ramdas, Global Fund for Women, an AlterNet staff writer 15. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
16. We Deserve Some Answers. A new national effort suggests six questions to ask public officials about birth control. by Andrea Camp, Birth Control Watch, and Ms. Magazine
17. Contraception Saves Money and Marriages, by Cristina Page, TomPaine.com, an AlterNet staff writer Technology aspects and issues 1. Renewables Can Turn the Tide on Global Warming There is no "silver bullet" solution to our energy crisis. But a new study shows that the right combination of renewables may be our best bet. , by Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth Peak oil movement aspects and issues 1. Ten Ways to Prepare for a Post-Oil Society, the best way to feel hopeful about our looming energy crisis is to get active now and prepare for living arrangements in a post-oil society, by James Howard Kunstler, Kunstler.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 2. The compatibility of collapse and resistance. In this time of more discussion about climate, war, peak oil and other major issues, debate almost rages about the relevance of resistance and activism versus accepting or encouraging total collapse, by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 3. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 4. U.S.-Tailored Iraqi Oil Alarm For Producers, Consumers , by Nicola Nasser with The Independent, published in Countercurrents.org 5. Ending Industrialism , by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 6. Indirect Impacts of Peak Oil and Climate Change , by John Rawlins, Whatcom Watch Online Fossil Fuels at Peak 7. Making Other Arrangements: Can we get over the car and get real about preparing for an oil-scarce future? , by JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER , The Orion Society, http://www.orionmagazine.org/ 8. 100 Things You Can Do to Get Ready for Peak Oil, by Sharon Astyk , Energy Bulletin, Peak Oil Prep, by Mick Winter 9. Future Of Iraq: The spoils Of War , by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, all with The Independent , published in Countercurrents.org 10. Western Oil Companies a Step Away from Iraq's 'Prize' , by Andrew Murray-Watson and Danny Fortson and Tim Webb, The Independent UK, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 11. Tipping point: energy - When and why it was reached, and what to do about it, by Jan Lundberg, Culture Change Letter #145, November 27-29, 2006
Security for all life aspects and issues 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. A Predator Becomes More Dangerous When Wounded, by Noam Chomsky, with The Guardian, and published in Countercurrents.org For the US, the primary issue in the Middle East has been, and remains, effective control of its unparalleled energy resources. A US attack on Iran would effectively launch WWIII. The US invasion of Iraq virtually instructed Iran to develop a nuclear deterrent. The message was that the US attacks at will, as long as the target is defenceless. Then again, a predator becomes even more dangerous, and less predictable, when wounded. In desperation to salvage something, the Bush administration might risk even greater disasters. It has created an unimaginable catastrophe in Iraq. It has been unable to establish a reliable client state within, and cannot withdraw without facing the possible loss of control of the Middle East's energy resources. 5. Losing Focus: Peace And Justice Movement In Britain At Crossroad, by Ramzy Baroud, author of The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronology of a People’s Struggle published in Countercurrents.org I believe that the action of a true peace and justice activist must stem from concern for humanity, not from racism and prejudice; however, to suppress freedom of expression, settle personal grievances at the expense of a most colorful and ideologically diverse movement, thus the honorable cause it stands for, is to do an immense disservice to all of us concerned with bringing to a halt a most bloody and raging conflict in the Middle East.
6. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 7. The War on Terror Is the Leading Cause of Terrorism, by Kim Sengupta and Patrick Cockburn, The Independent UK, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, War in Iraq, It's official: A new report shows that the U.S. has made the world more dangerous -- not just for Americans, but for everyone. 8. Is U.S. Global Warming Pollution Violating Human Rights Law? , by Megan Tady, The NewStandard, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, As the ice they depend on for their way of life melts away around them, indigenous people of the Arctic are taking a crack at Washington in international court. 9. Is the Deadly Crash of Our Civilization Inevitable? An interview with author Thomas Homer-Dixon about the social, political, economic and technological crises we face and how long we can sustain the lifestyle that brought them about. , by Terrence McNally, http://www.alternet.org/authors/5358/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message It's unlikely that the future is going to be a linear extrapolation of the present, but I've pretty well arrived at the conclusion that the diversity and power of the stresses that we're encountering are going to cause some major volatility. I expect social, political, economic and technological crises and breakdowns. It's hard to say what they're going to look like, but the probability of some major problems developing is rising. 10. Bush, Cronies and Soldiers Are War Criminals, by Dr. Glen Barry, An immoral, doltish President leads his people in criminal military adventurism and climate change policy obstruction. Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 11. Extinction of life on Earth through Global Warming The question for humanity is: can global warming be prevented? 12. Action Alert: End Clearcut Logging of Ancient Old-Growth Forest Wilderness in Northern Finland Let the Finnish government know that the age of ancient forest logging is over; that these forests are needed for climate buffering, biodiversity protection, forest restoration seed stock and are vital to achieving global ecological sustainability, by Forests.org , Environment Portal & Search Engine. Empowering the Environmental Sustainability Movement Clearcutting ancient forests is antiquated, barbaric and ecologically deadly 13. Land of Enchantment and Impeachment: NEW MEXICO CAN IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY, by David Swanson http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/resolutions Resolutions Supporting Impeachment - A Kit for Political Activism 14. Greenpeace Activist News: Ask Denmark not to attend Japan's Commercial Whaling Meeting, by Greenpeace International http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ I-GO defend the whales is the Greenpeace online community against whaling. Our objective: stop whaling forever in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. 15. Planet Earth in Peril: ALERT EVERYONE! Time for Radical Change, by Bravo Z. Bywydd with http://Bombshelter.org I’m contstantly astonishing at the lack of response by society, with all of its specializations & preoccupations — to the growing planetary SURVIVAL crisis.
16. When Does Green Rage Become Ecoterrorism? , by Matt Rasmussen, Orion Magazine, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, Are radical environmentalists wackos, terrorists, or prophets warning against environmental catastrophe? 17. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 18. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 19. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth 20. Israel Has Plans For Nuclear Attack On Iran, by Peter Symonds , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 21. Ex-President Carter: US "Prime Culprit" in Nuclear Proliferation, by Sherwood Ross, published in Truthout,
Our overpopulated planet aspects and issues 1. A Christian 07: an effective remedial action to save us from severe climate change , by Bill Henderson , Countercurrents.org Global Health 1. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 2. Genetically modified food set to be labelled before import (in India) , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. The health ministry is set to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 to introduce the provision of mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods, likely to be imported or produced in the country. 3. One Great Big Plastic Hassle Disturbing health trends indicate our passion for plastic may be threatening our reproductive survival, by Jane Akre, http://www.alternet.org/authors/4501/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth What we need is chemical policy reform from the ground up. As it stands now, most chemicals released in recent decades are given a blanket assumption of safety. The innocent-until-proven-guilty attitude in the U.S. is backwards. 4. 4th INTERNATIONAL BIRD FLU SUMMIT, by Koos van der Velden, Chairman, Dates of Conference: 14 -15 March 2007, The 4th International Bird Flu Summit will take place in TBA. The purpose of the summit is to prepare the World to fight this potentially infectious disease. 5. How Generous Is the Bill Gates Foundation? If the Gates Foundation is so generous, why does it invest millions in companies that pollute the land in the very places the foundation was designed to help? , by Allison H. Fine, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8004/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 6. Urgent - Feds Ignore Toxic Threat in Cosmetics, by Lisa Grob , Friends of the Earth 7. Hundreds of Personal Care Products Contain Poorly Studied Nano-materials, by Lauren Sucher, Environmental Working Group and EWG Action Fund Arts aspects and issues 1. POÈME À MON FRÈRE, l’humain du XXIème siècle, by Guy CRÉQUIE, guy.crequie@wanadoo.fr A l'origine dote du seul certificat d'etudes, je suis devenu a 40 ans, diplome de 3ieme cycle universitaire. Je sui message du Manifeste 2000 de l'UNESCO, ambassadeur universel de la paix, laureat des Academies Europeenne et mondiale de la culture et des arts. http://www2.blogger.com/profile/16097917629603014188 Vision of Earth, all life, now and in 2024 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
6. POÈME À MON FRÈRE, l’humain du XXIème siècle, by Guy CRÉQUIE, guy.crequie@wanadoo.fr A l'origine dote du seul certificat d'etudes, je suis devenu a 40 ans, diplome de 3ieme cycle universitaire. Je sui message du Manifeste 2000 de l'UNESCO, ambassadeur universel de la paix, laureat des Academies Europeenne et mondiale de la culture et des arts. http://www2.blogger.com/profile/16097917629603014188 7. How Generous Is the Bill Gates Foundation? If the Gates Foundation is so generous, why does it invest millions in companies that pollute the land in the very places the foundation was designed to help? , by Allison H. Fine, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8004/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 8. Extinction of life on Earth through Global Warming The question for humanity is: can global warming be prevented? 9. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 10. Planet Earth in Peril: ALERT EVERYONE! Time for Radical Change, by Bravo Z. Bywydd with http://Bombshelter.org I’m contstantly astonishing at the lack of response by society, with all of its specializations & preoccupations — to the growing planetary SURVIVAL crisis.
