Lord Nicholas Stern. Why are we waiting to save the Earth?

Lord Nicholas Stern. Why are we waiting to save the Earth?

His report was crucial to stimulate public consciences on the economic impact of global warming. Published in 2006, the Stern Review, commissioned by the British government, has been a decisive turning point that let leaders understand the real, negative effects of inaction before climate change. Lord Nicholas Stern is the economist currently chairing the Grantham Research

Bibliobicicleta, San Francisco’s travelling trade library

Bibliobicicleta, San Francisco’s travelling trade library

A bicycle-powered community library in the streets of San Francisco to promote the passion for literature and willingness to learn and know. “Page by page, book by book, pedal by pedal” is the motto of the non-profit project Bibliobicicleta that started through successful fund-raising on Kickstarter.   Thanks to the support of 117 donours, 2200 dollars were

5 reasons why Montessori education is (also) eco-friendly

5 reasons why Montessori education is (also) eco-friendly

Having been for many decades more popular abroad than in Italy, Montessori education seems to be back in vogue even in the homeland of the famous pedagogue who developed it. The approach suggested by Maria Montessori is applied, more or less literally, in an increasing number of schools and families also due to the contribution

Svetlana Alexievich is the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature

Svetlana Alexievich is the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature

Svetlana Alexievich has been awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature by the Swedish Academy “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time”. The Belarusian writer and journalist is known for books that weave hundreds of real life testimonies together.   Alexievich was born in Ukraine in 1948 from a

National Geographic is now property of the climate change skeptical Rupert Murdoch

National Geographic is now property of the climate change skeptical Rupert Murdoch

National Geographic, one of the world’s most famous magazines for environment, nature, and science, enlivened by the activity of hundreds of explorers, photographers, and scientists, has been bought by 21st Century Fox, the US information giant founded by Rupert Murdoch. He who has always expressed his scepticism about global warming and its consequences.