30 August, 2010 |
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 …
Posted in Environment |
29 August, 2010 |
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 …
Posted in Energy, Environment |
28 August, 2010 |
Harriet Sherwood
The Observer, Sunday 22 August 2010
Israeli servicewomen train to become army instructors. Some former recruits have spoken out against the military action …
Posted in Peace & Violence |
27 August, 2010 |
Whatever the final result of the Australian election, the advantage of New Zealand’s proportional voting system …
Posted in Politics |
21 August, 2010 |
If you’re in any doubt about the unfairness of National’s fire at will legislation, watch these two videos:
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Posted in Politics |
21 August, 2010 |
350.org is an international campaign that’s building a movement to unite the world around solutions to …
Posted in Action, Climate Change |
11 August, 2010 |
Constantine Dabbagh, Palestinian Christian and Executive Secretary, Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR), Middle East Council of Churches, will be speaking:
Wellington on Thursday, 12 August 2010 – 5.15pm to …
Posted in Peace & Violence |
9 August, 2010 |
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 …
Posted in Climate Change, Politics |