11. Indirect Impacts of Peak Oil and Climate Change , by John Rawlins, Whatcom Watch Online Fossil Fuels at Peak 12. EU: Climate change will transform the face of the continent , by Michael McCarthy and Stephen Castle , Independent News and Media Limited The Independent Europe, the richest and most fertile continent and the model for the modern world, will be devastated by climate change, the European Union predicts today. 13. The Great Charter of Harmony for an Information Civilization: Positive Alternative to a Leaving Civilization, by Leo Semashko , Published on: http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=3 14. Living Planet Report 2006 outlines scenarios for humanity's future, by Mathis Wackernagel , Global Footprint Network 15. Climate Change Denial , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. Education and training aspects and issues 1. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 2. Is towards a totally spiritually ethical politics possible? Letter sent by Livia Varju, Universal Alliance Servitor for Switzerland, to the Global Community
3. POÈME À MON FRÈRE, l’humain du XXIème siècle, by Guy CRÉQUIE, guy.crequie@wanadoo.fr A l'origine dote du seul certificat d'etudes, je suis devenu a 40 ans, diplome de 3ieme cycle universitaire. Je sui message du Manifeste 2000 de l'UNESCO, ambassadeur universel de la paix, laureat des Academies Europeenne et mondiale de la culture et des arts. http://www2.blogger.com/profile/16097917629603014188 4. Teaching peace, by David Krieger , Founder and President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and TFF Associate http://www.transnational.org/ The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research 5. 100 Things You Can Do to Get Ready for Peak Oil, by Sharon Astyk , Energy Bulletin, Peak Oil Prep, by Mick Winter 6. Making Other Arrangements: Can we get over the car and get real about preparing for an oil-scarce future? , by JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER , The Orion Society, http://www.orionmagazine.org/ Clean air aspects and issues 1. Quality of air means quality of life, by AIRnow, published by a cross-agency U.S. Government Web site Corporate accountability aspects and issues 1. Genetically modified food set to be labelled before import (in India) , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. The health ministry is set to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 to introduce the provision of mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods, likely to be imported or produced in the country. 2. The New, Green Face of Wall Street How a leading utility company went from environmental enemy to savior in one week and changed the financial world -- for the greener, by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We can meet our energy needs more quickly, more cheaply, and more cleanly through investments in wind and solar power and energy efficiency. We are counting on Wall Street to step up to the plate and start funding the future. 3. Is U.S. Global Warming Pollution Violating Human Rights Law? , by Megan Tady, The NewStandard, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, As the ice they depend on for their way of life melts away around them, indigenous people of the Arctic are taking a crack at Washington in international court. 4. Who's Funding Global Warming? Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change. , by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 5. The Next Stage of Capitalism , by David Morris, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message Renewable energy aspects and issues 1. Global Warming: It's About Energy Global warming is an energy problem, and we cannot have both an increase in conventional fossil fuel use and a habitable planet. Yet the United States is projected to consume 35 percent more oil, coal, and gas combined in 2030 than in 2004. , by Michael T. Klare, Foreign Policy in Focus, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We must devise a future energy path that will meet our basic (not profligate) energy needs and also rescue the climate while there's still time. The technology to do so is potentially available to us, but only if we make the decision to develop it swiftly and on a very large scale. 2. Tackling Climate Change in the U.S. Potential U.S. Carbon Emissions Reductions from Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency by 2030 Energy efficiency measures can prevent our carbon emissions from growing over the next 23 years, even as our economy grows. The six renewable technologies have the potential to make the kind of deep cuts needed in our carbon emissions. Of the total carbon reductions possible, 57% are due to energy efficiency and 43% are from renewables. , by Charles F. Kutscher, Editor American Solar Energy Society 3. Renewables Can Turn the Tide on Global Warming There is no "silver bullet" solution to our energy crisis. But a new study shows that the right combination of renewables may be our best bet. , by Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 4. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. Water conservation aspects and issues 1. Global water crisis looms, by Ved P. Nanda , Ved P. Nanda is an Evans University professor and director of the International Legal Studies Program at the University of Denver Source: Denver Post It recommends a sharp rise in spending levels as well as in the share of foreign aid spent on water projects. The water crisis indeed presents a grave challenge to humanity. 2. Water Conservation Portal & Search Engine, by Dr. Glen Barry , and Ecological Internet (EI) Achieving Environmental Conservation, Byte by Byte Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. Soil lost prevention aspects and issues 1. Soil lost prevention aspects and issues, by Germain Dufour, Ecological impacts: achieving environmental conservation and protection, Reviewing of development projects Forest protection aspects and issues 1. Action Alert: End Clearcut Logging of Ancient Old-Growth Forest Wilderness in Northern Finland Let the Finnish government know that the age of ancient forest logging is over; that these forests are needed for climate buffering, biodiversity protection, forest restoration seed stock and are vital to achieving global ecological sustainability, by Forests.org , Environment Portal & Search Engine. Empowering the Environmental Sustainability Movement Clearcutting ancient forests is antiquated, barbaric and ecologically deadly 2. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. Green tax aspects and issues 1. Raising global taxes, by Germain Dufour, The Global Community proposes a Green Tax Shift Policy Approach to financing local-to-global public goods. There is a troublesome and painful contradiction in the lives of many of us who are working for peace, justice, poverty eradication, debt cancellation and sustainable development. While our hearts and minds focus on building a better world for everyone, each day we hand over fistfuls of dollars to build weapons of mass destruction, fuel dangerous, dirty and polluting technologies, and subsidize huge conglomerates which concentrate the wealth of the world in the control of the few. But together we can end tax tyranny and align our visions and values with how we finance our governments. The Global Community was looking for a method of raising global taxes, of redistributing incomes to the poorest communities, of providing debt-free technical assistance to non-industrial and developing countries to help them out of poverty and to meet environmental and social standards, but there it was all along right on our eyes. Ocean conservation and protection aspects and issues 1. Greenhouse gas ocean burial can start Feb 10, by Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent, OSLO (Reuters) - International rules allowing burial of greenhouse gases beneath the seabed enter into force on Saturday in what will be a step toward fighting global warming, if storage costs are cut and leaks can be averted. Reuters.co.uk 2. Ocean Conserve: Massive Ocean Conservation Portal and Search Engine, by Dr. Glen Barry , Ocean Conserve Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 3. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth Global development aspects and issues 1. Raising global taxes, by Germain Dufour, The Global Community proposes a Green Tax Shift Policy Approach to financing local-to-global public goods. There is a troublesome and painful contradiction in the lives of many of us who are working for peace, justice, poverty eradication, debt cancellation and sustainable development. While our hearts and minds focus on building a better world for everyone, each day we hand over fistfuls of dollars to build weapons of mass destruction, fuel dangerous, dirty and polluting technologies, and subsidize huge conglomerates which concentrate the wealth of the world in the control of the few. But together we can end tax tyranny and align our visions and values with how we finance our governments. The Global Community was looking for a method of raising global taxes, of redistributing incomes to the poorest communities, of providing debt-free technical assistance to non-industrial and developing countries to help them out of poverty and to meet environmental and social standards, but there it was all along right on our eyes. Global finance industry aspects and issues 1. Who's Funding Global Warming? Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change. , by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 2. The Next Stage of Capitalism , by David Morris, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message Sustainable Cities aspects and issues 1. Cities: power, rights, responsibility and accountability by Germain Dufour The Global Community can contribute in evaluating options and strategies for adapting to climate change as it occurs, and in identifying human activities that are even now maladapted to climate. The Global Community makes recommendations to alleviate the effects of climate change in the world. Global Community women aspects and issues 1. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 2. Global Women's Strike 2007 , by http://www.globalwomenstrike.net/, The Global Women's Strike network, with national co-ordinations in 11 countries and participating organisations in over 60 countries, is demanding the return of military budgets to the community, beginning with women the main carers of people and the planet. Marine ecosystems, fisheries, Eco-label, seafood, and social marketing aspects and issues 1. The rise of seafood awareness campaigns in an era of collapsing fisheries doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2006.09.003, by Jennifer L. Jacquet. and Daniel Pauly, The Sea Around Us Project, The Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4 The human appetite for seafood has intensified and so has overfishing and damage to marine ecosystems. Recently, the response to the fisheries crisis has included a considerable effort directed toward raising the seafood awareness of consumers in North America and Europe. The resulting campaigns aim to affect the seafood demand and to lead to a sustainable seafood supply. Though there are indicators of some regional successes, lack of support by the Asian market and the proliferation of self-serving seafood labels are but two of the many significant limitations of these campaigns. This contribution investigates the difficulties and successes of seafood awareness campaigns, as well as the need for indicators of campaign effectiveness. Published by Marine Policy, the leading journal of ocean policy studies. Marine Policy Youth aspects and issues 1. Conference: World Wouth Organization for Human Welfare by Jennifer Gilbert email: info_org1@usa.com We are organizing a global youths combined conferences taking place from June 5th-7th 2007 at California in the United States and in, Dakar Senegal from June 12th-14th 2007. GLOBAL YOUTH ACTION NETWORK 2. Youth are invited to participate in the Global Dialogue, by Germain Dufour The Glass Bubble is designed to illustrate the concept of a global community to elementary school children as opposed to the idea a community is the street where we live. 3. INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SUMMIT STATEMENT The Plan of Action of the International Youth Summit is a practical oriented agenda for youth empowerment. Final Declaration and Plan of Action 4. Conference: The goal of Spirituality for Kids (SFK) by Spirituality for Kids SFK is driven by the knowledge that the worlds children are in crisis. The goal of Spirituality for Kids (SFK) is to stop the suffering and chaos in the lives of children around the world by giving them tools that help children transform the belief systems that limit their ability to realize their true potential and change their destiny. |
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| March 2007 | The third option: Global Law, the need to have it, and the benefits
Message from the Editor Global Law a) The Portal of the Global Civilization is being researched and developed by members of the Executive Council of Global Ministers
Urgent need of an Ombudsperson and for the following Global Ministers: a. Introduction and requirements Affiliated Centres for Education and Training Requirements for participation
Global Dialogue 2007
Politics and Justice without borders. Theme: Building Global Communities for all life a. Global Dialogue 2007 b. Process overview c. Program d. Call for Papers Proclamations 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, Spiritual Leader of the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. The Crime of War in Iraq , by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament What is the purpose of having rules and regulations when we can disregard them at will at any moment we like? Since the early days of human existence, those that transgressed rules and regulations to the detriment of others always tended to be punished, sooner or later. In order for us to understand the seriousness of such violations, we need to understand properly the significance of laws. In order to do that, we must have a clear concept of the four hierarchical laws of which ascetical writers spoke over the past several centuries.
6. Is towards a totally spiritually ethical politics possible? Letter sent by Livia Varju, Universal Alliance Servitor for Switzerland, to the Global Community
7. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
8. Letter sent by Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, to the Global Community Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, identifies critical issues and solutions for Canadians 9. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 10. ECO Award in the Global Civilization category Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community
11. Global Parliament and the Global Community welcome Ban Ki-moon just sworn in as next Secretary-General of the United Nations Letter sent by Germain Dufour to Ban Ki-moon just sworn in as next Secretary-General of the United Nations
Report 1. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. Press Briefing 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, Spiritual Leader of the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. February 19, 2007, press release Protect North America’s Boreal Forest by Emily L., with Care2 Action Alerts Can you imagine life without some of your favorite birds? If the summer breeding ground for over 300 of North America's bird species is not protected, we could lose some of these amazing birds forever. The Boreal Forest, known as North America's Bird Nursery, is one of the largest unspoiled ecosystems left on Earth - and it is under threat!
5. January 1st, 2007, press release Global Parliament and the Global Community welcome Ban Ki-moon just sworn in as Secretary-General of the United Nations
Currents News 1. April 2007 Newsletter 2. March 2007 Newsletter 3. February 2007 Newsletter 4. January 2007 Newsletter 5. December 2006 Newsletter 6. November 2006 Newsletter Global Dialogue 1. Global Dialogue 2007 2. Issues from previous Global Dialogues are added to issues of Global Dialogue 2006
3. Global Dialogue 2006
Global Peace Movement and Disarmament 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. Poem: Our only ennemy is a military culture by Thom Woodruff, Voices in Wartime News, Khe Sanh Address 3-5-07 worldpoet@rocketmail.com Peace is a culture of life affirmation 6. Letter sent by Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, to the Global Community Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, identifies critical issues and solutions for Canadians 7. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 8. POÈME À MON FRÈRE, l’humain du XXIème siècle, by Guy CRÉQUIE, guy.crequie@wanadoo.fr A l'origine dote du seul certificat d'etudes, je suis devenu a 40 ans, diplome de 3ieme cycle universitaire. Je sui message du Manifeste 2000 de l'UNESCO, ambassadeur universel de la paix, laureat des Academies Europeenne et mondiale de la culture et des arts. http://www2.blogger.com/profile/16097917629603014188 9. Capacity Development for Peace Building in Post-Conflict Societies, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 10. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 11. The Great Charter of Harmony for an Information Civilization: Positive Alternative to a Leaving Civilization, by Leo Semashko , Published on: http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=3 12. Teaching peace, by David Krieger , Founder and President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and TFF Associate http://www.transnational.org/ The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research 13. Israel Has Plans For Nuclear Attack On Iran, by Peter Symonds , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 14. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
15. Ex-President Carter: US "Prime Culprit" in Nuclear Proliferation, by Sherwood Ross, published in Truthout,
16. Democracy -- Shamocracy. What happened to the ideas of democracy and freedom that were among the rationales for the invasion and occupation of Iraq? , by Sean Gonsalves, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 17. Most Famous and Beneficial People in the World by DR. Charles Mercieca, International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 18. No More War by Ed O’Rourke, Countercurrents.org, The terrorists are an insignificant challenge to mankind’s survival. Global Politics 1. A Predator Becomes More Dangerous When Wounded, by Noam Chomsky, with The Guardian, and published in Countercurrents.org For the US, the primary issue in the Middle East has been, and remains, effective control of its unparalleled energy resources. A US attack on Iran would effectively launch WWIII. The US invasion of Iraq virtually instructed Iran to develop a nuclear deterrent. The message was that the US attacks at will, as long as the target is defenceless. Then again, a predator becomes even more dangerous, and less predictable, when wounded. In desperation to salvage something, the Bush administration might risk even greater disasters. It has created an unimaginable catastrophe in Iraq. It has been unable to establish a reliable client state within, and cannot withdraw without facing the possible loss of control of the Middle East's energy resources. 2. Losing Focus: Peace And Justice Movement In Britain At Crossroad, by Ramzy Baroud, author of The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronology of a People’s Struggle published in Countercurrents.org I believe that the action of a true peace and justice activist must stem from concern for humanity, not from racism and prejudice; however, to suppress freedom of expression, settle personal grievances at the expense of a most colorful and ideologically diverse movement, thus the honorable cause it stands for, is to do an immense disservice to all of us concerned with bringing to a halt a most bloody and raging conflict in the Middle East.
3. Is towards a totally spiritually ethical politics possible? Letter sent by Livia Varju, Universal Alliance Servitor for Switzerland, to the Global Community
4. Letter sent by Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, to the Global Community Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, identifies critical issues and solutions for Canadians 5. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 6. The conspiracy Of Silence On Climate Change, A review of George Monbiot's book - Heat: How to stop the planet burning, by Ashwin Gambhir, published in Countercurrents.org 7. Urgent: Climate Wake Up Call! Avaaz.org is a community of global citizens who take action on the major issues facing the world today. The aim of Avaaz.org is to ensure that the views and values of the world’s people shape global decisions. Avaaz.org members act for a more just and peaceful world and a globalisation with a human face, by Res Publica, Res Publica is a community of public sector professionals dedicated to promoting good governance, civic virtue and deliberative democracy. 8. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 9. The compatibility of collapse and resistance. In this time of more discussion about climate, war, peak oil and other major issues, debate almost rages about the relevance of resistance and activism versus accepting or encouraging total collapse, by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 10. Which Will It Be America, Empire or Democracy? The dream of the Bush administration -– eternal global domination -- disappeared in Iraq. But it remains to be seen if the American people will choose to keep their empire or return to a constitutional democracy, by Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 11. When Does Green Rage Become Ecoterrorism? , by Matt Rasmussen, Orion Magazine, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, Are radical environmentalists wackos, terrorists, or prophets warning against environmental catastrophe? 12. Iraqi Regime Set To Hand Over Oil Reserves To US Energy Giants, by Jerry White , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 13. Global Warming is Here. Now What?, by Don Monkerud, Register-Pajaronian, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 14. Democracy -- Shamocracy. What happened to the ideas of democracy and freedom that were among the rationales for the invasion and occupation of Iraq? , by Sean Gonsalves, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 15. Ex-President Carter: US "Prime Culprit" in Nuclear Proliferation, by Sherwood Ross, published in Truthout,
16. The Gain Paradigm Part 8 - Sociial Revolutions, by Bill Ellis, EzineArticles.com 17. Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas, by Kavita N. Ramdas, Global Fund for Women, an AlterNet staff writer 18. Who owns The American Congress? by David Truskoff, Countercurrents.org 19. The Trap Of Recognising Israel by Jonathan Cook , Countercurrents.org Societal family image aspects and issues 1. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. Global businesses and trade 1. Setback for developing world as US will extend support to farmers , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Consistent with the game being played by developed countries, the US has begun the process of shifting its subsidies under Amber and Blue boxes to Green box through its 2007 Farm Bill 2. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 3. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 4. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients Global Justice for all life on the planet 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. The Crime of War in Iraq , by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament What is the purpose of having rules and regulations when we can disregard them at will at any moment we like? Since the early days of human existence, those that transgressed rules and regulations to the detriment of others always tended to be punished, sooner or later. In order for us to understand the seriousness of such violations, we need to understand properly the significance of laws. In order to do that, we must have a clear concept of the four hierarchical laws of which ascetical writers spoke over the past several centuries.
5. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
6. Losing Focus: Peace And Justice Movement In Britain At Crossroad, by Ramzy Baroud, author of The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronology of a People’s Struggle published in Countercurrents.org I believe that the action of a true peace and justice activist must stem from concern for humanity, not from racism and prejudice; however, to suppress freedom of expression, settle personal grievances at the expense of a most colorful and ideologically diverse movement, thus the honorable cause it stands for, is to do an immense disservice to all of us concerned with bringing to a halt a most bloody and raging conflict in the Middle East.
7. Letter sent by Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, to the Global Community Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, identifies critical issues and solutions for Canadians 8. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 9. Is U.S. Global Warming Pollution Violating Human Rights Law? , by Megan Tady, The NewStandard, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, As the ice they depend on for their way of life melts away around them, indigenous people of the Arctic are taking a crack at Washington in international court. 10. Bush, Cronies and Soldiers Are War Criminals, by Dr. Glen Barry, An immoral, doltish President leads his people in criminal military adventurism and climate change policy obstruction. Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 11. How Generous Is the Bill Gates Foundation? If the Gates Foundation is so generous, why does it invest millions in companies that pollute the land in the very places the foundation was designed to help? , by Allison H. Fine, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8004/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 12. Action Alert: End Clearcut Logging of Ancient Old-Growth Forest Wilderness in Northern Finland Let the Finnish government know that the age of ancient forest logging is over; that these forests are needed for climate buffering, biodiversity protection, forest restoration seed stock and are vital to achieving global ecological sustainability, by Forests.org , Environment Portal & Search Engine. Empowering the Environmental Sustainability Movement Clearcutting ancient forests is antiquated, barbaric and ecologically deadly 13. The compatibility of collapse and resistance. In this time of more discussion about climate, war, peak oil and other major issues, debate almost rages about the relevance of resistance and activism versus accepting or encouraging total collapse, by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 14. Which Will It Be America, Empire or Democracy? The dream of the Bush administration -– eternal global domination -- disappeared in Iraq. But it remains to be seen if the American people will choose to keep their empire or return to a constitutional democracy, by Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 15. Land of Enchantment and Impeachment: NEW MEXICO CAN IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY, by David Swanson http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/resolutions Resolutions Supporting Impeachment - A Kit for Political Activism 16. Greenpeace Activist News: Ask Denmark not to attend Japan's Commercial Whaling Meeting, by Greenpeace International http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ I-GO defend the whales is the Greenpeace online community against whaling. Our objective: stop whaling forever in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. 17. When Does Green Rage Become Ecoterrorism? , by Matt Rasmussen, Orion Magazine, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, Are radical environmentalists wackos, terrorists, or prophets warning against environmental catastrophe? 18. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 19. In Search of a Criminal: Donald Rumsfeld's Name Tops the List of Accused of War Crimes , by Alexia Garamfalvi, t r u t h o u t 20. Future Of Iraq: The spoils Of War , by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, all with The Independent , published in Countercurrents.org 21. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
22. Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas, by Kavita N. Ramdas, Global Fund for Women, an AlterNet staff writer Earth resources availability aspects and issues 1. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 2. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 3. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 4. Future Of Iraq: The spoils Of War , by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, all with The Independent , published in Countercurrents.org Global Economy 1. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 2. Genetically modified food set to be labelled before import (in India) , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. The health ministry is set to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 to introduce the provision of mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods, likely to be imported or produced in the country. 3. Setback for developing world as US will extend support to farmers , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Consistent with the game being played by developed countries, the US has begun the process of shifting its subsidies under Amber and Blue boxes to Green box through its 2007 Farm Bill 4. Which Will It Be America, Empire or Democracy? The dream of the Bush administration -– eternal global domination -- disappeared in Iraq. But it remains to be seen if the American people will choose to keep their empire or return to a constitutional democracy, by Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 5. Ending Industrialism , by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 6. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 7. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 8. The Next Stage of Capitalism , by David Morris, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 9. Western Oil Companies a Step Away from Iraq's 'Prize' , by Andrew Murray-Watson and Danny Fortson and Tim Webb, The Independent UK, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message Cultural aspects and issues 1. POÈME À MON FRÈRE, l’humain du XXIème siècle, by Guy CRÉQUIE, guy.crequie@wanadoo.fr A l'origine dote du seul certificat d'etudes, je suis devenu a 40 ans, diplome de 3ieme cycle universitaire. Je sui message du Manifeste 2000 de l'UNESCO, ambassadeur universel de la paix, laureat des Academies Europeenne et mondiale de la culture et des arts. http://www2.blogger.com/profile/16097917629603014188 2. China’s Transition into a Society of Social Harmony, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament Protection of the Global Environment 1. One Great Big Plastic Hassle Disturbing health trends indicate our passion for plastic may be threatening our reproductive survival, by Jane Akre, http://www.alternet.org/authors/4501/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth What we need is chemical policy reform from the ground up. As it stands now, most chemicals released in recent decades are given a blanket assumption of safety. The innocent-until-proven-guilty attitude in the U.S. is backwards. 2. Scientists Conclude Global Warming Is Unequivocal. Most warming in the last 50 years is due to human activity, by Mark Rainer, World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 3. Extinction of life on Earth through Global Warming The question for humanity is: can global warming be prevented? 4. Action Alert: End Clearcut Logging of Ancient Old-Growth Forest Wilderness in Northern Finland Let the Finnish government know that the age of ancient forest logging is over; that these forests are needed for climate buffering, biodiversity protection, forest restoration seed stock and are vital to achieving global ecological sustainability, by Forests.org , Environment Portal & Search Engine. Empowering the Environmental Sustainability Movement Clearcutting ancient forests is antiquated, barbaric and ecologically deadly 5. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 6. Planet Earth in Peril: ALERT EVERYONE! Time for Radical Change, by Bravo Z. Bywydd with http://Bombshelter.org I’m contstantly astonishing at the lack of response by society, with all of its specializations & preoccupations — to the growing planetary SURVIVAL crisis.
7. When Does Green Rage Become Ecoterrorism? , by Matt Rasmussen, Orion Magazine, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, Are radical environmentalists wackos, terrorists, or prophets warning against environmental catastrophe? 8. EU: Climate change will transform the face of the continent , by Michael McCarthy and Stephen Castle , Independent News and Media Limited The Independent Europe, the richest and most fertile continent and the model for the modern world, will be devastated by climate change, the European Union predicts today. 9. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 10. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 11. Making Other Arrangements: Can we get over the car and get real about preparing for an oil-scarce future? , by JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER , The Orion Society, http://www.orionmagazine.org/ 12. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 13. Climate Change Denial , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 14. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth 15. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients 16. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment Global Communities 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. Cities: power, rights, responsibility and accountability by Germain Dufour The Global Community can contribute in evaluating options and strategies for adapting to climate change as it occurs, and in identifying human activities that are even now maladapted to climate. The Global Community makes recommendations to alleviate the effects of climate change in the world. 6. Do Sustainable Cities Have a Future? Smart growth is newly fashionable. But what will it take to turn fashion into national policy? A green revolution is burgeoning in America's cities and towns., by Neil Peirce, http://www.alternet.org/authors/7497/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, and in the The American Prospect Green value sounds and is environmental. But it's so much more. It also stands for connectivity, intelligence, smart systems, and creating a 21st-century world that has a chance of being truly sustainable. 7. Urgent: Climate Wake Up Call! Avaaz.org is a community of global citizens who take action on the major issues facing the world today. The aim of Avaaz.org is to ensure that the views and values of the world’s people shape global decisions. Avaaz.org members act for a more just and peaceful world and a globalisation with a human face, by Res Publica, Res Publica is a community of public sector professionals dedicated to promoting good governance, civic virtue and deliberative democracy. 8. Action Alert: End Clearcut Logging of Ancient Old-Growth Forest Wilderness in Northern Finland Let the Finnish government know that the age of ancient forest logging is over; that these forests are needed for climate buffering, biodiversity protection, forest restoration seed stock and are vital to achieving global ecological sustainability, by Forests.org , Environment Portal & Search Engine. Empowering the Environmental Sustainability Movement Clearcutting ancient forests is antiquated, barbaric and ecologically deadly 9. China’s Transition into a Society of Social Harmony, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament Global businesses and trade 1. Setback for developing world as US will extend support to farmers , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Consistent with the game being played by developed countries, the US has begun the process of shifting its subsidies under Amber and Blue boxes to Green box through its 2007 Farm Bill 2. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 3. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients Religion and spirituality aspects and issues 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. The Crime of War in Iraq , by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament What is the purpose of having rules and regulations when we can disregard them at will at any moment we like? Since the early days of human existence, those that transgressed rules and regulations to the detriment of others always tended to be punished, sooner or later. In order for us to understand the seriousness of such violations, we need to understand properly the significance of laws. In order to do that, we must have a clear concept of the four hierarchical laws of which ascetical writers spoke over the past several centuries.
5. Is towards a totally spiritually ethical politics possible? Letter sent by Livia Varju, Universal Alliance Servitor for Switzerland, to the Global Community
6. Contemporary Times-Role Of Religions , by Ram Puniyani, Countercurrents.org Current times are witnessing violence of severe nature all around in which religion is projected one of the reasons. It is also projected as a clash between people of two religions and that people belonging to a particular religion are violent due to their faith, also that some violence is a retaliatory violence to check the activities of others who are out to convert the gullible people by luring them.
