Global warming melting Arctic regions, climate change is happening: NASA
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(Indian Express) Temperatures are warming faster in the Arctic than elsewhere, which has led to longer seasons for plants to grow in and changes to the soils. A new NASA study has found out that due to the changing climate, Arctic regions of North America are getting greener, with almost a third of the land cover looking more like landscapes found in warmer ecosystems. With 87,000 images taken from Landsat satellites, converted into data that reflects the amount of healthy vegetation on the ground, the researchers found that western Alaska, Quebec and other regions became greener between 1984 and 2012. The new Landsat study further supports previous work that has shown changing vegetation in Arctic and boreal North America. read more at http://indianexpress.com
Video: Veröffentlicht am 02.06.2016
NASA scientists used almost 30 years of data from the NASA/U.S. Geological Survey Landsat satellites to track changes in vegetation in Alaska and Canada. Of the more than 4 million square miles, 30 percent had increases in vegetation (greening) while only 3 percent had decreases (browning).
Having It All - A History of Global Consumption
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(Foreign Affairs)The historian Frank Trentmann has written the first total history of consumption. Empire of Things is an original, ambitious account that begins in the fifteenth century, spans the globe, and examines a wide range of regimes, from liberal democracies to fascist dictatorships. The book could hardly be more relevant: since the Great Recession began in 2007, the world has been mired in a global economic crisis with the consumer at its core. .. read more at https://www.foreignaffairs.com
About Frank Trentmann: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Trentmann
Das Buch bei Amazon.de kaufen: Frank Trentman - Empire of Things
Climate Change: Claims a Lake, and an Identity
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(NYTimes.com) LLAPALLAPANI, Bolivia — The water receded and the fish died. They surfaced by the tens of thousands, belly-up, and the stench drifted in the air for weeks. The birds that had fed on the fish had little choice but to abandon Lake Poopó, once Bolivia’s second-largest but now just a dry, salty expanse. Many of the Uru-Murato people, who had lived off its waters for generations, left as well, joining a new global march of refugees fleeing not war or persecution, but climate change. ... read more at nytimes.com
Text by NICHOLAS CASEY Photographs and video by JOSH HANER
Film: Geld oder Leben
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(Humane-Wirtschaft.de) Der Film „Geld oder Leben“ nähert sich einem bislang kaum beachteten Zusammenhang – unser weltweit herrschendes Finanzsystem folgt Regeln, die in ihrer letzten Konsequenz unser Leben negativ beeinflussen: stagnierende Lohnentwicklung, steigende Teuerung der Lebensgrundlagen, Umverteilung von Vermögen zugunsten der Besitzenden, Inflation, Deflation, Massen-Entlassungen, Bankenpleiten, Staatsbankrotte, Naturzerstörung in wachsendem Umfang und Hungerkatastrophen." ... weiterlesen bei Humane-Wirtschaft.de
Film: Sand - eine unterschätzte Ressource
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NYTimes.com - The World’s Disappearing Sand - MOST Westerners facing criminal charges in Cambodia would be thanking their lucky stars at finding themselves safe in another country. But Alejandro Gonzalez-Davidson, who is half British and half Spanish, is pleading with the Phnom Penh government to allow him back to stand trial along with three Cambodian colleagues. They’ve been charged, essentially, with interfering with the harvesting of one of the 21st century’s most valuable resources: sand. read mor at nytimes.com
Film: Landraub
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Kurzbeschreibung von Amazon.de
"Ackerland wird immer wertvoller und seltener. Jedes Jahr gehen etwa 12 Millionen Hektar Agrarfläche durch Versiegelung verloren. Nach der Finanzkrise 2008 hat das globale Finanzkapital die Äcker der Welt als Geschäftsfeld entdeckt. Mit dem Landraub wollen die Reichsten der Welt sich Zugriff auf die wichtigste Ressource dieser Welt sichern. Statt Bauern bestimmen dann Profitinteressen über die Böden. Wenn wir den Raubzug nicht verhindern, werden unsere Lebensgrundlagen zerstört."
Website zum Film: http://www.landraub.com/Der-Film/
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Human (2015) - Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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Was ist es, das uns zu Menschen macht? Ist es, dass wir lieben, dass wir kämpfen? Dass wir lachen? Weinen? Ist es unsere Neugier? Die Suche nach Neuem?
Angetrieben von diesen Fragen verbrachte der Filmemacher und Künstler Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Home) drei Jahre damit, wahre Geschichten von 2000 Frauen und Männern in 60 Ländern zu sammeln. In Zusammenarbeit mit einem engagierten Team von Übersetzern, Journalisten und Kameraleute, filmt Yann Arthus-Bertrand sehr persönliche und emotionale Berichte über Themen, die uns alle einen.
Environmental Photographer of the Year 2016: Winners and shortlisted images
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(International Business Times) Stunning photos raise awareness of issues like sustainable development, pollution and human rights.
The winners of the the Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year 2016 competition have been announced. This contest provides an international showcase for the very best in environmental photography, by both amateurs and professionals. The competition aims to inspire a global audience to think differently about contemporary social and environmental issues, including sustainable development, pollution and human rights. ... weiterlesen bei ibtimes.co.uk
Absolut inspirierend: "Forest Man"
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"Since the 1970's Majuli islander Jadav Payeng has been planting trees in order to save his island. To date he has single handedly planted a forest larger than Central Park NYC. His forest has transformed what was once a barren wasteland, into a lush oasis. Humble yet passionate and philosophical about his work. Payeng takes us on a journey into his incredible forest."
"Es führt kein Weg am Grundeinkommen vorbei"
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(Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute) Prominente Referenten aus aller Welt wie Robert Reich, Erik Brynjolfsson und Yanis Varoufakis diskutierten am Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute über die Zukunft der Arbeit und das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen. Hier finden Sie die wichtigsten Debatten in Video und Textform. ... weiterlesen bei gdi.ch
