Hello Everyone and Welcome!
I can't believe how fast time flies, it's my turn already to host this week's Carnival, as we leave last week's wonderful host Green Fertility! Well, make yourselves comfortable and stay a while, there's lots to see here in San Francisco :)! We have a lot of great stories and news to share with you so let's get right to it:
Our first item is very exciting as Carnival of The Green gets noticed on TV!!! Recently Nick Aster of Triple Pundit and TreeHugger fame, along with Myself were interviewed for a local TV station. They were highlighting green blogs and why they are so popular. Click here to see the segment!
Over at green | rising , Vihar Sheth brings us an article titled Offsetting Environmental Ignorance. An interesting piece on how buying carbon offsets won't be enough in the long run.
Next up is Harlan Weikle from In The Fray Magazine and Greener Magazine, with two intriguing stories. One called UN Global Initiative, Safe Water: Worldwide, more than one billion people lack access to an improved water source, such as a rainwater collection or wells. Two billion still need access to basic sanitation facilities. The second article is titled African Forests Going, Going, Gone?: In a report released this week by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, it was reported that the highest losses occurred in countries with the densest forest cover: Angola, Cameroon, DRC, Nigeria, Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, all in Africa.
The next booth to visit is Zechary's. He gives us a Chat To Help People over at his blog Zechary White. A portion of the revenues from this idea goes to help social causes around the world.
Over at Melanie Rimmer's adorable booth called Bean Sprouts we have a posting on Consumerism v. Humanitarianism: This posting reproduces a table from a book showing priorities in global spending in 1998.
Sally Kneidel has a shout out to everyone: "Here's your chance to meet others in your community concerned about global warming. On Veggie Revolution this week, read about the National Day of Climate Action coming up April 14. This post has a link to a cool interactive map that will allow you to locate the closest of the 920 actions planned in 50 states, right down to the street corner."
Over at Erin's booth Queercents you find a great tip for all the ladies: There's Money in the Monthlies. (This is a great post I plan on passing along to all my female friends!)
Make sure you stop by Leon Gettler's spot called Sox First. He tells us about Warming Deniers Ignored by the Market: Climate change deniers are missing the point. Global warming is a market issue and here are the reasons why . A very interesting piece!
The Wild Green Yonder speaks to me personally as their article is a Case Study in Ecological Design by Adam Brock, "This is a write-up of some of the challenges and solutions I encountered in designing an affordable energy-efficient home for my sustainable design program at the Ecosa Institute."
Next is Steve Faber's booth Debt Free! He asks us Will China's Growing Demand For Oil Doom the Rest of Us? Read to find the answer!
John Feeney of Growth is Madness! would like to call our attention to a column in the New Zealand Herald. It explains the need to address world population growth as well as conventional economic growth if we are to succeed in tackling climate change. While we hear a lot about the need to reduce consumption, discussion of the central role of these two forms of growth in global warming is rare in media coverage. Click here to get the full details: A Voice of Sanity in New Zealand.
The next booth offers us some how-to advice! Finance author Jeffery Strain at Personal Finance Advice shows us How-To Build Your Own Organic Waste System. Something I'm sure many of us have been planning to do for a while now. The instructions are easy!
For a break from the mundane check out Mr. Juggles Long or Short Capital. Here we are reminded that it's not just gas emissions from cars contributing to global warming but also our own:)! Poopulation and You tells the story.
Oliver Moore from Ollie's Place hails from Ireland and ponders, " Now that St Patrick's day has passed, it's time to take a clear-headed look at the man himself, and assess whether in fact he was Ireland's first organic farmer." His posting will give you the answer. By the way, I had no idea the shamrock was a sign of rebellion!
On your way out don't forget to stop by Phillip Barron's Nicomachus.net. Here he delves deep into the question Does Historic Preservation Amount to an Environmental Ethic?
I hope you enjoy this week's carnival and take your time browsing around all week, for next week the Carnival moves to Camden Kiwi. See you there!
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