Bill Gates Points out the Contradictions of Capitalism
Speaking at the Global Grand Challenges Summit March 12-13, Bill Gates did something that most successful capitalists would never dream of doing –he rebuffed the idea that “the market knows best”....
View ArticleHundreds of Baby Sea Lions Wash Ashore Mysteriously in California
Beginning in January, 2013, hundreds of malnourished, deyhdrated sea lion pups have been mysteriously washing ashore on the Californian coast. In the last few months, 517 pups have been admitted to...
View ArticleOil-Rich Middle East is Investing in Solar
While North Americans are still fighting over the Keystone XL and investing in detrimental and unsustainable fracking and tar sands development, the oil rich countries in the Middle East and North...
View ArticleScientists Discover Microorganism that Can Take CO2 Out of the Atmosphere
Researchers at the University of Georgia claim they have discovered a way to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and make use of it, possibly even to create fuel. Phys.org reports that “Their discovery may...
View ArticleJoin The “I ♥ ARCTIC” Movement April 20
Greenpeace is organizing a global mobilization in cities around the world –”from Buenos Aires to Bangkok and from Berlin to Bangalore”. On April 20th, thousands of people will come together and...
View ArticleJames Hansen Quits NASA To Become Full-Time Climate Activist
James Hansen is an extremely well-known and well-respected NASA scientist who has never shied away from making his knowledge about our atmosphere public. In 1988, he was the first to warn Congress...
View ArticleFirst Floating Village in Finland
The Marinetek Group and Sito are busy building the first floating village in Pori, Finland. The floating homes are built to withstand extreme wind and wave conditions, as it could conceivably get...
View ArticlePortugal Generates a Record-Breaking 70% of Energy from Renewables
Since the start of 2013, Portugal has generated 70% of their energy from renewable sources –a new record for a European country! Their investment in wind and solar energies, coupled with prime weather...
View ArticleThe State of Our Oceans: Sharkwater (2006)/Revolution (2012)
In 2006, Canadian conservationist and film maker Rob Stewart released Sharkwater, a powerful documentary outlining the importance of sharks for both underwater and above-water ecosystems, and the many...
View ArticleDoes selling off our resources make us an energy superpower?
David Suzuki discusses the dangers of basing our economy around unsustainable and destructive energy sources such as oil from the tar sands in Alberta in his article, “Does selling off our resources...
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