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Christian charity calls on Liberal Democrats to vote for decarbonisation target

May 23, 2013
Operation Noah Press Release

Operation Noah calls on Liberal Democrat MPs to vote for a crucial amendment to the Energy Bill in parliament on 3 June, and not to let a once-in-a-generation opportunity slip through their fingers.

The amendment, which sets a target to decarbonise power generation by 2030, has been proposed by Tim Yeo MP, Conservative Chair of the...

UNEP Launches Knowledge and Cooperation Platform for a Sustainable Future

“Doing More and Better with Less” Just One Click Away

United Nations Environment Programme
May 21, 2013

Nairobi - In the face of economic crises, increasing environmental degradation and the menace of climate change, the global community needs to do more and better with a more-efficient use of the Earth’s natural resources.

The Environmental Sustainability of Indian Spirituality

May 21, 2013
By Pankaj Jain
Huffington Post

Natural disasters, climate change, and the 'burn it all downers'

May 21, 2013
By Richard Cizik
The Washington Post

Pastor Mark Driscoll, who ministers in Seattle, told a Catalyst gathering a few days ago that “I know who made the environment and he’s coming back and going to burn it all up. So yes, I drive an SUV.” No joke. That’s...

Traditional Cultures Can Show Wasteful World How to Preserve Food

Ahead of World Environment Day, UNEP Showcases Methods such as Condensing Cows, Storing Seabirds in Sealskins and Freeze-Drying Potatoes in the Open Air

United Nations Environment Programme
May 21, 2013

Nairobi - From condensing the meat of whole cow to the size of a human fist, to preserving seabirds in sealskins, there are hundreds of ways in which...

The Serious Challenge of Our Time

By Wes Jackson
Commencement Address – University of Kansas
May 19, 2013

To read the address, visit:

http://fore.research.yale.edu/files/WJackson–KU_Commencement.pdf

Exciting results from working with Muslims in Sumatra on eco-programs

May 10, 2013
Alliance of Religions and Conservation

A new report by the Darwin Initiative (DI) shows the exciting results they saw when they ran a major project to engage faith leaders in Indonesia in environmental action.

What Hope Requires of Us

An Address by Steven C. Rockefeller

“Prosperous Lowcountry, Flourishing Planet”

South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Conference

May 8-9, 2013

To read the PDF, visit:
http://fore.research.yale.edu/files/Rockefeller_CCL_5-14-2013.pdf

Faith-based groups play key role in advancing development goals, UNDP chief says

May 3, 2013
United Nations Development Programme

Dharma and Ecology Interview with Pankaj Jain

May 2, 2013
DesiplazaTV

DesiplazaTV is an Indian American TV Company in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area, TX, USA

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