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Beijing Must Curb Use of Illegally Logged Timber, Forestry Official Says

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:17:30 -0400

China's government must tighten its policies on buying illegally logged timber to set a good example for Chinese companies that largely use wood from unsustainable sources, a government forestry official said Wednesday.

Only 0.3 percent of Chinese forests, or about 1.48 million acres, are certified as sustainable according to international standards, said Lu Wenming, chief of international cooperation at the Chinese Academy of Forestry. Additionally, only 501 Chinese companies purchase their timber from internationally certified sources...

New comment - On Anarchism

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:10:02 -0400

It is a shame that Anarchism is misrepresented in our culture.

Elite Flowers: Growing a Better Bloom

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:42:18 -0400

Robert Goodier is a communications coordinator for the Rainforest Alliance, based in our Guatemala City office. In February 2008, he traveled to Facatativá, Colombia to visit Elite, a flower farm that was recently awarded Rainforest Alliance certification. Here, he recounts the experience.

Monkey gets big-screen tea break

Monkey, the star of the fondly-remembered ITV Digital ad campaigns and the current face of PG Tips, is to appear in a Michael Palin-esque cinema extravaganza this Easter.

In a film called ""A Tale of Two Continents"<...

The Wasted Years

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:24:14 -0500

“Our enormously productive economy…demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfaction, our ego satisfaction, in consumption…we need things consumed, burned up, replaced and discarded at an ever-accelerating rate.” – Victor LeBeau, Retail Analyst Post WW II

Circling the web like a good Mom rounding up kids for school, the Story of Stuff's viral message is affectionate...

Recent Studies Decry Environmental Impact of Biofuels Reports New York Times

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:41:09 -0500

New York Times February 8, 2008

by Elisabeth Rosenthal

Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these “green” fuels are taken into account, two studies being published Thursday have concluded.

These studies for the first time take a detailed, comprehensive look at the emissions effects of the huge amount of natural land that is being converted to cropland globally to support biofuels development.

The destruction of nat...

UN: Mangrove Forests Vanishing at an "Alarming" Rate

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:19:52 -0500

ROME, Italy, February 3, 2008 (ENS) - The world has lost about 20 percent of its wetland mangrove forests since 1980, the United Nations said Thursday in a new report to mark World Wetlands Day, February 2. Mangroves are salt tolerant evergreen forests found along coastlines, lagoons, rivers or deltas in 124 tropical and subtropical countries and areas. Environmental and economic damages caused by the "alarming" loss of mangroves in many countries should be urgently addressed, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, calling for better mangrove protection and management progr...

Fashion/Compassion - Ad/dressing the soul

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:31:23 -0500

For a few years I was an creative executive at Donna Karan International. Since then I have become acutely concerned with the role of the fashion and design industries in our world today. The following is a reflection on some of those issues”

Fashion is all about innovation. The history of fashion is the history of change, and over time the cycle has accelerated. Yearly changes have become seasonal and within each season are now three or four deliveries, bringing the impetus for wardrobe renewals to every few weeks. Granted it is only the most fashion obsessed and fi...

MLK DAY

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:15:22 -0500

In honor of Martin Luther King Junior the Metropolitan Museum of Art was open today, on a Monday when it is usually closed. It was a rare treat. Despite the fact that some big swaths of the museum were closed, Asian Art, the American Wing, numerous individual galleries among them, the museum was well attended but not crowded. The museum is still pay what you wish, they will still gladly check your coat, and the cafeteria is actually one of the better places of its kind to eat on the Upper East Side. It is very close to being another one of the great public institutions that make our...

Libraries

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:40:43 -0500

Libraries are the mark of a civilized society. They are an example of the best that we can do. Free, public, uncensored – they must be all these things if they are truly to live up to their promise and their purpose. They are a mark of public trust, in our confidence in ourselves to pursue knowledge and understanding, in our committment to self-determination. I was raised to believe that these were American ideals. That we needn’t fear ourselves, that we needn’t fear our minds being led astray by ideas, that our minds would be led back to themselves, to the best o...

Think Democracy's Sexy? Volunteer with AisB!

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:02:17 -0500

As always, if you’re interested in volunteering, get in touch. We need people who can:
- graphic design - research, blog, and write - web design - do some mindless data entry (if you’re in the mood for some tedium, but we try to keep it to a minimum!) - develop website content - translate (English – French) - help out at events (hand out surveys, talk up Apathy, take pictures, sell gear) and a plethora of other things.

YouthNoise Summit Tour

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:56:40 -0500

An opportunity for young people- high school and college.

We partner with local organizations that work with youth, the arts, media, social justice issues, etc. Let us know if you want to partner in your area!!

Working to GREEN our summits as well. Suggestions and ideas are welcomed.

Summit Description:

This summit isn’t your average summit. NO LECTURES. NO PANELS. NO EXPERTS TELLING YOU WHAT’S RIGHT AND WRONG; IT&rs...

Enter Title:Content Manager

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:27:50 -0500

Looking for a Content Manager. For details, please check the attachment

Write/Draw for rethos!

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:39:28 -0400

Friends, We are in the process of starting a new project at rethos dedicated to citizen journalism and creative expression. We want rethos to become a organic media channel with a focus on promoting positive social change throughout the world. If you are interested in learning more about this new venture, please send an email to eli@rethos.com. We need people who are ready to start doing freelance work right away, so please take advantage of this unique opportunity!

Eli http://www.rethos.com/eli

Conserve the Rainforest

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:32:14 -0400

Support an organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.