• Do I Have To Feed My Fish A Wheat Germ Food In The Spring? | Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

    Updated: 2012-03-30 22:24:26
    Your fish may be looking for food but that doesn’t mean you should feed them just yet. Water temperatures will have the final say on when you should begin feeding and which food you should use.

  • How Do I Balance My Fish Population? | Ponds & Lakes Q&A

    Updated: 2012-03-30 22:05:14
    A balanced fish population is key for creating a healthy, thriving ecosystem. Getting a handle on your current pond inhabitants is a great 1st step to achieving balance.

  • How Does Your Garden Grow? Tips for the Home Organic Gardening Beginner

    Updated: 2012-03-30 15:10:27
    Ready to start gardening this Spring? Wherever you live - in a house with a yard or an apartment with a balcony - you can use these tips to grow some of your own produce. No related posts.

  • Mulat Pinoy brings population and development awareness to youth in Philippines

    Updated: 2012-03-30 14:54:06
    Below is a press release sent by Regina Layug Rosero, a project coordinator for Mulat Pinoy, a social media initiative for Filipino youth that focuses on population and development issues in the Philippines and is on the front lines building support for the RH Bill. You can read more about Mulat Pinoy here: http://www.mulatpinoy.ph/about-us/ Mulat Pinoy [...]

  • Condom Queues Incite Church Tensions in Philippines

    Updated: 2012-03-30 14:51:33
    Below is a Bloomberg article reporting on the seemingly interminable struggle to pass a Reproductive Health and Rights Bill in that country, where for 14 years the Catholic Church has vigorously led the opposition to passage. See: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-27/condom-queues-incite-church-tensions-in-philippines.html Condom Queues Incite Church Tensions in Philippines By Natasha Khan and Norman P. Aquino – Mar 27, [...]

  • Get Schooled on Sustainability, Add an Act of Green

    Updated: 2012-03-29 17:48:28
    Join the Earth Day Network and Wiser Earth in creating One Billion Acts of Green leading up to the Rio+20 summit. No related posts.

  • Natural Gas Industry Must Tighten Up Methane Leaks — And Save $2 Billion Per Year In The Process

    Updated: 2012-03-29 14:38:42
    by Tom Kenworthy In a stunning report last year, the National Center for Atmospheric Research concluded that substituting natural gas for coal as an energy source would actually increase global warming for many decades – unless methane leakage rates can be kept below 2%. Even though we don’t know much about the actual leakage rate [...]

  • New Midlands city on green belt land to cope with population growth

    Updated: 2012-03-29 14:18:31
    Below is a March 25th article, published in the on-line version of The Daily Mail. Herein you can see Prime Minister David Cameron quoted as saying, “We urgently need to find places where we’re prepared to allow significant new growth to happen.” See: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2120035/New-city-Midlands-rail-link-green-belt-land-cope-population-growth.html The opposition group also quoted in the story has a website, [...]

  • Population putting pressure on Planet – putative points pondered

    Updated: 2012-03-29 06:52:48
    In London today the Planet Under Pressure conference will come to an end. “What is this conference about?” I hear you ask. Well, according to its website (seriously, what did we do before the internet??) the conference... Read more...

  • March 29 News: Report Targets Growing Threat To Humanity From Food Insecurity And Climate Change

    Updated: 2012-03-29 01:34:16
    “Food insecurity and climate change are already inhibiting human wellbeing and economic growth throughout the world, and these problems are poised to accelerate,” John Beddington, who chaired the commission, said…. Other stories below: Fears grow over pollution risk from North Sea gas rig; Top 10 states for renewable power; Scientists warn of climate-change onslaught; Tim DeChristopher In [...]

  • Fact Sheet: 6 Things You Should Know About The Value Of Renewable Energy

    Updated: 2012-03-28 22:02:00
    by Adam James Clean energy should play a central role in revitalizing our economy, putting Americans back to work, and keeping America on the cutting edge of innovation and growth. Recently a slew of misguided attacks on the merits of clean energy have exchanged petty partisanship for hard facts. Here are the top six things [...]

  • Thich Nhat Hanh: maybe in 100 years there will be no more humans on the planet

    Updated: 2012-03-28 14:16:28
    The Ecologist, whose reporting on population-related issues has historically been spotty, has interviewed the world famous Buddhist, Thich Nhat Hahn, who may have surprised them by noting that reducing consumption is both important, but not sufficient by itself, in meeting the ecological crisis. This is part one of a two part interview. To read the [...]

  • Growth in World Contraceptive Use Stalling; 215 Million Women’s Needs Still Unmet

    Updated: 2012-03-27 18:04:06
    At least 215 million women want to prevent or delay pregnancy but are not using effective contraception. This “unmet need” for family planning may be due to poor reproductive health information, social pressures, or insufficient access to contraceptive options. In Africa, more than 1 in 4 women have unmet need -- by far the highest rate of any region. No related posts.

  • Planet Under Pressure Conference, Happening Now… Rio +20?

