http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Earth_Community-and-Politics_green-Activism_18_193_613.html Press Review of the Earth from the most relevant websites. Keep in touch with the Earth and your future ! fr-FR http://www.earth-stream.com/logo-stream-Earth.png http://www.earth-stream.com Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:24:25 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Photographer-Awarded-TED-Prize-for-Work-on-War-Disease_18_193_613_134807.html : Photo: James NachtweyLast year, acclaimed war photographer James Nachtwey was honored with the 2007 Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) Prize for his work documenting images of war, disease and political unrest across the globe for over 25 years. Along with President Bill Clinton and Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson, Nachtwey was awarded $100,000 to help him bring "one wish to change the world" to fruition. James' wish was to share an underreported worldwide story, prove the power of news photography in the digital age and raise awareness about a global health issue that has the potential to become a worldwide pandemic — Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB). Tonight Nachtwey will unveil the images of the disease he hopes to combat at a special screening at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. His poignant images will be used to offer awareness about the worldwide spread of tuberculosis through a multimedia campaign on all seven continents, in 50 cities around the globe, and across the web. You can find out more information about screenings and the images at http://www.xdrtv.org. Nachtwey shared his digital images with us and took a few moments to tell Wired.com what he learned during the yearlong process of tracking the global spread of tuberculosis. : Photo: James Nachtwey Wired.com: When did you first encounter XDR-TB? James Nachtwey: In 2000, I did a story for Time on AIDS in Africa. It was my first introduction to that subject. In South Africa and Zimbabwe, people who had AIDS were co-infected with TB. And it was actually TB that killed them. I had thought TB was eliminated. : Photo: James Nachtwey Wired.com: Why is TB still such a problem? Nachtwey: The conditions of poverty are a breeding ground for TB. If your immune system becomes lowered, TB is like a predator. It remains latent until the immune system is depressed. And it attacks the weak. Even if the medication exists in certain places, people have to get to the medicat ... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:11:53 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Reflections-from-the-RAN-RYSE-SEAC-gathering_18_193_613_134564.html Last week Rainforest Action Network co-hosted a gathering of 60 activists in Chicago with the Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC). Below is a reflection from Robin Markle, one of the youth leaders in RAN’s network. Robin serves on the national council of RYSE (explained below), and also helps coordinate the new Students for a Democratic [...] Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:20:53 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Canada-s-PM-on-hotseat-in-debate-over-climate-change_18_193_613_134502.html Agence France-Presse: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper came under fire for his record on fighting global warming in a political debate televised Wednesday ahead of elections on October 14. Former environmental activist and Liberal leader Stephane Dion accused Harper of stalling on climate change since coming to power in January 2006 and tarnishing Canada's reputation in this area. "We were heroes against climate change" under the Liberal's steerage, Dion said. Canada had agreed under ... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:53:02 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/DeSmog-s-New-Election-Blog-Inhabitat-at-London-Design-Festival-Ecomii-s-prescription-for-Babies-and-More_18_193_613_134490.html Closet Environmentalist: Carnival of the Green #147! by Alina Beloussova "As you can see, I am on a sort of hiatus right now (busy busy!) and this here little blog is looking as neglected as the environment in a Sh&ll board meeting. Well… sorry about that. I’ll be back soon. Don’t you quit on me now, all 6 of you!" Ecomii: Greene's Organic Prescription Just For Babies by Dr. Alan Greene "If I were going to pick only one time of life to eat organic, it would be from conception throu... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:25:20 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/A-fast-fading-world-of-good-intentions_18_193_613_134486.html At the turn of the millennium, world leaders committed to cutting extreme global poverty in half and to achieving deep reductions in malnutrition and child mortality rates. They followed that up in 2005 with a pledge to increase development assistance to $130 billion a year by 2010. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:30:09 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Uganda-Bad-Weather-Worsens-Poverty-in-Kasese-Region_18_193_613_134458.html Monitor: Climate change is causing food scarcity in the Rwenzori region. Farmers there are no longer able to predict the seasons and so plan for the planting. They say that they are getting heavy rainfall with very strong winds, thunder, lightening and destructive hailstorms when expecting dry spells and that the effects have shortened the growing seasons for crops. Human activities are to blame for the changes which have resulted in frequent floods and high temperatures. The change in the ... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:01:53 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Naturally-Clean-The-Seventh-Generation-Guide-to-Safe-&-Healthy-Non-Toxic-Cleaning_18_193_613_134349.html Did you know that the Greek root of the word “ecology” means “house”?  If everyone created a healthy, green environment in our homes, it would extend to the greater good for the planet.  My evolution into environmentalism began with caring about endangered species issues to natural beauty products to vegetarianism to green cleaning.  Seventh Generation and the Children’s Health Envrionmental Coalition’s Blue Buttefly.org have teamed up to create a green cleaning guide for safer homes titled Naturally Clean:  The Seventh Generation Guide to Safe & Healthy, Non-Toxic Cleaning. Naturally Clean is written by Jeffrey Hollender, Geoff Davis, Meika Hollendar, and Reed Doyle. The book is divided into seven sections: Case for Change at Home: These chapters are about the chemicals in household cleaners and the negative effects they have on our health, including cancer, asthma, hormone disruptions, and multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS). Like almost anything else, there is a good side and a bad side to all the molecular manipulation chemists practice. There are safe chemicals, and there are unsafe chemicals. Our problem today is that we don’t really know which are which. Read more of this story » Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:54:11 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/10-Easy-Free-Steps-You-Can-Take-To-End-Poverty-Today_18_193_613_134202.html “Nobody is asking us to love others more than we love ourselves,” said