Climate Change
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15.163 Hektare Hutan NTT Rusak
sumber : antaranews.com 28 Juni 2011 Kupang (ANTARA News) – Kepala Badan Lingkungan Hidup Daerah Nusa Tenggara Timur, Alex Oematan, mengatakan, sebanyak 15.163,65 Hektare kawasan hutan di provinsi kepulauan itu rusak akibat penebangan liar dan bencana alam. Laju kerusakan hutan tersebut, katanya, di Kupang, Selasa, dikhawatirkan akan terus meluas, karena kelemahan pengawasan aparat terhadap aktivitas… Continue reading
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EU emissions reduction vote postponed
source : guardian.co.uk 24 June 2011 A key vote in the European parliament on whether to toughen Climate change targets has been postponed, giving David Cameron a breathing space in which to head off a planned rebellion by his MEPs. The vote – on whether to raise the EU’s emissions reduction target from 20% to… Continue reading
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Explosion in jellyfish numbers may lead to ecological disaster, warn scientists
source : guardian.co.uk 12 June 2011 Global warming has long been blamed for the huge rise in the world’s jellyfish population. But new research suggests that they, in turn, may be worsening the problem by producing more carbon than the ocean can cope with. Research led by Rob Condon of the Virginia Institute of Marine… Continue reading
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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
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.
A Single Planet for All Humanity 