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International Day of Peace to take place in 500+ cities

September 21, unify.org | “Join organizations around the world on International Day of Peace, September 21st, 2013 to create a Moment of World Peace.   Hundreds of cities grounding inner peace into the foundation that affects all life systems on earth.”

 

Valerie Kelly Sandyballs — with GoodNews FortheEarth and 38 others.

UNIFY // September 21, 2013 – UNIFY
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Join organizations around the world on International Day of Peace, September 21st, 2013 to create a Moment of World Peace. Hundreds of cities grounding inner peace into the foundation that affects all life systems on earth. The goal is to catalyze a global synchronized moment of intention in 500+…
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Filed under: Protests, Strategy, Uncategorized

3 Adorable Animal Rescues Caught on Tape

August 3, 2013, www.care2.com | “Last December, we brought you the amazing story of my hero cat, who woke my husband and me just in time for us to escape before our house burst into flames.  But sometimes it’s the animals that need saving, so here are three heartwarming stories of animal rescues.”

GreenEnergy Empathy shared a link. Last year, we brought you the amazing story of my hero cat, but sometimes it’s the animals that need saving: here are 3 heartwarming tales of animal rescues.

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Filed under: Animals, Animals & Plants, Compassionate Actions, Uncategorized

350.org raises $100,000 in the last 3 days since Obama’s Climate Speech

350.org raises $100,000 in the last 3 days since Obama’s Climate Speech
“Dear Friends, After President Obama’s big climate speech this week, we put out a call for support — and people responded in force.
“In the last three days, we’ve raised over $100,000. That’s a huge infusion of resources that will directly support the campaign to stop the Keystone XL pipeline and the fight for bolder climate action.”
— from the 6/28/13 email from May Boeve, team@350.org
  • Diana Burke, Ross Suter, Mito Aragón, Christine Van Den Meerssche, Christina Velvie Barry,Shirley Stone Nichols, Nancy Brophy, Luz Engelbrecht, and JoAnn Early Macken like this.
Jun 27, 2013 GoodNews FortheEarth on Facebook Leave a Comment
Filed under: Pollution, Protection, Uncategorized

Great Outdoor American Week

June 27, 2013, goamericaweek.org | “Great Outdoors America Week (GO Week) is the preeminent event celebrating our collective connection to the great outdoors while advocating for its future. As one of the largest annual conservation and outdoor focused events in Washington DC, GO Week raises awareness around outdoors issues, brings together hundreds of diverse organizations and activists to meet with lawmakers and administrators to advocate for our outdoor way-of-life.”

“Great Outdoors America Week | Discover, celebrate, and protect America’s green spaces and wild…
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Great Outdoors America Week (GO Week) is the preeminent event celebrating our collective connection to the great outdoors while advocating for its future. As one of the largest annual conservation and outdoor focused events in Washington DC, GO Week raises awareness around outdoors issues, brings to…”
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Filed under: Education, Uncategorized

Obama Thanks Europe For Leading On Climate Change

June 19, 2013, www.buzzfeed.com | “President Barack Obama told a crowd in Berlin Wednesday that Germany is leading the fight against climate change. In the midst of his big speech at the Brandenburg Gate, Obama took a moment to give a shout-out to his hosts for their efforts in an area that’s still extremely politically controversial in America.”

This part of Obama’s message looks like it’s not going away!
“For the sake of future generations, our generation must move toward a global compact to confront a changing climate before it is too late.
Obama Thanks Europe For Leading On Climate Change
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At the Brandenburg Gate, Obama calls for changes in America’s nuclear posture and for action on climate change.
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Filed under: Business Policy, Cap and Trade, Climate, Economics, Education, Energy, Energy - Renewable, GMOs, International Policy, Lawsuits - Climate, Local Policy, Materials, National Policy, Retrofitting, Strategy, Tourism, Uncategorized

United Nations Environment Programme

About UNEP: The Organization

Mission:

To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

World Environment Day – June 5, 2013
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World Environment Day is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. World Environment Day activities take place all year round and climax on 5 June every year, involving everyone from everywhere.
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Filed under: Climate, Strategy, Uncategorized

Earth Day Network

April 22, 2013, www.trunity.net | “Earth Day Network was founded on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment. Our mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable environment.”

“more than 17,000 partners and organizations in 174 countries. More than 1 billion people participate in Earth Day activities, making it the largest secular civic event in the world.”
Earth Day reaches One Billion People!
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Earth Day Network was founded on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment. Our mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for…
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Filed under: Cap and Trade, Climate, Economics, Green Jobs, International Policy, Lawsuits - Climate, Local Policy, National Policy, Strategy, Uncategorized

The wonders of detailed satellite imagery

mountain wave wp The wonders of detailed satellite imagery

Feb 19, 2013, blogs.channel4.com | “Satellite imagery has a very important part to play in weather. It not only allows us to see what is happening right now, it also gives invaluable information that can be put into weather computer models to predict what is going to happen in the future.”

The wonders of detailed satellite imagery
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When glancing at a satellite image, it’s easy to just see bits of cloud, but if you look closely, so much information can be gained – giving an understanding of what is going on in the sky above.
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Filed under: Air, Climate, Oceans, Outdoor Programs, Uncategorized, Water

Miracles of Engineering in Peru: Drinking Water Out of a Billboard

Photo: This bilboard is for the University of Engineering and Technology of Peru (UTEC) in Lima, Peru. The air there is incredibly humid, and this billboard uses that humidity to produce drinking water from thin air. Many people in Lima have limited access to clean drinking water. More info: http://bit.ly/10cgMi4

February 19, 2013, www.laht.com | “Peru’s University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) was about to open the applications for the period 2013, so they needed to get students’ attention.  Lima, the capital, and its surrounding villages such as Bujama are located in the coastal deserts of Peru. In these places, there were many people suffering from the lack of clean and potable water.”

“This bilboard is for the University of Engineering and Technology of Peru (UTEC) in Lima, Peru. The air there is incredibly humid, and this billboard uses that humidity to produce drinking water from thin air.
Many people in Lima have limited access to clean drinking water.”
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Feb 19, 2013 GoodNews FortheEarth on Facebook Leave a Comment
Filed under: Economics, Energy - Renewable, Green Jobs, Pollution, Uncategorized, Water

VOLUNTEERS FOR THE EARTH

www.adventureandscience.org | “The wildlands of South America present one of the most important reservoirs of biodiversity on the Earth. We seek your help with a program of systematic exploration and mapping of these wildlands and an assessment of their contribution to regional and global biodiversity. Our goal is to provide a rich source of information on wildlands and related biodiversity that can inform conservation initiatives at local, national and global scales.”

“VOLUNTEERS FOR THE EARTH
What are you doing this weekend? Karen and Markus Mager, our ASC adventurers travelling in South America are hiking from El Chalten, Argentina to Villa O’ Higgens, Chile. We can’t wait to find out what observations they make for our Wildlands South America Biodiversity Project with Pacific Biodiversity Institute.”
Feb 11, 2013 GoodNews FortheEarth on Facebook Leave a Comment
Filed under: Forests, Protection, Protection, Rivers & Wetlands, Strategy, Uncategorized