July 2009

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Science is based on information.  So are decisions.  It’s difficult or impossible to make good decisions with incomplete or inaccurate data.  Yet governments, businesses, and other organizations often manipulate data to their own advantage, even when doing so causes great harm.  Here’s an example of the Bush administration concealing photographic evidence of global warming.

Dairy farms are feeling the economic crunch more than other businesses.  This situation puts our food supply at risk and causes other problems.

Affirmations are sayings used to focus energy, promote growth, and diminish negativity.  Think of them as handles to help you over blockades and levers to move obstacles.  They are easy to use, and they can achieve remarkable effects. However, they’re also easy to misuse and then they don’t work.  Here are some tips on how to use affirmations properly.

Lammas (also known as Lughnassadh) is coming soon.  This Pagan holiday opens the harvest season on August 1-2.  What plans have you made for Lammas this year?  You’ll want to choose feast foods and decorations that match your theme.  Here are some ideas to get you started.

The following bills deal with different aspects of alternative energy, natural resources, and budgeting. “H.R. 3183: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010″ just passed the House. “H.R. 2965: SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009″ just passed the Senate.

August 1-2 is a traditional Pagan holiday, variously called Lammas or Lughnassadh.  ”Lammas” derives from Anglo-Saxon hlaf-maesse (”loaf-mass”) and indeed, this holiday is often celebrated as a festival of bread, beer, and other mysteries of the grain.  ”Lughnassadh” means “the commemoration of Lugh” and appears in variant spellings across the Celtic languages.  Other names include Elembiuos, Cornucopia (Strega), and Thingtide (Teutonic).  This is the first of three harvest festivals (the others being Mabon and Samhain) as the summer vegetables peak and grain approaches ripeness.

People often think of “saving the world” as a big task, too big for any individual; and on one level that’s true.  But on another level, the problems we face are actually made of up millions of small acts and decisions made by individuals around the world.  So many of the solutions can be produced the same way.  This week I’m happy to present a guest speaker from Reduce Footprints to talk about “Change the World Wednesdays.”