Posted By:  ReillyY Posted On:  Jul 5, 2008	Democracy - playing the devil’s advocate
In spite of the recent attention of bloggers to the current situation in Zimbabwe , I find myself needing to also make comments on Canada’s role - not only in Zimbabwe but in global democracy. Democracy is complicated. In Canada we complain about our own democracy - the Liberals and...... [view]

Posted By:  dutchtequila Posted On:  Jul 5, 2008	Green.tv
Now I feel pretty damn cool :) I automatically download the videos from Green.tv, and guess what I found today? Something very familiar…. ... [view]

Posted By:  dutchtequila Posted On:  Jul 5, 2008	All Is Explained
Just found this great little exchange from an Australian TV show (thanks Grist !) Tim Flannery (climate realist) and Adam Shand (climate skeptic) have this exchange : Tim Flannery: No one can predict the weather three months ahead, that’s absolutely true. But if I asked you if...... [view]

Posted By:  dutchtequila Posted On:  Jul 4, 2008	Lunchtime Learning
Every Friday, Futerra have someone to come and speak to them at lunchtime. They all bustle into the big meeting room and munch away at delicious food while someone presents something of interest. This week, it was me. As they have Green royalty like Jonathan Porritt to come and speak...... [view]

Posted By:  dutchtequila Posted On:  Jul 4, 2008	The Green League
For the past few years, People & Planet have published a league table scoring British universities on their environmental performance. Last year, Warwick graduated with a 2:1, and was somewhere in the mid-twenties. This year, we’ve only got a 2:2, and are in 50th place. I’m...... [view]

Posted By:  dutchtequila Posted On:  Jul 4, 2008	‘Making Us Sick’
People are wondering why this video has gone viral… Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says that fossil fuels are making us sick. Are we surprised that a politician in the US is speaking so profoundly on the environment? Or that he’s on Fox News? Either way - nearly...... [view]

Posted By:  ubershibs Posted On:  Jul 3, 2008	one to one…
i really appreciate the point made at the NECC leadership session on Sunday that you don’t share computers in the workplace, but… does that really mean that every kid needs their own laptop in kindergarten? if so… why? i’m not sold. more thoughts on the NECC closing...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jul 3, 2008	US Government: profiling a-ok?
The Justice Department is considering letting the FBI investigate Americans without any evidence of wrongdoing , ABC reports. Currently, or on the books, at least- something called evidence (go figure!) is needed to open an investigation of suspected terrorist activity. Intensive...... [view]

Posted By:  dutchtequila Posted On:  Jul 3, 2008	The Independent & National Geographic
Both the Independent and National Geographic have picked up on the frightening situation in the Arctic. Independent story is here , and National Geographic here . Bearing in mind that scientists were shocked last year when the high Arctic lost 65% of its ice cover in one year, an...... [view]

Posted By:  dutchtequila Posted On:  Jul 3, 2008	Two-Day Madness
The last two days have been really very busy. I joked that I loved the whole dash-meeting-busy-yah-dash-dash-train-meeting-yah life, and it does feel really good for a little while, but now I am totally spent . Thank goodness I’m spending today clearing my room, helping a friend cook...... [view]

Posted By:  dutchtequila Posted On:  Jul 2, 2008	Make The Link
Emma and I have both been campaigning for a little while now - especially on HIV/AIDS, trade issues and poverty. The reason why Climate Change touches us so fundamentally, is because if we don’t sort out the climate crisis - we can’t solve those other issues. I just came across...... [view]