Remarks by Mary Robinson (Chair of The Elders) at the Security Council Open Debate on “Upholding the United Nations Charter” to Maintain International Peace and Security.
Heading a research program out of the University of Wyoming’s Department of Molecular Biology, he focuses on how organisms survive in extreme environments. Using tardigrades that can survive many extremes, including being completely desiccated (dried out), his team are developing technologies from these organisms that will allow life-saving medicines to be stored dry. DR. THOMAS BOOTHBY Heading a research program out of the University of Wyoming’s Department of Molecular Biology, he focuses on how organisms survive in extreme environments. Using tardigrades that can survive many extremes, including being completely desiccated (dried out), his team are developing technologies from these organisms that will allow life-saving medicines to be stored dry. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
We continue our conversation with Andrew Bacevich, president and co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is a retired colonel, Vietnam War veteran and author of, most recently, of “The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory.” Bacevich says the crisis with Iran, sparked by President Trump’s assassination of top general Qassem Soleimani, is just the latest in a long series of ill-advised American actions in the Middle East. “The only conceivable way for us to begin to extricate ourselves from this terrible mess in the region … is to abandon this militarized approach and to take a more balanced position with regard to the rivalries in the region,” Bacevich says.
President Trump vowed on Wednesday to hit Iran with new sanctions but appeared to pull back from taking any new military action. Tension between the two countries soared after the U.S. assassinated Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani at the Baghdad International Airport last week. Early on Wednesday, Iran retaliated by firing 22 ballistic missiles at military bases in Iraq housing U.S. forces, but no one was injured in the attack. Iran had warned the Iraqi government about the strike in advance. Two small rockets also later hit the Green Zone near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. During a televised address on Wednesday, Trump urged NATO to become more involved in the Middle East and called for countries to pull away from the Iran nuclear deal. We speak with Andrew Bacevich, president and co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is a retired colonel and Vietnam War veteran and author of, most recently, “The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory.”
AllatRa TV English
Mar 12, 2018
Igor Mikhailovich Danilov, Igor Vladimirovich Naumets, Anna Dubrovskaya, Andrei Kovtunov
Inevitability of the serious upcoming climate changes, the global nature and magnitude of which one can see today over the whole planet, makes everyone face the necessity of the personal choice. Already in the nearest future, THIS will concern everyone.
The unknown history of the past, knowledge of which gives an understanding of the tomorrow (the cycle is repeating itself). International initiatives of the “ALLATRA” Public Movement. “THE UNIVERSAL GRAIN” project is a common cause, which continues to unite a lot of people on the planet, regardless of their nationality and religion.
Informing people about those upcoming catastrophic natural processes which in the nearest future will become a reality for certain countries and continents.
What have you done today so that you and your near and dear ones have a chance to survive tomorrow?
The report “On the Problems and Consequences of Global Climate Change on Earth. Effective Ways to Solve These Problems” https://allatra-science.org/en/pages/…
International public movement “ALLATRA”
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How to survive tomorrow? The programme, which acutely raises vital topics of climate change on the planet and warns about the upcoming events. Cataclysms. Causes and effects. Why are natural disasters increasing in number and strength? The report “On the Problems and Consequences of Global Climate Change on Earth. Effective Ways to Solve These Problems” – the events which are coming true right before our eyes.
The point of no return, how much time is left? Are you confident that tomorrow your life will not change dramatically, and your family will not join the ranks of millions of climate refugees? What should everyone do today so that tomorrow he or she does not become a victim of consumer society and egoistic thinking? What should everyone do now to avoid a sad fate? A lot depends on you. How to change the course of events?
Society. Choice and freedom. How to stop being silent? Together people can do a lot! How to attain unity? What is the negativity of consciousness and what is the freedom of Personality?
How eschatology, climatology, and cosmic processes are connected with the vector of development of the entire humanity? What are people actually capable of and what do religions keep silent about? Real examples of people’s unity based on the common inner spiritual basis, humanity, and mutual assistance in modern society.
The report “On the Problems and Consequences of Global Climate Change on Earth. Effective Ways to Solve These Problems.” https://allatra.org/report/problems-a…
The group exhibition After Spiritualism offers an occasion to reflect on personal and shared losses through varied contemporary art practices. The works on view materialize trauma and mourning, at times confronting historical conflicts and seeking to overcome long-standing divisions. The exhibition is inspired by Spiritualism’s aim to connect the living with the dead for comfort, guidance, and enlightenment.
Welcome to Transition Studies. To prosper for very much longer on the changing Earth humankind will need to move beyond its current fossil-fueled civilization toward one that is sustained on recycled materials and renewable energy. This is not a trivial shift. It will require a major transition in all aspects of our lives.
This weblog explores the transition to a sustainable future on our finite planet. It provides links to current news, key documents from government sources and non-governmental organizations, as well as video documentaries about climate change, environmental ethics and environmental justice concerns.
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