By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Diane Ackerman is the author of a new non-fiction book, set to be published by Norton Books this fall, in which she delves into an important cultural awakening currently taking place. The title of her book says it all. In a mere 200 years, humans have changed the […]
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The World We ShareSACRAMENTO, California (Press Release)– Legislation authored by Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) to phase-out the use of micro-plastic beads in personal care products was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill, AB 1699, will prohibit the use of environmentally hazardous microbeads in personal care products, such as those for removing dead skin cells, starting
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Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Richard Friedman, an Ohio man who uses some of his free time to pen warnings about climate change issues, is the author of a novel, Escape from Canamith, and while it’s part sci fi and fantasy, it also fits neatly into the rising new genre of climate
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TEL AVIV (Press Release) — “An end to seafood by 2050?” “Fish to disappear by 2050?” These sensational media headlines were the result of a 2010 report by the United Nations Environment Program, declaring that over-fishing and pollution had nearly emptied the world’s fish stocks. That scarcity portends disaster for over a billion people around
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement in response to the ruling by the United States Supreme Court that upholds the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to set carbon pollution standards within the guidelines of the Clean Air
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TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Coral reefs are home to a rich and diverse ecosystem, providing a habitat for a wide range of marine animals. But the increasing acidification of ocean water is jeopardizing the calcified foundations of these reefs, endangering the survival of thousands upon thousands of resident species. New research by Prof. Yehuda Benayahu,
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The LORD God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden, to till it and tend it — Genesis 2:15 By Dr. Steve Moffic MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — About seven years ago, I went to the local grocery store after my granddaughter Hannah was born. As I was paying for the groceries, the
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SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) – State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) has just introduced a bill to ban offshore oil drilling from an area of state waters in the Santa Barbara Channel known as Tranquillon Ridge, her office said Friday, June 20. The area is designated as a Marine Protected Area because of its sensitive
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The World We Share, USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) — Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Jared Huffman, both of California, on Wednesday, June 11, attached an amendment to the Agriculture Appropriations Act to require the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct and update the science necessary for Animal Welfare Act regulations on captivity of orcas and cetaceans.
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — As the holiday of Shavuot is celebrated tonight (Tuesday, June 3) in Israel, a vast assortment of dairy products can be seen lining the shelves of supermarkets, bakeries and open markets. Everything from cheesecakes and blintzes adorn the dinner table during the holiday that marks the giving of the Torah
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WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) — Rabbi Steve Gutow, President of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, was one of a diverse group of high-profile leaders including climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People”, who joined more than 140 leaders from faith, business, health, education and communities to develop
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-California) on Wednesday, May 21, joined more than a dozen members of Congress in a Capitol Hill rally to raise awareness to Congressional inaction on climate change. The event, coordinated through the House of Representatives’ Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), was labelled the “Time to Wake Up
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LOS ANGELES (Press Release)—Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice, presented Rock the Vote and its Co-Founder Jody Uttal with the first-ever Andrew Goodman Award on Sunday, May 18. As part of its ongoing work to promote and protect voting rights, Bend the Arc partnered with The Andrew Goodman Foundation, named for the
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By Sandy Golden SAN DIEGO — This was the third year I had walked in “The Friendship Walk”, which annually begins the day of the San Diego Community-wide celebration of Yom Hatz ma out”, Israel Independence Day. Why did I walk? I had chosen to participate in “The Walk,” for several reasons. Sunday, May
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