http://pathway.earthrestorationservice.org Stepping onto the path ahead Wed, 26 May 2010 15:35:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently the-alluring-thunderbolt-feeling of anger has grown within. A feeling exasperated by the difficulty and hardship in fundraising and running an ecological restoration Charity. The case is clear - habitat degradation is turning the UK into an ecological desert. Statistics tell some of the story: the UK has ... http://pathway.earthrestorationservice.org/?p=46 http://pathway.earthrestorationservice.org/?p=45 http://pathway.earthrestorationservice.org/?p=43 http://pathway.earthrestorationservice.org/?p=42 I just read this speech below. Paul Hawken really expresses essential pointers here; the Earth is hiring, and we can either take assets from the future, or create assets for the future - really inspirational speech a recommended read. Commencement Address to the Class of 2009 University of Portland, May 3rd, ... http://pathway.earthrestorationservice.org/?p=41 - Asthma rates for children fall 25% for every extra 350 trees per sq km. - Money for a new Heathrow runway could provide 22m street trees. - 1,000 new parks could help avoid 74,000 tonnes of carbon a year. - For every 5% of tree cover added, water run-off is reduced ... http://pathway.earthrestorationservice.org/?p=39 This film, I feel defines a future possible - we can weave a positive relationship with the Earth and benefit ecologically and economically, providing jobs, rainfall, fertile soils, diversity and much more. What are we waiting for! Have a look at this film and get inspired to increase your ... http://pathway.earthrestorationservice.org/?p=38 Most of history tells the story of the footprint; natural ecosystems degraded through human activities; tropical rainforests cleared and burnt; temperate forests clearcut; the oceans overfished and polluted; wildlife species hunted to extinction; the air and rivers filled with toxic chemicals, and natural landscapes ploughed under or paved over as ... http://pathway.earthrestorationservice.org/?p=37 What a time it has been! I haven't been able to blog as much as I have wanted lately, due to a workload that is endless; being involved with environmental restoration has its advantages as you can never run out of work. We indeed have thousands of years of work ... http://pathway.earthrestorationservice.org/?p=36 It is staggering how quickly the world's governments and US congress can get their hands on 750 bn to bail out wall street banks - in this morally corrupt system where banks operate, should we not have a pre-condition for these payments? What about action on poverty? Clean water? The ... http://pathway.earthrestorationservice.org/?p=35