Last broadcast today, 21:00 on BBC Two (except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue))(see all broadcasts).
Next on:
Friday, 00:10 on BBC Two (England, Scotland, Wales only)
Synopsis
In a Horizon special, naturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world is heading for a population crisis.
In his lengthy career, Sir David has watched the human population more than double from 2.5 billion in 1950 to nearly seven billion. He reflects on the profound effects of this rapid growth, both on humans and the environment.
While much of the projected growth in human population is likely to come from the developing world, it is the lifestyle enjoyed by many in the West that has the most impact on the planet. Some experts claim that in the UK consumers use as much as two and a half times their fair share of Earth's resources.
Sir David examines whether it is the duty of individuals to commit not only to smaller families, but to change the way they live for the sake of humanity and planet Earth.
GCC Countries are poised to be at the forefront in investing in clean energy technologies due to plentiful sources of solar and wind energy, adequate technological research, infrastructure and financial capital.
Just some of the activity in the Middle East environmental sector include:
$25 billion invested in solar & wind energy in the GCC Region over the next 10 years
In Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah announced a donation of $300 million for research into helping the environment, including investments into technology for carbon storage and capture
$200 million waste management budget for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
$20 billion allocated for waste to energy in Dubai, U.A.E alone
In Qatar, solid waste management contracts of $1.7 billion and $3.9 billion
$3.6 billion invested in energy resources in Kuwait
$800 million invested in energy resources in Oman
By 2020 the installed volume of global wind power generation will reach 1.2 billion GW nearly 13 times that of 2007
This event represents an excellent opportunity to raise your company's profile and align yourself with the industry's leading players. Why not enhance your presence and reinforce your brand with a tailor made sponsorship package...
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In our emails to you, we've kept you updated on the severity of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. We've shared some staggering statistics. We've also presented inspiring stories about the people whose lives are being transformed through the Clinton Foundation's work.
On World AIDS Day -- Tuesday, December 1 -- we'd like to provide you with much more than an email update. You're invited to a special event featuring President Clinton who will discuss the current AIDS crisis and the progress we've made.
The event -- hosted by the Clinton Foundation and the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health -- begins at 12:15 p.m. EST on Tuesday in New York City.
Please note: Admission tickets are granted on "first come, first served" basis. We will email you on Monday, November 30, to let you know if you have a ticket. The email will serve as your admission ticket. Doors open at noon.
If you sign up, you could be one of three people to receive a signed copy of Bill Clinton's memoir, My Life, as well as tea produced by farmers we work with in Rwanda.
World AIDS Day has special importance to us because of our longtime commitment to turning the tide on this deadly disease. Thanks to the support of individuals like you, we're supporting HIV/AIDS treatment for 220,000 children, in partnership with UNITAID. And we've been able to give more than 2 million people access to lifesaving HIV/AIDS medicines.
Please join us in commemorating World AIDS Day by participating in this special event with President Clinton, hosted by the Clinton Foundation and ICAP.
whomadeyourpants? Launch Event Invitation New member, Southampton based whomadeyourpants? will be launching their worker co-op and they'd love you to join them. They will soon be in full production and would like to show off their fabulous studios and designs. There will also be a chance to meet the women, the volunteers and staff.
Details:
Tuesday 1st December 2009
Visit the Studio from 12 - 3 pm See where the pretty pants are made (Fairways House, Mount Pleasant Industrial Estate, Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton, SO14 0QB)
Attend the Launch Reception from 5 - 7pm Celebrate with them, listen to speakers and learn more (Committee Rooms 3 & 4, Southampton Civic Centre, SO14 7LY)
Biome Lifestyle are offering a 10% discount to members until 10th December 2009. To claim your discount, simply use the promotional code EJBIO2009 at the checkout.
Biome Lifestyle brings you the finest in ethical gifts and home furnishings. The online store offers a wide range of eco and ethical furnishings, accessories and eco gifts to brighten up your home including ideas for the bedroom, living room, kitchen and bathroom. All products are ethically sourced, many are hand-made, and Biome supports small, carefully selected, eco aware co-operatives where possible. Many of Biome Lifestyle’s products are designed and made exclusively for our store, therefore can not be sourced from any other store. From beautiful organic cotton bed linen to dazzling recycled glass kitchen tableware and living room lighting, to fair trade toys, and bamboo knife blocks, be inspired by the finest in eco and ethical home furnishings and green gifts.
Finally...
We've given the marketplace - Get Ethical - a new look for Christmas. If you don't have products listed and would like to, please give us a call.
WILLIAM HILL BINGO TURN PINK FOR BREAST CANCER CARE 10/21/2009
WILLIAM HILL BINGO TURN PINK FOR BREAST CANCER CARE
Leading gaming company William Hill has teamed up with leading breast cancer charity Breast Cancer Care, to support their ‘Pink Fridays’ fundraising campaign as part of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Every day from the 18th to the 24th October, William Hill Bingo will be running a series of ‘pink ticket’ games. These will be every hour on the half hour in the community room, with 10% of all ticket sales on these games* donated to Breast Cancer Care.
And to encourage the Bingo community to turn pink, there will be an exclusive promotion where players can submit photos of themselves with their favourite pink item.
William Hill Bingo will select 5 submissions to win £20 worth of bingo bonus and the winning pictures will be posted on the site.
Hill’s spokeswoman Jennie Prest said, “With William Hill Bingo’s special pink ticket games, every time a customer clicks to play they will be helping to support Breast Cancer Care. We’re sure our fun-loving Bingo community will embrace our ‘Pink Fridays’ promotion, raising vital funds to ensure Breast Cancer Care can continue to support the growing number of people diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK.”
(*William Hill Bingo will make a 1p donation to Breast Cancer Care (Registered charity in England and Wales 1017658, and Scotland SCO38104) via Breast Cancer Care Trading Limited (CRN 2681072) for every 10p Pink Ribbon Bingo Ticket sold in the ‘Community Room’ on the bingo.williamhill.com website during 18 October 2009 to 24 October 2009. Excludes Bingo Lynx)
It’s not too late to hold your own Pink Fridays event. Taking partis easy to doand can include anything from a tea break with pink food and drinks to wearing something pink toyour morning meetings.
Breast Cancer Care is here for anyone affected by breast cancer. We bring people together, provide information and support and campaign for improved standards of care. We combine the personal experiences of people affected by breast cancer with clinical expertise in everything we do. For more information or to make a donation, please visit www.breastcancercare.org.uk
ABOUT WILLIAM HILL BINGO
Part of William Hill Online, the biggest online sports and gaming provider in the UK , William Hill Bingo continually provides its ‘Bingo Thrill’ to its customers.
William Hill Bingo offers everything a bingo player could wish for. With 13 bingo rooms hosting 90 Ball, 80 Ball and 75 Ball bingo games to a wide selection of Games including slots, scratch cards and casino games. Plus if you like to chat then our chat rooms ensure you can stay in touch with all your bingo buddies.
Further details:
Jennie Prest
PR Manager
William Hill
+44 20 8918 3709 / +44 7740 735464
jprest@williamhill.co.uk
Ethical Junction Events 3/6/2009
Straight from the hip today...
- Barchester Green has some spare office space in Salisbury if anyone needs it. Great terms for the right start up or non-profit organisation - Full details here
- The beautiful Birmingham Botanical Gardens in leafy Edgbaston will provide the setting for the Eco Chic Wedding and Home Show on Sunday 8 March 2009, organised by Ethical Weddings, GreenFinder, and Just the Thing Gift Registry, with support from Our Green Wedding List and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Find out more here.
- Brighton’s first ever vegan fayre on March 21st 2009 is set to be a runaway success – with a stunning selection of bands and musicians headlining this all day event at The Brighton Centre this spring. Find out what bands are there here.
- win £250 of Natural Collection Vouchers by submitting your best reuse idea - enter here
In the immortal words of Porky Pig, "thats all folks..."
