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The Manila Bay Reclamation is on Illegal Ground
I again take time out in presenting the remaining commandments in the Ten Commandments For The Environment to share with you the recent press release sent to His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal G....
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We Are All In The Same Boat – The Eighth Commandment for the Environment
Collaboration, by means of worldwide agreements, backed up by international law, is necessary to protect the environment. Responsibility toward the environment needs to be implemented in an adequate...
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Discipline is Not Just A Four-Letter Word – The Ninth Commandment For The...
“Lifestyles should be oriented according to the principles of sobriety, temperance and self-discipline, both at the personal and social levels. People need to escape from the consumer mentality and...
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It’s All a Gift – The Tenth Commandment For The Environment
“Environmental issues call for a spiritual response, inspired by the belief that creation is a gift that God has placed into our responsible hands, so that we can use it with loving care. The human...
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Walking the Talk: The Key To Environmental Balance
So much has been said about the existing precarious situation of the environment and of humanity. The Ten Commandments for the Environment has given us a deeper understanding of the connection between...
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A Class Act Worth Imitating
The news about Japanese fans doing a classy act of gathering their and other fans’ garbage after Japan lost to Ivory Coast (1-2) at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, went viral on the internet and had...
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The Two-Degree Celsius (2C) World Temperature Increase Critical Limit
The year 2013 tied with 2003 as the fourth warmest year globally since records began in 1880. While it was not the hottest all time record for a year, it shows that the earth is continuously warming up...
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The End is Not Justified by the Means
Many have questioned, in particular, the Catholic Church’s involvement in societal concerns. In general, however, almost all churches, given the set of beliefs they profess, involve themselves in human...
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“To Where Shall We Go?” The Cry Of Climate Change Refugees
What was feared two years ago has finally happened. What was seen as a possibility then has become a reality today. The first refugees due to climate change have finally been registered. They are the...
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Big Things Come From Small Things: A Word of Precaution
The ad in the New York City subway train struck me. It says that 563 fires resulted from throwing litter on train tracks which forced 7,200 train stoppages last year, 2013. How could such a relatively...
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Lack Of Energy on the Lack Of Energy: SONA 2014
I am torn between just writing the topic I had planned for this week or to comment on the just delivered State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Noynoy Aquino. I have decided for the latter if...
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Not For Adults Only Videos
Yes, you read it right. You do not have to worry about your age to watch these videos. It is for everyone. You do not have to think about the cyber law to make these videos viral. And no, it does not...
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“Quo Vadis, Ebola?”: Health Impacts of Climate Change
To immediately conclude that the renewed attack of the ebola virus is climate change related is equally irresponsible to saying that it has nothing to do with it. It is true that not much is conclusive...
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What The Frack Is Going On With All This Fracking?
How would you react if one day you wake up and read on the papers, saw on the television news or heard over the radio that the cause of fire of some burned houses or buildings is water from the faucet...
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‘Tis the Season of Creation
The coming of September means the end of summer for some people in another part of the world. In the Philippines, it marks the coming of the so-called “ber” months. Further, it means that Christmas is...
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Can We Do a ‘Momentum For Change’ Challenge?
New York City will be at the center of climate initiatives two weeks from now. From September 22-28, 2014, it will hold its sixth Climate Week NYC. It is being held in support of the UN Climate Summit...
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Did You Know That Earth Just Missed A Catastrophic Solar Storm By A Hair’s...
Yesterday, I received an e mail from a friend Columban priest-ecologist and Global Justice Awardee, Fr. Seán McDonagh, SSC. I was stunned by what he wrote. It was the first time I heard about the solar...
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A Japanese Weather Report Shows How it Will Be in the Year 2050
How will it be in Year 2050? It seems that 2050 will be a benchmark year for most fields and concerns. It is regarded as the end of the oil age and the advent of nanotechnology. Consequently, a new...
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Guidelines To Handling Asbestos
Recent medical findings reveal that asbestos, a class of naturally occurring minerals, fibrous silicates that have long been known and used for their insulating properties and widely used for building...
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Final Call: Walk The Climate Talk
On going right now is Climate Walk which cries for climate justice, that is, calling on everyone concerned to respond urgently to the deteriorating condition of the earth due to global warming and...
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