Thursday, December 15, 2011

Youth Responds to the Durban Climate Change Conference


Please be patient and listen to a short appeal for donations from "Democracy Now" followed by a dynamic speech from a member of UN Youth.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Meet Annie Leonard, who will tell us why we are broke - as a tax paying country.


If you have met Annie Leonard, you might also know her "Story of Stuff".  In that story she wondered where a junk pile started and went to find an answer.  She is now wondering why tax payers see so little results from the taxes that they pay. Enjoy the "Story of Broke". Do you agree with her conclusions? 


Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Why fight commumerism?

(From politicsofwellbeing.com)
(From www.CartoonStock.com)
With the Durban Convention on Climate Change attempting to bring the world together on a program to reduce green house gases, each person can do their part by living sustainably.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Information at what is going on at the Durban, South Africa, Climate Change Conference

 
 Web sites of UN organizations have information on all aspects of the work they are involved in.  The UN also has a large number of NGO's (Non-Government Organizations carrying out the work of the UN at the grassroots. The Stakeholder Forum is one of these NGO groups.  OUT REACH is edited in preparation for Rio+20 (or The World Earth Summit) taking place this summer. OUTREACH covers a variety of issues being discussed. Take time to read at least one article. (NB. The list on the left, opens to other editions of this publication.)