| The Limits to (Population) Growth |
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 One of my very favourite quotes about population and ecology comes from an unnamed friend on the Internet:
Asking ,"How will we get enough food to feed this growing population?" is a lot like asking "How will we get enough wood to feed this growing bonfire?"
The point of the quote is that... See entire blog item |
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| Toxic Flame Retardant May Be Entering Our Food Supply |
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 Transporting food thousands of miles farm to market has its consequences. Not only does this practice leave a heavy carbon footprint and mean food is not as fresh as if locally grown, but the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has found it also allows toxic chemicals to enter our... See entire news item
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| Climate Denial Crock of the Week - This Year's Model |
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 Climate science is not completely dependent on climate models.
There are many threads of supporting evidence. Still, it is clear that climate models are telling us something important that we cannot afford to ignore.
See the video
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| Permaculture for Humanity |
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 The future is abundant, asserts permaculture designer Larry Santoyo. His vision of living in the present provides a wonderful antidote to fear about uncertain futures. People need to rediscover that we're part of the ecosystem, and apply permaculture design principles to the many problems we face. Larry teaches sustainable permaculture design as a discovery of the world around us. He notes that... See entire blog item
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| Michael Jackson and His Incredible Environment and Peace Song - Earth Song |
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 This song and video were giant hits in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, and as a single outsold Billie Jean and Thriller, among others in the UK. It was nearly ignored in the United States.
Released in 1996, this music was ahead of its time in many ways for the popular music world. And Michael Jackson,... See entire blog item |
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| Is Being a Statesman Compatible with Political 'Brands'? |
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 I heard it again on the radio, from a political professional. Such folks are often called talking heads, policy wonks, and other names that may not always be polite enough to repeat here. And yet, they continue to get air time and print space. I am sure those folks feel they are doing necessary work for the country, yet they have lost themselves in an elaborate popularity contest.
What I heard is a consultant stating that the Republican "brand" is still strong when it comes to the reputation for controlling spending. Before I or anyone else puts on feelings of superiority as... See entire blog item |
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| Could Computers Be Used to Heat Our Homes and Offices? |
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 IBM tries for new technology that uses the heat produced by computers to warm buildings.
By Duncan Graham-Rowe
The world's first large-scale test of new technology that uses the heat produced by computers to warm buildings... See entire news item |
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| Big Nuke's Desperate Radioactive Hoax in Impoverished Ohio |
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 Job-starved southern Ohioans are being promised a shiny new nuclear plant. But the announcement has come with a cruel reminder, and the scent of a desperate hoax.
Using the gargantuan corpse of the shuttered Portsmouth-Piketon uranium enrichment... See entire blog item
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| The Importance of Enlightenment |
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 I'm going to muse a bit about why I think personal enlightenment is an important, perhaps even crucial, response to the crisis of civilization.
Here are my assumptions:
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This is your century. Take it and run as if your life depends on it. |
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