Tom
Environmental events calendar 2009 2/8/2009
European Renewable Energy Policy
9 February 2009 – 11 February 2009
European Renewable Energy Council
Brussels, Belgium
€900
Website
WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE
11 February 2009
Coastal Management for Sustainability
London
£160 + VAT
Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk
020 8267 4011
Website
Biopower Generation
12 February 2009 – 13 February 2009
Greenpower Conferences
Brussels
£TBC
020 8267 4011
Website
Climate Change Summit
17 February 2009 – 18 February 2009
Ethical Corporation
London
£1,545 + VAT
020 8267 4011
Website
Energy from Waste
17 February 2009 – 19 February 2009
This event will look at the interconnecting policies of waste, energy, heat and fuel
Recycling and Waste World
London
£1,250 + VAT
020 8267 4011
Website
Resource Use and Waste Management
19 February 2009
Construction Industry Research and Information Association
London
£350 + VAT
Email: enquiries@ciria.org.uk
Website
Recycling Organic Resources
19 February 2009
Aqua Enviro
London
£TBC
020 8267 4011
Website
Recycling Retail Waste
25 February 2009
This interactive forum will discuss, debate and discover the latest approaches to improving recycing within stores. It will also discuss current legislation and the latest recycling initiatives.
MRW and Retail Week
London
£375-£475 + VAT
020 8267 4011
Website
Ecobuild 2009
3 March 2009 – 4 March 2009
International Business Events
London
Free
020 8267 4011
Website
Success through Innovation – knowledge transfer and the path to a low carbon economy
12 March 2009
Showcase event featuring Carbon Connections’ portfolio of low carbon innovation technologies as well as inspirational presenters.
Low Carbon Innovation Centre Limited
Natural History Museum, London
£139
Website
European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition
16 March 2009 – 19 March 2009
EWEC
Parc Chanot, Marseille, France
Email: info@ewec.info
020 8267 4011
Website
Biofuel Markets
16 March 2009 – 18 March 2009
Green Power Conferences
Brussels, Belgium
€1,899 + VAT
020 8267 4011
Website
Construction Waste
17 March 2009
This summit offers an interactive forum to help ensure your business has the tools and practical knowledge to bolster your profit. It includes pre-summit workshops to be held on the 16th March.
Emap
Royal Society of Medicine, London
£349 + VAT
020 8267 4011
Website
Water and Planning
24 March 2009
Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management and Coastal Management Systems
London
£160 + VAT
020 8267 4011
Water waste, recycling and waste management
24 March 2009 – 25 March 2009
Faversham House Group
Dublin
Free
Website
Managing Our Changing Water System
25 March 2009 – 26 March 2009
New Civil Engineer
London
£849 + VAT
Website
Simplifying REACH Seminar
26 March 2009
This event will clarify the testing requirements of registering substances and will explain targeted, intelligent testing.
AstraZeneca
London
£200 + VAT
020 8267 4011
Website
Corporate Responsibility
30 March 2009 – 31 March 2009
Chatham House
London
£1,345 + VAT
020 8267 4011
Website
Green Information Technology
31 March 2009 – 1 April 2009
Green Data Centres
London
£895 + VAT
020 8267 4011
Website
Recycling and Waste Forum
16 April 2009 – 17 April 2009
Letsrecycle.com
Birmingham
£295
Email: catharine.m@environmentmedia.co.uk
020 8267 4011
Website
Green Supply Chain
21 April 2009 – 22 April 2009
Ethical Corporation
London
£1,395 + VAT
Website
Small Wind Systems
22 April 2009 – 23 April 2009
Building Research Establishment
Watford
£TBC
020 8267 4011
Website
Water and the Global Environment
29 April 2009 – 30 April 2009
Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
London
£225 + VAT
020 8267 4011
Website
Sustainabilitylive! 2009
19 May 2009 – 21 May 2009
A great live event is the best way to meet new leads, generate new business and build your market network. For a growing business an exhibition is a must attend and is by far the most rewarding marketing medium currently available to your organisation.
Faversham House
NEC, Birmingham
Email: sustainabilitylive@fav-house.com
020 8267 4011
Website
European Solar Thermal Energy
25 May 2009 – 26 May 2009
European Solar Thermal Industry Federation
Munich, Germany
£TBC
Website
Recycling and Waste Forum
10 June 2009
Letsrecycle.com
Birmingham
£TBC
020 8267 4011
Website
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You know he is right and we have to do something to halt these people who are stealing the air that we breath.
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