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Why the Philippines Wasn’t Ready for Typhoon Haiyan

Mon, 2013-11-11 17:14 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Destruction in the Philippines' Leyte province. (Ryan Lim/Malacanang Photo Bureau via Getty Images)

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washingtonpost.com - by Max Fisher - November 11, 2013

The typhoon that tore through the Philippines on Friday threw the country into such turmoil that, days later, public officials are reporting wildly different death tolls. The government disaster relief agency announced 229 killed, the army reported 942 and local officials in the devastated provence of Leyte went as high as 10,000. But none are much more than estimates, given that emergency workers still can't reach some of the worst-affected areas.

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Rising Sea Levels Could Submerge Substantial Parts of 1,700 U.S. Cities

Sat, 2013-08-03 19:56 — Kathy Gilbeaux

This may soon be what a day in the park looks like. Reuters/Jitendra Prakash

theatlanticcities.com - by Roberto A. Ferdman - July 30, 2013

Sea levels, as we know, are incredibly sensitive to rises in global temperatures. A study released earlier this month revealed that the increase of a mere degree celsius could lead global sea levels to rise by as much as two meters. But according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the implications are especially grim for the US. At the current rate of carbon emissions, over 1,700 cities, including New York, Boston and Miami, will be “locked in” by greenhouse gas emissions by this century’s end.

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Landfill Harmonic - The world sends us garbage... We send back music.

Tue, 2013-07-23 18:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

kickstarter.com - LANDFILL HARMONIC: Inspiring dreams one note at a time!

A heartfelt & moving story of how instruments made from recycled trash bring hope to children whose future is otherwise spiritless.

Too many children in the world are born into lives with little or no hope.

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UN Panel's Post-MDG Agenda: a Coherent Vision for a Better Future

Sat, 2013-06-29 15:54 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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chathamhouse.org - by Jon Liden - June 4, 2013

The UN’s recently published report to help the world set targets for 2030, succeeding the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that run up to 2015, presents an optimistic yet sober vision. Building on the MDGs and retaining a focus on the world's poorest and most vulnerable, it has expanded the scope of the proposed goals to include a comprehensive blueprint for how to create a sustainable, more peaceful and equitable world. It has based its agenda on what we can all agree on without skirting the difficult challenges the world is facing.

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CLICK HERE - The interview with Dr. Michael D. McDonald begins at the 30:00 mark.

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Video - Dr. Michael D. McDonald - The Resilience Systems - Conversations With Great Minds - The Big Picture With Thom Hartmann

Fri, 2013-06-21 22:19 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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Thom Hartmann of The Big Picture interviews Dr. Michael D. McDonald in a segment of Conversations With Great Minds. This interview focuses on the Resilience Systems. What is resilience? Why is it important? An important discussion on resilient communities and networks is included.

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Dr. Michael D. McDonald - The Resilience Systems - Conversations With Great Minds - The Big Picture With Thom Hartmann

Fri, 2013-06-21 18:12 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Please join us on Friday, June 21, 2013 from 7:30pm-8:00pm (ET) as Thom Hartmann of The Big Picture interviews Dr. Michael D. McDonald in a segment of Conversations With Great Minds. This interview will focus on the Resilience Systems. What is resilience? Why is it important? An important discussion on resilient communities and networks will be included.

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Video - Urban Resilience for a New Century

Tue, 2013-05-14 22:08 — Kathy Gilbeaux

huffingtonpost.com - by Dr. Judith Rodin - May 14, 2013

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Politicians, lobbyists, and tourists alike can ride bicycles along a specially marked lane between the White House and the U.S. Capitol, part of the 115 miles of bicycle lanes and paths that now crisscross Washington, DC. In Copenhagen, commuters can ride to work following a “green wave” of signal lights timed for bikers. Residents in China’s “happiest city,” Hangzhou, can move easily from public transit onto physically separated bike tracks that have been carved out of the vast majority of roadways. And on any given Sunday in Mexico City, some 15,000 cyclists join together on a circuit of major thoroughfares closed to motorized traffic. What is even more exciting is that in each of these locations, people can jump right into cycling without even owning a bicycle. Welcome to the era of the Bike Share.

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Bike-Sharing Programs Hit the Streets in Over 500 Cities Worldwide

Fri, 2013-04-26 13:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

earth-policy.org - by Janet Larsen
April 25, 2013

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Tomgram: Michael Klare, The Coming Global Explosion

Thu, 2013-04-25 23:48 — Kathy Gilbeaux

tomdispatch.com - by Michael Klare - April 21, 2013

In his pathbreaking 2001 book Resource Wars, Michael Klare wrote: “Natural resources are the building blocks of civilization and an essential requirement of daily existence. The inhabitants of planet Earth have been blessed with a vast supply of most basic materials. But we are placing increased pressure on those supplies, and in some cases we face, in our lifetimes, or those of our children, the prospect of severe resource depletion.”