A new gardening science centre has opened at RHS Wisely in Surrey, the first of its kind in the world. Scientists will examine how garden plants can impact positively on the environment. Source, however video is primary content.
How We Get What We Value | From Climate Crisis to Real Prosperity
Mark Carney, former Governor of the Bank of England, argues that changing attitudes to value and the marketplace have contributed to a trio of crises: credit, Covid and climate. Mark Carney, the former Governor of the Bank of England, argues that the roots of the climate change threat lie in a deeper crisis of values.... Continue Reading →
Young people who feel "hopeless and paralysed" by fears about climate change need help and support, mental health experts have said. Place2Be - a charity offering counselling in schools - said the issue was becoming "more and more prominent". Plaid Cymru said it wanted new guidance for teachers and funding for eco projects focused on... Continue Reading →
Climate change anxiety: Young people ‘feel hopeless’ …
Heat domes, heat islands, mega-droughts, and climate change: the anatomy of worsening heat waves. The Pacific Northwest is sweltering under a record-breaking heat wave. Portland reached 116 degrees Fahrenheit this week. Seattle reached 108 degrees. Vancouver reached 89 degrees. The searing heat has buckled roads, melted power cables, and led to a spike in deaths. It’s especially concerning in... Continue Reading →
The surprisingly subtle recipe making heat waves worse…
Climate impact on the world’s top meat and dairy producers…
We're used to blaming the fossil fuel industry for the problems of climate change, but focussing on big Agribusinesses has proven a much more contentious issue. Now three study papers have been published that look at different activities of industrial meat and dairy producers, with some fascinating conclusions and proposals. Source...
Rep Says Tackling the Climate Crisis Is Good for the Economy…
‘It’s time we set the record straight about the false choice between our morals and our wallets’ — Tackling the climate crisis is good for the economy, says Rep. Sean Casten. Video Source...
If you adults won’t save the world, we will
In a deeply moving letter to her grandmother, Xiye Bastida reflects on what led her to become a leading voice for global climate activism -- from mobilizing school climate strikes to speaking at the United Nations Climate Summit alongside Greta Thunberg -- and traces her resolve, resilience and profound love of the earth to the... Continue Reading →
Measuring a 50 year-old plea from a legendary singer…
Mercy, Mercy Me On a week where an attempted Capitol takeover shook the U.S. to its core, I thought it fitting to look back at some prophetic words from the man who famously crooned, "what's going on?" Marvin Gaye was a Motown hitmaker in the 1960's with a series of upbeat chartbusters like Ain't That Peculiar, and... Continue Reading →
Our descendants own the future, but the decisions and actions we make now will tremendously impact generations to come, says philosopher Roman Krznaric. From a global campaign to grant legal personhood to nature to a groundbreaking lawsuit by a coalition of young activists, Krznaric shares examples of ways we can become good ancestors -- or,... Continue Reading →
How to be a good ancestor…
Our moral imperative to act on climate change–and 3 steps we can take (English Version)
(This is dated however we could listen to it again...) The global climate crisis will require us to transform the way we act, says His Holiness Pope Francis. Delivering a visionary TED Talk from Vatican City, the spiritual leader proposes three courses of action to address the world's growing environmental problems and economic inequalities, illustrating... Continue Reading →
As a record-breaking heat wave settled over the Pacific Northwest in June, a climate researcher named Vivek Shandas took a drive with his 11-year-old son and began to collect data. Using a handy infrared attachment for his smartphone, he measured temperatures across Portland as they hit unprecedented triple digits. He was amazed to find that temperatures varied... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 