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By Alex Barber, BDN Staff: DEXTER - The Dexter Town Council announced on Thursday that it has chosen Shelley Watson as town manager. Watson has worked in the town office since 1987 and served as town clerk since 1996. Im a little overwhelmed, flattered and nervous, Watson said Thursday morning. Watson, 59, will start her duties as town manager on Dec. 1. Kim Hughes will be promoted to town clerk at that time. Watsons base salary will be $55,000. She said the relationships she has built in her time in town will benefit her as town manager. I think I have a lot of good working relationships with the department heads already as well as with the citizens of Dexter, she said. It was unanimously agreed that she demonstrates great leadership qualities, Town Councilor Alan Wintle said in a statement. Shelley also has a great pulse on what is needed for the town of Dexter in economical development. She will be a beneficial part of the local government and takes her oath and duties honestly and seriously. Beautifying Main Street, promoting small businesses and keeping taxes low are issues Watson is focused on, she said. I just want to do a good job for the community and keep taxes down, she said. I care about the town. Ive lived here for 30 years. Watson said she was encouraged to apply for the position. Everybody wanted me to try it, she said. Im excited about it, and Im nervous about it. Its the next step. Wintle said 22 people applied for the position. Town Council Chairman Peter Haskell said applications came from all over the country, including New Hampshire, Vermont, Oklahoma, Texas and Alaska. Watson will be the third town manager for Dexter since 2011. Dave Pearson resigned Sept. 1, 2011 and promptly joined nearby Sangerville as its town manager. Linda-Jean Briggs was hired two months later and had signed a contract extension through July 1, 2014. However, she resigned last month. Watson said she will be the sixth town manager since she started working with the town in 1987. New board members were also elected. Lou Harper of Sangerville will serve as president, C. Tom Gerkovich III of Abbot as vice-president, and Jane Neptune of Guilford and Rick Jennings of St. Albans as representatives. The band wishes to thank the Wayside Theatre for summer rehearsal space and held a benefit concert for the Theatre/Grange at the Dexter Town Hall. The band is preparing for the holiday season with weekly Tuesday 6 pm rehearsals at the Ridge View School music room, 175 Fern Rd in Dexter. New members of all abilities are always welcome. The band is in particular need of percussionists. Instrumental loan and instruction are available. To assist with the expanding music library, volunteer "band aids", requiring no musical skills, are needed. In its third year, the band's sponsoring organization is a 501c(3) non-profit organization and a member of the New Horizons International Music Association. For more information, visit cuthbert-foundation.org or call 924-6235. Monday, November 25, 2013
MAINE - DACF pre-holiday announcement designed to help businesses save money and lost products AUGUSTA - Maine decorative-plant shippers who are sending Christmas trees and wreaths around the country for the holiday season can save money and lost products by noting important regulations enforced by other states, according to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF). The Department promotes and assists natural resource-based Maine businesses, and is seeking to help educate shippers and spread the word in advance of the holiday season. "Shippers should be especially aware this year of the many state laws and regulations regarding the movement of plants and forest products," warned Ann Gibbs, Maine state horticulturist. "Many states, including Maine, closely monitor shipments to prevent infestation by invasive insects and the spread of plant diseases. Planning ahead benefits Maine shippers by speeding along deliveries in this time-sensitive industry," said Gibbs. DACF Commissioner Walt Whitcomb stressed the importance of working to educate shippers in advance of the holidays to avoid or reduce shipping delays. "Governor Paul R. LePage has made support for natural resource job creators a hallmark of his administration. Maine forests have contributed to the holiday spirit across America for generations. The DACF supports and enhances that tradition and further development of Maine's natural resource economy," said Whitcomb. DACF staff offer wreath and tree shippers the following advice: "Import requirements for cut trees, wreaths with ornamental nuts and fruit arrangements exist to protect regional agriculture or other commodities from the risk of plant pests," Gibbs explained. Unfortunately, despite the quality of Maine products, some shippers have learned about these regulations the hard way and have had shipments delayed, impounded and occasionally destroyed. We want to prevent any losses by getting the word out now," said Gibbs. An informational sheet, "Know State Regulations When shipping Wreaths and Trees," is available on the web at http://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/horticulture/wreaths.htm Shippers with questions are also invited to call: (207) 287-3891 or email For more information about the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, go to: http://www.maine.gov/acf WASHINGTON, DC Today, Representative Mike Michaud praised the release of over $33 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding for the state of Maine. "LIHEAP is an important lifeline for Mainers struggling to make ends meet and stay warm during the winter months. While I have pushed to fully fund the LIHEAP program, the funding announced today provides our state the certainty it needs to plan for the upcoming heating season," said Michaud, who has requested that the Appropriations Committee fully fund the LIHEAP program at $5.1 billion. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Department is making available a total of $2.93 billion in FY 2014 LIHEAP block grant funds under the current Continuing Resolution (CR), which runs through January 15, 2014. This represents 90 percent of the full year funds for states, tribes and territories. This level gives states certainty to plan for their upcoming heating season while allowing Congress flexibility in setting its final funding level for the program in a final FY 2014 appropriation, as required by the CR.
