It’s wonderful to see these initiatives around climate change. Important information included. I can’t say that one is more important than the other two. (Note for Saskatoon area residents: good news! a dynamic group is organizing to mobilize support for climate change action.) CONTENTS FILM: GREEDY LYING BASTARDS WE’RE NOT DROWNING, WE’RE FIGHTING (ISLAND [more]
PAUL EHRLICH is controversial. He wrote The Population Bomb in 1968. Some of his dire predictions have not come to pass. Others argue that it is because of his warnings that the global community made adjustments and delayed the day of reckoning. Ehrlich (below) is joined with other scientists. “More than 3,000 experts concluded humanity [more]
Jan 072013
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/tomball/news/more-than-protesters-take-over-transcanada-s-keystone-xl-offices/article_16a23308-5915-11e2-b6e4-0019bb2963f4.html The proposed TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline HOUSTON – More than 100 blockaders stormed the lobby of TransCanada’s Keystone XL office in Houston this morning. Protesters danced, spilled black ‘tar sands’ balloons and hung neon orange hazard tape to highlight the deadly effects of TransCanada’s corporate greed on communities and ecosystems. After being forced out [more]
This is quite a woman!! & this is quite an essay…… *********************************** Wake Up! Our World Is Dying and We’re All in Denial “George Orwell argued that pessimism is reactionary because it makes the very idea of improving the world impossible. I found that whether or not we believe we can change the world, even [more]
CONTENTS WHO IS JAMES HANSEN? WASHINGTON POST, CLIMATE CHANGE IS HERE AND WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT DOCUMENTARY FILM, “THE ISLAND PRESIDENT”. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND, if you have a chance to see it. (IN SASKATOON AT THE ROXY THEATRE UNTIL THURSDAY AUG 9.) = = = = = = = = = = = = [more]
http://www2.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=1556f1f1-24a3-4276-945d-1d60a965b153&p=1 Electricity, heat touted for use in northern industry Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal Published: Saturday, March 29 2008 A research partnership between the Alberta and U.S. governments will investigate the possibility of using atomic power to fuel oilsands development. The Alberta Research Council and the U.S. Energy Department’s main nuclear laboratory in Idaho signed [more]
Jun 232012
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OTHER POSTINGS related to Jeremy Rifkin: 2011-01-18 Jeremy Rifkin: The Empathic Civilization. 11-minute YouTube: Highly recommended!! The YouTube video (11-minutes) at 2011-01-18 (Jeremy Rifkin: The Empathic Civilization) makes the point that nation states are artificial constructions pitting us against each other, when really we are connected. (Excerpt from 2011-03-10 Myths for Profit:) 2011-10-28 Jeremy Rifkin [more]
Franke James’ work gives me such a high, I think I must be on drugs! Try this: What is Harper Afraid of? – – – – – – – – - – – – – – – - When I read that Harper put a stop to Franke’s European tour last year, I was going [more]
A “challenging” article! By Joel Achenbach Spaceship Earth enters 2012 belching smoke, overheating and burning through fuel at a frightening rate. It’s feeling pretty crowded, and the crew is mutinous. No one’s at the helm. Sure, it’s an antiquated metaphor. It’s also an increasingly apt way to discuss a planet with 7 billion people, a [more]
