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[edit] August 2008

• 17 - 23 World Water Week / Water

• 24 International Kitchen Garden Day

• Climate emergency rally and human sign event held on Saturday July 5, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia. ^[1] topic

• Russia moves Sochi Olympic sites. The organizers of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi have decided to relocate several facilities away from a protected wilderness area, July 4. ^[2] topic

• A Stamp for Sustainable Lifestyles, July 2. ^[3] The French postal service "La Poste" and UNEP have partnered to publish a booklet of letter stamps (Carnet de dix) inspired by the project UNEP/UNESCO youthXchange. This Carnet has the dimension and shape of a business card and contains 10 stamps, each of which carries a message related to sustainable consumption. topic, place

• G8 2008 futile rethoric on climate - Reacting to the statement released by the G8 in Hokkaido, Friends of the Earth spokesperson Karen Orenstein said that G8 leaders spewed futile rhetoric that will do nothing to stop the toll that global warming is taking on people and the planet. July 8 ^[4] topic

• New EU greenhouse gas figures show countries are flagging on tackling climate change, FoE, June 18 ^[5] topic, place

• Majesty, We Have Gone Mad, An open letter to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, George Monbiot, May 27 ^[6] topic

• According to the California Air Resources Board, about 25,000 dedicated alternative fuel vehicles are in use in California. Source: Wikinews, April 3 2008

"Whoever you vote for the council still gets in." Anon quotes

• Economic case for Heathrow airport flawed, say Stockholm Environment Institute, July 23 ^[7] topic

• Leaders of the UK's largest climate change coalition pile pressure on Brown to say yes to green energy and no to coal, July 22 ^[8] topic

• New map shows over 100 communities threatened by rubbish-burners, July 22 ^[9] topic

• Forum:Involving the public in future food policy, started July 9

• Forum:Will Gordon Brown be remembered for fiddling with community involvement while the planet burns?

• Community Regeneration Comment - New Start editorial July 23 2008 Numerous sayings and quotes about the world of work have been written or spoken by great wits and philosophers over the years. But can you recall many that were overwhelmingly positive?