the “poet president” of Tanzania Julius Nyerere. “But those of us who have been lucky enough to receive a good education have a duty also to help to improve the well being of the community to which we belong; is part of loving ourselves!” Step 1: Click once a day at TheHungerSite.com. You’ll fund the donation of 1.1 cups of food. While you’re there, take a look at their equally worthy sister sites. Step 2: Play at FreeRice.com. Study for the GRE, test your English abilities, or simply bone up on your vocabulary. While you do, your clicks will generate funding for donating free rice to the hungry. Better yet, share this online game with students you know. Step 3: Sign the petition at HelpSweden.org. This tongue-in-cheek organization turns our concepts of poverty around and asks for a renewed commitment to the Millennium Development Goals. Step 4: Put some of your paycheck into Kiva.org. You’ll get your money back and you’ll have helped somebody to build a business or a home. Read more of this story » Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:30:23 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Weed-Removal-Earns-Reward_18_193_613_134170.html By BUNTING, Finbarr Weeds may not be sexy, but as any environmentalist will tell you they can do as much damage to the natural environment as any crawly critters. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:26:16 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Commentary-Reconciling-Poverty-Sustainability-and-the-Financial-Crisis_18_193_613_134140.html WorldChanging Teamby Christopher Flavin The following is adapted from a speech given by Worldwatch Institute President Christopher Flavin at a high-level United Nations event on September... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:11:04 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Confessions-of-a-Closet-Environmentalist-Hosts-Carnival-of-the-Green_18_193_613_134112.html This week is Carnival of the Green # 147 and it's being hosted by Confessions of a Closet Environmentalist, a blog that speaks to the journey towards sustainability on a student budget, bypassing the unwashed-hippie stereotypes. So head on over to this week's Carnival to find a round up of green news and events from the past week, submitted by other bloggers and green sites. To learn more about Carnival of the Green, where it will be and how to host, please click here to lin... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:18:54 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Wind-Farms-Not-Bane-of-Birds-Existence_18_193_613_134065.html Environmentalists and anyone else attempting to derail wind farms have often turned to the fate of birds for scientific back up. In the case of the environmentalists, I’ll let it pass, but it’s when the senators and other politicians who have never shown an ounce of interest in the outdoors – let alone an animal in the outdoors – jump on the “PROTECT THE BIRDS” bandwagon that gets me riled up (among a host of other things). Thankfully, new research out of England has lain to rest at least some of the claims saying that wind farms, and to a lesser extent singular wind turbines, represent a real threat to bird populations. Read more of this story » Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:17:56 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/7-Water-Saving-Questions-How-to-Go-Green-Job-Searches-and-Donating-Denim_18_193_613_134059.html :: Ask yourself these seven questions to conserve more water. :: Make a living off of your love for green with our How to Go Green: Job Searches guide. :: Find out where and how to donate your old blue jeans.... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:53:17 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Rainforest-Action-Network-Activists-Foreclose-on-Wall-Street-with-150-Square-Foot-Banner_18_193_613_134058.html Rainforest Action Network activists dropped an American flag banner with “Foreclosed” stamped across it in New York’s financial district today.  The crisis is wrecking havoc on the economy and the possibility of a clean energy economy. Pics here NEW YORK—With the economy in tatters and Congress fumbling for answers, activists with Rainforest Action Network (RAN) scaled the [...] Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:06:50 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Africa-Sending-Massive-Wealth-to-Europe-America_18_193_613_133963.html An innovative campaign from HelpSweden.org is turning notions of wealth and poverty on their heads. HelpSweden.org has drafted a petition to Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, asking for four concessions to promote the Millennium Development Goals when Sweden holds the European Union presidency in the second half of 2009. It’s a reminder of the first world’s forgotten debt to the rest of the world for resources and labor. Think Africa’s poor? Think again. Most diamonds and gold in the world come from Africa. In the Congo, there’s a saying, “We’d be so much better off if we weren’t so rich.” Much of the African continent is blessed with crop and livestock conditions far better than, say, Iceland. Yet with not a scrap of natural resources, Iceland has the fourth largest economy in the world. So what gives? Read more of this story » Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:44:19 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/How-Many-Environmentalists-Does-it-Take-to-Screw-in-a-Light-Bulb-_18_193_613_133940.html Find Out on Energy Star Change a Light Day. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:58:20 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/The-ethical-wardrobe-Luxury-fabric-from-the-Peruvian-vicuña_18_193_613_133877.html Wool from the Peruvian vicuña is used to make luxury goods for super-rich consumers, while the farmers who raise the animals live in poverty. Kate Carter reports on a company trying to share the wealth Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:15:29 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Grant-Aims-to-Use-Web-College-Students-to-Alleviate-Poverty_18_193_613_133858.html Computers, college students and community service - connecting all three is the aim of a major federal grant to a Virginia nonprofit group. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:15:23 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Delhi-Project-Acts-to-Tackle-Poverty_18_193_613_133833.html By Crawford, Jenny Securing space in a city masterplan for recycling has benefited local communities, writes Jenny Crawford The UN's millennium development goals offer "a resuscitation of planning", claims Professor Ananya Roy of the University of California, Berkeley, opening a discussion in the June edition of Planning Theory and Practice. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:47:41 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Politics/green-Activism/Plastic-Bottle-Boat-to-Cross-the-Pacific-Ocean-_18_193_613_133572.html Eco-celebrity David de Rothschild has decided to show the world what to do with its discarded plastic bottles. For his recent project, the Plastiki Expedition, the adventurous environmentalist plans to build a 60-foot boat made out entirely out of recycled materials and then sail it across the entire Pacific Ocean! The ambitious excursion aims to [...]