The Science of Climate Change

Uploaded by VOAvideo on 24 Nov 2011 : Climate negotiators are meeting in Durban, South Africa beginning Monday (November 28-December 9) to discuss the planet's changing climate. 

VOA's Suzanne Presto in Washington tells us about the science of climate change. 

RETHINKING SUSTAINABILITY

Reinventing the Leaf: Future Sources of Fuel

 Nate Lewis, George L. Argyros Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology Compass Summit, a forum for true interaction and exchange, examines some of today's most pressing problems through the lens of global citizenship, recognizing that human ingenuity is an unlimited resource. Guided by NPR's Ira Flatow, an intimate group of some of the of the world's best thinkers and doers convened along the rugged Palos Verdes coastline on Oct 23-26, 2011 at Terranea Resort to engage in meaningful conversation, ask questions, and challenge ideas -- we invite you to join in the conversation. 

Dr. Nathan Lewis, Professor of Chemistry, at the California Institute of Technology since 1991 is serving as Principal Investigator for the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, the DOE's Energy Innovation Hub in Fuels from Sunlight, and, the Beckman Institute Molecular Materials Resource Center. 

 Dr. Lewis received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has published over 300 papers, is Editor-in-Chief of Energy and Environmental Science, and has supervised over 60 graduate students and postdoctoral associates. His awards include the Princeton Environmental Award and Michael Faraday Medal of the Royal Society of Electrochemistry.

Mark Dice in Los Angeles - OWS

Uploaded by aston79suara on Oct 21, 2011:

Mark please do not deviate from the original:- ‎"OccupytheWallStreet" protest demands :
1] End policies that resulted in the concentration of wealth.
2] End to the Imperialist American Foreign Policy.
3] End unlimited influence of money in politics.
4] Creation of an inclusive participatory economics & political systems.

'Who reigns over US polity

USA is the ruling state of the world and hence possesses the position of the global leader:
October is the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the beginning of the 2012 federal austerity budget, and the month in which demonstrations in the US have heated up. It's no longer just about corporate greed and the crooked banksters, Americans are fighting to take back and change the US political system, end policies which create a wealth divide and take back the democracy which they feel they have lost.

US government is under control of corporations.

Uploaded by presstvmobile on 8 Oct 2011 - Soon will be ours! Wake up now it's coming to our shores.

Incredible Speech By Wall Street Protester "End The Fed" 2011.

Incredible Speech By Wall Street Protester "End The Fed" 2011

Jesse LaGraca from Occupy Wall Street talks to Fox News.

Uploaded by TheSecretStore on 3 Oct 2011 -

..this clip never made it to air, via Kyle Christopher of Occupy Wall St.'s media team There is no time left to be complacent. The world is changing now. Not tomorrow. Be part of the change for good. The love. Not the fear. Let go your attachment to the old world and embrace the new.

Scores of Copts leave faith over divorce laws

Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on 1 Oct 2011 - More than 100 Coptic Christians in Egypt have left the Church in recent weeks in a dispute over its strict divorce laws. Some followers in the church are now questioning whether the canons should be changed after Pope Shenouda III restricted divorce to cases of adultery or conversion to another religion.The revision excludes justifications of impotence, abandonment, abuse and mental disability which was allowed by the 1938 Coptic bylaws. 

   

The pursuance of “gross national happiness”.

THE ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS :

NEW YORK – We live in a time of high anxiety. Despite the world’s unprecedented total wealth, there is vast insecurity, unrest, and dissatisfaction. In the United States, a large majority of Americans believe that the country is “on the wrong track.” Pessimism has soared. The same is true in many other places.

Against this backdrop, the time has come to reconsider the basic sources of happiness in our economic life. The relentless pursuit of higher income is leading to unprecedented inequality and anxiety, rather than to greater happiness and life satisfaction. Economic progress is important and can greatly improve the quality of life, but only if it is pursued in line with other goals.

In this respect, the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan has been leading the way. Forty years ago, Bhutan’s fourth king, young and newly installed, made a remarkable choice: Bhutan should pursue “gross national happiness” rather than gross national product. Since then, the country has been experimenting with an alternative, holistic approach to development that emphasizes not only economic growth, but also culture, mental health, compassion, and community.

Dozens of experts recently gathered in Bhutan’s capital, Thimphu, to take stock of the country’s record. I was co-host with Bhutan’s prime minister, Jigme Thinley, a leader in sustainable development and a great champion of the concept of “GNH.” We assembled in the wake of a declaration in July by the United Nations General Assembly calling on countries to examine how national policies can promote happiness in their societies.

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Lynas : share down & shareholders demand that chairman steps down.

Philip Wen | September 23, 2011 - the age 

 A VOCAL group of retail shareholders in rare-earths miner Lynas is seeking to remove mining entrepreneur Nick Curtis (pic) as chairman, citing concerns over ''risks to corporate governance''. Mr Curtis, who is also the chief executive of Lynas, had attempted to sell a lucrative rare-earth deposit to a related company, Forge Resources, earlier this year. 


Despite excluding himself from the sale process for conflict-of-interest reasons, the plan was abandoned on feedback from the company's major institutional shareholders. The transaction - which would have delivered Mr Curtis a lucrative parcel of shares, boosting his stake in Forge to close to 40 per cent - also drew the ire of the small group of retail shareholders. 


Having formed the Lynas Shareholders Association, they are now calling for support from more shareholders to put forward a resolution to replace Mr Curtis with an independent chairman at the company's annual meeting next month. The group must have the support of 5 per cent of voting power or 100 shareholders to have its resolutions put forward at the meeting. 


Corporate governance guidelines outlined by the Australian Securities Exchange recommend that ''the role of chair and chief should not be exercised by the same individual''. Lynas declined to comment yesterday, but did announce the appointment of Kathleen Conlon to the board as an independent non-executive director. 


Former Telstra chief executive Ziggy Switkowski was also appointed to the board this year. Lynas is expected to report a full-year loss before tax of $57 million today as it ramps up towards production. 


Shares in Lynas closed 17.5¢, or 14 per cent, lower at $1.105 - more than 60 per cent off its April high of $2.70.

Inequality could cause American Spring.

Uploaded by RTAmerica on Sep 19, 2011 - While Obama is trying to find ways to fix the US economy, there is a growing gap between the haves and have-nots. Hundreds of Americans turned up recently in New York to protest Wall Street greed. Some predict that this could be the beginning America's own Arab Spring. David Degraw, author and journalist, shares his own opinion with RT's Kristine Frazao.

Occupy Wall Street -- America's own Arab Spring?

Uploaded by RTAmerica on Sep 19, 2011 - Crowds gathered in New York's financial district to protest Wall Street greed, corruption and lack of accountability. RT's Anastasia Churkina dove into the rally to find out whether this could be the beginning of America's own Arab Spring.

Islamic law of Qisas.

Lets have a look at this Irani experience: Eight years back he devastated the life of a young woman, Ameneh Bahraami, by throwing a jug of acid at her face.