Humans Face a “Ghastly Future” Unless Extraordinary Action Is Taken Soon on Sustainability Without immediate and drastic intervention, humans face a “ghastly future” — including declining health, climate devastation, tens of millions of environmental migrants and more pandemics — in the next several decades, according to an international team of 17 prominent scientists. “Humanity is […]
From Pornography to Agriculture: Challenging Hierarchy
by Robert Jensen We live in a world in which people and other living things are broken by routine exploitation and violence. Entire societies seem broken beyond repair. Life itself seems to be in danger of breaking forever. Acknowledging this is difficult not only because of the depth of the pain in a broken world […]
Climate 2030 Blueprint
Reducing oil dependence. Strengthening energy security. Creating jobs. Tackling global warming. Addressing air pollution. Improving our health. The United States has many reasons to make the transition to a clean energy economy. What we need is a comprehensive set of smart policies to jump-start this transition without delay and maximize the benefits to our environment […]
Roadmap offers solutions for future of food, global ag innovation
To deflect future world food crises created by climate change and growing consumer demand, a Cornell University-led international team of economists, scientists and business experts has created a road map for global agricultural and food systems innovation, reform and sustainability. The group’s report—”Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems,” funded by the Cornell Atkinson Center for […]
Zoom weekly presentations by CACOR 2020-11-27
Canadian COR Zoom Series of Weekly 30+ Minute Presentations DATE DAY TIME PRESENTER TOPIC 15-Apr Wednesday completed Dr. Ted Manning Greening China Challenge 22-Apr Wednesday completed Bill Pugsley Measuring Ottawa’s Air Pollution 29-Apr Wednesday completed Dr. Art Hunter Off Grid for 200 days in 2020 06-May Wednesday completed Dr. John Hollins Stumbling from Rio to […]