Sunday, October 28, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Open Congress
Enabling democracy: to the extent that the services like this are available on the Internet, and improved over time, we will all benefit.
See OpenCongress.org
See OpenCongress.org
Global Environmental Outlook
The UN released the 4th Global Environmental Outlook, GEO-4.
Climate change, and related changes put humanity at risk. In my opinion, serious changes will be needed to sustain human growth and development while caring for the environment. We need to treat the natural environment as an investment and not as a wasting resource to be exploited.
Snippet:
Its the last that particularly concerns me. What tipping point we will we reach unexpectedly?
Climate change, and related changes put humanity at risk. In my opinion, serious changes will be needed to sustain human growth and development while caring for the environment. We need to treat the natural environment as an investment and not as a wasting resource to be exploited.
Snippet:
• decline of fish stocks;
• loss of fertile land through degradation;
• unsustainable pressure on resources;
• dwindling amount of fresh water available for humans and other creatures to share; and
• risk that environmental damage could pass unknown points of no return
Its the last that particularly concerns me. What tipping point we will we reach unexpectedly?
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