"It is not an art poem. It is a bardic declamation coming out of a tradition that speaks social truth direct to power – hot, rough, and on the hoof." O Donald Trump, Woe Donald Trump, from Alastair McIntosh to Donald Trump on a personal basis, published on Bella Caledonia, an online magazine exploring ideas... Continue Reading →
Bees
Scottish Natural Heritage's recent video on the importance of bees. More information: Bee decline could be down to chemical cocktail interfering with brains http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/22/chemicals-bees-decline-major-study?INTCMP=SRCH Bee briefing http://www.soilassociation.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=RXLEm9WXrHk%3D&tabid=439 $15 Billion Bee Murder Mystery Deepens http://www.businessinsider.com/colony-collapse-disorder-still-unsolved-lead-researcher-had-connections-to-bayer-2010-10 “Nicotine Bees" Population Restored With Neonicotinoids Ban http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/nicotine-bees-population-restored-with-neonicotinoids-ban.php EPA memo reveals concern that pesticide causes bee deaths http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=79910 Beekeepers want government... Continue Reading →
Call for Papers: SER2011
The Art of Ecology: Transdisciplinary Research In Practice at Society for Ecological Restoration 2011 WORLD CONFERENCE ON ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION Merida, Mexico – August 21-25, 2011 Please submit abstracts on the following site: http://www.ser2011.org/en/ser2011-scientific-program/call-for-abstracts-posters/ indicating the title of the symposium and mentioning David Haley as session organiser. Please, also, take advantage of early registration facilities which... Continue Reading →
Global Survey on Social Sciences and Environmental Crisis
If you think that your work contributes to the broader understanding of Global Environmental Change then you should probably have a go at filling in this survey. UNU-IHDP :: IHDP launches Global Survey on Social Sciences. The International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change, working in partnership with UNESCO and the International Social Science... Continue Reading →
Public Engagement for a low carbon Scotland
The Scottish Government has published a public engagement strategy "demonstrating how it will work with others to drive forward Scotland's transition to a low carbon society." The document can be accessed here. The aim is to: inform people in Scotland about the climate change targets specified by the Act, encourage them to contribute to the... Continue Reading →
Climate Challenge Fund 2011-12
The Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund (link to press release) is open for a new round of applications. This funding enables communities to address the issue of climate change through practical actions and development projects. The scheme expects projects to make practical impacts measured from a baseline. Arts projects have formed important parts of community... Continue Reading →
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