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By Ross Robertson - enlightennext.org

“Nature” is over. The twentieth century did it in. There’s not a liter of seawater anywhere without its share of PCB and DDT. An altered climate will reshuffle the ecological deck for every creature that breathes. You can’t escape industrialism and hide from the sky. It’s over. From now on, “Nature” is under surveillance and on li… Continue

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Walkable communities are the no-brainer, urban design solution of the decade. But couching things in lofty design terms can make a simple idea -- like a pleasant stroll past your favorite coffee shop on the way to work -- sound like a New Age-y cause of the week. This video from the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) makes a clear, succinct case that's easy to understand. Planning communities that are dense and walkable, like the one shown in the video, a… Continue

By Leonard Doyle - INDEPENDENT

"I know these steps won't sit well with the special interests and lobbyists who are invested in the old way of doing business, and I know they're gearing up for a fight as we speak. My message to them is this: So am I."





Barack Obama is reaching out to Gordon Brown to help deliver an international climate change treaty and steer the world tow… Continue

According to official figures the bushfires burning through the State of Victoria, Australia have claimed 181 lives, destroyed at least 750 homes and left more than 330,000 hectares of land burnt out. In the face of the immense human tragedy wrought on our Australian neighbours, it is natural for us here in New Zealand to wish to immediately send help; to in some way appease… Continue

At 8.30pm on 29 March 2009, cities and towns across the world will turn off their lights for one hour—Earth Hour™ —sending a powerful global message that we can meet the challenge of climate change. In what the organisers hope will be the world’s largest mass participation event, WWF’s Earth Hour 2009 hopes to involve one billion people in more t… Continue