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Category Archives: Environment and Ecology
Men as God
From the creation onwards men were allowed to name things and to take care of the by God created elements. (Genesis) It did not seem sufficient for them. They preferred to be themselves God and they preferred their own gods. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment and Ecology, Religion
Tagged 1960s, Anthropocene, Book of Genesis, Creating gods, Creator, Earth, Freedom, Gaia, Gaia theory, God, gods, Greenhouse Gases, Hathor, Holocene, James Lovelock, Jeff Dahl, Jehovah, Pleistocene, Science, Selfishness, The God Species, Word of God, Zeus
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Natural England, English Heritage in danger
For years I could enjoy the treasures of the beautiful English country, by way of using a National Trust Membership Card and visiting the protected sites. To celebrate the life and legacy of the Trust’s founder, who led campaigns to … Continue reading
Ecological economics in the stomach #5 Right to food
It is a fact that on this world no man, animal or plant should have a shortage of food. It is a human right that every human being should take care that the other human being would have enough food … Continue reading
Posted in Environment and Ecology, Food, Poverty
Tagged Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Cultural Rights, European Parliament, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, Food security, Human rights, International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Right to food, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, World Summit on Food Security 2009
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Ecological economics in the stomach #4 Water
Water Last week we saw many countries claiming to have the 7 billionth human on this planet. More than half of the world’s population will live in urban areas, and the populations of many of the world’s cities will likely … Continue reading
Ecological economics in the stomach #2 Resources
Demand for resources Whilst demand for food, feed and fibre may increase by 70% by 2050, 60% of the world’s major ecosystems that help produce these resources have already been degraded or are used unsustainably. If we carry on using … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Environment and Ecology, Food, Welfare and Health
Tagged Attitude, consumer, consumption, Earth, Ecology Society Economy, economic growth, Efficiency, Employement, Environment, Environmental impact, European Union, Natural environment, Quality of Life, resources, sustainability, Sustainable development, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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Ecological economics in the stomach #1 Alarmbell
Halt in growth Europe has enjoyed many decades of growth in wealth and well-being, based on intensive use of resources. But today it faces the dual challenge of stimulating the growth needed to provide jobs and well-being to its citizens, … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Environment and Ecology, Food, Welfare and Health
Tagged Carbon footprint, Commission, consumption, Ecodesign, ecological footprint, Environment, European Commission, European Union, Global Footprint, Joseph Stiglitz, Member state of the European Union, Member States, Sustainable development, Well-being
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Sense or nonsense of “Human Fragility”
I was pleased to been invited to the colloquium “Sense or nonsense of “Human Fragility” in contemporary European society” at the European Parliament in Brussels. The European and International Federations of the Catholic Medical Associations (F.E.A.M.C. FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES ASSOCIATIONS … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Economy, Environment and Ecology, Welfare and Health
Tagged Being a Christian, Believe, Christadelphian, Ethics, European Financial Stability Facility, European Parliament, European Union, Fragility, God, Healthcare, Kingdom of God, Market-economy, Mathematics, Profit, Social protection, Social Welfare, Values, Vulnerability
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Tree Planter Maathai died
“I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until at … Continue reading
Posted in Environment and Ecology, News and Politics
Tagged Africa, Green Belt Movement, Kenya, Wangari Maathai
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Beasts of burden
Is it not nice to hear that the number of animals used for scientific experiments in Belgium has dropped by 75% between 2000 and 2009, and toxicity tests now represent less than 2% of all experiments using animals, in particular … Continue reading
Welfare state and Poverty in Flanders #12 Conclusion
Poverty evolution in Flanders 12. Conclusion The Flemish poverty risk percentage (12%) lay in 2009 clearly lower than the EU27-average (16%). Flanders gets a 5° place with that in the EU27. That has been signalled better than the years before … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Economy, Education, Environment and Ecology, Food, Religion, Welfare and Health, World
Tagged Assistance, Authority, Belgium, Biodiversity, Capitalism, community, culture, Czech Republic, discrimination, diversity, duty, Education, Environment and Ecology, European Community, European Union, family, financial risks, Flanders, Flemish Parliament, food, global security, household, Human, human development, Income, Income Guaranty, industrialization, injustice, justice, Life-long Learning, minority, network, non-violence, peace, Poverty, poverty trap, problems, Respect, responsibility, Risk, Slovakia, Slovenia, social assistance, social environment, socio-economic difference, solidarity, Sustainable development, technology, Unemployment, universe, work opportunity
