Read what our writers around the world are saying about climate change.
Some reactions from some big NGOS to the recent IPCC report Asad Rehman, Head of International Climate, Friends of the Earth EWNI says the report is the equivalent of a planetary alarm bell ringing its final chimes. The merchants of doubt who deliberately muddy the science so they can hit ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Poverty, Poverty & Development
The richest 2% have more wealth than half of the rest of the world . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWSxzjyMNpU keep reading
Written by Celsias in July, about Economics, Finance & Money, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population, Poverty
An "energy poverty" crisis is emerging as thousands more people with unpaid bills have their power cut off. Electricity Authority data shows that that is up from about 2000 disconnections in early 2008 This is a 500 per cent increase in cutoffs over a four-year period One community worker commented ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in June, about Children and Families, Finance & Money, Lifestyle & Behavior, Poverty (1 comment)
“I originally became involved in the poverty issue not as a policy-maker, scholar or researcher,” says Muhammad Yunus, “But because poverty was all around me, and I could not turn away from it.” Yunus is an economist, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and author of Banker to the Poor. As founder ... keep reading
Written by Gord Stewart in June, about Economics, Industry & Business, Innovation, Poverty, Poverty & Development
This week included Global Sharing Day 2013 , the second annual event that is dedicated to sharing more of everything in our lives as part of a solution to our most complex global problems. As pioneered by The People Who Share, this is notably the first worldwide event to hail the ... keep reading
Written by Adam Parsons/Share the World's Resources in June, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Farming, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Poverty
The latest Electricity Authority statistics have revealed that nearly 41,000 residential customers had their power disconnected last year. That's 10,000 more than in 2011 - an equivalent of more than 30 percent..41,000 disconnections a year is 112 every single day of the year and about 4 ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in May, about Children and Families, Corporate Social Responsibility, Industry & Business, Poverty
Did you know that over 1 in 4 Kiwi kids lives in poverty? That's 270,000 children.Enough to fill our biggest rugby stadium five and a half times. keep reading
Written by Celsias in May, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Education, Finance & Money, Food, Poverty, Poverty & Development
Climate change is actually far more threatening than it was six years ago when he wrote the famous Stern Report, according to Lord Nicholas Stern. Stern, speaking at the IMF HQ has painted a very dire picture of emissions being at the top end of the Stern Review projections and ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in April, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Events, Population, Poverty
The conflict in Gaza may have come to an inauspicious end last night following a ceasefire agreement, but there is little reason to rejoice for the Palestinian people. Although a ground assault of the Gaza Strip was narrowly avoided, still well over 1,500 air strikes by F-16 fighter jets ... keep reading
Written by Adam Parsons/Share the World's Resources in November 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty, War
Land seven and a half times the size of New Zealand was sold off globally in the last decade, enough to grow food for a billion people says international development agency Oxfam. This is the equivalent to the number of people who go hungry in the world today. In its ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2012, about Agriculture & Food, Food, Population, Poverty, Poverty & Development, Sustainability
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