Tag Archives: sustainability

How to change the world

Posted on January 10, 2016 by

The illimitable ocean consists of drops of water. Each drop of water counts. When a myriad drops of water move in the same direction, there is the irresistible tide… Continue reading →

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Activate the Omega-13

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

Hat tip to Quakerattled (I recommend reading ‘Bill McKibben and 565 gigatons‘, from where I snitched the above video link).

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No Plan(et) B.

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

We’re currently using 1.5 Earths; the only Planet B (and C) we currently know of are 1,200 light-years away… I saw the image above in the Earth Overshoot Day Media Backgrounder at Global Footprint Network and it made me wonder … Continue reading →

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Let’s Play… cut down a tree today

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

EXT. DENSE WOODLAND – DAWN Mist swirls amidst the trunks of the trees of an ancient forest. BURLY MAN arrives, clearly a lumberjack, armed with a large axe. He chops down a tree. FADE OUT FADE IN The sun rises. … Continue reading →

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Urgent appeal for green singers

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

I recently became a member of Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) — you, too, can join. Their communication feed may be a bit long in the tooth (but don’t knock it, it works!). I received the appeal below, which is … Continue reading →

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Does the denial industry have its teeth in GMO too?

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

I’ve been against the idea of tinkering with genes to create new things for people to eat for some considerable millennia (or so it seems). My objection is quite simple: though they may believe that they are, most humans aren’t … Continue reading →

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Less is more

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

The Sufficiency Economy — Envisioning a Prosperous Way Down By Dr. Samuel Alexander of the Simplicity Institute Reproduced in five parts with the permission of the author[1] on Learning from Dogs Part Nought: Some of what’s at stake Part One: … Continue reading →

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Stop, you fools—you’ll kill us all!

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

All truth passes through three states: First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. And third, it is accepted as self-evident. So said Andrew Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788-1860) — or perhaps that was someone else. First they ignore you, … Continue reading →

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There’s no tomorrow

Posted on November 24, 2012 by
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Symphony of Science

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

With thanks to Climate Denial Crock of the Week for the introduction to Melodysheep.

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