By Govind Singh •
October 14, 2008
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“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed”
- Mahatma Gandhi (1869 to 1948)
More popularly known for his non-violent struggle for India’s independence, so much so that his birth anniversary is now also the International Day for Non-Violence, Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi - who led India to her freedom, was also an environmentalist. And such was his passion, vision and understanding of the environment - back in the days when nationalism overruled any global thinking - that his writings and thoughts are punchlines for almost all present day environmental organizations and campaigns.
Be the change you want to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi
A man of words and action, who always believed in leading by example, Gandhi was not just a great political and spiritual leader, he was also a thinker and one of the first who thought on the lines of sustainable development. His teachings of simple living and high thinking and considerable portions of his writings reveal his thought process in the direction of sustainable development.
By Jennifer Lance •
September 17, 2008
On Saturday, September 13, 2008, Green Party Vice Presidential and gubernatorial candidate Peter Camejo died from lymphoma. He was 68 years old.
By Amiel Blajchman •
September 10, 2008
So, it seems that raising a fuss, and threatening to go to court can pay results. As recounted earlier in this post, Elizabeth May, leader of the Canadian Green Party was being prevented from participating in the televised leader’s debate featuring leaders of Canadian political parties with sitting members of parliament. As of this afternoon, the broadcasters’ consortium has agreed to allow her to participate, and just as importantly, the other participants have agreed not to boycott.
By Amiel Blajchman •
September 9, 2008
Canada’s Green Party leader, Elizabeth May, is taking Canadian broadcasters to court over their decision to exclude her from the party leader debates ahead of Canada’s federal elections.
By Timothy B. Hurst •
September 6, 2008
On Friday, the UK Green Party named their first leader in since the party’s formal inception in 1985. Caroline Lucas was elected leader following a ballot of the party’s members on Friday in London.
By Nick Chambers •
September 4, 2008
In what he describes as misplaced behavior, Nikola Davidson, program director for the Northwest Biofuels Association, has raised a good point in a Seattle Weekly article — why is it that biofuels are becoming the ire of green activists while petroleum appears to be getting a free pass?
The issue stems from activist and Green Party candidate for Washington governor Duff Badgley’s attempts to drive customers away from a new biofuel station in northwest Seattle. Allegedly Badgley and his group, One Earth, have been harassing customers by taking pictures of their license plates and passing out leaflets that proclaim biofuels as a “scourge on humankind.”
Biofuels certainly have a hard row to hoe in terms of reaching sustainability, and the activists have some valid concerns, but a “scourge on humanity”? Really? It’s almost laughable.
