“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it” — Edmund Burke Indeed! Here is a collection of videos that show how and why some civilisations have soared and fallen. While theories abound in explaining these, we can see an underlying thread of resource overuse beyond sustainable realms, leading societies to an eventual state [...]
“It’s a tragic mix-up when the United States spends $500,000 for every enemy soldier killed, and only $53 annually on the victims of poverty.” - MARTIN LUTHER KING We’re only 5 years away from the eight UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) as outlined below. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on world leaders to attend a [...]
Water on the Table is a new documentary by Liz Marshall that will be released in Canada later this month, on the often controversial topic of water privatisation. It features water crusader, Maude Barlow who has authored 16 books on the topic of water and the looming water crisis. Here’s a trailer of the movie: This is what [...]