DEXTER - The town of Dexter CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS program will be accepting applications November 1st, 2013 through November 29th, 2013 for Dexter residents that have the child/children listed on the application living in their home full time. Proof of residency is required {ex. Rent receipt, Mortgage statement etc.} along with proof the child/children are residing in your home {DHHS benefit statement for TANF, Food Stamps, Maine Care, Proof from the school they attend, etc.} will be accepted. Applications will not be accepted from people getting gifts from the Sunshine club, Piscataquis Santa Project or any other program. One application per child. After the November 29th deadline NO applications will be accepted. Pick up dates for the toys will be December 18th , December 19th, December 20th . Applications can be picked up at the Dexter Town Office, the General Assistance Office, the Clothes Closet, and from the 2nd floor lobby area. 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Parents of teens obtaining their learners permit are given a copy of The Parents Supervised Driving Program by their driving instructor at the conclusion of the required parental involvement component of driver education. The program focuses on the role of the parent in the teen driver education process and is provided at no cost to families or to taxpayers thanks to sponsorship by Ford Motor Company with support from Vermont Mutual Insurance and Irving Oil. Studies show that parents have a tendency to overestimate the amount of time they spend driving with their teen. RoadReady eliminates the question of overestimated time and allows parents and teens to focus on driving skills, roadway conditions and enhanced experiences as the app automatically and accurately tracks their time together. 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Sustainable development means many things to many people. However, one landmark definition from 1987 describes it as: 'Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs' (the Brundtland Commission report 'Our Common Future'). These 'needs' are not just economic interests but also the environmental and social foundations that underpin global prosperity.
In June 1992, decision-makers from 172 countries met in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development. Their message was clear: 'Nothing less than a transformation of our attitudes and behaviour would bring about the necessary changes'. The 1992 Summit was a turning point in putting environment and development issues firmly into the public arena.
The Earth Summit laid the foundations for many key international agreements on the environment:
Exactly twenty years after the historic Rio Summit, the world comes together once more to discuss and decide how to move forward. Earth Summit 2012 will be the fourth summit of its kind and represents another milestone in international efforts to achieve sustainable development. The green economy and global environmental governance head the agenda.
I speak for more than half the world's population. We are the silent majority. You've given us a seat in this hall, but our interests are not on the table. What does it take to get a stake in this game? Lobbyists? Corporate influence? Money? You've been negotiating all my life. In that time, you've failed to meet pledges, you've missed targets, and you've broken promises.
Anjali Appadurai, student at College of the Atlantic, speaking on behalf of youth non governmental organisations on 9 December 2011, in Durban, South Africa
Closing day of the United Nations Climate Conference
There is no quick and easy route to sustainability. The transition requires a collective effort from policymakers, businesses and citizens alike. In some instances, policymakers need to provide incentives to promote innovation or support for environment friendly businesses.
In other cases, consumers may have to bear extra costs linked to more sustainable production processes. They may also have to become more demanding towards the manufacturers of their favourite brands or choose more sustainable products. Firms may have to develop clean production processes and export them globally.
