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Articles in the Environment Category

Reclaiming ruins for green spaces

By Alison Mackay | 30 August, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

Inspired by Paris’ Promenade Plantee, a new kind of urban park has sprung up across several US cities.

The High Line, an elevated freight spur that runs along the West …

Global Shift to Renewable Energy

By Alison Mackay | 29 August, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Energy, Environment |

As fossil fuel prices rise, as oil insecurity deepens, and as concerns about climate change cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new energy economy is emerging. The …

350 Aotearoa: don’t be late to the Party

By Alison Mackay | 21 August, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Action, Climate Change |

350.org is an international campaign that’s building a movement to unite the world around solutions to …

What the Zapatistas Can Teach us About the Climate Crisis

By Alison Mackay | 9 August, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Climate Change, Politics |

By Jeff Conant, August 3, 2010

With their 1994 battle cry, “Ya basta!” (“Enough already!”) Mexico’s Zapatista uprising became the spearhead of two convergent movements: Mexico’s movement for indigenous rights …

Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall in 2009

By Alison Mackay | 24 July, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Climate Change |

Earth Policy Institute

In 2009, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in China—the world’s leading emitter—grew by nearly 9 percent. At the same time, emissions in most industrial countries dropped, bringing global CO2 …

Is Vegetarianism Always Better for the Planet Than Eating Meat?

By Ant | 20 July, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

An article over at MotherJones asks a question many are asking…and comes up with some interesting discussion.

“A dyed-in-the-wool vegetarian, I had always assumed that when it came to sustainability, my …

Warriors of the Rainbow

By Alison Mackay | 13 July, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Climate Change, Politics |

Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International
Published: July 9, 2010, International Herald Tribune

Twenty-five years ago Saturday, two bombs planted by secret agents working for the French government sank the …

How will the world feed itself in 40 years’ time?

By Alison Mackay | 13 July, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Food |

By 2050, the predicted world population will require the resources of two Earths to sustain it. How can we possibly meet these demands?

From guardian.co.uk

The world is going to get …