Politics for the planet: why nature and wildlife need their own UN seats...
(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) The world has global authorities for trade and security, but not for threats to the environment. It's time the natural world got its own seat at the...
View ArticleBeyond Gang Green: The Changing Face of Environmentalism
David Brower & Martin Litton, Photo: John Loeffler On May 3, 1969, after hours of bitter debate, the Sierra Club fired David Brower. The organization’s first paid staffer, Brower had transformed...
View ArticlePresident 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 ArticleUnderstanding animal coexistence with a little dung and a lot of DNA...
(Source: Princeton University) Posted October 26, 2015; 12:00 p.m. by Morgan Kelly, Office of Communications Princeton University researchers deployed a new tool to help solve an old ecological puzzle:...
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 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 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 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 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 ArticleUSGS Science at Ecological Society of America's Conference: From Climate...
(Source: USGS - US Geological Survey) From climate change to wind energy effects on birds and bats to wildlife disease, U.S. Geological Survey research will be presented at the annual Ecological...
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 ArticleWMO/Oman International Workshop on Tropical Cyclone Forecasting (WMO - World...
(Source: WMO - World Meteorological Organization) WMO boosts collaboration with International Centre for Theoretical Physics Posted 8 October 2014 WMO and the Abdus Salam International Centre for...
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,...
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