7. The Trap Of Recognising Israel by Jonathan Cook , Countercurrents.org
8. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
9. Most Famous and Beneficial People in the World by DR. Charles Mercieca, International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 10. God And Faith In The Life Of Indians by Subhash Gatade, Countercurrents.org, Global Sustainability 1. One Great Big Plastic Hassle Disturbing health trends indicate our passion for plastic may be threatening our reproductive survival, by Jane Akre, http://www.alternet.org/authors/4501/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth What we need is chemical policy reform from the ground up. As it stands now, most chemicals released in recent decades are given a blanket assumption of safety. The innocent-until-proven-guilty attitude in the U.S. is backwards. 2. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 3. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 4. Living Planet Report 2006 outlines scenarios for humanity's future, by Mathis Wackernagel , Global Footprint Network 5. The Gain Paradigm Part 8 - Sociial Revolutions, by Bill Ellis, EzineArticles.com Sciences aspects and issues 1. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 2. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment Global poverty aspects and issues 1. Richest 2% Hold Half The World’s Assets by Chris Giles , countercurrents.org, The Financial Times Global food production aspects and issues 1. Genetically modified food set to be labelled before import (in India) , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. The health ministry is set to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 to introduce the provision of mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods, likely to be imported or produced in the country. 2. The rise of seafood awareness campaigns in an era of collapsing fisheries doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2006.09.003, by Jennifer L. Jacquet. and Daniel Pauly, The Sea Around Us Project, The Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4 The human appetite for seafood has intensified and so has overfishing and damage to marine ecosystems. Recently, the response to the fisheries crisis has included a considerable effort directed toward raising the seafood awareness of consumers in North America and Europe. The resulting campaigns aim to affect the seafood demand and to lead to a sustainable seafood supply. Though there are indicators of some regional successes, lack of support by the Asian market and the proliferation of self-serving seafood labels are but two of the many significant limitations of these campaigns. This contribution investigates the difficulties and successes of seafood awareness campaigns, as well as the need for indicators of campaign effectiveness. Published by Marine Policy, the leading journal of ocean policy studies. Marine Policy 3. 4th INTERNATIONAL BIRD FLU SUMMIT, by Koos van der Velden, Chairman, Dates of Conference: 14 -15 March 2007, The 4th International Bird Flu Summit will take place in TBA. The purpose of the summit is to prepare the World to fight this potentially infectious disease. 4. Setback for developing world as US will extend support to farmers , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Consistent with the game being played by developed countries, the US has begun the process of shifting its subsidies under Amber and Blue boxes to Green box through its 2007 Farm Bill 5. India pips China for top slot in GM crops , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, COMMODITIES sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 6. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 7. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report: Livestock generate 18 percent of world's global warming pollutants - more than transportation (Go vegetarian) , by H. Steinfeld, P. Gerber, T. Wassenaar, V. Castel, M. Rosales, C. de Haan , Livestock’s long shadow: environmental issues and options This report aims to assess the full impact of the livestock sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available, taking into account direct impacts, along with the impacts of feed crop agriculture required for livestock production. The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. Livestock’s contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale and its potential contribution to their solution is equally large. The impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency. Major reductions in impact could be achieved at reasonable cost. 8. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Research and Development 1. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 2. Urgent - Feds Ignore Toxic Threat in Cosmetics, by Lisa Grob , Friends of the Earth 3. Hundreds of Personal Care Products Contain Poorly Studied Nano-materials, by Lauren Sucher, Environmental Working Group and EWG Action Fund Earth and human rights aspects and issues 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
6. Letter sent by Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, to the Global Community Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, identifies critical issues and solutions for Canadians 7. Is U.S. Global Warming Pollution Violating Human Rights Law? , by Megan Tady, The NewStandard, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, As the ice they depend on for their way of life melts away around them, indigenous people of the Arctic are taking a crack at Washington in international court. 8. Greenpeace Activist News: Ask Denmark not to attend Japan's Commercial Whaling Meeting, by Greenpeace International http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ I-GO defend the whales is the Greenpeace online community against whaling. Our objective: stop whaling forever in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. 9. When Does Green Rage Become Ecoterrorism? , by Matt Rasmussen, Orion Magazine, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, Are radical environmentalists wackos, terrorists, or prophets warning against environmental catastrophe? 10. In Search of a Criminal: Donald Rumsfeld's Name Tops the List of Accused of War Crimes , by Alexia Garamfalvi, t r u t h o u t 11. Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas, by Kavita N. Ramdas, Global Fund for Women, an AlterNet staff writer 12. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
13. The Trap Of Recognising Israel by Jonathan Cook , Countercurrents.org Global warming aspects and issues 1. The New, Green Face of Wall Street How a leading utility company went from environmental enemy to savior in one week and changed the financial world -- for the greener, by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We can meet our energy needs more quickly, more cheaply, and more cleanly through investments in wind and solar power and energy efficiency. We are counting on Wall Street to step up to the plate and start funding the future. 2. Global Warming: It's About Energy Global warming is an energy problem, and we cannot have both an increase in conventional fossil fuel use and a habitable planet. Yet the United States is projected to consume 35 percent more oil, coal, and gas combined in 2030 than in 2004. , by Michael T. Klare, Foreign Policy in Focus, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We must devise a future energy path that will meet our basic (not profligate) energy needs and also rescue the climate while there's still time. The technology to do so is potentially available to us, but only if we make the decision to develop it swiftly and on a very large scale. 3. Bush, Cronies and Soldiers Are War Criminals, by Dr. Glen Barry, An immoral, doltish President leads his people in criminal military adventurism and climate change policy obstruction. Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 4. Scientists Conclude Global Warming Is Unequivocal. Most warming in the last 50 years is due to human activity, by Mark Rainer, World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 5. Renewables Can Turn the Tide on Global Warming There is no "silver bullet" solution to our energy crisis. But a new study shows that the right combination of renewables may be our best bet. , by Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 6. Who's Funding Global Warming? Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change. , by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 7. The conspiracy Of Silence On Climate Change, A review of George Monbiot's book - Heat: How to stop the planet burning, by Ashwin Gambhir, published in Countercurrents.org 8. Urgent: Climate Wake Up Call! Avaaz.org is a community of global citizens who take action on the major issues facing the world today. The aim of Avaaz.org is to ensure that the views and values of the world’s people shape global decisions. Avaaz.org members act for a more just and peaceful world and a globalisation with a human face, by Res Publica, Res Publica is a community of public sector professionals dedicated to promoting good governance, civic virtue and deliberative democracy. 9. Extinction of life on Earth through Global Warming The question for humanity is: can global warming be prevented? 10. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 11. Humans Blamed For Climate Change , by Richard Black , with BBC, published in Countercurrents.org 12. The compatibility of collapse and resistance. In this time of more discussion about climate, war, peak oil and other major issues, debate almost rages about the relevance of resistance and activism versus accepting or encouraging total collapse, by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 13. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 14. Ending Industrialism , by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 15. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report: Livestock generate 18 percent of world's global warming pollutants - more than transportation (Go vegetarian) , by H. Steinfeld, P. Gerber, T. Wassenaar, V. Castel, M. Rosales, C. de Haan , Livestock’s long shadow: environmental issues and options This report aims to assess the full impact of the livestock sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available, taking into account direct impacts, along with the impacts of feed crop agriculture required for livestock production. The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. Livestock’s contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale and its potential contribution to their solution is equally large. The impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency. Major reductions in impact could be achieved at reasonable cost. 16. Climate Change Denial , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 17. A Christian 07: an effective remedial action to save us from severe climate change , by Bill Henderson , Countercurrents.org 18. Vast Ice Shelf Collapses In The Arctic , by Michael McCarthy , Countercurrents.org 19. Oceans Warming And Rising , by Julio Godoy , Countercurrents.org 20. Global Warming is Here. Now What?, by Don Monkerud, Register-Pajaronian, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 21. Western states unite in climate change fight, by Këri Bolding, KTVZ.com news sources, Global warming is a serious issue that impacts everyone and must get the attention that it deserves Earth governance and management 1. The Crime of War in Iraq , by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament What is the purpose of having rules and regulations when we can disregard them at will at any moment we like? Since the early days of human existence, those that transgressed rules and regulations to the detriment of others always tended to be punished, sooner or later. In order for us to understand the seriousness of such violations, we need to understand properly the significance of laws. In order to do that, we must have a clear concept of the four hierarchical laws of which ascetical writers spoke over the past several centuries.
2. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
3. A Predator Becomes More Dangerous When Wounded, by Noam Chomsky, with The Guardian, and published in Countercurrents.org For the US, the primary issue in the Middle East has been, and remains, effective control of its unparalleled energy resources. A US attack on Iran would effectively launch WWIII. The US invasion of Iraq virtually instructed Iran to develop a nuclear deterrent. The message was that the US attacks at will, as long as the target is defenceless. Then again, a predator becomes even more dangerous, and less predictable, when wounded. In desperation to salvage something, the Bush administration might risk even greater disasters. It has created an unimaginable catastrophe in Iraq. It has been unable to establish a reliable client state within, and cannot withdraw without facing the possible loss of control of the Middle East's energy resources. 4. How Generous Is the Bill Gates Foundation? If the Gates Foundation is so generous, why does it invest millions in companies that pollute the land in the very places the foundation was designed to help? , by Allison H. Fine, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8004/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 5. Which Will It Be America, Empire or Democracy? The dream of the Bush administration -– eternal global domination -- disappeared in Iraq. But it remains to be seen if the American people will choose to keep their empire or return to a constitutional democracy, by Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 6. Planet Earth in Peril: ALERT EVERYONE! Time for Radical Change, by Bravo Z. Bywydd with http://Bombshelter.org I’m contstantly astonishing at the lack of response by society, with all of its specializations & preoccupations — to the growing planetary SURVIVAL crisis.
7. The Great Charter of Harmony for an Information Civilization: Positive Alternative to a Leaving Civilization, by Leo Semashko , Published on: http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=3 Climate change aspects and issues 1. Is U.S. Global Warming Pollution Violating Human Rights Law? , by Megan Tady, The NewStandard, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, As the ice they depend on for their way of life melts away around them, indigenous people of the Arctic are taking a crack at Washington in international court. 2. Tackling Climate Change in the U.S. Potential U.S. Carbon Emissions Reductions from Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency by 2030 Energy efficiency measures can prevent our carbon emissions from growing over the next 23 years, even as our economy grows. The six renewable technologies have the potential to make the kind of deep cuts needed in our carbon emissions. Of the total carbon reductions possible, 57% are due to energy efficiency and 43% are from renewables. , by Charles F. Kutscher, Editor American Solar Energy Society 3. Scientists Conclude Global Warming Is Unequivocal. Most warming in the last 50 years is due to human activity, by Mark Rainer, World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 4. Who's Funding Global Warming? Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change. , by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 5. The conspiracy Of Silence On Climate Change, A review of George Monbiot's book - Heat: How to stop the planet burning, by Ashwin Gambhir, published in Countercurrents.org 6. Urgent: Climate Wake Up Call! Avaaz.org is a community of global citizens who take action on the major issues facing the world today. The aim of Avaaz.org is to ensure that the views and values of the world’s people shape global decisions. Avaaz.org members act for a more just and peaceful world and a globalisation with a human face, by Res Publica, Res Publica is a community of public sector professionals dedicated to promoting good governance, civic virtue and deliberative democracy. 7. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 8. Humans Blamed For Climate Change , by Richard Black , with BBC, published in Countercurrents.org 9. The compatibility of collapse and resistance. In this time of more discussion about climate, war, peak oil and other major issues, debate almost rages about the relevance of resistance and activism versus accepting or encouraging total collapse, by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 10. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 11. Ending Industrialism , by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 12. Indirect Impacts of Peak Oil and Climate Change , by John Rawlins, Whatcom Watch Online Fossil Fuels at Peak 13. EU: Climate change will transform the face of the continent , by Michael McCarthy and Stephen Castle , Independent News and Media Limited The Independent Europe, the richest and most fertile continent and the model for the modern world, will be devastated by climate change, the European Union predicts today. 14. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 15. Climate Change Denial , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 16. Climate change Will Transform The Face Of Europe, by Michael McCarthy & Stephen Castle , with The Independent, published in Countercurrents.org 17. A Christian 07: an effective remedial action to save us from severe climate change , by Bill Henderson , Countercurrents.org 18. Climate Change vs Mother Nature , by Geneviève Roberts , Countercurrents.org 19. Climate Change Initiatives are Heating Up in the United States, by Jamiyo Mack , with courtesy of Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA), published by Environmental Expert S.L. 20. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment 20. Western states unite in climate change fight, by Këri Bolding, KTVZ.com news sources, Global warming is a serious issue that impacts everyone and must get the attention that it deserves Democracy aspects and issues 1. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 2. Bush, Cronies and Soldiers Are War Criminals, by Dr. Glen Barry, An immoral, doltish President leads his people in criminal military adventurism and climate change policy obstruction. Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 3. Which Will It Be America, Empire or Democracy? The dream of the Bush administration -– eternal global domination -- disappeared in Iraq. But it remains to be seen if the American people will choose to keep their empire or return to a constitutional democracy, by Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 4. The Spirit Of Democracy In Venezuela, by Stephen Lendman , published in Countercurrents.org 5. Democracy And Reinforced Building , by Amit Chamaria , Countercurrents.org 6. Democracy -- Shamocracy. What happened to the ideas of democracy and freedom that were among the rationales for the invasion and occupation of Iraq? , by Sean Gonsalves, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 7. How to organize the human Community for World Government, by SAK, "sabz ali yusufzai", , How to organize the human community to globalize it for changing the present idle UN into an efficient Democratic World Government? Drinking water availability aspects and issues 1. Global water crisis looms, by Ved P. Nanda , Ved P. Nanda is an Evans University professor and director of the International Legal Studies Program at the University of Denver Source: Denver Post It recommends a sharp rise in spending levels as well as in the share of foreign aid spent on water projects. The water crisis indeed presents a grave challenge to humanity. 2. Water Conservation Portal & Search Engine, by Dr. Glen Barry , and Ecological Internet (EI) Achieving Environmental Conservation, Byte by Byte Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. Global sustainable agriculture aspects and issues 1. Genetically modified food set to be labelled before import (in India) , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. The health ministry is set to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 to introduce the provision of mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods, likely to be imported or produced in the country. 2. Soil lost prevention aspects and issues, by Germain Dufour, Ecological impacts: achieving environmental conservation and protection, Reviewing of development projects 3. Setback for developing world as US will extend support to farmers , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Consistent with the game being played by developed countries, the US has begun the process of shifting its subsidies under Amber and Blue boxes to Green box through its 2007 Farm Bill 4. India pips China for top slot in GM crops , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, COMMODITIES sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 5. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 6. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report: Livestock generate 18 percent of world's global warming pollutants - more than transportation (Go vegetarian) , by H. Steinfeld, P. Gerber, T. Wassenaar, V. Castel, M. Rosales, C. de Haan , Livestock’s long shadow: environmental issues and options This report aims to assess the full impact of the livestock sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available, taking into account direct impacts, along with the impacts of feed crop agriculture required for livestock production. The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. Livestock’s contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale and its potential contribution to their solution is equally large. The impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency. Major reductions in impact could be achieved at reasonable cost. 7. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 8. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Energy aspects and issues 1. A Predator Becomes More Dangerous When Wounded, by Noam Chomsky, with The Guardian, and published in Countercurrents.org For the US, the primary issue in the Middle East has been, and remains, effective control of its unparalleled energy resources. A US attack on Iran would effectively launch WWIII. The US invasion of Iraq virtually instructed Iran to develop a nuclear deterrent. The message was that the US attacks at will, as long as the target is defenceless. Then again, a predator becomes even more dangerous, and less predictable, when wounded. In desperation to salvage something, the Bush administration might risk even greater disasters. It has created an unimaginable catastrophe in Iraq. It has been unable to establish a reliable client state within, and cannot withdraw without facing the possible loss of control of the Middle East's energy resources. 2. The New, Green Face of Wall Street How a leading utility company went from environmental enemy to savior in one week and changed the financial world -- for the greener, by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We can meet our energy needs more quickly, more cheaply, and more cleanly through investments in wind and solar power and energy efficiency. We are counting on Wall Street to step up to the plate and start funding the future. 3. Global Warming: It's About Energy Global warming is an energy problem, and we cannot have both an increase in conventional fossil fuel use and a habitable planet. Yet the United States is projected to consume 35 percent more oil, coal, and gas combined in 2030 than in 2004. , by Michael T. Klare, Foreign Policy in Focus, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We must devise a future energy path that will meet our basic (not profligate) energy needs and also rescue the climate while there's still time. The technology to do so is potentially available to us, but only if we make the decision to develop it swiftly and on a very large scale. 4. Tackling Climate Change in the U.S. Potential U.S. Carbon Emissions Reductions from Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency by 2030 Energy efficiency measures can prevent our carbon emissions from growing over the next 23 years, even as our economy grows. The six renewable technologies have the potential to make the kind of deep cuts needed in our carbon emissions. Of the total carbon reductions possible, 57% are due to energy efficiency and 43% are from renewables. , by Charles F. Kutscher, Editor American Solar Energy Society 5. Renewables Can Turn the Tide on Global Warming There is no "silver bullet" solution to our energy crisis. But a new study shows that the right combination of renewables may be our best bet. , by Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 6. Who's Funding Global Warming? Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change. , by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 7. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 8. U.S.-Tailored Iraqi Oil Alarm For Producers, Consumers , by Nicola Nasser with The Independent, published in Countercurrents.org 9. Iraqi Regime Set To Hand Over Oil Reserves To US Energy Giants, by Jerry White , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 10. Future Of Iraq: The spoils Of War , by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, all with The Independent , published in Countercurrents.org 11. Western Oil Companies a Step Away from Iraq's 'Prize' , by Andrew Murray-Watson and Danny Fortson and Tim Webb, The Independent UK, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 12. Tipping point: energy - When and why it was reached, and what to do about it, by Jan Lundberg, Culture Change Letter #145, November 27-29, 2006
13. Fill 'er Up: A Grist special series on biofuels, by Grist Magazine, Environmental News and Commentary 14. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients Global pollution aspects and issues 1. One Great Big Plastic Hassle Disturbing health trends indicate our passion for plastic may be threatening our reproductive survival, by Jane Akre, http://www.alternet.org/authors/4501/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth What we need is chemical policy reform from the ground up. As it stands now, most chemicals released in recent decades are given a blanket assumption of safety. The innocent-until-proven-guilty attitude in the U.S. is backwards. 2. The New, Green Face of Wall Street How a leading utility company went from environmental enemy to savior in one week and changed the financial world -- for the greener, by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We can meet our energy needs more quickly, more cheaply, and more cleanly through investments in wind and solar power and energy efficiency. We are counting on Wall Street to step up to the plate and start funding the future. 3. Who's Funding Global Warming? Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change. , by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 4. The conspiracy Of Silence On Climate Change, A review of George Monbiot's book - Heat: How to stop the planet burning, by Ashwin Gambhir, published in Countercurrents.org 5. How Generous Is the Bill Gates Foundation? If the Gates Foundation is so generous, why does it invest millions in companies that pollute the land in the very places the foundation was designed to help? , by Allison H. Fine, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8004/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 6. When Does Green Rage Become Ecoterrorism? , by Matt Rasmussen, Orion Magazine, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, Are radical environmentalists wackos, terrorists, or prophets warning against environmental catastrophe? 7. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report: Livestock generate 18 percent of world's global warming pollutants - more than transportation (Go vegetarian) , by H. Steinfeld, P. Gerber, T. Wassenaar, V. Castel, M. Rosales, C. de Haan , Livestock’s long shadow: environmental issues and options This report aims to assess the full impact of the livestock sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available, taking into account direct impacts, along with the impacts of feed crop agriculture required for livestock production. The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. Livestock’s contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale and its potential contribution to their solution is equally large. The impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency. Major reductions in impact could be achieved at reasonable cost. 8. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth Global civilization aspects and issues 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. The Crime of War in Iraq , by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament What is the purpose of having rules and regulations when we can disregard them at will at any moment we like? Since the early days of human existence, those that transgressed rules and regulations to the detriment of others always tended to be punished, sooner or later. In order for us to understand the seriousness of such violations, we need to understand properly the significance of laws. In order to do that, we must have a clear concept of the four hierarchical laws of which ascetical writers spoke over the past several centuries.
6. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
7. Is towards a totally spiritually ethical politics possible? Letter sent by Livia Varju, Universal Alliance Servitor for Switzerland, to the Global Community
8. Poem: Our only ennemy is a military culture by Thom Woodruff, Voices in Wartime News, Khe Sanh Address 3-5-07 worldpoet@rocketmail.com Peace is a culture of life affirmation 9. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 10. Is the Deadly Crash of Our Civilization Inevitable? An interview with author Thomas Homer-Dixon about the social, political, economic and technological crises we face and how long we can sustain the lifestyle that brought them about. , by Terrence McNally, http://www.alternet.org/authors/5358/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message It's unlikely that the future is going to be a linear extrapolation of the present, but I've pretty well arrived at the conclusion that the diversity and power of the stresses that we're encountering are going to cause some major volatility. I expect social, political, economic and technological crises and breakdowns. It's hard to say what they're going to look like, but the probability of some major problems developing is rising. 11. POÈME À MON FRÈRE, l’humain du XXIème siècle, by Guy CRÉQUIE, guy.crequie@wanadoo.fr A l'origine dote du seul certificat d'etudes, je suis devenu a 40 ans, diplome de 3ieme cycle universitaire. Je sui message du Manifeste 2000 de l'UNESCO, ambassadeur universel de la paix, laureat des Academies Europeenne et mondiale de la culture et des arts. http://www2.blogger.com/profile/16097917629603014188 12. The compatibility of collapse and resistance. In this time of more discussion about climate, war, peak oil and other major issues, debate almost rages about the relevance of resistance and activism versus accepting or encouraging total collapse, by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 13. Which Will It Be America, Empire or Democracy? The dream of the Bush administration -– eternal global domination -- disappeared in Iraq. But it remains to be seen if the American people will choose to keep their empire or return to a constitutional democracy, by Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 14. Land of Enchantment and Impeachment: NEW MEXICO CAN IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY, by David Swanson http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/resolutions Resolutions Supporting Impeachment - A Kit for Political Activism 15. Planet Earth in Peril: ALERT EVERYONE! Time for Radical Change, by Bravo Z. Bywydd with http://Bombshelter.org I’m contstantly astonishing at the lack of response by society, with all of its specializations & preoccupations — to the growing planetary SURVIVAL crisis.
16. EU: Climate change will transform the face of the continent , by Michael McCarthy and Stephen Castle , Independent News and Media Limited The Independent Europe, the richest and most fertile continent and the model for the modern world, will be devastated by climate change, the European Union predicts today. 17. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 18. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 19. The Great Charter of Harmony for an Information Civilization: Positive Alternative to a Leaving Civilization, by Leo Semashko , Published on: http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=3 20. Teaching peace, by David Krieger , Founder and President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and TFF Associate http://www.transnational.org/ The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research 21. Israel Has Plans For Nuclear Attack On Iran, by Peter Symonds , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 22. China’s Transition into a Society of Social Harmony, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 23. The Gain Paradigm Part 8 - Sociial Revolutions, by Bill Ellis, EzineArticles.com Global mining and mining the impacts aspects and issues Biodiversity aspects and issues 1. Action Alert: End Clearcut Logging of Ancient Old-Growth Forest Wilderness in Northern Finland Let the Finnish government know that the age of ancient forest logging is over; that these forests are needed for climate buffering, biodiversity protection, forest restoration seed stock and are vital to achieving global ecological sustainability, by Forests.org , Environment Portal & Search Engine. Empowering the Environmental Sustainability Movement Clearcutting ancient forests is antiquated, barbaric and ecologically deadly 2. Greenpeace Activist News: Ask Denmark not to attend Japan's Commercial Whaling Meeting, by Greenpeace International http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ I-GO defend the whales is the Greenpeace online community against whaling. Our objective: stop whaling forever in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. 3. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 4. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth 5. Climate Change vs Mother Nature , by Geneviève Roberts , Countercurrents.org 6. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment Global manufacturing of products aspects and issues 1. One Great Big Plastic Hassle Disturbing health trends indicate our passion for plastic may be threatening our reproductive survival, by Jane Akre, http://www.alternet.org/authors/4501/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth What we need is chemical policy reform from the ground up. As it stands now, most chemicals released in recent decades are given a blanket assumption of safety. The innocent-until-proven-guilty attitude in the U.S. is backwards. 2. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 3. Urgent - Feds Ignore Toxic Threat in Cosmetics, by Lisa Grob , Friends of the Earth 4. Hundreds of Personal Care Products Contain Poorly Studied Nano-materials, by Lauren Sucher, Environmental Working Group and EWG Action Fund Social Justice aspects and issues 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. The Crime of War in Iraq , by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament What is the purpose of having rules and regulations when we can disregard them at will at any moment we like? Since the early days of human existence, those that transgressed rules and regulations to the detriment of others always tended to be punished, sooner or later. In order for us to understand the seriousness of such violations, we need to understand properly the significance of laws. In order to do that, we must have a clear concept of the four hierarchical laws of which ascetical writers spoke over the past several centuries.
6. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
7. Losing Focus: Peace And Justice Movement In Britain At Crossroad, by Ramzy Baroud, author of The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronology of a People’s Struggle published in Countercurrents.org I believe that the action of a true peace and justice activist must stem from concern for humanity, not from racism and prejudice; however, to suppress freedom of expression, settle personal grievances at the expense of a most colorful and ideologically diverse movement, thus the honorable cause it stands for, is to do an immense disservice to all of us concerned with bringing to a halt a most bloody and raging conflict in the Middle East.
