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Entries from October 2008

Going green is the largest economic opportunity of the 21st Century!

October 25th, 2008 · No Comments

The best way to predict the future…is to invent it!
The second best way is to finance it!
Going green is the largest economic opportunity of the 21st Century!
So make going green your next big thing!
Those who were before us didn’t know about the problem! Those who come after are powerless to do anything about it!
John Doerr: [...]

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Tags: Climate & Energy · Earth & Environment · Economic Development

Two degrees of separation between hope and despair

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments

A young people’s summary of the  United Nations Human Development Report 2007/2008
The young people of the world have produced a Youth Booklet that includes drawings, poems and human stories on climate change and development, entirely made by and for young people!
The booklet has been developed by Peace Child International jointly with HDRO, and launched on Youth Day 2008.
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Tags: Climate & Energy · Earth & Environment · Globalization & Global Culture · Politics & International Relations · Sustainable Development · Youth

Former Finnish President Wins Nobel Peace Prize

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments

LONDON — Former President Martti Ahtisaari of Finland, who has worked to end conflicts in troubled spots around the world for more than three decades, won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday

In its announcement, the Norwegian Nobel Committee called Mr. Ahtisaari “an outstanding international mediator” whose efforts “have contributed to a more peaceful world and to ‘fraternity [...]

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Tags: Actuality · Politics & International Relations · Sustainable Development · World

Too Little, Too Late? McCain v. Obama on Global Warming

October 5th, 2008 · No Comments

I fear I may have poisoned my objectivity on this one after a recent post I did on Sarah Palin and her views on the cause of global warming; there’s no getting around that Gov. Palin’s viewpoint is at odds with what I consider to be good policy and sound science. Palin’s views aside though, [...]

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Tags: Climate & Energy · Politics & International Relations