ACT for EARTH

Started this day by watching the Guardian's video about the ten year anniversary of Age of STUPID. Then posted a comment to Franny the producers of this remarkable film. This is the comment: [I've seen your film at least seven times and organised two public showings here in East Lancashire. Watching the video on the Guardian link now my heart hurts so much and tears are rolling down my cheeks and plopping onto the keyboard - How can we continue to be so stupid? (and I'm only 2/3 of the way through it.)I am at the part where you are kissing the wind turbine. <3 It is remarkable that this little wind farm is there next to the ploughed field. I wonder if your research over the years has brought to your attention how much C02 is released by our current agricultural practices. Here in East Lancashire I'm part of a small start-up business which aims to educate farmers and all who tend ground (football pitch groundsmen, golf course, cricket field, local authority recrea...

technology NOUN The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes Early 17th century: from Greek tekhnologia ‘systematic treatment’, from tekhnē ‘art, craft’ + -logia (see -logy). [ Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide can be lowered either by reducing emissions or by taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and storing in terrestrial, oceanic, or freshwater aquatic ecosystems. A sink is defined as a process or an activity that removes greenhouse gas from the atmosphere. The long-term conversion of grassland and forestland to cropland (and grazing lands) has resulted in historic losses of soil carbon worldwide but there is a major potential for increasing soil carbon through restoration of degraded soils and widespread adoption of soil conservation practices.] http://www.fao.org/soils-portal/soil-management/soil-carbon-sequestration/en/   When people think ‘carbon’ they usually think ‘trees’, but in reality, 82% of carbon in ...