    Updated: 2012-03-27 14:08:29
    Two items follow. 1) You may be interested to learn of the Planet Under Pressure conference, currently taking place in London. Overall attendance is said to number more than 2,700 people. More information, copied from the conference website is below. There is a promise of live web-streaming of some of the select panels and presenters; [...]

  • Water-short world will need ‘more crop per drop’ – experts

    Updated: 2012-03-26 14:25:28
    Thanks to Steve Kurtz for forwarding me this article, which reports on global water security issues (World Water Day was Thursday, March 22). See: http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/water-short-world-will-need-more-crop-per-drop-experts Water-short world will need ‘more crop per drop’ – experts 21 Mar 2012 18:41 Source: alertnet // By Megan Rowling MARSEILLE, France (AlertNet) – Water must be used more efficiently [...]

  • Fun with Trends

    Updated: 2012-03-26 14:22:47
    I enjoyed this article on “trends” by Post Carbon Institute’s Richard Heinberg, which I found on the Peak Oil News and Message Boards. See: http://peakoil.com/generalideas/heinberg-fun-with-trends/ Heinberg: Fun with Trends If current population trends continue . . . The population of the United States will increase to over 600 million by 2080, and in 2150 it [...]

  • Birthrates Didn’t Doom Japan

    Updated: 2012-03-26 14:21:00
    I am very happy to distribute the following column, written by Froma Harrop. It is an excellent take on the situation in Japan. The Japanese population stabilization and (eventual) gradual decline have caused most pro-growth economists and other such cheerleaders to convulse in fear. As such, this is an especially nice read. See: http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20120323/COLUMNISTS100/303230009 COLUMN: [...]

  • Does Filter Media Need To Be Replaced Each Year? | Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

    Updated: 2012-03-24 02:39:08
    There is an assortment of filter media out there in the pond world from filter pads to bio-ribbon to bio-balls. Knowing when to replace it or clean it is critical to keeping your pond in tip-top shape. Spring is the perfect time to inspect and, if necessary, replace filter media in the following 4 areas.

  • Are Products With Beneficial Bacteria The Same As Products With Enzymes? | Ponds & Lakes Q&A

    Updated: 2012-03-24 02:29:52
    Natural bacteria and enzymes each play a very different role in your pond or lake. Understanding how each item affects your pond will help make selecting the right products easier.

  • How Much Will it Cost to Save Our Economy’s Foundation?

    Updated: 2012-03-23 14:54:15
    The Earth Policy Institute sent me this recent article by Lester Brown, which you may find interesting. It is adapted from Lester’s book, “World on the Edge”. The full book available online at www.earth-policy.org/books/wote. How Much Will it Cost to Save Our Economy’s Foundation? Lester R. Brown During the past two summers, Pakistan was hit [...]

  • Population Explosion? Even the NYTimes doesn’t think so!

    Updated: 2012-03-23 02:49:44
    The New York Times gives its readers a glimpse of the view that maybe the world isn't doomed to inexorable demographic increase. Read more...

  • How Much Will it Cost to Save Our Economy’s Foundation?

    Updated: 2012-03-22 15:29:16
    Our natural systems are the foundation of our economy. We can roughly estimate how much it will cost to reforest the earth, protect topsoil, restore rangelands and fisheries, stabilize water tables, and protect biological diversity. No related posts.

  • Eat a feral a week

    Updated: 2012-03-22 07:05:47
    Just a quick post this week about something I’ve been contemplating for a while. What if every Australian pledged to eat a feral animal a week? Yes, I know that it’s a bit out of the pitch, and I’m sure not everyone would do it. Nor would it be physically possible for one person to [...]

  • On Coal River: The Costs of “Cheap” Electricity (Movie)

    Updated: 2012-03-20 14:36:18
    The SnagFilms documentary On Coal River follows the lives of men, women, and children in the Coal River Valley of West Virginia who battle a large coal company. No related posts.

  • Lean, Mean and Green Spring Cleaning

    Updated: 2012-03-19 14:23:54
    Everyone knows how dangerous chemical cleaning solutions are, but avoiding them is easier said than done. Make Spring Cleaning 2012 more eco-friendly with these sustainable cleaning choices. No related posts.

  • Batman is still fighting crime… in Brazil

    Updated: 2012-03-19 06:34:59
    Brazil has come up with a novel way to fight crime – employ Batman. The city of Taubate have hired former soldier, Andre Luiz Pinheiro, to patrol the streets of the city dressed as Batman. Rather than fighting real life crime though, Batman will play a more indirect role in the fight between good and evil through a social and educational crime prevention project which visits schools and targets children from the city. Read more...

  • 7 Spring Clean-Out Tips For Your Decorative Pond | Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

    Updated: 2012-03-16 21:21:50
    Spring cleaning applies not only to the house, but your water garden as well. Here are 7 spring clean-out steps to get your pond off to a great start:

  • When Should I Start Treating Floating Algae In My Pond? | Ponds & Lakes Q&A

    Updated: 2012-03-16 20:58:36
    Spring is just around the corner and in some areas, algae is already growing. But the question we hear quite often around this time is, “When can I start?” or, “Is it too early to treat?” The answer really depends on what the weather is like at your pond.

