President Trump: Irish writers have their say
While we were sleeping, first we voted into office the ones who watch you drown while very articulately expressing concern; then we tried voting for the ones who kind of like to see you drown. – from...
View ArticleAnnex: LIFE programme: 2015 projects (European Union)
(Source: European Union) The European Commission has approved an investment package of €222.7 million from the EU budget to support Europe's transition to a more sustainable and low-carbon future....
View ArticleAnnex: LIFE programme: 2015 projects (European Commission)
(Source: European Commission) The European Commission has approved an investment package of €222.7 million from the EU budget to support Europe's transition to a more sustainable and low-carbon future....
View ArticleAnnex: LIFE programme: 2015 projects (European Commission -...
(Source: European Commission - Directorate-General for Environment) The European Commission has approved an investment package of €222.7 million from the EU budget to support Europe's transition to a...
View ArticleThe Best Quotations (and Key Themes) From the Pope's Environmental Manifesto...
Yesterday I posted a piece about the pope's "encyclical" on the environment released last month. I summarized what I saw as the key themes and takeaways. I also provided the first half of my list of...
View ArticleThe Best Quotes (and Key Themes) from the Pope's Environmental Manifesto...
Yesterday, I posted a piece about the Pope's "encylclical" on the environment, released last month. I summarized what I saw as the key themes and takeaways. I also provided the first half of my list of...
View ArticleInternational Spacecraft Carrying NASA’s Aquarius Ends Operations (NASA - The...
(Source: NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) MORE STORIES This video provides a global tour of sea surface salinity using measurements taken by NASA's Aquarius instrument aboard...
View ArticleThe problem with NSW's new Biodiversity Act
NSW is about to get a new Biodiversity Act that, if enacted, will replace a number of hard-won pieces of environmental law. Triage and reductionist science may play a role in the new Act. Such has been...
View ArticlePotential careers for a sustainable life (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A project at Charles Sturt University's (CSU) Institute for Land, Water and Society (ILWS) has turned its attention to over 500 primary school students to show them...
View ArticleAward for water researchers (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) From increasing our understanding of native fish through to informing policy on environmental water flows, the contributions of a group of Charles Sturt University...
View ArticleMEDIA ADVISORY: 2016 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting to Recognize...
(Source: The Clinton Foundation) On September 19-21, President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will host the 12 and final Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York City. This year's...
View ArticleEncyclical Summary (Australian Catholic Bishops Conference)
(Source: Australian Catholic Bishops Conference) Microsoft Word - 8 - Summary for Bishops - EN LAUDATO SI' A SUMMARY These pages follow Laudato si' step by step and help give an initial idea of its...
View ArticleStudents celebrated at CSU Albury-Wodonga graduations (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga will celebrate the achievements of more than one thousand students at the annual graduation ceremonies on Thursday...
View ArticleNew DOJ FOIA Training Resources Now Available to Agencies (US Department of...
(Source: US Department of Justice) Prosecuting Privacy Abuses by Corporate and Government Insiders Courtesy of Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division In a series of...
View ArticleAssuring Authority for Courts to Shut Down Botnets (US Department of Justice)
(Source: US Department of Justice) Addressing Threats to Privacy Posed by Spyware Courtesy of Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division The widespread use of computers...
View Article2017 Global Agenda for Economic Freedom (The Heritage Foundation)
(Source: The Heritage Foundation) August 30, 2016 | Special Report on Economic Freedom 2017 Global Agenda for Economic Freedom By James M. Roberts, William T. Wilson, Ph.D., Diane Katz, Anthony B. Kim,...
View Article“Tell Me Where I Can Be Safe”
Summary Basically, because of this law [SSMPA] the police treat people in any way that they please. They torture, force people to confess, and when they hear about a gathering of men, they just head...
View ArticleTackling Britain's 'green xenophobia' over alien plants and animals: Our...
Alien species are taking over nature. Rogue rats are running amok on remote islands, predatory crayfish are cruising English rivers, Japanese knotweed is strangling South Wales, water hyacinth is...
View ArticleMitigating the risk of drought in Central and Eastern Europe (WMO - World...
(Source: WMO - World Meteorological Organization) South East Europe meeting on climate services Posted 24 November 2014 A regional consultation in South East Europe has discussed how to pool knowledge...
View ArticleMistletoe not just for Christmas (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A kiss under the mistletoe is a Christmas tradition but for a Charles Sturt University (CSU) scientist studying this parasitic plant is a year-round obsession....
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