Thanks to Janet: Another Annie Leonard treasure (Annie of ‘The Story of Stuff’), & only 8 minutes long! Relevant to ALL the issues we’re all working on – $$$ for war, nukes, incinerators, education reforms, tar sands, green jobs, Occupy Wall St. – you name it! The Story of Broke. It is in the US […]
Rifkin’s most recent books: The Empathic Civilization and The Third Industrial Revolution. The interview makes one painfully aware of the lack of enlightened political leadership in Canada. The back-up plan: we have to become informed ourselves. Drive the change from the bottom-up, if it’s not coming from the top-down. The Third Industrial Revolution — an interview with […]
Status quo at the University is corporate leadership. The University asked for public input to the search for the next president of the University. My submission: we need an agent-of-change president. And be clear: hyped “innovation” is status quo, not real change. Note: This dated June 27th replaces the original which was sent June 24th when […]
Dear Jacki, RE: Where do you stand on improving Canada’s animal protection laws? NOTE: “Tammy” asked the same question; “Emily” asked a closely-related one. This reply to you is an elaboration on my replies to them. The question of how we treat animals is mainly a question of: Culture and Ethics (Values). It is also […]
I am truly excited by this initiative. However, the battle is a difficult one. The reforms will not be accomplished if the corporate role is not addressed (item #2). “We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it and stop there; lest we be like the […]
– David Korten http://www.davidkorten.org/ “We humans are Creation’s most daring experiment with reflective consciousness. This gift is the source of our distinctive capacity to choose our future as an intentional collective act. For some 5,000 years, we have demonstrated our ability to use this capacity foolishly at an enormous cost to ourselves and to other […]
Hi All! I added the Rosenberg Reports and Schindler’s work, the important science on the South Saskatchewan River. Many thanks for the Canadian Geographic article and World Wildlife Report – they are very valuable additions. I will send this revised information to various Government officials, etc. As always, this is the outcome of our combined […]
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Great article! Thanks from all to Verda: From Globe and Mail June 25, 2007 Bogota’s urban happiness movement From living hell to living well: A radical campaign to return streets from cars to people in Colombia’s largest city is now a model for the world CHARLES MONTGOMERY On a clear, cloudless afternoon, Enrique Peñalosa, former […]