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Welfare state and Poverty in Flanders #10 Health
Poverty evolution in Flanders 10. Health In the previous chapters we saw that poverty in our society is a connection of many elements, often at the same time present with poor families, difficulties in the education, bad employment chances, a … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Environment and Ecology, Welfare and Health
Tagged Accommodation, Belgium, Budget, Building material, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Cash transfer, community, consumerism, consumption, Dignity, disease, eating disorder, Education, European Union, expenses, family, financial risks, Flanders, food, health, Health care, ilness, Income, injustice, Life, Life Expectation, Lifestyle, living conditions, Netherlands, Non-communicable disease, nutrition, Old age, Poverty, prevention, Quality of Life, rent, social exclusion, social inclusion, social injustice, transport, Unemployment, WHO, work circumstances
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Welfare state and Poverty in Flanders #9 Consumption
Poverty evolution in Flanders 9. Consumption People with higher incomes are likely to consume more goods and services, and to attribute a far higher proportion of their expenditure to ‘non-essentials’ such as holidays, visits to restaurants, or other leisure activities. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment and Ecology, Welfare and Health
Tagged Belgium, consumer, consumerism, consumption, credit, debt, deprivation, deterioration, disability, durable goods, Earth Charter, ecological systems, ecosystem, elderly, environmental protection, European Union, expenses, Flanders, Flemish people, Gewaarborgd Inkomen, household expenditure, housing, impoverishment, Income, Income Guaranty, industry, Labour economics, leefloon, living wage, maintenance allowance, media, National Bank of Belgium, Old age, payment, Poverty, Poverty risk, precaution, resources, Saving, self-regulation, self-sustaining, Single-parent, Society, sustainability, Unemployment, Welfare and Health
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Royals, mini busses and environment
Being from a big family, when I took my beloved up to the state to be with me for better or for worse, until death would depart us, we stepped with our brothers, sisters and parents into a decorated coach. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment and Ecology, Food
Tagged Agriculture, Allergy, Balmoral Estate, British Royal Family, British throne, Buckingham Palace, Charles Prince of Wales, Duke of Kent, Dumfries House, ecological footprint, ecosystem, food, fruit, Kate Middleton, London, planet, planning, Prince Charles, Prince William of Wales, Princess Michael of Kent, Rainforest, Royal Wedding, Sandringham Estate, season, United Kingdom, urban area, vegetables, Westminster Abbey
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Securing risks
Geopolitical crises like the Asian meltdown and 9/11 became defined risk in the public consciousness (being ‘staged in the mass media’) and have repopularised scenario planning and threat assessments as pragmatic futures methodologies. International risk management has become a lucrative … Continue reading
Posted in Environment and Ecology, News and Politics, Warning, Welfare and Health, World
Tagged Action, Beck, Business, Climate change, consumerism, Crisis, David Ropeik, Dirk Geldof, disaster, Ecology, energy, Environment and Ecology, Europe, European Union, Freedom, future, God, growth, insurance, John Quiggin, Joseph Stiglitz, Life, mentality, mistake, nuclear energy, political reforms, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk management, Risk Society, safety, security, slavery, Society, solar power, UN, United States
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A risk taking society
In my previous Dutch postings I talked about our society taking certain risks. Not only teenagers get an information overload and seem to be hard-wired to take risks. Today’s teens are “stressed out” but also a lot of adults get … Continue reading
Posted in Environment and Ecology, Warning, Welfare and Health
Tagged Climate change, consumer, consumerism, Crises, disaster, Ecology, egoism, Environment and Ecology, Extreme weather, family, Freedom, God, Human, modernisation, morality, nuclear danger, nuclear energy, nuclear waste, Risk, Risk Society, Ulrich Beck, United States, work
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Japan’s nuclear disaster reason to think twice
There has always to happen something seriously before men to awaken. Significant amounts of radiation have been released after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit on March 11, followed by a tsunami that swept away cars and houses along its path. The … Continue reading
Posted in Environment and Ecology, News and Politics, Warning
Tagged Chernobyl, Chernobyl disaster, earthquake, Environment and Ecology, Fukushima, High level waste, Japan, Nuclear, Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, Nuclear power, nuclearpower, radiation, radiation poisoning, Radiation protection, Radioactive decay, Radioactive waste, RMIT University, safety, United States
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