Creative Carbon Scotland will be running a weekend group residency on Mull again this year, prompted by the following questions, "What will artists' roles be in future societies? How might artistic practice have contributed to a greener, healthier, more equal planet?" They are looking for 10 artists to participate. For lots more information visit Creative... Continue Reading →
Does anyone know Professor Paul Younger Rankine Chair of Engineering and Professor of Energy Engineering at the University of Glasgow?
... or any of his co-authors of the letter published in the Guardian 10 October 2014 (his co-authors were Prof Colin McInnes, James Watt Chair and Professor of Engineering Science; Prof Fin Stuart, Professor of Isotope Geosciences; Prof Rob Ellam, Director, Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre; and Prof Adrian Boyce, Professor of Applied Geology all... Continue Reading →
Mourning the planet: Climate scientists share their grieving process – from Truthout
Dahr Jamail, staff reporter for Truthout and known for his work on Iraq and Afganistan, speaks to scientists working on Anthropogenic Climate Disruption about their emotional responses in this important piece. Thanks to Truthout for permission to repost extracts. Jamail starts, I have been researching and writing about anthropogenic climate disruption (ACD) for Truthout for... Continue Reading →
Opportunity: Urbane
“But cities are not just made of bricks and mortar, they are inhabited by flesh-and-blood humans, and so must rely on the natural world to feed them. Cities, like people, are what they eat.” Carolyn Steel, from Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives, 2008 With 66% of the world’s population expected to be living... Continue Reading →

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