8. Letter sent by Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, to the Global Community Connie Fogal, leader of CAP/PAC, identifies critical issues and solutions for Canadians 9. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 10. Is U.S. Global Warming Pollution Violating Human Rights Law? , by Megan Tady, The NewStandard, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, As the ice they depend on for their way of life melts away around them, indigenous people of the Arctic are taking a crack at Washington in international court. 11. Land of Enchantment and Impeachment: NEW MEXICO CAN IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY, by David Swanson http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/resolutions Resolutions Supporting Impeachment - A Kit for Political Activism 12. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 13. In Search of a Criminal: Donald Rumsfeld's Name Tops the List of Accused of War Crimes , by Alexia Garamfalvi, t r u t h o u t 14. Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas, by Kavita N. Ramdas, Global Fund for Women, an AlterNet staff writer 15. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
16. We Deserve Some Answers. A new national effort suggests six questions to ask public officials about birth control. by Andrea Camp, Birth Control Watch, and Ms. Magazine
17. Contraception Saves Money and Marriages, by Cristina Page, TomPaine.com, an AlterNet staff writer Technology aspects and issues 1. Renewables Can Turn the Tide on Global Warming There is no "silver bullet" solution to our energy crisis. But a new study shows that the right combination of renewables may be our best bet. , by Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth Peak oil movement aspects and issues 1. Ten Ways to Prepare for a Post-Oil Society, the best way to feel hopeful about our looming energy crisis is to get active now and prepare for living arrangements in a post-oil society, by James Howard Kunstler, Kunstler.com, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 2. The compatibility of collapse and resistance. In this time of more discussion about climate, war, peak oil and other major issues, debate almost rages about the relevance of resistance and activism versus accepting or encouraging total collapse, by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 3. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 4. U.S.-Tailored Iraqi Oil Alarm For Producers, Consumers , by Nicola Nasser with The Independent, published in Countercurrents.org 5. Ending Industrialism , by Jan Lundberg , with Culture Change Culture Change was founded by Sustainable Energy Institute Will peak oil save the climate, or shall we first embrace a new culture? 6. Indirect Impacts of Peak Oil and Climate Change , by John Rawlins, Whatcom Watch Online Fossil Fuels at Peak 7. Making Other Arrangements: Can we get over the car and get real about preparing for an oil-scarce future? , by JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER , The Orion Society, http://www.orionmagazine.org/ 8. 100 Things You Can Do to Get Ready for Peak Oil, by Sharon Astyk , Energy Bulletin, Peak Oil Prep, by Mick Winter 9. Future Of Iraq: The spoils Of War , by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, all with The Independent , published in Countercurrents.org 10. Western Oil Companies a Step Away from Iraq's 'Prize' , by Andrew Murray-Watson and Danny Fortson and Tim Webb, The Independent UK, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 11. Tipping point: energy - When and why it was reached, and what to do about it, by Jan Lundberg, Culture Change Letter #145, November 27-29, 2006
Security for all life aspects and issues 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. A Predator Becomes More Dangerous When Wounded, by Noam Chomsky, with The Guardian, and published in Countercurrents.org For the US, the primary issue in the Middle East has been, and remains, effective control of its unparalleled energy resources. A US attack on Iran would effectively launch WWIII. The US invasion of Iraq virtually instructed Iran to develop a nuclear deterrent. The message was that the US attacks at will, as long as the target is defenceless. Then again, a predator becomes even more dangerous, and less predictable, when wounded. In desperation to salvage something, the Bush administration might risk even greater disasters. It has created an unimaginable catastrophe in Iraq. It has been unable to establish a reliable client state within, and cannot withdraw without facing the possible loss of control of the Middle East's energy resources. 5. Losing Focus: Peace And Justice Movement In Britain At Crossroad, by Ramzy Baroud, author of The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronology of a People’s Struggle published in Countercurrents.org I believe that the action of a true peace and justice activist must stem from concern for humanity, not from racism and prejudice; however, to suppress freedom of expression, settle personal grievances at the expense of a most colorful and ideologically diverse movement, thus the honorable cause it stands for, is to do an immense disservice to all of us concerned with bringing to a halt a most bloody and raging conflict in the Middle East.
6. The Criminality of War, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A and M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 7. The War on Terror Is the Leading Cause of Terrorism, by Kim Sengupta and Patrick Cockburn, The Independent UK, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, War in Iraq, It's official: A new report shows that the U.S. has made the world more dangerous -- not just for Americans, but for everyone. 8. Is U.S. Global Warming Pollution Violating Human Rights Law? , by Megan Tady, The NewStandard, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, As the ice they depend on for their way of life melts away around them, indigenous people of the Arctic are taking a crack at Washington in international court. 9. Is the Deadly Crash of Our Civilization Inevitable? An interview with author Thomas Homer-Dixon about the social, political, economic and technological crises we face and how long we can sustain the lifestyle that brought them about. , by Terrence McNally, http://www.alternet.org/authors/5358/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message It's unlikely that the future is going to be a linear extrapolation of the present, but I've pretty well arrived at the conclusion that the diversity and power of the stresses that we're encountering are going to cause some major volatility. I expect social, political, economic and technological crises and breakdowns. It's hard to say what they're going to look like, but the probability of some major problems developing is rising. 10. Bush, Cronies and Soldiers Are War Criminals, by Dr. Glen Barry, An immoral, doltish President leads his people in criminal military adventurism and climate change policy obstruction. Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 11. Extinction of life on Earth through Global Warming The question for humanity is: can global warming be prevented? 12. Action Alert: End Clearcut Logging of Ancient Old-Growth Forest Wilderness in Northern Finland Let the Finnish government know that the age of ancient forest logging is over; that these forests are needed for climate buffering, biodiversity protection, forest restoration seed stock and are vital to achieving global ecological sustainability, by Forests.org , Environment Portal & Search Engine. Empowering the Environmental Sustainability Movement Clearcutting ancient forests is antiquated, barbaric and ecologically deadly 13. Land of Enchantment and Impeachment: NEW MEXICO CAN IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY, by David Swanson http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/resolutions Resolutions Supporting Impeachment - A Kit for Political Activism 14. Greenpeace Activist News: Ask Denmark not to attend Japan's Commercial Whaling Meeting, by Greenpeace International http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ I-GO defend the whales is the Greenpeace online community against whaling. Our objective: stop whaling forever in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. 15. Planet Earth in Peril: ALERT EVERYONE! Time for Radical Change, by Bravo Z. Bywydd with http://Bombshelter.org I’m contstantly astonishing at the lack of response by society, with all of its specializations & preoccupations — to the growing planetary SURVIVAL crisis.
16. When Does Green Rage Become Ecoterrorism? , by Matt Rasmussen, Orion Magazine, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, Are radical environmentalists wackos, terrorists, or prophets warning against environmental catastrophe? 17. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 18. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 19. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth 20. Israel Has Plans For Nuclear Attack On Iran, by Peter Symonds , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 21. Ex-President Carter: US "Prime Culprit" in Nuclear Proliferation, by Sherwood Ross, published in Truthout,
Our overpopulated planet aspects and issues 1. A Christian 07: an effective remedial action to save us from severe climate change , by Bill Henderson , Countercurrents.org Global Health 1. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 2. Genetically modified food set to be labelled before import (in India) , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. The health ministry is set to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 to introduce the provision of mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods, likely to be imported or produced in the country. 3. One Great Big Plastic Hassle Disturbing health trends indicate our passion for plastic may be threatening our reproductive survival, by Jane Akre, http://www.alternet.org/authors/4501/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth What we need is chemical policy reform from the ground up. As it stands now, most chemicals released in recent decades are given a blanket assumption of safety. The innocent-until-proven-guilty attitude in the U.S. is backwards. 4. 4th INTERNATIONAL BIRD FLU SUMMIT, by Koos van der Velden, Chairman, Dates of Conference: 14 -15 March 2007, The 4th International Bird Flu Summit will take place in TBA. The purpose of the summit is to prepare the World to fight this potentially infectious disease. 5. How Generous Is the Bill Gates Foundation? If the Gates Foundation is so generous, why does it invest millions in companies that pollute the land in the very places the foundation was designed to help? , by Allison H. Fine, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8004/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 6. Urgent - Feds Ignore Toxic Threat in Cosmetics, by Lisa Grob , Friends of the Earth 7. Hundreds of Personal Care Products Contain Poorly Studied Nano-materials, by Lauren Sucher, Environmental Working Group and EWG Action Fund Arts aspects and issues 1. POÈME À MON FRÈRE, l’humain du XXIème siècle, by Guy CRÉQUIE, guy.crequie@wanadoo.fr A l'origine dote du seul certificat d'etudes, je suis devenu a 40 ans, diplome de 3ieme cycle universitaire. Je sui message du Manifeste 2000 de l'UNESCO, ambassadeur universel de la paix, laureat des Academies Europeenne et mondiale de la culture et des arts. http://www2.blogger.com/profile/16097917629603014188 Vision of Earth, all life, now and in 2024 1. I am the new long awaited prophet to help humanity through this century and beyond by Germain Dufour, with the Global Community In order to create a harmonious and compassionate Global Community, there are laws I ask everyone to comply with. 2. Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community Nature Law is a fundamental pillar of our social values 3. God Law Revelations for the 21st Century and beyond Message sent by God to the Global Community 4. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 5. GREAT SHIFT OF POWER, by Triaka Smith, The CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY, The New Earth Cooperative To explain, since "Justice" is the principle of Moral Rightness, its a rational view that to force a human being into submission when that person has neither threatened nor caused harm to others, is both Irrational Enslavement and Morally Unjust. In this connection, it's worth noting that while civilized people have voluntarily agreed to make illegal the Initiation of Physical Force by one human upon another, as in murder, rape, and robbery, no government on earth has yet been held to the same Moral Standard.
6. POÈME À MON FRÈRE, l’humain du XXIème siècle, by Guy CRÉQUIE, guy.crequie@wanadoo.fr A l'origine dote du seul certificat d'etudes, je suis devenu a 40 ans, diplome de 3ieme cycle universitaire. Je sui message du Manifeste 2000 de l'UNESCO, ambassadeur universel de la paix, laureat des Academies Europeenne et mondiale de la culture et des arts. http://www2.blogger.com/profile/16097917629603014188 7. How Generous Is the Bill Gates Foundation? If the Gates Foundation is so generous, why does it invest millions in companies that pollute the land in the very places the foundation was designed to help? , by Allison H. Fine, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8004/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 8. Extinction of life on Earth through Global Warming The question for humanity is: can global warming be prevented? 9. Climate Change 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change. 10. Planet Earth in Peril: ALERT EVERYONE! Time for Radical Change, by Bravo Z. Bywydd with http://Bombshelter.org I’m contstantly astonishing at the lack of response by society, with all of its specializations & preoccupations — to the growing planetary SURVIVAL crisis.
11. Indirect Impacts of Peak Oil and Climate Change , by John Rawlins, Whatcom Watch Online Fossil Fuels at Peak 12. EU: Climate change will transform the face of the continent , by Michael McCarthy and Stephen Castle , Independent News and Media Limited The Independent Europe, the richest and most fertile continent and the model for the modern world, will be devastated by climate change, the European Union predicts today. 13. The Great Charter of Harmony for an Information Civilization: Positive Alternative to a Leaving Civilization, by Leo Semashko , Published on: http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=3 14. Living Planet Report 2006 outlines scenarios for humanity's future, by Mathis Wackernagel , Global Footprint Network 15. Climate Change Denial , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. Education and training aspects and issues 1. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 2. Is towards a totally spiritually ethical politics possible? Letter sent by Livia Varju, Universal Alliance Servitor for Switzerland, to the Global Community
3. POÈME À MON FRÈRE, l’humain du XXIème siècle, by Guy CRÉQUIE, guy.crequie@wanadoo.fr A l'origine dote du seul certificat d'etudes, je suis devenu a 40 ans, diplome de 3ieme cycle universitaire. Je sui message du Manifeste 2000 de l'UNESCO, ambassadeur universel de la paix, laureat des Academies Europeenne et mondiale de la culture et des arts. http://www2.blogger.com/profile/16097917629603014188 4. Teaching peace, by David Krieger , Founder and President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and TFF Associate http://www.transnational.org/ The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research 5. 100 Things You Can Do to Get Ready for Peak Oil, by Sharon Astyk , Energy Bulletin, Peak Oil Prep, by Mick Winter 6. Making Other Arrangements: Can we get over the car and get real about preparing for an oil-scarce future? , by JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER , The Orion Society, http://www.orionmagazine.org/ Clean air aspects and issues 1. Quality of air means quality of life, by AIRnow, published by a cross-agency U.S. Government Web site Corporate accountability aspects and issues 1. Genetically modified food set to be labelled before import (in India) , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture, RURAL ECONOMY sections, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. The health ministry is set to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 to introduce the provision of mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods, likely to be imported or produced in the country. 2. The New, Green Face of Wall Street How a leading utility company went from environmental enemy to savior in one week and changed the financial world -- for the greener, by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We can meet our energy needs more quickly, more cheaply, and more cleanly through investments in wind and solar power and energy efficiency. We are counting on Wall Street to step up to the plate and start funding the future. 3. Is U.S. Global Warming Pollution Violating Human Rights Law? , by Megan Tady, The NewStandard, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth, As the ice they depend on for their way of life melts away around them, indigenous people of the Arctic are taking a crack at Washington in international court. 4. Who's Funding Global Warming? Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change. , by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 5. The Next Stage of Capitalism , by David Morris, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message Renewable energy aspects and issues 1. Global Warming: It's About Energy Global warming is an energy problem, and we cannot have both an increase in conventional fossil fuel use and a habitable planet. Yet the United States is projected to consume 35 percent more oil, coal, and gas combined in 2030 than in 2004. , by Michael T. Klare, Foreign Policy in Focus, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth We must devise a future energy path that will meet our basic (not profligate) energy needs and also rescue the climate while there's still time. The technology to do so is potentially available to us, but only if we make the decision to develop it swiftly and on a very large scale. 