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Interfaith Action for Climate

Laura Santamaria — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 11:10:01 +0000

The ten commandments received at Mount Sinai have guided millions of people for the last 3,500 years. As we face the oncoming environmental challenges, it is imperative to bring faith back into the conversation.

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The Democracy Project

Laura Santamaria — Tue, 07 May 2013 05:44:41 +0000

Image: Darwin Yamamoto By Christmas it was all over, the camps cleared and local laws changed to ban camping in public places. Phrases like ‘the 99%’ have entered the public imagination, but was anything actually achieved? What did it all mean, both then and now? ‘Enough time has passed‘ thinks David Graeber, ‘that we can...

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From Ashes to Hope

Allison Zurfluh — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Michel Juvet. Image: Olivier Vogelsang While a trip into East Africa’s Great Lakes Region as a delegate of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) may seem like business as usual, for senior economist Michel Juvet of Bordier & Cie it was a blow to the heart. As a part of the SDC commission, Juvet...

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Freedom Fighters

Magnolia Lafleur — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:00:37 +0000

As much as we would like it to be, with 17,500 victims of human trafficking occurring in the United States alone every year, slavery is certainly not a thing of past. More than in any time in history, globally, woman, men and children are being forced to physical, emotional and mental exploitation with numbers rising...

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Worldwide Water Crisis Looms

Aine Carlin — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:30:46 +0000

NASA reports that 97 percent of Greenland’s ice sheet melted over four days in July this year. Scientists were startled at the speed with which it melted. On July 8, about 40 percent of Greenland’s surface ice had melted. By July 12, about 97 percent was gone. Greenland experienced a series of strong warm ridges in 2012. The sudden melt-off occurred when one of these ridges parked over the ice sheet, creating a massive heat dome over the ice.

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Time to UNdeny

Aine Carlin — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:36:23 +0000

With an increasing amount of damning evidence proving the poor sanitary control at a foreign peacekeeper base was the source of the outbreak, the UN’s emphatic denial is staggering and disappointing. The outbreak has claimed the lives of over 7000 Haitian’s since October 2010 with a further500,000 victims also infected, and in that time the...

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A Greener Environment

laurasan — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:42:44 +0000

This system was created by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to properly evaluate the environmental efficiency of buildings while offering a reliable, universal standard to which architects can refer when creating a sustainable design.

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Cyclists take on gruelling Tour de France style race for charity

Nia Charpentier — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:20:01 +0000

Rider Chris Milner, who together with his team is hoping to raise £250,000 for charity Friendship Works, said: “A few of us have been training in the Alps in preparation and, although we know it will be extremely tough, we’re all very excited about the idea of racing with a Tour de France winner on...

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A Bugs Life

Aine Carlin — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:17:03 +0000

Located four degrees south of the equator and a twenty minute flight from Mahe, Fregate Island Private is one of a collection of stunning islands commonly known as the Seychelles. With seven outstandingly beautiful beaches and a tropical environment unlike any other, this small Island is home to some pretty unique species of both the...

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Olivia Wilde – Humanitarian Extraordinaire

Aine Carlin — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:01:20 +0000

Voted PETA‘s sexiest vegetarian celebrity in 2010, Wilde has certainly struck a chord with the general public and with beauty, talent and intelligence in abundance this is one Hollywood star who is truly making a positive difference. Of Irish-American descent, Wilde’s most notable performances have been in the tv series’ The O.C., House and more...

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