Forget peak oil. The population of the finite earth has now passed peak natural resources of ALL kinds. The destructive negative feedback loop powered by fear, greed, and power grabs, that is currently bedeviling much of the planet, is strong evidence that this condition is well known, even if none dare speak of it. As [...]

By: Farooq Hassan January 24th, 2012 “The Supreme Court (SC) heard Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in response to a notice for contempt on January 19, who told the seven-member bench that while he had the highest regard for it, but could not comply with its wishes. The PM said that he had not intended [...]

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Description: This is an interdisciplinary activity for grades 9 – 12, revolving around use of biochar to mitigate climate change and promote sustainable agriculture / horticulture.  It involves climate science, plant science, and chemistry.  Advanced students will also encounter some elementary combustion science and thermodynamics, soil science, and botany.  The activity includes hands-on construction and [...]

Carbon negative solutions are the only way we can honestly address the integrated and hard challenges posed by the synergy of:  1] Climate disruption; 2] Ocean warming; & 3] Ocean acidification.  All of these problems are driven by too high levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.  Simply reducing the rate at which we add to [...]

I have some reservations about the notion that everything must be monetized for profit.  I am confident that both Benjamin Franklin and Adam Smith would have soundly rejected this monotonic focus on “profit”.  My limited experience in working with in development at the bottom of the pyramid is that for profit efforts create a situation [...]

Dr. Farooq Hassan Barrister at Law, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court Pakistan, (QC), Attorney at Law,   (US), Special UN Ambassador for Family, Professor, Harvard (Synopsis of address given at the International Conference on Family as a Value: In Religion, Tradition And Modernity” on 26-27 November 2010. Antalya/TURKEY organized for the Journalists and Writers Foundation by [...]

       Dr. Farooq Hassan Barrister at Law, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court Pakistan, (QC), Attorney at Law, (US) Special UN Ambassador for Family, Professor, Harvard (Synopsis of address given at the Round Table of the 2010 Rhodes Forum on 10th October 2010 at Rhodes, Greece)   I am honored to address today this distinguished gathering [...]

Commentary by:  Jock Gill   How are we going to reduce Vermont’s carbon footprint and at the same time protect Vermont’s agricultural heritage and family farms, create local jobs, and stimulate small business formation?  Is utility-scale wind part of the solution? I would suggest the answer is no. For a number of reasons, utility-scale turbines are [...]

Madrid: 19 July Dear & eminent colleagues: I wish to bring you in picture about a truly historic meeting convened here on the invitation of the Saudi monarch. This conference had been convened for a most crucial dialogue between the three monotheistic faiths. Saudi King Abdullah appealed for “constructive dialogue” to end disputes between the [...]

By: Dr. Farooq Hassan, D.Phil.; BA (Juris),MA,M. LiTT (OXON); DCL (Columbia),DIA(Harvard); Sen.Adv.Sup.Ct. (Pakistan), Barrister at Law (UK),Attorney at Law(US). Astute analysts on Pakistan are generally astonished that despite the lapse of four months since the February 18 elections, there is no substantive change in the federal governments outlook, image or composition. Indeed even major policies, [...]