The complexity of our global decision making structures mirrors the complexity we find in the environment. It is difficult to strike the right balance between legislation, private sector initiatives and consumer choices. It is equally difficult to find the 'right level' to target — ranging from local to global.
Environmental policy becomes more effective if decided and implemented at different scales, and the 'right level' varies depending on the issue. Take water management. Fresh water is a local resource that is susceptible to global pressures.
Water management in the Netherlands, for example, is carried out by local authorities but is subject to national and European legislation. The Dutch water management does not only need to address local issues and what goes on in the countries upstream. Global warming is expected to raise sea levels, which means that the Dutch water boards need to start planning accordingly.
Most of the existing global policies and institutions, including UNEP, were established because local or national solutions fell short of tackling the problems, and global or international coordination was expected to achieve better results. UNEP was created following the Stockholm Conference because participants agreed that some environmental issues could be better addressed at the global level.
Today, global trade enables many of us to enjoy tomatoes and bananas throughout the year, as well as products drawing together components from around the world. This connectivity brings many advantages but it can also bring risks. Pollution caused by another person can end up in our own backyard. This connectivity means that we cannot ignore our responsibility in protecting the global environment.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was one of the achievements of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. It aims to stabilise greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute to climate change. The success of many international agreements, such as the UNFCCC, depends on the commitment of the parties involved. Unfortunately, if only a limited number of countries are engaged, then it will probably be insufficient to protect the environment, even if they embrace green economy principles fully.
This year's summit offers an opportunity to renew the global commitment to sustainability. As citizens, consumers, scientists, business leaders, policymakers, we all need to assume responsibility for our actions — as well as for our inaction.
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, 3–14 June 1992, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Interview with Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy
Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy has been a member of the European Parliament in the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group since 2009. He is a politician from the Dutch liberal party 'Democrats 66'.
'The biggest challenge is over-exploitation of natural resources. Human consumption goes beyond the natural boundaries of our planet. Our way of life, more specifically the way we run our economy, is simply not sustainable.
The world population will reach nine billion in a few decades and will need 70 % more food. Consequently, a second challenge is to find ways to feed our growing population when we already face scarcity of many resources.
To address these challenges, we have to adjust the fundamentals of our economy. For instance, our economies do not put an economic value on a large number of benefits we receive for free. The value of a forest is taken into account when it is turned into timber, but not when it is kept intact. The value of natural resources should somehow be reflected in the economy.'
'We are working towards that. I think we are very close to finding ways to include the full value of natural resources in the economy.
But more importantly, three drivers are forcing industry to become much more resource efficient. The first is scarcity of resources. We are actually observing what I call a 'green industrial revolution'. Resource scarcity forces companies to set up processes for resource recovery and re-use, or look for other ways to use resources efficiently.
Consumer pressure is another driver. Look at advertisements. Big car manufacturers don't talk about speed anymore but about environmental performance. Moreover, people are much more conscious about the image of the company they are working for.
A third driver is legislation. We continuously need to improve environmental legislation because not everything can be achieved through market pressures, resource scarcity and consumer pressure.'
'It is definitely price. For large segments of society, it is a luxury to choose for any reason other than price. But it is still possible to choose to consume seasonal and local food products, or fresh products, and often they are even cheaper. There are clear health benefits for those individuals and for society as a whole.
Choosing a more sustainable option depends on infrastructure as well as people's awareness of their impact on the environment. If there is no public transport infrastructure, we cannot expect people to stop driving to work.
Or in the case of legislation, if we cannot explain the value of certain rules or laws, it would be almost impossible to enforce them. We need to involve the people and convince them.
This often requires translating scientific knowledge into everyday language for the benefit of not only citizens but also policymakers.'
'We need concrete results, such as an agreement on a new institutional framework or specific targets on the green economy. But, even without concrete results, the conference can become very influential.
I am very much in favour of the creation of an international court for environmental crimes or an institutional setup that would prevent the type of deadlocks we experienced in recent rounds of environmental negotiations.
Regardless of progress in establishing such institutions, just the fact that we are discussing and trying to find joint solutions is already a huge step forward. Until recently, global environmental negotiations divided the world into two: the developed and the developing countries.