2. Tackling Climate Change in the U.S. Potential U.S. Carbon Emissions Reductions from Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency by 2030 Energy efficiency measures can prevent our carbon emissions from growing over the next 23 years, even as our economy grows. The six renewable technologies have the potential to make the kind of deep cuts needed in our carbon emissions. Of the total carbon reductions possible, 57% are due to energy efficiency and 43% are from renewables. , by Charles F. Kutscher, Editor American Solar Energy Society 3. Renewables Can Turn the Tide on Global Warming There is no "silver bullet" solution to our energy crisis. But a new study shows that the right combination of renewables may be our best bet. , by Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 4. Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. Water conservation aspects and issues 1. Global water crisis looms, by Ved P. Nanda , Ved P. Nanda is an Evans University professor and director of the International Legal Studies Program at the University of Denver Source: Denver Post It recommends a sharp rise in spending levels as well as in the share of foreign aid spent on water projects. The water crisis indeed presents a grave challenge to humanity. 2. Water Conservation Portal & Search Engine, by Dr. Glen Barry , and Ecological Internet (EI) Achieving Environmental Conservation, Byte by Byte Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. Soil lost prevention aspects and issues 1. Soil lost prevention aspects and issues, by Germain Dufour, Ecological impacts: achieving environmental conservation and protection, Reviewing of development projects Forest protection aspects and issues 1. Action Alert: End Clearcut Logging of Ancient Old-Growth Forest Wilderness in Northern Finland Let the Finnish government know that the age of ancient forest logging is over; that these forests are needed for climate buffering, biodiversity protection, forest restoration seed stock and are vital to achieving global ecological sustainability, by Forests.org , Environment Portal & Search Engine. Empowering the Environmental Sustainability Movement Clearcutting ancient forests is antiquated, barbaric and ecologically deadly 2. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. Green tax aspects and issues 1. Raising global taxes, by Germain Dufour, The Global Community proposes a Green Tax Shift Policy Approach to financing local-to-global public goods. There is a troublesome and painful contradiction in the lives of many of us who are working for peace, justice, poverty eradication, debt cancellation and sustainable development. While our hearts and minds focus on building a better world for everyone, each day we hand over fistfuls of dollars to build weapons of mass destruction, fuel dangerous, dirty and polluting technologies, and subsidize huge conglomerates which concentrate the wealth of the world in the control of the few. But together we can end tax tyranny and align our visions and values with how we finance our governments. The Global Community was looking for a method of raising global taxes, of redistributing incomes to the poorest communities, of providing debt-free technical assistance to non-industrial and developing countries to help them out of poverty and to meet environmental and social standards, but there it was all along right on our eyes. Ocean conservation and protection aspects and issues 1. Greenhouse gas ocean burial can start Feb 10, by Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent, OSLO (Reuters) - International rules allowing burial of greenhouse gases beneath the seabed enter into force on Saturday in what will be a step toward fighting global warming, if storage costs are cut and leaks can be averted. Reuters.co.uk 2. Ocean Conserve: Massive Ocean Conservation Portal and Search Engine, by Dr. Glen Barry , Ocean Conserve Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 3. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth Global development aspects and issues 1. Raising global taxes, by Germain Dufour, The Global Community proposes a Green Tax Shift Policy Approach to financing local-to-global public goods. There is a troublesome and painful contradiction in the lives of many of us who are working for peace, justice, poverty eradication, debt cancellation and sustainable development. While our hearts and minds focus on building a better world for everyone, each day we hand over fistfuls of dollars to build weapons of mass destruction, fuel dangerous, dirty and polluting technologies, and subsidize huge conglomerates which concentrate the wealth of the world in the control of the few. But together we can end tax tyranny and align our visions and values with how we finance our governments. The Global Community was looking for a method of raising global taxes, of redistributing incomes to the poorest communities, of providing debt-free technical assistance to non-industrial and developing countries to help them out of poverty and to meet environmental and social standards, but there it was all along right on our eyes. Global finance industry aspects and issues 1. Who's Funding Global Warming? Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change. , by Tara Lohan, http://www.alternet.org/authors/8104/, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message, EnviroHealth 2. The Next Stage of Capitalism , by David Morris, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message Sustainable Cities aspects and issues 1. Cities: power, rights, responsibility and accountability by Germain Dufour The Global Community can contribute in evaluating options and strategies for adapting to climate change as it occurs, and in identifying human activities that are even now maladapted to climate. The Global Community makes recommendations to alleviate the effects of climate change in the world. Global Community women aspects and issues 1. Letter sent by Grassroots Women to the Global Community Grassroots Women International Women’s Day 2007 Statement Strengthen Women’s Resistance: Oppose Imperialism’s Intensifying Attacks! Assert Women’s Basic Human Rights! In Canada, a patriarchal resurgence and ever-more entrenched systemic racism are intensifying the exploitation, oppression, and economic exclusion of working class, (im)migrant, refugee and Indigenous women. We are hard hit by the neo-liberal policies of the Canadian government of liberalization, deregulation and privatization which leave working class women unable to earn a decent income or to access affordable housing, health, and other services. Amidst rising corporate profiteering, government corruption, and military spending, government funding for childcare and women’s programs have been slashed. The insultingly paltry and unjustly distributed $100/month childcare benefit has been a slap in the face for women demanding a genuinely universal national childcare program. (Im)migrant and refugee women face the punitive and exploitative nature of immigration policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program and unjust deportations. Indigenous women face the ongoing colonization of their land and resources. 2. Global Women's Strike 2007 , by http://www.globalwomenstrike.net/, The Global Women's Strike network, with national co-ordinations in 11 countries and participating organisations in over 60 countries, is demanding the return of military budgets to the community, beginning with women the main carers of people and the planet. Marine ecosystems, fisheries, Eco-label, seafood, and social marketing aspects and issues 1. The rise of seafood awareness campaigns in an era of collapsing fisheries doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2006.09.003, by Jennifer L. Jacquet. and Daniel Pauly, The Sea Around Us Project, The Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4 The human appetite for seafood has intensified and so has overfishing and damage to marine ecosystems. Recently, the response to the fisheries crisis has included a considerable effort directed toward raising the seafood awareness of consumers in North America and Europe. The resulting campaigns aim to affect the seafood demand and to lead to a sustainable seafood supply. Though there are indicators of some regional successes, lack of support by the Asian market and the proliferation of self-serving seafood labels are but two of the many significant limitations of these campaigns. This contribution investigates the difficulties and successes of seafood awareness campaigns, as well as the need for indicators of campaign effectiveness. Published by Marine Policy, the leading journal of ocean policy studies. Marine Policy Youth aspects and issues 1. Conference: World Wouth Organization for Human Welfare by Jennifer Gilbert email: info_org1@usa.com We are organizing a global youths combined conferences taking place from June 5th-7th 2007 at California in the United States and in, Dakar Senegal from June 12th-14th 2007. GLOBAL YOUTH ACTION NETWORK 2. Youth are invited to participate in the Global Dialogue, by Germain Dufour The Glass Bubble is designed to illustrate the concept of a global community to elementary school children as opposed to the idea a community is the street where we live. 3. INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SUMMIT STATEMENT The Plan of Action of the International Youth Summit is a practical oriented agenda for youth empowerment. Final Declaration and Plan of Action 4. Conference: The goal of Spirituality for Kids (SFK) by Spirituality for Kids SFK is driven by the knowledge that the worlds children are in crisis. The goal of Spirituality for Kids (SFK) is to stop the suffering and chaos in the lives of children around the world by giving them tools that help children transform the belief systems that limit their ability to realize their true potential and change their destiny. |
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| February 2007 | To the United Nations: there is such a thing as 'global law', and it applies to everyone, no exception.
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Global Peace Movement and Disarmament 1. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 2. The Great Charter of Harmony for an Information Civilization: Positive Alternative to a Leaving Civilization, by Leo Semashko , Published on: http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=3 3. Teaching peace, by David Krieger , Founder and President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and TFF Associate http://www.transnational.org/ The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research 4. Israel Has Plans For Nuclear Attack On Iran, by Peter Symonds , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 5. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
6. Ex-President Carter: US "Prime Culprit" in Nuclear Proliferation, by Sherwood Ross, published in Truthout,
7. Democracy -- Shamocracy. What happened to the ideas of democracy and freedom that were among the rationales for the invasion and occupation of Iraq? , by Sean Gonsalves, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 8. Most Famous and Beneficial People in the World by DR. Charles Mercieca, International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 9. No More War by Ed O’Rourke, Countercurrents.org, The terrorists are an insignificant challenge to mankind’s survival. Global Politics 1. Iraqi Regime Set To Hand Over Oil Reserves To US Energy Giants, by Jerry White , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 2. Global Warming is Here. Now What?, by Don Monkerud, Register-Pajaronian, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 3. Democracy -- Shamocracy. What happened to the ideas of democracy and freedom that were among the rationales for the invasion and occupation of Iraq? , by Sean Gonsalves, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 4. Ex-President Carter: US "Prime Culprit" in Nuclear Proliferation, by Sherwood Ross, published in Truthout,
5. The Gain Paradigm Part 8 - Sociial Revolutions, by Bill Ellis, EzineArticles.com 6. Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas, by Kavita N. Ramdas, Global Fund for Women, an AlterNet staff writer 7. Who owns The American Congress? by David Truskoff, Countercurrents.org 8. The Trap Of Recognising Israel by Jonathan Cook , Countercurrents.org Societal family image aspects and issues Global businesses and trade 1. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 2. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 3. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients Global Justice for all life on the planet 1. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 2. In Search of a Criminal: Donald Rumsfeld's Name Tops the List of Accused of War Crimes , by Alexia Garamfalvi, t r u t h o u t 3. Future Of Iraq: The spoils Of War , by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, all with The Independent , published in Countercurrents.org 4. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
5. Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas, by Kavita N. Ramdas, Global Fund for Women, an AlterNet staff writer Earth resources availability aspects and issues 1. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 2. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 3. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 4. Future Of Iraq: The spoils Of War , by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, all with The Independent , published in Countercurrents.org Global Economy 1. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 2. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 3. The Next Stage of Capitalism , by David Morris, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 4. Western Oil Companies a Step Away from Iraq's 'Prize' , by Andrew Murray-Watson and Danny Fortson and Tim Webb, The Independent UK, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message Cultural aspects and issues Protection of the Global Environment 1. EU: Climate change will transform the face of the continent , by Michael McCarthy and Stephen Castle , Independent News and Media Limited The Independent Europe, the richest and most fertile continent and the model for the modern world, will be devastated by climate change, the European Union predicts today. 2. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 3. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 4. Making Other Arrangements: Can we get over the car and get real about preparing for an oil-scarce future? , by JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER , The Orion Society, http://www.orionmagazine.org/ 5. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 6. Climate Change Denial , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 7. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth 8. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients 9. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment Global Communities 1. China’s Transition into a Society of Social Harmony, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament Global businesses and trade 1. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 2. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients Religion and spirituality aspects and issues 1. The Trap Of Recognising Israel by Jonathan Cook , Countercurrents.org
2. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
3. Most Famous and Beneficial People in the World by DR. Charles Mercieca, International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 4. God And Faith In The Life Of Indians by Subhash Gatade, Countercurrents.org, Global Sustainability 1. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 2. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 3. Living Planet Report 2006 outlines scenarios for humanity's future, by Mathis Wackernagel , Global Footprint Network 4. The Gain Paradigm Part 8 - Sociial Revolutions, by Bill Ellis, EzineArticles.com Sciences aspects and issues 1. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment Global poverty aspects and issues 1. Richest 2% Hold Half The World’s Assets by Chris Giles , countercurrents.org, The Financial Times Global food production aspects and issues 1. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report: Livestock generate 18 percent of world's global warming pollutants - more than transportation (Go vegetarian) , by H. Steinfeld, P. Gerber, T. Wassenaar, V. Castel, M. Rosales, C. de Haan , Livestock’s long shadow: environmental issues and options This report aims to assess the full impact of the livestock sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available, taking into account direct impacts, along with the impacts of feed crop agriculture required for livestock production. The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. Livestock’s contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale and its potential contribution to their solution is equally large. The impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency. Major reductions in impact could be achieved at reasonable cost. 2. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Research and Development 1. Urgent - Feds Ignore Toxic Threat in Cosmetics, by Lisa Grob , Friends of the Earth 2. Hundreds of Personal Care Products Contain Poorly Studied Nano-materials, by Lauren Sucher, Environmental Working Group and EWG Action Fund Earth and human rights aspects and issues 1. In Search of a Criminal: Donald Rumsfeld's Name Tops the List of Accused of War Crimes , by Alexia Garamfalvi, t r u t h o u t 2. Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas, by Kavita N. Ramdas, Global Fund for Women, an AlterNet staff writer 3. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
