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POPSHigh Food Prices May Force Aid Rationing "The programme now faces having to help countries where the price of food, rather than shortages, is the problem." Food prices are rising on a mix of strong demand from developing countries; a rising global population; more frequent floods and droughts caused by climate change; and the biofuel industry’s appetite for grains, analysts say.
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POPS Global Food Supply Near the Breaking Point With the world's farmers unable to increase food production, policy makers must address the "massive challenges to the ability of humanity to continue to feed its growing numbers", Wells said in a statement. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62_w7WmQmRo
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POPSMake Your Computer Carbon Neutral Click the "donate for free" button once a day to offset 1 lb of carbon daily. This estimate assumes you were on your computer for about 3-4 hours today. You can decrease your emissions by switching on “sleep” mode or turning your computer off if you plan to be away for any length of time. Okay, my computer is on way more than that, but a click a day is better than no click at all, I reckon. (PS) For those who give a sh**, errr... I mean click, below are a few of the other free "click-to-donate" sites. (Got appr. 30 more, so just ask.) I use a little app called DailyRotation (94 kb, no install) to do my daily rounds, so I don't forget anyone. The world need every bit of help it can get I reckon, so get to clickin' folks! .:) www.therainforestsite.com (6 buttons) www.ecologyfund.com (5 buttons) www.redjellyfish.com (2 buttons) www.tree4life.com/ingles/ingles.htm
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POPSBan The Plastic Bag Bangladesh slapped an outright ban on all polythene bags in 2002 after they were found to have been the main culprit during the 1988 and 1998 floods that submerged two-thirds of the country. Discarded bags had choked the country's drainage systems. Nylon fishing nets, fishing line, bags, 6-pack rings etc, kill hundreds of thousands of animals every year and will continue to do so for hundreds, if not thousands of years to come. Horrible, panicked and painful deaths by drowning, suffocation or internal damage. If Bangladesh can ban the plastic bag and get by, surely so could we!
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POPSFuture Of War Will Go With The Flow "Water researchers, policymakers, negotiators, scientists and environmentalists on both sides of water conflict tend to be in agreement: Tension over water runs high but war on a global front is highly unlikely. These water experts are unique in the tendency to sidestep conflict in favor of compromise." I'm not so sure. Mankind doesn't seem to be too good on compromising when resources are limited (i.e. oil.) Why would we expect things be any different regarding water?
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POPSClimate Change Plan Affordable If the extreme weather phenomena the world has been experiencing the last years is any indicator of what to expect in the future, then I think we're in for a rough road ahead, even if we do act now. Things aren't going to go back to "normal" anytime soon. Regardless of CO2 emissions, we no doubt still need to prepare ourselves for a very different future, than we had hoped.
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POPSThinking Like Rats: Why Humans Fail To Act Tough words! I do think though, that Man's incredible ability to adapt to his surroundings is "enabling" him to be able to put up with an unfathomable amount of shit, before it really hits the fan...so to speak. (pollution, climate change, global hunger, overpopulation, war etc) Comfort zones are incredibly difficult to give up. I hope that changes...and soon!
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POPSPartners in Crime I wonder if Afghanistan and Iraq consider themselves lucky countries too? As for climate change? It seems to me that Oz has been suffering quite a bit due to climate change with endless droughts and snow in Summer. Perhaps Oz should rethink it's butt-kissing attitude towards the US and think for itself for a change?
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POPSClick for Greenland Another free click-to-donate site. Click and help raise money for climate change research in Greenland.
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POPSSnow? In Australia?!? More freakish weather...and not a snowflake in sight here where it should be. Here in the country where I live at the moment, we've only had below freezing temps two nights in ALL! Just read, that here it's been/is the hottest winter on record EVER! No global warming some say? Yeah right!! Tell it to the Easter Bunny!
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POPSPolar Bears in Dire Straits Having to resort to cannibalism, polar bears may be becoming the first mammal to succume to climate change and loss of 100% loss of habitat.
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