Letter from the Director – The Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability. As the director of the newly formed Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability, or EICES (pronounced eye-sees), I’m excited to have the opportunity to introduce you to our center.
One of the first questions I am always asked is, “What is environmental sustainability?” Environmental sustainability is often described as the central pillar of sustainable development, but it is not easy to define. Robert Goodland, a senior advisor to the World Bank in an extensive review of the issue, defined it as follows: “Environmental sustainability is a set of constraints on the four major activities regulating the scale of the human economic subsystem: the use of renewable and nonrenewable resources on the source side, and pollution and waste assimilation on the sink side. iVisionnaire. Cloud App.
OCCUPY CENTRAL. Other 99% Livestream of OWS. Kristofor Hughes WE are the Wayseers. WE are the ones we have been waiting for. BE the change you wish to see in the world… Together we can make a difference. ATTENTION: All you rule-breakers, you misfits & troublemakers, all you free-spirits & pioneers & visionaries… Everything the establishment has told you is wrong with you – is actually what’s right with you. Home - Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Interviews & Films. Coallition of the Willing. Green Geek. The Cayman Institute. Swarm Against Climate Change. – January 2, 2011Posted in: Global Climate Change. C2C. 27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012. A Farm For The Future (BBC Documentary) Bucky list. BFI. Bucky Inst. Transition Culture.
Natural Capital Institute. Climate Reality. Sustainable economy. Dig water. DIGDEEP is building sustainable water projects with local partners and affected communities that harness the power of a human rights-based approach to development for thousands of beneficiaries. DIGDEEP delivers an annual series of classes on water, conflict and human rights at IUST, the only center for peace and conflict studies in Kashmir, one of the most infamous conflict zones in the world. 100% OF YOUR DONATIONS FUND OUR WATER PROJECTS. Learn how we do it > DIGDEEP is working with community and non-profit leaders to bring improved water access to over 370 Navajo in New Mexico. Eaarth Neighborhoods. All over, it seems, architects are thinking about how to plan for the realities of climate change.
The Natural Way of Farming: Masanobu Fukuoka. The Natural Way of Farming: Masanobu Fukuoka Japanese farmer Masanobu Fukuoka practices what he calls the "no-plowing, no-fertilizing, no-weeding, no-pesticides, do-nothing method of natural farming.
" To him it is ego-centric to think that people grow crops. Ultimately it is nature that grows crops. He sees modern agriculture as doing-this and doing-that to grow crops, but it is meaningless work. Economic Crisis Currency Strategies and Solutions. Resilient Cities: Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change. Bio Peter Calthorpe Peter Calthorpe has practiced architecture since 1972 and founded Calthorpe Associates in 1983.
After attending Antioch College, he studied architecture at Yale University. Calthorpe has lectured widely throughout the United States, Europe, Australia and South America and has taught at the University of California at Berkeley, University of Washington, University of Oregon and University of North Carolina. Calthorpe is the co-author of Sustainable Communities and author of The Next American Metropolis. To download this program become a Front Row member. ZOOM IN: Learn more with related books and additional materials. Encyclopædia Britannica Article. Veta La Palma. History[edit]
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Practical advice for gamers « you found me. Reality is Broken explains the science behind why games are good for us – why they make us happier, more creative, more resilient, and better able to lead others in world-changing efforts.
But some games are better for us than others, and there is too much of a good thing. Here are a few secrets that aren’t in the book to help you (or the gamer in your life) get the most positive impact from playing games. This practical advice — 5 key quidelines, plus 2 quick rules — is scientifically backed, and it can be summed up in a single sentence: Play games you enjoy no more than 21 hours a week; face-to-face with friends and family as often as you can; and in co-operative or creator modes whenever possible. 1. Studies show that games benefit us mentally and emotionally when we play up to 3 hours a day, or 21 hours a week.
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Cogitations. Alpha Mobile—Computational Knowledge Engine. Athene's 'Theory of Everything' - A new take on neuroscience in relation to quantum physics. Monday, January 24, 2011 Earlier this week I was fortunate enough to speak with Chiren Boumaaza, aka Athene, who you may know as the extravagant internet celebrity, and professional gamer.
