http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/wednesday-night-1344/ Where the world comes together Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:05:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/wednesday-night-1344/#comment-959 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:31:37 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/wednesday-night-1344/#comment-959 <strong><a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40427" rel="nofollow">Who Pays for Carbon on 'Made in China' Labels?</a></strong> BEIJING, Dec 11 (IPS) China’s new focus on technology and funds has been boosted by recent studies, which say nearly a quarter of the country’s carbon emissions are created by goods manufactured and exported to Western consumers. Who Pays for Carbon on ‘Made in China’ Labels?
BEIJING, Dec 11 (IPS) China’s new focus on technology and funds has been boosted by recent studies, which say nearly a quarter of the country’s carbon emissions are created by goods manufactured and exported to Western consumers.

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/wednesday-night-1344/#comment-939 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:16:54 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/wednesday-night-1344/#comment-939 <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/08/world/asia/08trucks.html?hp" rel="nofollow">Trucks Power China’s Economy, at a Suffocating Cost</a></strong> The 10 million trucks on Chinese roads, more than a quarter of all vehicles in this country, are a major reason that China accounts for half the world’s annual increase in oil consumption. Sating their thirst helped push the price of oil to nearly $100 a barrel this year, before a recent decline, and has propelled <em>China past the United States as the world’s largest emitter of global-warming gases</em>. Trucks Power China’s Economy, at a Suffocating Cost
The 10 million trucks on Chinese roads, more than a quarter of all vehicles in this country, are a major reason that China accounts for half the world’s annual increase in oil consumption. Sating their thirst helped push the price of oil to nearly $100 a barrel this year, before a recent decline, and has propelled China past the United States as the world’s largest emitter of global-warming gases.

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/wednesday-night-1344/#comment-925 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:06:34 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/wednesday-night-1344/#comment-925 <strong><a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40377" rel="nofollow">POPULATION: Awards Highlight Media Impact</a></strong> WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (IPS) - A U.S. Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, a television news reporter from the Philippines and a radio show host from Cameroon were among the 12 recipients of the Population Institute's 28th Annual Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting Wednesday. "These Global Media Award recipients have helped to create public awareness of population issues through their dedicated efforts," said Lawrence Smith, president of the Population Institute. "We are hoping that these awards will direct much-needed attention to the <strong>importance of reducing rapid human growth and achieving a world population in balance with a healthy global environment</strong>." Rapid population growth causes or exacerbates poverty, hunger, environmental degradation, economic stagnation, resource depletion, disease and illiteracy, Smith stressed. ... The Best Editorial Support award was presented to <strong>The Sun of Vancouver </strong>... for its support of population, environmental and development issues. An example is the Apr. 18, 2007 editorial, "War against poverty shows some successes," which convincingly links overwhelming poverty in the southern hemisphere with rapid population growth. POPULATION: Awards Highlight Media Impact
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (IPS) - A U.S. Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, a television news reporter from the Philippines and a radio show host from Cameroon were among the 12 recipients of the Population Institute’s 28th Annual Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting Wednesday.
“These Global Media Award recipients have helped to create public awareness of population issues through their dedicated efforts,” said Lawrence Smith, president of the Population Institute. “We are hoping that these awards will direct much-needed attention to the importance of reducing rapid human growth and achieving a world population in balance with a healthy global environment.”
Rapid population growth causes or exacerbates poverty, hunger, environmental degradation, economic stagnation, resource depletion, disease and illiteracy, Smith stressed.
… The Best Editorial Support award was presented to The Sun of Vancouver … for its support of population, environmental and development issues. An example is the Apr. 18, 2007 editorial, “War against poverty shows some successes,” which convincingly links overwhelming poverty in the southern hemisphere with rapid population growth.

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/wednesday-night-1344/#comment-922 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:16:32 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/wednesday-night-1344/#comment-922 For more on <strong>Russia</strong>, see the blog <a href="http://russianelection2008.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Russian election 2008</a> For more on Russia, see the blog Russian election 2008

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/wednesday-night-1344/#comment-899 Son of Nichol Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:01:35 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/wednesday-night-1344/#comment-899 FANTASTIC!! FANTASTIC!!

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/wednesday-night-1344/#comment-898 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:37:32 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/wednesday-night-1344/#comment-898 From: Alexandra Tcheremenska Subject: Re: WEDNESDAY NIGHT SALON #1344 December 5 2007 what a delightful version of the song!!! kudos to the song-masters!!! oh, how I wish we could attend!! Alexandra(and James) From: Alexandra Tcheremenska
Subject: Re: WEDNESDAY NIGHT SALON #1344 December 5 2007
what a delightful version of the song!!! kudos to the song-masters!!!
oh, how I wish we could attend!!
Alexandra(and James)

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