In terms of comments posted, the 2012 SkS Weekly Digest #36 was the most popular of the articles posted on SkS during the past week. The bulk of the posts made on it were suggestions for possible toon balloons to insert into this week's Toon of the Week. It was a fun time for all. We'll do it again soon.
Note: The contents of this original SkS cartoon were generated by SkS authors and readers on the comment thread to last week's Digest. Kudos to all and to jg for the artwork.
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"The harassment has an intimidating effect—especially on young scientists," said Stefan Rahmstorf, head of earth system analysis at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. Rahmstorf said that watching colleagues be harassed often deters them from speaking to media or the public about their research, which skews the debate.
Source: America Is Only Nation Where Climate Scientists Face Organized Harassment, by Katherine Bagley, InsideClimate News, Sep 10, 2012
Dana's Current climate action and the need for more was published on Stephan Lewandowski's blog, Shaping Tomorrow's World.
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a CEO-led organization of forward-thinking companies that galvanizes the global business community to create a sustainable future for business, society and the environment. Together with its members, the council applies its respected thought leadership and effective advocacy to generate constructive solutions and take shared action.
The Council plays the leading advocacy role for business. Leveraging strong relationships with stakeholders, it helps drive debate and policy change in favor of sustainable development solutions.
The Council provides a forum for its 200 member companies - who represent all business sectors, all continents and combined revenue of over $US 7 trillion - to share best practices on sustainable development issues and to develop innovative tools that change the status quo. The Council also benefits from a network of 60 national and regional business councils and partner organizations, a majority of which are based in developing countries.
By thinking ahead, advocating for progress and delivering results, the WBCSD both increases the impact of its members’ individual actions and catalyzes collective action that can change the future of our society for the better.
Posted by John Hartz on Monday, 17 September, 2012
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