The UK Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) published the results of research which says that "eight out of ten people think everyone should be able to experience beauty on a regular basis." CABE also commissioned a series of essays from seven public figures (Diana Athill, Bonnie Greer, Irena Bauman, Hasan Bakhshi, etc.)... Continue Reading →
Funding for community biodiversity projects
Scotland's communities are being given extra help to improve and enhance their natural environment with new funding for biodiversity projects. Up to £250,000 is being released by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) over the next two years to deliver biodiversity conservation at a local level. [Read more]
Tipping Point Commissions
TippingPoint have announced the second round of commissions with a deadline of 6 December 2010. TippingPoint offers "a range of activities centred on exposing artists from all art forms to the enormous challenges of climate change, working in tandem with the scientists at the forefront of the subject. TippingPoint’s role is to be a catalyst... Continue Reading →
Scotland’s renewable electricity target raised to 80% by 2020
Scottish Government announcement "Scotland's renewable electricity target for the next decade is being raised from 50 per cent to 80 per cent, First Minister Alex Salmond announced today. The FM confirmed the Scottish Government's increased national target - now 80 per cent of Scottish electricity consumption to come from renewables by 2020 - ahead of... Continue Reading →
As the world burns: 50 simple things you can do to stay in denial
Excellent graphic novel at Seven Stories Press.
ARTPORT_making waves and Cinema Planeta at COP16
ARTPORT_making waves and Cinema Planeta are proud to present engaging art where it matters—at the heart of the most important climate conference in the world! A rich program of cell phone video contests, art videos, panels with conference participants and artists, and a live art performance with hundreds of children drowning little islands in the... Continue Reading →

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