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Environmental
Challenges and the Power of Women - 21 April 2007 ... Earth and her ecosystems provide for us the basics that we need for all life. We live on a miracle planet. The air we breathe, the water we drink, and everything we possible need is available for us on this amazing planet Earth. But... do we treat this gift of life with respect? Think about it-- everything around us and all the stuff in our homes, offices, schools, factories are made from materials extracted from the earth. The laptops, cars, ipods, cars, DVD's, etc. all made from nature's raw materials... Read the complete article. ***** Cities
Take Lead on Environment as Debate Drags at Federal Level - 09 June
2007 ... New York is among a faction of U.S. cities from Boston to Portland, Ore., that are racing ahead of the federal government in setting carbon emission targets and developing concrete strategies to deal with climate change. Their solutions are already beginning to alter the fabric of life for millions of urban dwellers. It is a direct consequence, municipal officials and analysts say, of the growing perception inside city halls that the Bush administration has largely ignored an issue that has reached a tipping point in American culture... Read the complete article. Come back again for new press releases. Circle the Earth - Grassroots Women Taking Action
for a Sustainable Future Sacramento, Saturday August 25. 2007 Great Women of Jazz-1890-1990 June 5, 2007 - World Environment Day was celebrated across the world today. In Norway, which is hosting the international celebrations, former Sophie Prize winners, including Canadian Inuit activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier and Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, joined UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner in a panel discussion on the environment and sustainable development. Later in the day, children from across Norway took to the streets in an Environment Parade to help raise awareness on the environment and climate change. Read about all the day's activities on the World Environment Day website. ***** May 30, 2007 - Partnerships from Five Nations Receive "2007 Seed Awards" for Innovation in Local Sustainable Development Seed Awards recognize, support and encourage the delivery of innovative, local, partnership-based solutions to global challenges of environmental stewardship and poverty eradication. The global community of organizations and agencies that constitute the Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development (Seed) Initiative today announced that partnerships from Vietnam, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and Sierra Leone are the winners of the 2007 Seed Awards. Read the Press Release. ***** April 19, 2007 - The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2007-2008 Charlotte Conservation Fellows scholarship program. Under the Charlotte Conservation Fellowship Program, AWF is offering scholarships for full MSc or partial Ph.D. programs with field research components that produce knowledge or insight into specific conservation challenges in the African Heartlands or Conservation in general. This year, citizens of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Mozambique and Botswana are eligible to apply. For more information, visit the AWF website. ***** April 6, 2007 - International Scientific Panel Approves Report on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability Panel indicates high confidence that “anthropogenic warming over the last three decades has had a discernible influence on many physical and biological systems”. Press release from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Uprising Radio: California’s 2nd Annual Women’s
Equality Day Parade
***** KPFA Radio: Our Vote! Our Voice! 2nd Annual Women’s
Equality Day Parade
Play mp3 Stream - Uses your computer's media player (24kb/s)mp3). Download this File (mp3) – Download this program to your hard drive (this file is about 20.58 megabytes).
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