I believe we are shifting away from this bipolar approach. Because of their higher economic dependence on natural resources, many developing countries will be among the first ones to be affected by global resource scarcity. If the Rio conference convinces many of them to adapt more sustainable practices, I will consider it a big success.'
'The green economy concept is not only relevant to developed countries; it actually foresees a longer perspective. At the moment, many developing countries are selling their natural resources at very low prices. Short-term prospects are tempting, but they could also mean the countries are selling off future welfare as well as growth.
But I think this is changing. Governments are becoming more concerned about the long-term implications of resource exports. Industry in many developing countries has also started investing in sustainability. Like their counterparts in the developed world, they face resource scarcity. This is a very strong financial incentive for companies all over the world.
For my part, I think we could help by opening our agricultural markets and enabling these countries to generate more added value. At the moment, foreign companies come and extract resources and there is very little economic input from the local people.
Agriculture in general is crucial. If we look ahead at the challenges linked to global food production, it is clear that we need more food and this requires increasing production efficiency in developing countries. Increased agricultural output in developing countries would also reduce their food imports.'
'It means a series of small things, such as putting on a sweater instead of turning the heat up, taking public transport instead of driving, and not flying if possible. It also means making my own children and others aware of the concept of sustainability and the impacts of their day-to-day choices.
I cannot say that it is always possible to avoid flying given my position. But that's why we have to make flying much more sustainable along with all our unsustainable consumption patterns. That's the challenge of the green economy.'
Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Member of the European Parliament
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]]>"Continuing with current consumption patterns in Europe is not an option," EEA Executive Director Jacqueline McGlade said. "As both population and purchasing power swell worldwide, resources will be ever more overused and constrained. Europe must take the lead in exploring a new model of consumption which does not compromise the needs of others or of future generations, nor damage the environment."
The meeting will look at ways the economy can be adjusted to drive sustainable forms of consumption. It will consider how the recession in Europe creates opportunities and constraints for policy makers hoping to boost the 'green economy'. The meeting is particularly timely, as green economy is one of the priority discussion points of the landmark sustainable development summit in Rio de Janeiro in June this year.
Some facts about consumption
'The smoke started to blow over the farm late one evening. It wasn't nice. The ash was falling like snow,' says Guðni Þorvaldsson, who runs the family farm in southern Iceland, just 8 km from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano. We had to move the sheep, lambs and some of the horses indoors. The sheep had to be checked every three hours because it was the lambing season. Everything was grey. The largest bits of ash were 3 cm. I left footprints in it like snow.'
Guðni Þorvaldsson and the rest of the Icelandic population were remarkably well prepared for the massive eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in March 2010. A sophisticated monitoring system using global satellite positioning technology continually measures active volcanoes on Iceland. The readings suggested that the volcano was increasing in height — a sure sign of volcanic activity inside the mountain. Other monitoring activities confirmed this. Combined with an effective public information system, it shows just how valuable environmental information can be.
The rest of the world was perhaps not as well prepared. The impacts became global within days, mostly as a result of the massive ash cloud that formed and its impacts on air traffic. The ash moved at between 20 000 and 36 000 feet — the same altitude range that airliners use. Air space was shut over Europe, which in turn grounded Europe-bound flights from as far away as Sydney. The International Air Transport Association estimated that airlines were losing USD 200 million a day in revenues.
Almost any industry relying on air transport was affected. In Kenya, plants, flowers and vegetables grown for the European market rotted in the baking sun with losses in the millions of Euros. It is estimated that during the first few days after the eruption, ten million flowers — mostly roses — were thrown away. Vegetables, such as asparagus, broccoli and green beans were fed to cattle instead of ending up on European dinner tables. Supplies of fresh tuna from Vietnam and the Philippines began to run out in Europe.
The eerily quiet skies over Europe in April 2010 served as a reminder of just how much air traffic there normally is. Stories about rotting flowers and vegetables in Kenya remind us where our some of our flowers and vegetables come from. Indeed, the eruption illustrated clearly the connectivity between some of the key systems — manmade and natural — underpinning our globalised society.