  • Time to Slap a Tariff on Chinese Solar Panels?

    Updated: 2012-03-16 14:47:05
    Cheap Chinese solar panels are great for installers, but present a challenge for US solar manufacturers. Is it time to put a tariff on panels from China in order to level the playing field? No related posts.

  • Bill Laurance wins Heineken Prize

    Updated: 2012-03-15 15:30:15
    I’ve just learnt some fantastic news about my good friend and colleague, Professor Bill Laurance of James Cook University. Bill has the distinction of being named this year’s recipient of the most-prestigious Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences. Probably only second in prestige to the Crafoord Prize, the Heineken Prize has sent many recipients in the fields of [...]

  • Worlds collide: greenwashed development to kill biodiversity

    Updated: 2012-03-15 02:44:20
    Another development fiasco that, if it goes ahead, will devastate a Biodiversity Hotspot and ultimately, reduce the livelihood prospects of millions of West Africans. In yet another move to expose and shame the greedy developers behind another massive (and superlatively greenwashed) oil palm development in the tropics (see our previous Open Letter), Bill Laurance and [...]

  • Global Wind Power Climbs to New Record in 2011

    Updated: 2012-03-14 19:04:28
    Wind energy developers installed a record 41,000 megawatts of electricity-generating capacity in 2011, bringing the world total to 238,000 megawatts. With more than 80 countries now harnessing the wind, there is enough installed wind power capacity worldwide to meet the residential electricity needs of 380 million people at the European level of consumption. No related posts.

  • More food for more people

    Updated: 2012-03-13 21:46:46
    New research in Australia promises to increase durum wheat yields in saline soils. Read more...

  • The Deep Inner Thoughts of a Plastic Shopping Bag (Film)

    Updated: 2012-03-13 16:08:45
    Born from a supermarket in a seemingly suburban setting, an anonymous plastic bag embarks on an all too human and all too existential struggle for meaning and significance... really! No related posts.

  • Unholy trinity of leakage, permanence and additionality

    Updated: 2012-03-13 02:08:32
    I begin with the the proverbial WTF? The title of this post sounds a little like the legalese accompanying a witchcraft trial, but it’s jargon that’s all the rage in the ‘trading-carbon-for-biodiversity’ circles. I’m sure that most of my readers will have come across the term ‘REDD‘ (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation), which [...]

  • 7 Free Tools to Green Your Business

    Updated: 2012-03-12 16:20:31
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  • Grow for it!

    Updated: 2012-03-11 18:03:43
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  • How Early In The Spring Should I Start Using The Seasonal Defense® In My Pond Logic® DefensePAC®? | Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

    Updated: 2012-03-09 23:00:39
    When maintaining a crystal-clear pond in cooler seasons, Seasonal Defense® is your best friend. Seasonal Defense® accelerates the decomposition of leaves, scum, and sediment that create pond muck during the fall and winter months.

  • 4 Spring Start-Up Tips For Your Pond & Lake Aeration System | Ponds & Lakes Q&A

    Updated: 2012-03-09 22:52:49
    f you turned your aerator off and stored it for the winter they are a few quick steps prepped and installed for the spring. If your winter has been anything like ours in southeastern Michigan, spring already seems upon us.

  • Baby Boomers and Stocks

    Updated: 2012-03-08 04:14:06
    A piece in the Wall Street Journal gives more bad news for retiring baby boomers. Read more...

  • Oh (French) Canada!

    Updated: 2012-03-06 21:59:17
    Will the 2011 Canadian census figures show a continuing decline in the number of Canadians with French as their "mother tongue"? Read more...

  • Different is better

    Updated: 2012-03-06 05:50:08
    I found a nice complement to my More is Better post from January where I reported the results of a new meta-analysis demonstrating how higher species evenness and diversity engendered greater forest productivity – great empirical evidence for the so-called diversity-productivity relationship. The latest paper adding convincing evidence regarding the important role of species diversity [...]

  • Changing workforce numbers

    Updated: 2012-03-05 04:05:05
    The Economist has released some data on the changing numbers of workers in various countries. Read more...

  • New video from NASA shows increasing global temperatures since 1880

    Updated: 2012-03-04 02:37:00
    : , Global Issues Social , Political , Economic and Environmental Issues That Affect Us All Search this site Get free updates via Email Web RSS Feed Facebook Twitter Main : menu Home About Issues World News Support Contact You are : here Home Videos Global temperature anomalies , 1880 2011 Video : Global temperature anomalies , 1880 2011 This web page has the following : sub-sections The Video Summary Video Details Related Information The Video NASA Finds 2011 Ninth Warmest Year on Record January 19, 2012 by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio , 2012 Summary Global temperatures have warmed significantly since 1880, the beginning of what scientists call the modern record . At this time , the coverage provided by weather stations allowed for essentially global

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