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La Nouvelle Trahison des Clercs by George Monbiot

anagnori wrote 2 days ago: From: La Nouvelle Trahison des Clercs: When scholars sell out, the consequences are grave by George … more →

Tags: ethics, Society, Universities, Academia, Politics, Julien Benda, la trahison des clercs, Intellectuals, “assimilation” of the intellectual

George Monbiot on re-wilding; 27June

actionforinvolvment wrote 2 days ago: How can we manage a site’s landscape, ecological and human history, yet safeguard our archaeol … more →

Tags: A4I events, "community land", Environment, Latest News, Regulation and Enforcement, Sheffield's Communities, Updates, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, Mark Fisher

University of #Manchester on BP money: "Social responsibility one of the 3 core goals for the University" #climate #monbiot1 comment

manchesterclimatemonthly wrote 4 days ago: On Tuesday political commentator George Monbiot mentioned the University of Manchester in an article … more →

Tags: Energy, Academia, replies versus answers

University of #Manchester gets £60m from BP. #Monbiot unhappy. #polarbearfacepalm

manchesterclimatemonthly wrote 6 days ago: George Monbiot nails it (again).  We are not serious – as a species – about getting out … more →

Tags: Energy, Academia, Polar Bear Facepalm

The power in these words.6 comments

Paul Handover wrote 6 days ago: Day three of recognising the passing of 400 ppm atmospheric CO2. In nearly four years of writing for … more →

Tags: Business, Capitalism 2, Climate, Communication, Consciousness, Core thought, Environment, Finance, Government 2

The integrity of universities8 comments

To the left of centre wrote 1 week ago: There’s a very interesting (in my opinion) article by George Monbiot in the Guardian today. Th … more →

Tags: Politics, Industry, Research, economic growth, research funding, climate change, Global Warming, Impact, Universities

A discouraging milestone

jonathankonkol wrote 1 week ago: I spotted  this on the front page of the New York Times on Saturday. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/ … more →

Tags: Energy, History, Culture, climate change, capitalism, carbon dioxide, Plutocracy

Edith Cobb "The Ecology of Imagination in Childhood"2 comments

Evelin Tamm wrote 1 week ago: Edith Cobb is one of the few grand old ladies in educational thought and worth reading even today. A … more →

Tags: Nature, Learning, Literature, Experiences, Articles, My Articles, feminist writing, Education, Philosophy

Politics & Science

vijayraghavendran wrote 1 week ago: What happens to people when they become government science advisers? Are their children taken hostag … more →

Tags: Science News, Science, Politics, Government, Lobby

Weekly Link Love #35 - Living an Authentic Life3 comments

sirchutney wrote 2 weeks ago: I read a lot. In this weekly post I present a summary of some of the things which have caught my eye … more →

Tags: link love, united states, capitalism, David Graeber, Sheryl Sandberg, International Criminal Court, Noam Chomsky, edward herman, New York Times

When science is ignored1 comment

Lucinda wrote 2 weeks ago: Bees – the cause of some of the most recent controversy about scientific independence I’ … more →

Tags: Agriculture, climate change, General environment, In The News, Thoughts, Bad Astronomy, Phil Plait, Politics and Science, scientific bias

Do some Government science advisers misrepresent science?1 comment

admin wrote 3 weeks ago: Government science advisers misrepresent science. In too many cases after their appointments they so … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Lobbying, revolving door, EU, Pesticide, Damage to environment, Research, Corporate political nexus, Vested Interests

The Pope and the Poor by Joshua Connor

DanutM wrote 3 weeks ago: The Pope and the Poor by Joshua Connor. In this latest issue of Sightings, Joshua Connor discusses w … more →

Tags: Catholic, Social Justice, Pope Francis

Weekly Link Love #34 - Living an Authentic Life

sirchutney wrote 3 weeks ago: I read a lot. In this weekly post I present a summary of some of the things which have caught my eye … more →

Tags: link love, united states, capitalism, David Graeber, Sheryl Sandberg, International Criminal Court, Noam Chomsky, edward herman, New York Times

The Great Unmentionable by George Monbiot.14 comments

Paul Handover wrote 3 weeks ago: A real pleasure and privilege to republish this article from Mr. Monbiot. For some time now I have s … more →

Tags: Capitalism 2, Climate, Consciousness, Culture 2, Environment, Government 2, Morality, People, Philosophy

The Planet’s Trouble With Markets

Jo Weber wrote 4 weeks ago: epicharmus (CC BY 2.0) On the occasion of the collapse of the European emissions trading scheme, Gua … more →

Tags: Blog, CARBON TRADING SCHEME, climate change, democracy, European Emissions Trading System, Global Warming, Markets

Mobiot, Consumption, and Our Values1 comment

Unintended Consequences Documentary Project wrote 4 weeks ago: April 22, 2013 By Matt Palmer This article by George Monbiot “Let’s stop hiding behind r … more →

Tags: Unintended Consequences, Alternative Energy, Brave New World, climate change, Critical Thinking, Documentary, Energy, Environment, Global Society

How About That Frugality Mentality?5 comments

feistyredhair wrote 1 month ago: photo: economictimes.com Every other Wednesday is recycling day. As usual, I leave it to the last mi … more →

Tags: Political, Thoughts on Society, Environmental, Parenting, blogs, Environmentalism, environmental advocacy, parenting blog, consumption

Weekly Link Love #33 - Living an Authentic Life

sirchutney wrote 1 month ago: I read a lot. In this weekly post I present a summary of some of the things which have caught my eye … more →

Tags: link love, David Graeber, Sheryl Sandberg, Margaret Thatcher, lady Thatcher, Thatcher, Tony Blair, David Eagleman, Ping Fu


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