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  • Ice cores: archives of past climate

    source : guardian.co.uk 10 Juni 2011 We often hear strong opinions in the media about climate change. People cast themselves as “believers” or “sceptics” (although I prefer the term “deniers”) — often without a clear understanding of the evidence upon which scientists base their interpretations of how the climate is changing. As a scientist who… Continue reading

  • EU wins court case over stolen EU carbon permits

    LONDON | Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:06am EDT (Reuters) – A Belgian court has ruled against forcing the European Commission to publicly name companies in possession of stolen European Union carbon permits, the EU Commission said on Friday. Earlier this year, Italian-based company TCEI took legal action against the EU Commission in order to make it disclose… Continue reading

  • Special report: Scientists race to avoid climate change harvest

    By David Fogarty CANBERRA | Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:47pm EDT (Reuters) – Charlie Bragg gazes across his lush fields where fat lambs are grazing, his reservoirs filled with water, and issues a sigh of relief. Things are normal this year and that’s a bit unusual of late. His 7,000-acre farm near the Australian town of Cootamundra is… Continue reading

  • Protect forests but ensure food security: NGOs

    Tifa Asrianti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 06/06/2011 8:00 AM   To commemorate World Environment Day, activists say the government should create a comprehensive plan for the use of forests and agricultural land in order to both protect forests and ensure food security. This year’s World Environment Day on June 5 has the theme… Continue reading

I believe we can’t keep fighting for collective action if we don’t start it ourselves. For me, fighting for a sustainable environment begins with something small: eating proportionately. I think about how, throughout human history, the stomach has often been the beginning of all greed. How can we truly talk about controlling global consumption if we can’t even control our own desire to eat everything?

That’s why I’m committing to practicing autophagy daily, limiting my consumption of imported foods, and prioritizing buying local food directly from farmers.

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