An interview with one mother in Costa Rica who is working to engage women in the field of environmental sustainability. Provides ideas and inspiration for mothers, reminding them of their influence and collective strength in the world. This is an excerpt from Inspiring Mothers: Wisdom and Activism from Mothers Around the World (forthcoming, 2009).
By: Desial Davidson
It is quiet natural for one to be stunned by the recent research which is made by climate scientists of Centre for Alternative Technology as well as elsewhere, because all of us slowly begin to know the impact which our privileged standard of living has up on this planet as well as its [...]
By: Ernie Fitzpatrick
More people are worried about the Islamic-Christian (or rest of the world) antagonisms than they are a Planet X- should it really exist. Other’s are more concerned about running out of oil than they are the sunspot peak in 2012. and then we have those that are so cocnerned about the quarter of [...]
In today’s depressive stock market it is hard to find a silver lining. Green investing is a way to feel good about your stocks and mutual funds while having the potential to make a healthy return on investment. Socially responsible investing makes sense during the corruption on Wall Street and the search for alternative energy sources.
Brief biography of Samuel Benchimol.
Once George Bernard Shaw said that common sence is not common in common people. Today I feel that how true this dictum is. Time and again we as humans show no sign of possessing the most precious virtue –the common sense. I have to remind my readers the extent to which we have denigrated our own selves as humans. we are ashamed to say that we are the most intelligent animals on the face of the earth. We are just animals now, or rather worse than an animal.
As the planet gets warmer, communities get threatened and ecosystems get destroyed, increasing numbers of people are looking for an ‘answer’… please welcome travel with a conscience!
The rise of global warming has left the world searching for sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions to consumer demand. It is necessary for both producers and consumers to support a sustainable alternative for the future in order to ease this destruction. One solution is to use cane and wicker instead of timber, and although the Egyptians used these materials over 5000 years ago, it seems that the modern consumer is not fully aware of its advantages.
