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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Only One Earth: World Environment Day 2022 is full of mixed emotions

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I confess, I have been preoccupied by family matters and rather low key. This World Environment Day I found it hard to focus; the issues are crowding in. In particular, climate change weighs heavily. I looked up the hashtag on Twitter, finding more and more semi-hopeful messages, “we’re doing something” videos, and “let’s do something!” urgings. I feel a headache coming on.

Our Environment Minister Matthew Samuda (right) has just got back from the Stockholm Plus Fifty conference, where he met up with colleagues such as his counterpart in the Bahamas, Minister Vaughn Miller. So perhaps I can forgive him for not tweeting a Happy World Environment Day message this morning! Perhaps! (Twitter)

Our Minister with responsibility for the environment, Senator Matthew Samuda, attended theStockholm Plus 50 conference – plenty of speeches, hand-shaking, and photo ops, no doubt – and probably a few more promises, too. Two of the

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Minbari Mondays, and Two Lessons “Shadow Dancing” (B5:s3e21) Teaches on Living — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

This week’s lessons:           1.   Those who care will stick with you, even when it it difficult.           2.   Choosing to stay alive, even when all hope seems lost, really can make a difference.        This is one of Garibaldi’s shining epiphanies: Sometimes people walk away because they want to be alone, […]

Minbari Mondays, and Two Lessons “Shadow Dancing” (B5:s3e21) Teaches on Living — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

“We have a duty to give shelter to Turkish democrats fleeing Erdoğan” – interviewed by Bünyamin Tekin for TURKISH MINUTE

“Democrats have a duty, whenever there is a dictatorial turn in any neighbouring country, to give shelter and asylum to fellow democrats escaping the…

“We have a duty to give shelter to Turkish democrats fleeing Erdoğan” – interviewed by Bünyamin Tekin for TURKISH MINUTE

« Sabemos que – A Terra não é do homem, o homem é da Terra. O homem não teceu a teia da vida, ele é apenas um fio.…

« Você está ensinando a seus filhos o que ensinamos a nossos filhos? Que a Terra é nossa mãe? O que acontece com a terra acontece com todos os filhos…

« Sabemos que – A Terra não é do homem, o homem é da Terra. O homem não teceu a teia da vida, ele é apenas um fio.…