No More Dog and Cat Meat in China?
Jan/100
In an effort to prevent animal abuse, China is taking steps to end a centuries-old tradition. Recently proposed legislation would outlaw the human consumption or sale of cat and dog meat, often called “fragrant meat,” which is still considered a delicacy in some parts of China.
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No More Dog and Cat Meat in China?
Photo Tours of 10 Great Bicycle Cities: #10 Basel, Switzerland
Oct/090
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this series of photo tours is going to be worth about a hundred thousand.
You have probably heard before that the cities on this list are great bicycle cities, but the following photo tours will give you a better and more entertaining visual explanation of why they are considered to be so great.
From public art to art on bikes, seas of bicycles to bicycles that could carry a swimming pool, high heels to naked bicyclists, check out these upcoming photo tours of some of the world’s greatest bicycle cities.
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Photo Tours of 10 Great Bicycle Cities: #10 Basel, Switzerland
Resurrect Gandhian Principles for Equity & Sustainable Development
Oct/090
Al Gore and Dr. R.K. Pachauri (IPCC) under the Mahatma’s words!
Today is the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi – regarded as ‘Father of the Nation’ by the Republic of India and a ‘Global Peacemaker’ by the United Nations; so much so that this day is also celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence. The Mahatma has also been the inspiration for US President Obama who believes that America has its roots in Gandhi’s India because the teachings he shared with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. helped change U.S. society through the civil rights movement.
Now, with the world facing a climate crisis and already on the crossroads of equity and/in development, it is time to resurrect and revive the Gandhian principles of simple living-high thinking, participatory governance, etc. at the global level.
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Resurrect Gandhian Principles for Equity & Sustainable Development
Bikes & Trains — New Initiative for England
Sep/090
England is working to combine two of the world’s cleanest methods of transportation through a new initiative.
A handful of strongly funded programs are geared to get more people bicycling to and from rail stations in England.
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Bikes & Trains — New Initiative for England
Who Leads the World in Climate Change Risks?
Sep/090
A new report by Maplecroft, a world leader in global risk assesment, lists the countries at greatest risk of climate change problems.
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Who Leads the World in Climate Change Risks?
Safest & Least Safe Countries to Live in
Sep/090
A new report by Maplecroft, a world leader in global risk assesment, lists the countries at the greatest and the least risk of climate change problems. It examined 166 countries in total. With climate change, it is hard to guess who will be hit the worst, but here is one scientific attempt at ranking the countries’ vulnerability to climate change.
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Safest & Least Safe Countries to Live in
Dog Cull: Canine Slaughter Begins Thursday
Sep/090
A citywide dog cull in China is slated to begin on Thursday, September 10, 2009. According to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), the canine cull is taking place in order to contain rabies and control the dog population in the area.
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Dog Cull: Canine Slaughter Begins Thursday
Japanese Dolphin Slaughter to Continue Despite Current Suspension
Sep/090
Last Tuesday, EcoWorldly Staff Writer Bryan Nelson wrote an article on the suspension of dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. The suspension came off of Japanese local media swarming on Taiji, after the award winning documentary film “The Cove” put the spotlight on the small Japanese village that slaughters thousands of dolphins every year.
Ric O’Barry, the dolphin trainer and activist who brought the location to the attention of filmmakers, returned to the site of the slaughter this week, just as the annual “hunt” would normally begin. However, this time with all of the media attention, no dolphins were killed in the first 2 days of the season.
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Japanese Dolphin Slaughter to Continue Despite Current Suspension
What is a Global Citizen? Are You One?
Aug/090
We live in a “global” world now. Corporate globalization is prevalent nearly everywhere. Travel is more common than ever before. We get news in our homes about anyplace in the world seconds after it happens. The internet allows us to connect with people all over the world. It allows us to stay in touch with people as we move all over the world as well — (a friend of mine is in Antarctica and he keeps in touch with people through Facebook). We even have an international language! English is spoken (by at least some portions of the population) nearly everywhere you go.
BUT, what does it mean to be a “global citizen”?
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What is a Global Citizen? Are You One?
Himalayan Forest and Leopards Saved!
Aug/090
In an uplifting and rare story from a very precious and endangered area of the world, we can see why those of us who are working for better environmental preservation should continue to work for good in all situations.
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Himalayan Forest and Leopards Saved!
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