Emma Watson Delivers Game-Changing Speech on Feminism for the U.N. Earlier this summer, fresh from college graduation, Emma Watson, was named a U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador. Though the ripples of her involvement over the past few months can be seen online (crashing the U.N. Web site, using Twitter to denounce a sexist politician in Turkey or respond to the gender politics of the recent celebrity nude photo hack), Watson’s power in person is an entirely different matter. The actress gave an impassioned speech on feminism and gender at the U.N. headquarters in New York this weekend to launch the “HeForShe” campaign which aims to galvanize one billion men and boys as advocates for ending the inequalities that women and girls face globally. Watson’s speech, which was met with a thunderous standing ovation, not only called for action from male allies, but clarified a persistent misconception about feminism in general. I decided I was a feminist and this seemed uncomplicated to me. You might be thinking who is this Harry Potter girl?
11 Famous Environmental Leaders from Around the World The environment is the backbone of our survival, and without it, we also can’t survive. Here are some dedicated environmental leaders who strive to see that humanity maintains the desired human-nature interaction. While the largest portion of humanity takes things all simple, there is a group of people who see things as they are – our environment is not infinite. The free resources we enjoy each day, such as clean air, water, forests, and animals, can easily cease to exist. In fact, the effects of our irresponsible actions on the environment have started manifesting through climate change and environmental degradation. That’s why some great souls have taken it upon themselves to create awareness and promote environmental preservation. Today, we learn about some of the famous environmental leaders from around the world whose actions are transforming the planet. 1. By Jeekc – Self-published work by Jeekc, CC BY 2.5, Today, Jane is not only a chimpanzee researcher in Tanzania. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Deal to curb harmful fishing devices a ‘huge win’ for yellowfin tuna stocks | Fishing Coastal nations and conservation groups have described an agreement to restrict fishing vessels from using devices that contribute to overfishing as a “huge win” for tuna populations and marine life. The adoption by fishing nations of tough proposals to restrict “fish aggregating devices” (FADs) in the Indian Ocean, follows warnings to EU officials from retailers, including Marks & Spencer, environmentalists and coastal nations that the tools are one of the main contributors to overfishing of Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna, because they catch high numbers of juveniles. FADs have a “high environmental cost” they said, because endangered turtles, sharks and marine mammals are often caught when the devices are encircled in the purse seine nets of large tuna vessels. Lost or discarded FADs can also cause environmental damage. The closure period received the most opposition from the EU, who threatened to object to the entire proposal and said on Tuesday they were still considering options.
M-kampanj mot rödgröna får kritik "The End of ungdomsjobb", "Boom! Där rök försvaret" och "R.I.P. Rut". – Det här är "negative campaigning" — att man inte talar om sin egen politik utan bara om vad motståndaren vill göra, säger professor Bengt Johansson som forskar om politisk kommunikation. Inför valet 2010 täcktes KD-ledaren Göran Hägglunds ansikte av stämpeln "helsjukt". Stockholmsmoderaternas valaffischer, som sätts upp i huvudstaden, går till angrepp mot oppositionens politik med budskap som "Ajöken nio nya tunnelbanestationer" och "140 000 nya bostäder kan hälsa hem". – Vi vill skapa uppmärksamhet och få en klarhet i var de rödgröna partierna står i dessa frågor, säger Stockholmsmoderaternas kommunikationschef Elisabeth Somp, som slår ifrån sig kritiken. – Att lyfta en fråga tycker jag inte är negative campaigning. PR-konsult Patrik Westander anser att tonen har hårdnat. – Jag tycker tyvärr att det är vanligt förekommande i politiska debatter, där det ofta handlar om att tala om och svartmåla motståndarens politik.
What Is Climate Change? Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas. Burning fossil fuels generates greenhouse gas emissions that act like a blanket wrapped around the Earth, trapping the sun’s heat and raising temperatures. Examples of greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change include carbon dioxide and methane. Greenhouse gas concentrations are at their highest levels in 2 million years And emissions continue to rise. Many people think climate change mainly means warmer temperatures. The consequences of climate change now include, among others, intense droughts, water scarcity, severe fires, rising sea levels, flooding, melting polar ice, catastrophic storms and declining biodiversity. People are experiencing climate change in diverse ways
‘My new solar panels and batteries should save me £1,600 this year’ | Energy bills How would you like to be able to power two electric cars, cover most of the electricity for your greener home, and still save £150 a month on your electricity bill? If you don’t believe it is possible, look no further than Giles Parker. Last year the 69-year-old, who lives in the village of Ickleford in Hertfordshire, spent £9,500 on installing 14 solar panels on his east-west roof and two 8.2 kilowatt hour (kWh) solar batteries in his garage. Nine months on, he estimates he has cut his annual electricity bill in half, and is on course to save about £1,600 this year. Energy bills, and what can be done to reduce them, were yet again front-page news this week as pressure mounted on the government to postpone a looming cut in support for households. Parker, who runs his own digital signage business, is relatively unusual in that he and his son run electric cars, meaning his electricity consumption is significantly higher than most households. So should we all be following his lead?
Academy Awards Acceptance Speeches | Margaret Herrick Library | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Earth Quotes (1966 quotes) “Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience.