Daily Archives: November 20, 2017

Severn Cullis-Suzuki – The Speech that Silenced the World for 5 Minutes


UPFSI .org
Published on Jul 31, 2017

By republishing this video we honor Severn Cullis-Suzuki, on the 25th anniversary of her speech to the UN’s Rio Earth Summit in 1992, where she was ‘the girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes.’ Her words are as true and meaningful today, or more so, than they were then. To participate in Severn’s 25th Anniversary Rio Remake Project go to severncullissuzuki.com/initiatives. Pass the word.

Wrigley Lecture – Kate Brandt


Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability
Published on Nov 20, 2017

November 7, 2017 | Kate Brandt is the lead for sustainability at Google. In this talk, Brandt discusses Google’s role in advancing the principles of a circular economy and the innovative opportunities it brings.

2,400-year-old horse, chariot pit excavated in China

Drought hits Portugal’s honeybees

Food-matters

Momentum for Change at COP23: How ICT Solutions Accelerate Climate Action

World’s biggest radio telescope to be online in March 2018

Urban oil drilling takes over Los Angeles

Kisan Mukti Sansad: Families of the Farmers who Committed Suicide Speak Out

Food-matters

Modi Has Proven Himself to be an Enemy of the Farmers: Hannan Mollah

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George Marshall at Astana Expo 2017