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Bolivia Set to Pass Historic 'Law of Mother Earth' Which Will Grant Nature Equal Rights to Humans

April 18, 2011
By Keph Senett
PV Pulse

With the cooperation of politicians and grassroots organizations, Bolivia is set to pass the Law of Mother Earth which will grant nature the same rights and protections as humans. The piece of legislation, called la Ley de Derechos de la Madre Tierra, is intended to encourage a radical shift in conservation attitudes and actions,...

SEED Initiative celebrates entrepreneurs accelerating transition to a Green Economy

April 15, 2011
United Nations Environment Programme

Pretoria (South Africa) / Nairobi - Nearly 200 participants of a Green Economy symposium organized by the SEED Initiative, which is hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), met today with the 30 global winners of the SEED Awards to look at ways to accelerate the transition to a Green Economy in...

Hindu Perspectives on the Environment - Interview with Pankaj Jain

Paradise Parking Lot
Progressive Radio Network
April 13, 2011

http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/paradise-parking-lot/2011/4/13/paradise-parking-lot-041311.html

  

Bishop calls for 'green' trash-free Holy Week

April 11, 2011
By Jocelyn Uy
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines – Here’s another way of atoning for one’s sins aside from self-flagellation and crucifixion: observe the Holy Week entirely “green” and free from trash.

Caloocan Bishop Deogracias Iñiguez posed this challenge to penitents as he echoed calls of an environmental group, EcoWaste Coalition, for a...

10 Hindu Environmental Teachings

April 10, 2011
By Pankaj Jain
The Huffington Post

Hinduism contains numerous references to the worship of the divine in nature in its Vedas,
Upanishads, Puranas, Sutras and its other sacred texts. Millions of Hindus recite Sanskrit mantras daily to revere their rivers, mountains, trees, animals and the earth. Although the Chipko (tree-hugging) Movement is the most widely...

Green Passover: Taking Responsibility for People and Planet

April 9, 2011
By Rabbi Edward C. Bernstein
The Huffington Post

“[God said], ‘For the Land is Mine. You are but strangers and sojourners with Me” (Leviticus 25: 23).

10 Teachings on Judaism and the Environment

April 6, 2011
By Rabbi Lawrence Troster
Huffington Post

1. God created the universe.

Fracturing Logic

April 4, 2011
America Magazine

Tibetan Glaciers Melting, Dalai Lama Claims

April 2, 2011
The Huffington Post

NEW DELHI – The Dalai Lama said Saturday that India should be seriously concerned about the melting of glaciers in the Tibetan plateau as millions of Indians use water that comes from there.

The Tibetan spiritual leader quoted Chinese experts as saying that the Tibetan glaciers were retreating faster than any elsewhere in the world.

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Padyatra to Save Yamuna from Pollution

March 22, 2011
Times of India

KANPUR: Hundreds of `sadhus’ from Braj Mandal, `bhakts’ of Lord Krishna, farmers, environmentalists and residents of Etawah participated in a `padyatra’ to save the Yamuna from pollution.

The march which started from Allahabad on March 3, covered Kaushambi, Fatehpur, Kanpur and Auraiyya to reached Etawah on Tuesday.

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