4. The Trap Of Recognising Israel by Jonathan Cook , Countercurrents.org Global warming aspects and issues 1. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report: Livestock generate 18 percent of world's global warming pollutants - more than transportation (Go vegetarian) , by H. Steinfeld, P. Gerber, T. Wassenaar, V. Castel, M. Rosales, C. de Haan , Livestock’s long shadow: environmental issues and options This report aims to assess the full impact of the livestock sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available, taking into account direct impacts, along with the impacts of feed crop agriculture required for livestock production. The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. Livestock’s contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale and its potential contribution to their solution is equally large. The impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency. Major reductions in impact could be achieved at reasonable cost. 2. Climate Change Denial , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 3. A Christian 07: an effective remedial action to save us from severe climate change , by Bill Henderson , Countercurrents.org 4. Vast Ice Shelf Collapses In The Arctic , by Michael McCarthy , Countercurrents.org 5. Oceans Warming And Rising , by Julio Godoy , Countercurrents.org 6. Global Warming is Here. Now What?, by Don Monkerud, Register-Pajaronian, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 7. Western states unite in climate change fight, by Këri Bolding, KTVZ.com news sources, Global warming is a serious issue that impacts everyone and must get the attention that it deserves Earth governance and management 1. The Great Charter of Harmony for an Information Civilization: Positive Alternative to a Leaving Civilization, by Leo Semashko , Published on: http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=3 Climate change aspects and issues 1. Indirect Impacts of Peak Oil and Climate Change , by John Rawlins, Whatcom Watch Online Fossil Fuels at Peak 2. EU: Climate change will transform the face of the continent , by Michael McCarthy and Stephen Castle , Independent News and Media Limited The Independent Europe, the richest and most fertile continent and the model for the modern world, will be devastated by climate change, the European Union predicts today. 3. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 4. Climate Change Denial , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 5. Climate change Will Transform The Face Of Europe, by Michael McCarthy & Stephen Castle , with The Independent, published in Countercurrents.org 6. A Christian 07: an effective remedial action to save us from severe climate change , by Bill Henderson , Countercurrents.org 7. Climate Change vs Mother Nature , by Geneviève Roberts , Countercurrents.org 8. Climate Change Initiatives are Heating Up in the United States, by Jamiyo Mack , with courtesy of Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA), published by Environmental Expert S.L. 9. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment 10. Western states unite in climate change fight, by Këri Bolding, KTVZ.com news sources, Global warming is a serious issue that impacts everyone and must get the attention that it deserves Democracy aspects and issues 1. The Spirit Of Democracy In Venezuela, by Stephen Lendman , published in Countercurrents.org 2. Democracy And Reinforced Building , by Amit Chamaria , Countercurrents.org 3. Democracy -- Shamocracy. What happened to the ideas of democracy and freedom that were among the rationales for the invasion and occupation of Iraq? , by Sean Gonsalves, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 4. How to organize the human Community for World Government, by SAK, "sabz ali yusufzai", , How to organize the human community to globalize it for changing the present idle UN into an efficient Democratic World Government? Drinking water availability aspects and issues Global sustainable agriculture aspects and issues 1. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report: Livestock generate 18 percent of world's global warming pollutants - more than transportation (Go vegetarian) , by H. Steinfeld, P. Gerber, T. Wassenaar, V. Castel, M. Rosales, C. de Haan , Livestock’s long shadow: environmental issues and options This report aims to assess the full impact of the livestock sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available, taking into account direct impacts, along with the impacts of feed crop agriculture required for livestock production. The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. Livestock’s contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale and its potential contribution to their solution is equally large. The impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency. Major reductions in impact could be achieved at reasonable cost. 2. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 3. Suspended WTO talks likely to bring fresh trouble , by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. Energy aspects and issues 1. Iraqi Regime Set To Hand Over Oil Reserves To US Energy Giants, by Jerry White , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 2. Future Of Iraq: The spoils Of War , by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, all with The Independent , published in Countercurrents.org 3. Western Oil Companies a Step Away from Iraq's 'Prize' , by Andrew Murray-Watson and Danny Fortson and Tim Webb, The Independent UK, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 4. Tipping point: energy - When and why it was reached, and what to do about it, by Jan Lundberg, Culture Change Letter #145, November 27-29, 2006
5. Fill 'er Up: A Grist special series on biofuels, by Grist Magazine, Environmental News and Commentary 6. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients Global pollution aspects and issues 1. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report: Livestock generate 18 percent of world's global warming pollutants - more than transportation (Go vegetarian) , by H. Steinfeld, P. Gerber, T. Wassenaar, V. Castel, M. Rosales, C. de Haan , Livestock’s long shadow: environmental issues and options This report aims to assess the full impact of the livestock sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available, taking into account direct impacts, along with the impacts of feed crop agriculture required for livestock production. The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. Livestock’s contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale and its potential contribution to their solution is equally large. The impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency. Major reductions in impact could be achieved at reasonable cost. 2. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth Global civilization aspects and issues 1. EU: Climate change will transform the face of the continent , by Michael McCarthy and Stephen Castle , Independent News and Media Limited The Independent Europe, the richest and most fertile continent and the model for the modern world, will be devastated by climate change, the European Union predicts today. 2. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 3. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 4. The Great Charter of Harmony for an Information Civilization: Positive Alternative to a Leaving Civilization, by Leo Semashko , Published on: http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=3 5. Teaching peace, by David Krieger , Founder and President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and TFF Associate http://www.transnational.org/ The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research 6. Israel Has Plans For Nuclear Attack On Iran, by Peter Symonds , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 7. China’s Transition into a Society of Social Harmony, by DR. Charles Mercieca , International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 8. The Gain Paradigm Part 8 - Sociial Revolutions, by Bill Ellis, EzineArticles.com Global mining and mining the impacts aspects and issues Biodiversity aspects and issues 1. Action Alert: Stop the Great Ugandan Rainforest Give-Away, by Dr. Glen Barry , Rainforest Portal and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. 2. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth 3. Climate Change vs Mother Nature , by Geneviève Roberts , Countercurrents.org 4. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment Global manufacturing of products aspects and issues 1. Charging Towards The Big Melt , by Stephen Leahy, published in Countercurrents.org The huge societal shift needed to find ways to live sustainably will likely not happen without some kind of disaster that will generate enough suffering that people will make the shift. 2. Urgent - Feds Ignore Toxic Threat in Cosmetics, by Lisa Grob , Friends of the Earth 3. Hundreds of Personal Care Products Contain Poorly Studied Nano-materials, by Lauren Sucher, Environmental Working Group and EWG Action Fund Social Justice aspects and issues 1. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 2. In Search of a Criminal: Donald Rumsfeld's Name Tops the List of Accused of War Crimes , by Alexia Garamfalvi, t r u t h o u t 3. Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas, by Kavita N. Ramdas, Global Fund for Women, an AlterNet staff writer 4. Apartheid in the Holy Land, by Desmond Tutu, published in The Guardian, Desmond Tutu is the former Archbishop of Cape Town and
chairman of South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. This address was given April 29, 2002 at a conference on Ending the Occupation held in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month. A longer version appears in the current edition of Church Times.
5. We Deserve Some Answers. A new national effort suggests six questions to ask public officials about birth control. by Andrea Camp, Birth Control Watch, and Ms. Magazine
6. Contraception Saves Money and Marriages, by Cristina Page, TomPaine.com, an AlterNet staff writer Technology aspects and issues Peak oil movement aspects and issues 1. Indirect Impacts of Peak Oil and Climate Change , by John Rawlins, Whatcom Watch Online Fossil Fuels at Peak 2. Making Other Arrangements: Can we get over the car and get real about preparing for an oil-scarce future? , by JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER , The Orion Society, http://www.orionmagazine.org/ 3. 100 Things You Can Do to Get Ready for Peak Oil, by Sharon Astyk , Energy Bulletin, Peak Oil Prep, by Mick Winter 4. Future Of Iraq: The spoils Of War , by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, all with The Independent , published in Countercurrents.org 5. Western Oil Companies a Step Away from Iraq's 'Prize' , by Andrew Murray-Watson and Danny Fortson and Tim Webb, The Independent UK, published in AlterNet: The Mix is the Message 6. Tipping point: energy - When and why it was reached, and what to do about it, by Jan Lundberg, Culture Change Letter #145, November 27-29, 2006
Security for all life aspects and issues 1. Saving Mother Earth. Participants at this year’s Science Congress call for earnest measures for conservation of India’s natural resources, by ASHOK B SHARMA, Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 2. Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO END THE WAR!, by United for Peace and Justice UnitedforPeace.org To send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress 3. Protect Marine Sanctuaries from Pollution!, by Lisa Grob, Friends of the Earth 4. Israel Has Plans For Nuclear Attack On Iran, by Peter Symonds , with World Socialist Web published in Countercurrents.org 5. Ex-President Carter: US "Prime Culprit" in Nuclear Proliferation, by Sherwood Ross, published in Truthout,
Our overpopulated planet aspects and issues 1. A Christian 07: an effective remedial action to save us from severe climate change , by Bill Henderson , Countercurrents.org Global Health 1. Urgent - Feds Ignore Toxic Threat in Cosmetics, by Lisa Grob , Friends of the Earth 2. Hundreds of Personal Care Products Contain Poorly Studied Nano-materials, by Lauren Sucher, Environmental Working Group and EWG Action Fund Arts aspects and issues Vision of Earth, all life, now and in 2024 1. Indirect Impacts of Peak Oil and Climate Change , by John Rawlins, Whatcom Watch Online Fossil Fuels at Peak 2. EU: Climate change will transform the face of the continent , by Michael McCarthy and Stephen Castle , Independent News and Media Limited The Independent Europe, the richest and most fertile continent and the model for the modern world, will be devastated by climate change, the European Union predicts today. 3. The Great Charter of Harmony for an Information Civilization: Positive Alternative to a Leaving Civilization, by Leo Semashko , Published on: http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=3 4. Living Planet Report 2006 outlines scenarios for humanity's future, by Mathis Wackernagel , Global Footprint Network 5. Climate Change Denial , by Dr. Glen Barry , Earth Meanders and Ecological Internet (EI) Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. Education and training aspects and issues 1. Teaching peace, by David Krieger , Founder and President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and TFF Associate http://www.transnational.org/ The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research 2. 100 Things You Can Do to Get Ready for Peak Oil, by Sharon Astyk , Energy Bulletin, Peak Oil Prep, by Mick Winter 3. Making Other Arrangements: Can we get over the car and get real about preparing for an oil-scarce future? , by JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER , The Orion Society, http://www.orionmagazine.org/ |
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 Recipients of ECO awards for year 2006 a. Previous years list of recipients of the ECO Award b. ECO award 2006 in the 'Global Civilization' category  c. Other year 2006 ECO Awards Global Civilization a. Year 2006 accomplishments b. Recommendations to humanity: as a species we no longer need to procreate by the millions so quit making children Peoples, for God sake give it a rest Urgent need of an Ombudsperson and for the following Global Ministers:  a. Introduction and requirements Affiliated Centres for Education and Training Requirements for participation
Global Dialogue 2007
Politics and Justice without borders. Theme: Building Global Communities for all life a. Global Dialogue 2007 b. Process overview c. Program d. Call for Papers Proclamations 1. ECO Award in the Global Civilization category Letter sent by Germain Dufour to the Global Community
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Press Briefing 1. January 1st, 2007, press release Global Parliament and the Global Community welcome Ban Ki-moon just sworn in as Secretary-General of the United Nations
Currents News 1. January 2007 Newsletter 2. December 2006 Newsletter 3. November 2006 Newsletter Global Dialogue 1. Global Dialogue 2007 2. Issues from previous Global Dialogues are added to issues of Global Dialogue 2006
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Global Peace Movement and Disarmament 1. Most Famous and Beneficial People in the World by DR. Charles Mercieca, International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 2. No More War by Ed O’Rourke, Countercurrents.org, The terrorists are an insignificant challenge to mankind’s survival. Global Politics 1. Who owns The American Congress? by David Truskoff, Countercurrents.org 2. The Trap Of Recognising Israel by Jonathan Cook , Countercurrents.org Protection of the Global Environment 1. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients 2. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment Global businesses and trade 1. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients Religion and spirituality aspects and issues 1. The Trap Of Recognising Israel by Jonathan Cook , Countercurrents.org 2. Most Famous and Beneficial People in the World by DR. Charles Mercieca, International Association of Educators for World Peace, Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament 3. God And Faith In The Life Of Indians by Subhash Gatade, Countercurrents.org, Sciences aspects and issues 1. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment Global poverty aspects and issues 1. Richest 2% Hold Half The World’s Assets by Chris Giles , countercurrents.org, The Financial Times Earth and human rights aspects and issues 1. The Trap Of Recognising Israel by Jonathan Cook , Countercurrents.org Global warming aspects and issues 1. Western states unite in climate change fight, by Këri Bolding, KTVZ.com news sources, Global warming is a serious issue that impacts everyone and must get the attention that it deserves Climate change aspects and issues 1. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment 2. Western states unite in climate change fight, by Këri Bolding, KTVZ.com news sources, Global warming is a serious issue that impacts everyone and must get the attention that it deserves Energy aspects and issues 1. Fill 'er Up: A Grist special series on biofuels, by Grist Magazine, Environmental News and Commentary 2. 2006 National Green Power Award Winners Announced, by USA Department of Energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Staples, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Skiing Company Among Award Recipients Democracy aspects and issues 1. How to organize the human Community for World Government, by SAK, "sabz ali yusufzai", , How to organize the human community to globalize it for changing the present idle UN into an efficient Democratic World Government? Biodiversity aspects and issues 1. Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change, by GreenFacts Press, Facts on Health and on the Environment |
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