Energy and Climate Change

http://issuu.com/unfoundation/docs/5days-day3-energy-climate/5?e=1749953/6456690

Check out what the United Nations Foundation has to say about recent figures on energy and climate change in the world. The rest of their website also provides lots of information on the effects we are having on the environment etc. 

Brookings Institute on Global Development

http://www.brookings.edu/research/topics/global-development 

This website offers a wide variety of articles, videos and information surrounding the many topics of global development. Pretty good stuff!

U.N. Me

I finally got this in the mail!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIzDt5NPYfI

Check it out if you can, a must see! Addresses conceptual and practical flaws in the United Nations organizational and functional system.

The Meat Atlas

 http://www.bund.net/fileadmin/bundnet/publikationen/landwirtschaft/140108_bund_landwirtschaft_fleischatlas_2014.pdf 

Also in German, but worth checking out and getting informed about our meat consumption!

Development Politics Fact Sheet

http://www.welthaus.de/aktuelles/details/meldungen/neues-datenblatt-entwicklungspolitik-1/

For those of you who speak German, or have access to a translation program, interesting facts, definitions, and statistics concerning development politics!

Overcoming the 'Ick' Factor

http://www.upworthy.com/watch-the-food-youre-probably-not-eating-for-all-the-wrong-reasons-8?c=ufb1

By the time I finished watching this video, I was almost convinced to try it myself...almost! But it is ultimately a legitimate alternative for food production and consumption, so take a look!

Die Welt besteht aus Teilen

UN Wien

The American Way

The Colbert Nation

http://www.colbertnation.com/

Just in case you're in the mood for some often great, liberal political satire, you know where to go. The current 2013: A Look Back has some nice points! Enjoy y'all.

New Bulbs for the US

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2013/12/switching-to-this-flat-led-light-bulb-could-be-an-easy-resolution-to-keep-in-the-new-year/

Come on guys, embrace LEDs! Like the article says, it is definitely an easy New Year's Resolution, help the environment and your wallet. This is an idea which has been a bit more widely accepted in Germany than in the US, I think. (Among others!)

What 2014 Would Look Like

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/08/what-isaac-asimov-thought-2014-would-look-like/

A few interestingly accurate predictions, particularly the bit about human boredom.