The Ecological Footprint is one of a number of measures used to illustrate the demands humanity places on the planet. The footprint has limitations but it is also a relatively easy concept to understand: it estimates the area of land and sea required to provide the resources we use and to absorb our waste.
In 2003 the European Union's Ecological Footprint was 2.26 billion global hectares or 4.7 global hectares per person. In contrast, Europe's total productive area was 1.06 billion global hectares or 2.2 global hectares per person (WWF, 2007).
If all the world's citizens were to live as Europeans do, humanity would need more than two and a half planets to provide the resources we consume, absorb our wastes and leave some capacity for wild species (WWF, 2007).
Earth Overshoot Day marks the day in the calendar when humanity's consumption of ecological resources that year is equal to what nature can produce in 12 months. It's the day our collective pay packet runs out and we start borrowing from the planet.
In 2010, the Global Footprint Network estimated that by August 21 humanity had used up all the ecological services — from filtering CO2 to producing the raw materials for food — that nature could safely provide for all of that year. From August 21 until the end of the year, our ecological demands were met by depleting resource stocks and accumulating greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Did you know? An average European citizen uses about four times more resources than one in Africa and three times more than one in Asia, but half of one in USA, Canada or Australia.
Both the 'Global Footprint' and 'Earth Overshoot Day' are rough estimates. But we know for certain that our demand for natural resources worldwide has increased tremendously over recent decades. The main drivers have been growth in population, wealth and consumption. Most of the population growth has taken place in developing countries while the highest levels of wealth and consumption are in developed countries.
In Europe we maintain our ecological deficit — the difference between our footprint and our biocapacity — by importing goods and services from beyond our borders. We also export some of our waste. Essentially, we are becoming increasingly less self-sufficient.
As a result of growing global trade, an increasing share of the environmental pressures and impacts caused by consumption in EU Member States are felt elsewhere. While some of this shift is between EU Member States, a large part is outside the EU and beyond the reach of current EU production-related policies. This means we are exporting the impacts of our consumption to countries where environmental policy is often underdeveloped — effectively putting the local populations and environment under extreme pressure.
Global consumption is causing major, irreversible impacts on global ecosystems: 130 000 km2 of tropical rainforest are being cleared each year. In addition, since 1960 a third of the world's farmland has been abandoned or exhausted as a result of overexploitation and soil degradation.*
We need to become better at balancing the need to preserve natural capital and using it to fuel the economy. Increasing the efficiency of resource use is a key response. Recognising that our demands on natural systems are currently unsustainable, we basically need to do more with less.
Encouragingly, this is an area where the interests of the environmental and commercial sectors can be aligned: businesses prosper or falter based on their ability to extract maximum value from inputs, just as preserving the natural world and human wellbeing depends on us doing more with a limited flow of resources.
Resource efficiency is now a flagship initiative in the EU — a crucial element of the strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by 2020. Resource efficiency combines the principles of good business with good environmental practice by making more while reducing waste. It's like combining a healthier diet with an exercise regime — after a while you learn that you can do more with less.
* For more information see SOER thematic assessments: consumption and the environment
Our consumption patterns of eating, driving or heating our homes, leads directly to environmental pressures. Of greater magnitude, however, are the indirect pressures that are created along the production chains of the goods and services consumed. This could be the impacts from mining or harvesting, the use of water to grow crops, or damage to local biodiversity from intensive farming or pollution.
As consumers, however, we can influence our environmental impacts, for example by purchasing sustainably produced food and fibres.
Globally, organic production and 'conservation farming' are gaining in popularity and success. The Conservation Cotton Initiative is just one example of sustainable approaches to production that lessen impacts on local environments.
The Conservation Cotton Initiative
The Conservation Cotton Initiative Uganda (CCIU) was created by ethical clothing company EDUN, the Wildlife Conservation Society and Invisible Children to build sustainable farming communities in Uganda.
'CCIU is based in one of the poorest area of Uganda, Gulu District, an area recovering from a civil war, which displaced millions. The CCIU Programme assists farmers who are returning to their land by providing funding, tools, and training to grow a sustainable cotton business,' says Bridget Russo, Global Marketing Director, EDUN.
