http://equilib.org/1 The purpose of Equilibrium is to help remind us all that we can relearn that way of treating our collective home, despite our record of forgetfulness. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:06:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Patrick Rahming personally recommends this publication, that has been running for nearly 20 years.  E - The Environmental Magazine is a bimonthly “clearinghouse” of information, news and resources for people concerned with issues surrounding the environment, answering all your questions about what you want to know, including the favorite “What ... http://equilib.org/1/?p=420 So, you are interested in knowing how to generate power and reduce your electricity bills? In which case you have come to the right place. With the ever increasing costs of living and global warming, there is no better time to consider the benefits of generating your own energy. Stop throwing ... http://equilib.org/1/?p=417 A seven-year effort to develop a Pacific region database on sea turtle research will culminated with the launch of the Turtle Research Database System (TREDS), at the 29th Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia. TREDS collates and standardizes marine turtle data and is critical ... http://equilib.org/1/?p=397 The Caribbean region has an estimated 26,000 km2 of coral reef surface, possessing an estimated 7% of the world’s shallow coral reefs. In the Greater Antilles, coral reefs cover over 8,600 km2. The Eastern Caribbean has a coral reef area of 2,600 km2. The Wider Caribbean region has over 285 Marine Protected Areas ... http://equilib.org/1/?p=394 Ensuring that the voice of Pacific Island countries is heard at the international level is critical for the success of the climate change negotiations. This was one of the many lessons stressed during a week of negotiation training and consultations at SPREP Headquarters in Apia, Samoa. The world is now only ... http://equilib.org/1/?p=391 Bringing the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) closer to the homes of Pacific islanders is one of the key happenings at a gathering in Fiji this week. Close to forty participants from throughout the Pacific African-Caribbean-Pacific (PACP’s) countries are attending a regional capacity building workshop on the Clean Development Mechanism at the ... http://equilib.org/1/?p=387 Audubon Environmental Project Honored With Environmental Award Jun 16, 2009 – RALEIGH, N.C. – Miles M. (Bud) Smart, Ph.D., president of Audubon Environmental, a sustainability consulting firm that works with landowners, developers and government entities to protect and sustain land, water, wildlife and natural resources, has announced that the Bahía Beach ... http://equilib.org/1/?p=382 Today Lafarge (Paris:LG) placed, under its EMTN1 program, a EUR750 million bond with a 7-year and 5-month maturity and fixed annual coupon of 7.625%. With this transaction, the Group pursues its optimization of the maturity profile of the Group's debt, refinancing shorter term bank facilities. The settlement and issue of the bond ... http://equilib.org/1/?p=371 In the struggle to define Bahamian Architecture, there is a simple fact that must be faced: Architecture is Architecture. That is, there are fundamental qualities that must be met for a building to be considered Architecture. Only after a work has met those criteria does the question of local identity ... http://equilib.org/1/?p=368 Hermit crabs tiptoe Across five days Of Creation Perfect harmony Their fear echoes across The yellow-green mangroves Where bonefish dance Herons, egrets and seagulls Write poetry with their flight Echoes down into blue holes Which disappear deep Into the unknown In search of the sea Echoes towards A blue-orange sunset Across the shallow silver blues Of paradise Hermit crabs tiptoe Across an Andros fantasy Carve their welcome in the ... http://equilib.org/1/?p=365