Monday, July 28, 2014

Search of the day (July 28)

NY Times (21 JULY 2014) Probiotic Logic vs. Gut Feelings

Grist (28 JULY 2014) What is climate change doing to our mental health?

ecoAmerica (JUNE 2014) – Beyond Storms and Droughts: The Psychological Impacts of Climate Change

ecoAmerica (17 JULY 2014) Using storytelling to motivate new audiences

The Chronicle of Philanthropy (16 JULY 2014) Reaching new audiences through storytelling
How to motivate your audience

Working Narratives – Storytelling and Social Change, A strategy guide for grantmakers

ecoAmerica (18 JULY 2014) When climate change becomes heart-wrenching

NY Times (15 JULY 2014) Anna North – When climate change floods your heart

Sojourners (AUG 2013) Katharine M. Preston – Mourning for the earth

Sojourners (AUG 2014) Julie Polter – The rich get richer
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ISN'T NEW. But this spring it became trendy, especially after Pope Francis dropped the tweet heard ’round the world in April: “Inequality is the root of social evil.”Around the same time, Capital in the Twenty-First Century—a just-short-of-700-page book by French economist Thomas Piketty—became a best seller. Piketty, while not quite as concise as the pope, also sees wealth inequality as a problem—he focuses on its damaging effects on democratic institutions. Using extensive data, Piketty makes the case that escalating wealth inequality is built into
capitalism.

Grist (25 JULY 2014) Gimme 8 percent of your lunch!.  You’re not going to eat it anyway.

The Atlantic (25 JULY 2014) We eat 92 percent of the food on our plates

Grist (25 JULY 2014) Out-of-touch dads still want gas-guzzling SUVs

SFU Public Square – RISE Ideas Competition
Recent reports predict the ocean that surrounds our Metro Vancouver communities will rise by 1-metre by 2100(1), putting housing, transportation and ecosystems at major risk while causing significant economic losses(2).

This September, SFU Public Square will launch an open ideas competition to address sea level rise in Metro Vancouver as part of their 2014 Community Summit.

RISE will provide the platform for people in Metro Vancouver communities to develop innovative ideas that ensure we adapt and thrive – faster than the waters that surround us.

Vancouver Sun (25 JULY 2014) Rising sea levels in Metro Vancouver spark open competition
Innovative solutions sought as one-metre rise around Vancouver predicted by 2100

Vancouver Sun (25 JULY 2014) Metro worried BC’s water is becoming a hot commodity

World Wildlife Fund (25 JULY 2014) US communities and wildlife would be affected by Arctic Oil Spill

Globe and Mail (2014-07-28) We can’t stomach the real cost of food

Globe and Mail (27 JULY 2014) Monday Morning Manager – Hey you: Stop multitasking and focus

Tyee (28 JULY 2014) To combat weak social ties, a new way to create

Tyee (24 JULY 2014) Steam injection fracking caused major Alberta bitumen leak

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