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From the woman who raised the alarm over the profligate use of pesticides to the doctor who discovered that chimney sweeps in 18th century London were dying because of their exposure to soot, the government's Environment Agency has named the scientists, campaigners, writers, economists and naturalists who, in its view, have done the most to save the planet. To help celebrate its tenth anniversary, a panel of experts listed its 100 greatest eco-heroes of all time. And it does mean all time: St Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) is there, as is Siddartha Gautama Buddha, who died in 483BC. Top of the list is Rachel Carson, a US scientist whose 1962 book, Silent Spring, is credited by many with kick-starting the modern environmental movement. Her account of the damage caused by the unrestrained industrial use of pesticides provoked controversy and fury in equal measures. Barbara Young, the Environment Agency's chief executive, said: "She started many of us off on the road to en...

For a long time in Kenya ,there have been rivalry and differences concerning cultures and traditions as each cultural group wants to show the rest of the world that their traditions are sacred and the best,but unfortunately,different people have different perspectives…For instance,and this am judging from my own personal experience,I am a luo, but you find that I have grown up in a very different environment with very different cultures from those familiar to me…this sometimes made me experience the inferiority complex situation…So whenever a particular topic we discussed or engaged in and the topic had to do something tribes and cultures, every bad aspect would be related to the characteristics of the luo community. However, in my high school life I came to realize that it isn’t about where you were born, what really matters is what this precious life gets to give you and what impact one makes on people's lives because we are living in the 21 st century and the world today is...

The environmental movement needs to be urgently informed concerning a new threat to the planet. This assault on nature does not come from without but from within the very people who are attempting to "save" the Earth. The grave danger is something more horrendous and subtle than global warming. The new contamination of Gaea could not only destroy hundreds of ecosystems but could possibly end all life permanently. This revolting scheme is carefully planned by a dark entity urging to destroy everything dear to tree lovers. The creature is far worse than human beings, more threatening than a meteor slamming into the Earth, and greedier than a strip-mining industrialist. If you haven’t guessed by now....it’s...the Giant Panda! The environmental movement for years has been deceived by this leech on the globe. The animal appears so cute and cuddly that we have fallen prey to its coercive manipulation. Behind those adorable jet black eyes, a monster dwells. Environmental...

The Economics of Climate Change; * Long-term temperature change likely to have negative impact on output * Fiscal pressures as well as revenue opportunities from carbon pricing * Global coordination problem complicated by uncertainty and asymmetric impacts and responsibilities Climate change resulting from man-made increases in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations presents a serious challenge to human welfare. Understanding of both the issue and policy responses has developed rapidly in recent years, but much remains to be learned, including the nature, extent, likelihood and timing of the macroeconomic and fiscal effects of climate change and responses to it. The IMF's October 2007 World Economic Outlook (WEO) briefly outlines what is known about the science of climate change, to set the scene for a review of its economic impact. It also discusses adaptation policies, to reduce the damage from climate change, and mitigation policies, to limit the emissio...

Wrangling between China and US threatens to put back decades of climate change progress. After nearly a decade of George Bush's denial and obstruction, Barack Obama could hold the key to a new global deal to tackle global warming. Which is why anyone who knows anything about climate change has been waiting for 2009 for a long time. Obama, as they see it, has arrived in the nick of time. The UN negotiations most likely to broker an international treaty have crawled into the home straight and the finishing line is in sight. A deadline of December has been set, when the eyes of the world will be on environment ministers from some 190 countries as they search for a deal at talks in Copenhagen. If they emerge without the obligatory smiles and handshakes, then they will spoil Christmas for a great many people who care for the fate of the planet. The Copenhagen talks are the latest in an annual series of UN meetings that trace their origins to the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. In 19...