Published Monday, June 9, 2008 at 16:50
by
SARNOUX 
in Save our planet (207 views and 0 comments)
Notre avenir, notre unité, notre marché commun sont en danger du fait de la crise énergétique qui, si nous ne faisons rien, si nous ne proposons rien, détruira notre espace commun social et humaniste. Tout ce qui a été crée ou pensé volera en éclat et nous irons vers la guerre de l'énergie, la guerre de la faim et la guerre de civilisation par l'émergence des nationalismes renforcés.
Notre devoir est de proposer une Politique Energétique Commune pour donner, de nouveau, un visage, une âme et une vision pragmatique de l'Europe à nos concitoyens. L'Europe du concret et de la preuve doit être notre credo !
C’est pourquoi je propose de créer une Politique Energétique Commune afin de créer des solidarités solides et concrètes pour limiter l'impact du prix de l'énergie sur nos coûts de production ou d'exploitation afin de proposer des bases saines de concurrence avec des règles précises.
Cette politique doit permettre de sectoriser les...
read morePublished Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 10:35
by
Editor
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After having held a
conference on New Social Europe on April 8, the
PES Group in the Committee of the Regions met up again
to discuss the three remaining topics of the PES manifesto
consultation: Save our planet, European democracy and diversity and EU in the world.
The extraordinary meeting was held on 15-16 May in Turin,
Italy, at the invitation of Mercedes Bresso, President of the
Piedmont Region and President of the PES Group in the Committee of
the Regions.Published Monday, May 19, 2008 at 10:00
by
corinnebord
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Scandale avec cette dernière campagne de la Deutch Bank. Vous ne rêvez pas, il s'agit bien de proposer de s'enrichir sur l'augmentation des prix des céréales. La formule est claire, faisons de l'argent sur les plus vulnérables, ceux qui n'ont déjà plus les moyens de se nourrir.
Le paroxysme du libéralisme est atteint ! Produire de l'argent à
tout prix.
Urgent,
Il est urgent sur le PSE condamne ce type de pratique et agisse au Parlement en ce sens !
Je rejoins en ce sens les campagnes de moratoire menées par Jean Ziegler, conseiller spécial à L'ONU et membre du Conseil économique et social et Alain...
read morePublished Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 14:35
by
corinnebord
in Save our planet (539 views and 3 comments)
Every five seconds,
a child under 10 years old dies of hunger or of its consequences.
Who would have thought we were to undergo such an acute food
crisis? The increase in prices is worrying but the decrease of
the world's food stocks is all too often ignored. The stocks of
basic foodstuffs (like wheat, corn or rice) have never been so
low for the last 20 years. In 2007, food production decreased in
real terms while consumption increased by and large, among others
because of a higher industrial demand. At the heart of the debate
is the ever increasing use of cereals for biofuel production.
This means in practice that farmlands are increasingly used
not for food-producing crops but for the much more profitable
production of biofuels.
Rather than questioning our patterns of oil dependency and overconsumption, the Western World has thrown itself into exploiting technological progress without much caring for its human consequences. The bet was clearly profitable but what is the human and environmental price of such a policy? Within a year, the price of wheat has gone up by 130%, rice by 74%, soy beans by 87%, and corn by 53%. It is therefore necessary and urgent to recall that the eradication of hunger is the first of the Millenium Development Goals. Only Socialists in Europe can tackle this issue from the right angle: on...
read morePublished Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 12:26
by
Editor
in Save our planet (804 views and 1 comments)
Published Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 10:16
by
frederic.vareillas
in Save our planet (622 views and 2 comments)
Dear friends,
I would like to share two other readings with you so as we're
able to think Europe's near future through:
First: There's a very interesting issue of "L'Ecologiste" #24;
Oct-Dec 2007 (French version of the original "The Ecologist",
London, UK) about the biofuel hoax and slowing our cars' speed.
Also look at the present issue of "The Ecologist": "The end
of food as we know it" (London, 2008). You should also have
a look at the website: www.theecologist.org – it’s interesting
(English and French versions available).
Second: A French essay by Eric Orsenna and Le Cercle des
Economistes: "Un monde de ressources rares" (2008,
paperback, French only). They offer some economical and political
ways to deal with scarcity.
Your friend,
Frederic (Paris)
Published Thursday, October 4, 2007 at 11:45
by
Editor
in Save our planet (1317 views and 10 comments)
A much
favored cure for global warming might be worse than the disease.
According to a new report the use hydrogen and other biofuels
will make energy prices more changeable, increase food prices and
even result in a higher emission of greenhouse gases.
The Round Table on Sustainable Development of the OECD has recently published a study (PDF) on the consequences of a massive increase of the use of biofuels. It argues that EU governments’ support for biofuels will cause food shortages and lead to the destruction of natural habitats - while making little impact on climate change. The OECD suggests that the EU plans to obtain 10 percent of its transport fuel from plants by 2020 will have little or no effect on climate change.
The OECD expresses doubts that the technical means exist to produce biofuels in ways that enable the world to meet demand for transportation energy in more secure and less harmful ways without compromising the ability to feed a growing population. This runs counter to studies like the one published by the
read morePublished Friday, May 30, 2008 at 15:21
by bernaft in Save our planet ( comments)
Scientific research has become so important in various aspects of our lives: environment, health, technology, social issues but also in the economy, as Europe is becoming a "Knowledge Based Economy". It is thus important that young European citizens chose scientific careers and ensure that all these challenges are dealt with.
The European Commission is promoting scientific research careers through the Marie Curie Actions, which are a kind of Erasmus programme for scientists.
They came up with a new promotional video which is quite amazing!
Enjoy
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