Saksittua 15.7.2010
Mielenkiintoista muualla:
- Maaseudun Tulevaisuus : Pahin kuivuus 130 vuoteen piinaa Venäjää – Yhdellätoista alueella yli puolet kylvetystä alasta on tuhoutunut, mitä presidentti Dimitri Medvedev pitää pahimpana ongelmana. Toimittajille ja ministereille viikko sitten puhunut presidentti totesi, että alueilla pitää tehdä kaikki mahdollinen, jotta edes osa sadosta voidaan pelastaa.[...] Venäjä on maailman neljänneksi suurin viljan viejä ja noussut kakkoseksi vehnässä Yhdysvaltojen jälkeen.
- From Anti-Runway Campaign To Community Sustainability (Video) : TreeHugger – How do we convert opposition against something—say, nasty oil spills for example—into advocacy for the alternatives—like energy independence?…It seems that villagers and full-time activists alike are using their opposition to airport expansion to explore more sustainable, localized alternatives. Under the name of Grow Heathrow, the coalition is busy clearing up and renovating a derelict market garden site, complete with greenhouses, into a hub for local food and community sustainability.
- Villi planeetta » Suunnitellaan avaruusapinoille hyvinvoiva koti – Kirjoitin WWF Suomen blogiin uuden talousmallin tarpeesta jotta Planeetta ylläpitäisi elämää myös jatkossa.
- Towards a New Economy and a New Politics | Solutions – The case for fundamental change is underscored especially by the urgency of environmental conditions. Here is one measure of that problem: All that human societies have to do to destroy the planet’s climate and biota and leave a ruined world to future generations is to keep doing exactly what is being done today, with no growth in the human population or the world economy. ..But, of course, human activities are not holding at current levels—they are accelerating dramatically…At typical rates of growth, the world economy will now double in size in less than 20 years. We are thus facing the possibility of an enormous increase in environmental deterioration, just when we need to move strongly in the opposite direction.[...]Most of all, what is needed is a new politics and a new social movement, powerful and inclusive. The best hope for such a new political dynamic is a fusion of those concerned about environment, social justice, and political democracy into one progressive force.
