MAHB Millennium Alliance for Humanity & the Biosphere
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The New Threat to Endangered Species? The Trump Administration
by MAHB Admin on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 9:25 am
New rules will weaken the landmark law intended to save plants and animals on the brink. Endangered species come on lists. But lists obscure relationships. What can it mean that a few mussels, some […]
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Women and Girls, Key Constituents of a Life-Affirming, Planetary Transformation – A MAHB Dialogue with Equality Now Global Executive Director Yasmeen Hassan
by MAHB Admin on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 9:06 am
“Fundamental to our approach is the understanding that change has to be driven by local groups and we must support them and elevate their voices.” Geoffrey Holland – What is the […]
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT II
by MAHB Admin on Friday, August 16, 2019 at 2:33 pm
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT II is a traveling museum exhibition, the purpose of which is 1.) to recognize, document, and share the work of leading contemporary artists who chose to focus their work on […]
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An Introduction to “Catalysing mass commitment to transformational change”
by MAHB Admin on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 9:50 am
We are in an ecological emergency. Our challenge is to inspire mainstream commitment to turning things around. Therefore, I’d like to ask you to do something unusual: talk to your […]
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Changing our Mindset as Agents of Change
by MAHB Admin on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at 9:40 am
The late, great rock/jazz artist, Frank Zappa, wrote thought provoking lyrics. In one song, he wrote, “What’s the dirtiest part of your body?…Some think it’s your nose, some […]
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Have We Reached a Planetary Tipping Point? – A MAHB Dialogue with Paleobiologists Elizabeth Hadly and Anthony Barnosky
by MAHB Admin on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 9:29 am
“The messages that need to be conveyed are that we have the technological wherewithal and that all that is standing in our way are cultural and political boundaries that keeps us from working […]
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Mentally Ill America
by MAHB Admin on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 11:07 am
This was originally published as a MAHB Blog in June, 2014. Well, America has had one more senseless slaughter by gun. The Santa Barbara disaster will be discussed for a few weeks but, if the […]
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Trial by Fire: Experimenting with Sustainability
by MAHB Admin on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 9:14 am
“Questioning the ostensibly unquestionable premises of our way of life is arguably the most urgent of services we owe our fellow humans and ourselves.” – Zygmunt Bauman, in […]
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A Narrative by Russell Baldwin
by MAHB Admin on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 9:06 am
I am a Forensic Scientist (FS) with a degree in Biology from the University of California, Irvine. I have worked as a FS for the Orange County Crime Laboratory for almost 29 years. I have completed […]
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Advertising effects on environmental decisions
by MAHB Admin on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 9:58 am
How does advertising influence consumers to take environmentally damaging decisions and how can it positively influence decision making thus leading to environmentally friendly behaviors? And why it […]