October 2010 News

October 29, 2010
October 29, 2010By Annant ZananeNDTV Karnavas, UP:  In Karnavas in UP, street plays make frequent and reverent references to the dolphins in the Ganga. “What’s...
October 29, 2010
Full title: Historic New Treaty Lays Out Ground Rules for Sharing Benefits of World’s Wealth of Genetic Resources Governments Also Agree Strategic 10 Year-Plan with...
October 28, 2010
October 28, 2010By Henry Foy Reuters NARORA, India, Oct 28 (Reuters Life!) - As the sun sets over a serene stretch of the mighty Ganges, a pair of smooth, grey dolphins arch...
October 27, 2010
October 27, 2010Creedible MIDDLETOWN – Connecticut Interfaith Power and Light announces the first annual Ripple Awards at First Church of Christ, 190 Court St. in...
October 22, 2010
October 22, 2010By Tom HeneghanReuters The United Nations General Assembly passes a stack of resolutions every year and many of them go all but unnoticed.  One such...
October 20, 2010
October 20, 2010United Nations Environment Programme Nagoya, Japan - The economic importance of the world’s natural assets is now firmly on the political radar as a...
October 20, 2010
Accounts of the nation’s ‘natural capital’ meets key demand of the UN study of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) By Juliette JowitThe GuardianOctober...
October 18, 2010
More than two dozen sites sacred to Native Americans are at risk of being destroyed by ‘development at any cost’ By John SchertowThe GuardianOctober 18, 2010 Whether it...
October 16, 2010
October 16, 2010North Country Now Jake Swamp-Tekaronianeken, 68, the Wolf Clan Mohawk diplomat, author, teacher, chief, husband, father, grandparent and great-grandparent...
October 13, 2010
A stirring call to unite the environmental and global justice movement from Maude Barlow By Maude BarlowCommonDreams.org October 13, 2010 Maude Barlow gave this stirring...
October 12, 2010
October 12, 2010Irish Jesuit News Bill Johnston SJ, the Irish Jesuit internationally renowned for his work on mysticism and inter-faith dialogue, died peacefully ...
October 11, 2010
Area houses of worship hope to help the Chesapeake, use alternative energy By Raven L. HillThe Baltimore SunOctober 11, 2010 For St. James Episcopal Church, environmental...
October 8, 2010
October 7, 2010By Akash KapurNew York Times DHUNDLI, India — About three kilometers from this village, across dirt tracks and open scrubland, there is a settlement of...
October 6, 2010
New frogs, spiders, rodents & other critters among 200 new species discovered October 6, 2010Conservation International Press Release Arlington, VA – An orange...
October 5, 2010
October 5, 2010United Nations Environment Programme Mexico City/Nairobi - From creating mass markets for solar water heaters to planting trees and protecting forests, the...
October 1, 2010
Dr. Pankaj Jain Joins Leading Interfaith Environmental Coalition GreenFaithOctober 1, 2010 On the anniversary of Gandhi’s birthday, GreenFaith is pleased to announce...
October 1, 2010
October 1, 2010ANI Nevada (US): Hindus want the worldwide risk of water insecurity to be taken seriously. According to a recent study, water threats include scarcity and...