Farmers are trained to extend their fields by growing a combination of rotational food crops to meet their families' basic needs, and cotton, a cash crop for which there is international demand. Currently there are 3 500 farmers benefitting from the CCIU Programme and there are plans to increase this to 8 000 over the next three years.
This collaboration aims to improve the livelihoods of communities in Africa by supporting farmers to sustainably harvest conservation cotton.
The eruption clearly illustrated the connectivity between some of the key systems underpinning our globalised society, from trade to health and the environment. This connectivity, its benefits and drawbacks, are key themes of Signals 2011, which tells its stories through the real life experiences of people around the globe.
Meet Chance – a child miner in the jungles of Congo and read how minerals that make our mobile phones work are connected to war and injustice in the developing world. Meet the Bhuyan family – members of a forest-dwelling tribe from east India – and read how global financial markets value the minerals in the forest but ignore the value of the forest to the people living there.
Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director of the EEA, said: "The environment connects us all. Many of the raw materials we use come from distant countries, and their extraction sometimes has unintended consequences. European consumption also produces a lot of waste.
"Signals shows that we need to think about the lifecycle of resources – where they come from, how we use them, how we recycle waste materials. This provides a global perspective, showing the opportunities and constraints in a modern, globalised world."
Dr. József Ángyán, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Hungary said: "As the public consultation on the preparation of National Rural Development Strategy in Hungary has shown, these issues also pose a major challenge at local regional and national level. There is a huge potential in the wisdom and personal experience of local communities, complementing other data-gathering exercises and delivering a clear message for us all concerning the way forward."
While Chance and the Bhuyan family have very particular experiences and personal stories, their lives – like ours - are increasingly shaped by global forces which connect us all. As Europeans, our role is often as consumers. The European lifestyle, and the legitimate aspirations of billions of people to mirror this high-consumption way of life, will largely define our common future.
In 2012 we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, which established sustainable development as a major political aim around the world. A 'Rio+20' meeting will try to reinvigorate and redefine sustainable development. With Signals 2011, the EEA starts on the road to Rio with a clear message: the poorest of the poor depend on the environment daily for survival. Sustainable development - with the eradication of poverty at its core - cannot succeed without securing, as a first principal, a healthy environment.
Signals, published in all 26 EEA languages, takes a story-based approach to help us better communicate with Europe's diverse population.
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Like many other European countries, Greenland faces the challenge of improving its handling of waste. Modernising waste incineration is one important element, but there are many opportunities to improve the situation with more simple steps as well. For example, keeping hazardous waste like batteries, paints and electronic waste separate from overall waste now has top priority. This waste is then sent to Denmark for treatment.
Prof. Jacqueline McGlade returned from Greenland today and has experienced that the government of Greenland, municipalities and other stakeholders are currently very active in investigating the most suitable solutions for waste management given the extreme climate and the vast distances between towns and villages in Greenland. Public interest in waste is rising, and one of the first steps will be to raise awareness of waste issues, among citizens and children in particular. The EEA film will contribute to this awareness-raising activity.
Things are already changing. Although recycling plants are far away, increasing quantities of metals are separated from the waste stream and shipped to recycling plants in Europe, and authorities are investigating similar solutions for other waste materials. Closing the loop of metals is one small step towards a recycling society and a greener economy, in which waste is used as a resource rather than a burden.
Making these changes in such a challenging environment can also provide lessons for the other Arctic countries.
"Humanity is altering the remarkable conditions for life on Earth. Ecosystems are reaching a state where they may collapse or change into very different forms with huge impacts on our societies and economies. It is time to choose a transformative path that will ensure global sustainability for future generations," said Professor Jacqueline McGlade, EEA Executive Director.
The outcome of the Symposium, the Stockholm Memorandum, will be signed by Nobel laureates on May 18th and handed over in person to the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability. It will feed into the preparations for the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro (Rio +20) and for the on-going climate change negotiations.
The 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium is organised by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, Stockholm Environment Institute, the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
In 1992, the landmark Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro proposed a new form of environmental governance, building breakthrough environmental agreements on climate change and biodiversity.
