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In a short volume published decades ago entitled Metaphors We Live By, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson drew our attention to the fact that most of us, most of the time manage to make our way through life and make … Continue reading →

euronews (in English) 15 February 2021 The Green Deal is a set of EU policy initiatives for achieving climate neutrality by 2050, while strengthening Europe’s economic competitiveness and establishing the EU as a global leader in tackling climate change. Goals … Continue reading →

Oxford Martin School 15 Feb. 2021 Putting the “net” in net zero, nearly all scenarios for climate stabilisation involve not only the reduction of emissions, but also the removal of carbon dioxide from the air. As net zero ambition spreads … Continue reading →

ndsubeancap– Jan 28, 2012 This video is a tribute to Nobel prize winner, Norman Borlaug, a plant breeder who touched over a billion lives with his determination to stop world hunger. This story features the challenges and successes that Borlaug … Continue reading →

http://ecoethics.net/2014-ENVRE120/20210131-EV&N-376-Link.html https://www.cctvcambridge.org/node/763313 YouTube version Current strategies for “Building Back Better” after COVID-19 and the economic depression it has precipitated will, in fact, aggravate ecological decline and heighten the social divide between the rich and the poor around the world. See … Continue reading →

Edited by Renata Ávila and Srećko Horvat Contributors: Tariq Ali, David Adler, Gael García Bernal, Larry Charles, Noam Chomsky, Brian Eno, Daniel Ellsberg, Kenneth Goldsmith, David Graeber, Johann Hari, Maja Kantar, Stephanie Kelton, Stefania Maurizi, Evgeny Morozov, Maja Pelević, Vijay … Continue reading →

http://ecoethics.net/2014-ENVRE120/20210124-EV&N-375-Link.html https://www.cctvcambridge.org/node/761804 YouTube Version Throughout history Black leaders, Black churches, Black civic institutions and Black citizens have been at the forefront of defining and defending democratic principles in America and throughout the world.  This needs to be remembered and celebrated … Continue reading →

https://dcs.megaphone.fm/BUR1733896956.mp3 January 19, 2021 Janet Yellen is urging lawmakers to pass President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion-dollar economic relief package, despite concerns about the proposal’s large price tag and the mounting national debt. Yellen told Senate lawmakers Tuesday now is the … Continue reading →

•Streamed live on Jan 18, 2021 The first discussion in the Oxford Net Zero Series, hosted by the Oxford Martin School, hones in on the fundamental motivation of the research programme: ‘Why net zero?’. Join the Oxford Net Zero Initiative’s … Continue reading →

Oxford Martin School Streamed live on Jan 18, 2021 The first discussion in the Oxford Net Zero Series, hosted by the Oxford Martin School, hones in on the fundamental motivation of the research programme: ‘Why net zero?’. Join the Oxford … Continue reading →