Tag Archives: #ClimateChange

Make this Orangutan Photo Sustainable & not a Memento of a Lost Planet

Only about  55,000 Borneo orangutans are left in the wild according to the UN Environment Programme. The effects of climate change, deforestation from agricultural development and palm oil plantations, illegal…

Robert #Redford at UN says #ClimateChange Will #Sting All!

In “Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid” he went out in a blaze of bullets.  Now, more than four decades later, since he joined Paul Newman to film one of…

Water, Water Everywhere but not a Drop to Drink

  The Oceans are our lifeline and key to survival. Covering over 71% of our planet, they provide food, livelihoods, and over 50% of the oxygen we breathe, not to…

Earth Day Concert in Washington

As Washington goes so goes the world.  And this weekend ahead of Earth Day on April 22, citizens –  global or US or both –  gathered at the National Mall…

UN Meteorological Agency Reports this is Warmest Century on Record as Trend Continues Upward

Even as we freeze at UN HQ in New York City, the forecast is for more heat globally, if the current trend continues. Climate change does not mean every region…

Re-tweeted by the UN Secretary General? – Educating the New Citizen Diplomat

Lack of access and transparency may no longer define diplomacy as digital diplomacy breaks down old barriers.  From Syria conflict to climate change to economic inequality, the debate has moved…