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Jim Hansen’s statement from Freedom Plaza

Here's the text of Jim Hansen's statement from Freedom Plaza and some editorial commentary.

The Cosmic Fig Tree and the Happiness Theorem

Of all the stories in Hindu mythology, the one about the cosmic fig tree is among the most profound.

Population, Consumption and the Universal Moral Code

It is virtually certain that the behavioral transformation that is needed would include repudiating the current abuse of Life, especially by the affluent community. If affluent humans begin nurturing Life instead, the earth will begin to heal from these self inflicted wounds.

Life is like a PC

In her book, "The World is Blue", Dr. Sylvia Earle, the National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, uses the analogy that Life is like a PC and human beings are wantonly destroying various components in the PC, without realizing that the PC could crash as a result.

San Francisco Board Veg Day Resolution

It was a good milestone for vegetarian activist DIXIE MAHY, President of the SAN FRANCISCO VEGETARIAN SOCIETY, to see her efforts come to fruition in a BOARD RESOLUTION on Tuesday, April 6, 2010

The Baconian War on Life

In his book, "Domination of Nature," William Leiss traces the destructive impact of modern civilization on Life to pervasive attitudes originating with Sir Francis Bacon in the 17th century. Countering the defeatism in 17th century society towards natural disasters in the form of the...

Awakening Humanity

In Oct. 2008, Dr. James Gustave Speth, the dean of Environmental Studies at Yale University wrote, "All we have to do to destroy the planet’s climate and biota and leave a ruined world to our children and grandchildren is to keep doing exactly what...

The Promise of Sustainable Consumption

Human civilization is reaching the limits of the traditional linear economic model which supposes the planet to be an infinite source for industrial raw materials and an infinite sink for industrial waste. Fortunately for us, much of this waste never left the planet and can...

Climate Change, Species Extinction and Capitalism

As the US Northeast experiences record snowfalls during this winter, Vice President Al Gore has been the butt of jokes from those who argue that Climate Change or rather, Global Warming, isn't happening.

Why Eating Meat is Not Personal

Here's my (personal) beef with meat

By James E. McWilliams

I gave a talk in South Texas recently on the environmental virtues of a vegetarian diet.

The Copenhagen Conference on Food Security

http://www.earthpolicy.org/index.php?/plan_b_updates/2009/update84

By Lester R. Brown

For the 193 national delegations gathering in Copenhagen for the U.N. Climate Change Conference in December, the reasons for concern about climate change vary widely.

Interview with the Hindu…

What are your views on India's role and contribution at the Copenhagen conference?

India has a unique global role straddling the industrialized nations and the developing world and could potentially be the bridge builder between these two groups at Copenhagen.

Why I Quit Consuming Dairy

Dairy consumption is a sleeper item in the whole diet issue and hasn't received much attention in environmental circles. Of the 1.3 billion heads of cattle worldwide, 320 million are in India where cows are mostly allowed to live out their natural lives and beef...

Life and Climate Change

Climate change is not a problem because of temperature increases, or weather changes or melting sea ice in the Arctic. It is a problem because it impacts Life.

The Fitter, Slimmer Test

Day by day, Americans have been getting fatter and sicker. This works out great for the food industry as the demand for their products increases with American appetites. It works out equally great for the Pharmaceutical industry as sicker Americans pop more pills daily. Unfortunately,...

Tipping Points

A Civilizational Tipping Point

http://www.earthpolicy.org/Books/Seg/PB3ch01_ss5.htm

Lester R. Brown

Consuming Differently

On the Dutch Postcode Lottery challenge website, Sir Richard Branson states in a video that "if we are not going consume less, we should consume differently." While, at first glance, this may appear to be an excuse to continue his flamboyant,...

Climate Healers Manifesto

This is surely the most exciting time to be alive, for this generation will be viewed in history as either the Greatest Generation that ever existed on earth for having taken steps to overcome all these crises or it will be vilified as the Worst...

The General Thimmayya Lecture

Peace, Ethics, Occams Razor and India’s Gift of Ahimsa.
by Philip Wollen