This week the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) meets at UN Headquarters in New York, and EEA Executive Director Jacqueline McGlade will be there to help set the agenda for next year's 'Rio+20 summit', which aims to assess progress and look to the future with new themes of the green economy and environmental governance.
The Sustainable Development Commission aims to "inspire governments, economies and society to embrace sustainable development as the central principal." It was established in 1992 and is charged with implementing recommendations agreed at the 1992 Summit.
The EEA and its Topic Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production co-hosted an expert seminar on sustainable consumption in a green economy with the Nordic Council of Ministers, which gathered a large number of policy makers and other stakeholders attending the CSD. EEA executive director, Jacqueline McGlade made a keynote speech on pathways to sustainable consumption and chaired a panel debate with high-level policy makers.
The seminar focused on the consumption perspective in a green economy, with a view at experiences from Europe and other regions of the world and panel discussions of how to promote sustainable consumption patterns and sustainable lifestyles globally that stimulate a greening of the economy.
'In order to reach the sustainable development goals and solve environmental problems, we must address environmental impact from both the production and consumption side, and further strengthen environmental considerations in economic and sectoral policy,' Prof. McGlade said at the event.
Prof. McGlade will also participate in a key side event, 'Sustainable Consumption and Production – the building blocks for a Greener Economy'.
The objective of the side-event is to look forward to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in June 2012 and discuss the linkages between sustainable consumption and production and policy instruments and practices for building a green economy within the framework of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
The EEA is also using new communication tools. Prof. McGlade will present the newly launched EEA Facebook page at the Marymount Middle and Upper Schools in New York, and will speak with students about the environment and sustainable development. The event will include interviews and discussions with the school's newspaper and environment club.
]]>In stressing the economic, social and environmental dimensions of the shift to a global green economy, the UNEP report echoes some of the key findings of the EEA's flagship report The European Environment: State and Outlook 2010 (SOER 2010), published in November 2010.
SOER 2010 highlights the twin challenges of maintaining the structure and functions of ecosystems (ecosystem resilience) and finding ways to cut resource use in production and consumption activities and their environmental impacts (resource efficiency). It also underlines that a successful transition in Europe requires that rich and poor alike have equal access to the benefits of a green economy. Greening Europe's economy is essential for building a sustainable future globally and meeting the Millennium Development Goals and the aims of the Rio+20 agenda.
But what would such a transition involve in Europe? In several respects the region looks comparatively well positioned. It is the world's largest economic bloc, with considerable innovation skills. It maintains a social-welfare model that emphasises equitable distribution of benefits across society. It has arguably the strongest package of environmental policies globally and a record of successful integration with economic sectors using market instruments and other tools. Moreover, the EU has a long tradition of managing socioeconomic transitions from its inception in the 1950s through to recent enlargements of the EU to the East.
At the same time, Europe's reliance on natural resources from the rest of the world makes it vulnerable to external shocks. Demographic projections over coming decades indicate that more of the population will rely on a shrinking workforce for their incomes. Indeed, as EEA analysis demonstrates, a variety of global megatrends are currently unfolding, presenting many challenges for Europe as well as potential opportunities.
The EEA is going to be working hard on building up the knowledge base on the green economy for Europe in the next couple of years. The results of those activities will be made available on the EEA website on a regular basis in the form of technical studies and more accessible analysis and comment.


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#13, read this and pass it on."And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say goodbye to his family? Or if, during periods of mass arrests, as for example in Leningrad, when they arrested a quarter of the entire city, people had not simply sat there in their lairs, paling in terror at every bang of the downstairs door and at every step on the staircase, but had understood they had nothing left to lose and had boldly set up in the downstairs hall an ambush of half a dozen people with axes, hammers, pokers, or whatever else was at hand. The Organs would very quickly have suffered a shortage of officers and transport and, notwithstanding all of Stalin´s thirst; the cursed machine would have ground to a halt!"-- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago Click Here if you Like this Comment
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Vista Vocational & Life Skills Center is happy to announce their 2013 Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony. This year's Annual Meeting will take place on Saturday October 26th at Water's Edge Resort and Spa in Westbrook, CT. Awards will be given out to Vista's members and staff that have been a part of the organization for 10 or 20 years. Additionally, Vocational Awards will be given out to members that have retained employment at a particular organization for 5, 10, 15 or 20 years.
