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About EcoRes Forum
Based on the principles of equity, sustainability, environmental justice, and ecocentrism, the EcoRes Forum is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the free exchange of knowledge and ideas concerning social, ethical, political, and environmental issues related to climate change via a series of online e-conferences and virtual discussion boards.
Our dialogue series launched in April 2007 with a two-week debate about whether a societal paradigm shift to ecocentrism* might speed the global climate movement. More than 700 participants from 80+ countries took part in the discussion, which culminated later that year in the Forum's Call for Action: Achieving Global Climate Justice in the 21st Century .
The second dialogue in this free series took place in April 2008. Titled Environmental (In)Justice: Sources, Symptoms, and Solutions , this e-conference took a look at some of the underlying causes of environmental and climate injustices around the world, with participants sharing examples and suggestions on how best to resolve and redress these issues.
By hosting this cross-disciplinary series, the Forum team aspires to building synergistic bridges among activists and academics, scientists and social critics, researchers, journalists, community leaders, and concerned citizens in order to increase our shared understanding and thereby to empower joint efforts on climate justice issues.
Learn more about what we do, why we do it, and how you can help -- visit www.eco-res.org .This is one smart wombat.. check him out!

From: www.global-mindshift.org . To change the world, change your mind. Be a part of global community!
* From Wikipedia : "Ecocentrism is a philosophy that recognizes that the ecosphere, rather than any individual organism, is the source and support of all life and as such advises a holistic and eco-centric approach to government, industry, and individual."
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My Interests

Environmental research and activism
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I'd like to meet:

Everyone interested in addressing climate change, personally or professionally, by group or individual efforts, voting with ballots, wallets, and pencils. Each effort counts!
Sound like you? Care enough to get involved? Visit our website and join the Forum
Ready to make some personal changes? A few starting points:

Shopping: Bring cloth bags to the market. Buy local, organic products. Make sure everything is minimally packaged! Change to compact fluorescent bulbs, and learn how to turn light switches OFF. :D Take shorter showers. Try turning off the water while you soap up, shampoo, or shave, then turn it on to rinse. Pick at least one night a week to eat meatless. Big change: Go Veggie! (We can recommend some GREAT cook books) Home improvements: Insulate home and water heaters, change AC filters (better: turn it off!), adjust thermostats on home/water heaters, install low-flow shower heads, replace old appliances with energy efficient ones (try the manual can opener!), switch to double pane windows or a tankless water heater. Change your mode of transportation: Carpool. Take the train or bus. Bicycle. Walk. (Skip if you like) If you must drive, be car smart: Inflate your tires and check air pressure monthly, change your filters, don't leave your car idling, reduce how much you drive (group errands), and make sure your next car is fuel efficient or hybrid. Complete the cycle: Reduce your use and garbage, recycle what you DO use, and buy recycled products whenever possible. IE: Use only recycled paper (start with the back of your own!) Air dry your clothes, and wash laundry with minimal water -- on cold, with natural, biodegradable laundry products. Unplug all your chargers and unused electronics. Turn off computers and TVs -- standby is not eco-friendly. Use a push mower (bonus: doubles as a non-electric treadmill). Plant a tree or two (or 100). Make sure they're locally growing, and that rainfall patterns can support them once established. If you live in a dry area, try desert-scaping! SPREAD THE WORD.

Movies:

11th Hour, An Inconvenient Truth

Television:

Planet in Peril, Planet Earth

Books:

Ignition: What You Can Do to Fight Global Warming and Spark a Movement
Doing Democracy: The MAP Model for Organizing Social Movements
Making Development More Sustainable: Sustainomics Framework and Applications
American Heat: Ethical Problems with the United States Response to Global Warming

Heroes:

Those speaking out and taking action on global warming, making personal change, and working to build an ecologically and economically sustainable future.

My Blog

World Environment Day: CO2: Kick the Habit!

World Environment Day, celebrated annually on 5 June, is one of the primary outreach tools the United Nations Environment Programme uses to raise awareness of and promote action on environm...
Posted by EcoRes Forum on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:26:00 PST

Climate Change Debate Begins In Washington, Bonn

From SustainableBusiness.com News: http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display /id/16147 Climate Change Debate Begins In Washington, Bonn Climate change debate began yesterday in the U...
Posted by EcoRes Forum on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:02:00 PST

EARTH DAY 2008: THE POWER OF ONE

EARTH DAY 2008: THE POWER OF ONE This year, make it personal! With Earth Day activities underway around the world, we're reminded that now more than ever we need to draw attention to the underlying pr...
Posted by EcoRes Forum on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:44:00 PST

World Health Day/WHO:

Press Release, WHO, online at http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2008/pr 11/en/index.htmlClimate change will erode foundations of healthWHO Director-General warns vulnerable populat...
Posted by EcoRes Forum on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:07:00 PST

40 Years On: MLK Jrs Dream

40 Years On: MLK Jr’s Dream40 years ago today, the world lost a great leader. His dream lives on. Take a moment to remember it with us:I Have A Dream, Martin Luther King, Jr. (YouTube) ...
Posted by EcoRes Forum on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:20:00 PST

Indigenous peoples hardest hit by climate change describe impacts

Press Release, United Nations University, online at EurekAlert!: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/unu-iph040108 .phpIndigenous peoples hardest hit by climate change describe impacts Biofu...
Posted by EcoRes Forum on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:04:00 PST

Check out this event: Earth Hour 2008 (Global Event)

Hosted By: World Wildlife Fund (WWF)When: Saturday Mar 29, 2008at 8:00 PMWhere: GLOBAL EVENTNew South Wales|76 00000AustraliaDescription:World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Click Here To View EventFrom the WWF ...
Posted by EcoRes Forum on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:44:00 PST

Second Call: Environmental (in)Justice E-Conf

------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------SECOND CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS Environmental (In)Justice: Sources, Symptoms, and SolutionsEcoRes ...
Posted by EcoRes Forum on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:23:00 PST

Minorities hardest hit by climate change

From: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/ 03/11/eaminor111.xmlMinorities 'hardest hit' by climate changeBy Paul Eccleston "Minority and indigenous groups are often the first to...
Posted by EcoRes Forum on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:49:00 PST

Food for thought: "The cold truth about climate change"

From: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/27/global_warming_ deniers/ The cold truth about climate changeby Joseph Romm "Deniers continue to insist there's no consensus on global warming. Well, t...
Posted by EcoRes Forum on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:21:00 PST