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By Kim Se-jeong On May 2, NASA announced that it has seen a black hole feeding on a star. The joint team of researchers, led by Suvi Gezari of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., announced they caught sight of a red giant star being pulled into a black hole, millions of times larger than the Sun. The black hole in question is located in a galaxy 2.7 billion light years (distance travelled by light in one year) away from Earth. Researchers believe the red giant, a star in the last stage of stellar evolution, was about 5 billion-years-old when it was consumed. According to the Daily Mail, scientists think the black hole first consumed the red giant's helium outer shell then sucked in the star's core when it wandered too close during its elliptical orbit. The massive black hole caught and pulled in the star with its enormous gravity. A flare was caused by the star's helium-rich nucleus as it was destroyed by the black hole. Scientists observed the flare as it peaked in brightness in July then faded over the course of a year. There have been several sightings of the aftermath of a star's destruction by a black hole. However, this is the first time the process of destruction was sighted. This event was discovered by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) and Pan-STARRS (Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System) in Hawaii, June 2010. The research results were first introduced in the scientific journal, Nature, May 2. A black hole also exists in our galaxy, approximately 30,000 light years away from Earth. Researchers estimate that this black hole is about 4.6 million times heavier than the Sun. |


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xb2iris Wrote:The order of the day is Conceptual. Two months ago I put together a few concept shots of what Horizonz was aiming to become. With Volume III nearing completion and my big move just around the corner, they never saw the light of day, until now that is.
These designs highlight some of the Home Screen features I've implemented over the last few months and clearly illustrates the reason for their inclusion. From day one, my initial intention was to finish Horizonz' feature set prior to improving it's appearance. Too date, I haven't spent too much time tweaking graphics, but after Volume IV is released, I intend to do just that. Bare in mind thought, VIV may still be some way off, for obvious reasons. Also, note, these are psd mockups I made two months ago, so a few ideas may have changed somewhat.
This illustration highlights the DarkShade Home Scroller with revamped Now Playing Music panel, alternative Time panel and RSS Feed panel positions and new Menu Description and Media Section Info panels.
This illustration highlights the Lower LiteShade Home Scroller, with new Now Playing Movie panel, original Time panel position, new Player Control location and also shows how the RSS panel text fades.
This illustration highlights the new Now Playing Episode panel with a variation in the panel's play state and the new location Disc Popup on disc insertion.
This illustration highlights the Shutdown menu with dimmed background losing focus to Time panel, Section Information panel and all important Dialogs such as Shutdown Timer and Player Controls.
This illustration highlights the Setup Menu categories with new look Category Controls, Scrollbar support and better Item highlighting.
This illustration highlights the new Weather Popup and the new location for all Home Screen dialogs including Volume Control and Mute.
Don't forget to donate to the PC Fund if you wish. At the moment, $55 is the Target. Yes, thats how well you've supported Horizonz, so thanks for everything. Still attempting to sell a few things in the newspaper, so hopefully, I'll be able to grab a PC asap and finish Volume IV. Here's my PAYPAL details again, if you wish to donate:
Thanks again for all your support! Hopefully I won't miss any of you in the Donation Shouts section in Horizonz itself.
These concepts are intended for Volume V and beyond. I look forward to hearing what your thoughts on them are, and remember, they are concepts, so constructive comments are only constructive if they're positive in manor. Graphic Design isn't my speciality, so a lot of self-training had to be done in the months leading up to Volume I. It's only been six months since I first used Photoshop and Illustrator. Hope this shows considerable improvement on what I've designed thus far.
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Nice to see your online. Anyways, I don't know what to say about these new Screenshots! They're absolutely stunning first of all, and I like everything you've done with them. Agree with a the one dude about the dvd cover, its a bit oblong, but i guess thats okay, but this is something special!
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On Aug. 16, the Utah Transit Authority held a grand opening celebration for it's new 3.8 light rail extension. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx spoke at the event, alongside UTA General Manager Michael Allegra, Gov. Gary Herbert and others.
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