Woohoo! Wind power made prodigious gains last year. If this keeps up, we’ll start putting a big dent in our fossil fuel dependence and our greenhouse emissions.
Click to continue reading “News: “Wind Power Grew 39% Last Year””
From the monthly archives:
January 2010
Today is National Seed Swap Day. You can read more about this holiday, and browse some related posts, by visiting the Bloggers Unite event page.
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Wall Street has ripped off Main Street and is continuing to do so. This makes it difficult for people to treat the Earth and each other responsibly, because they are constantly broke. Take back your money.
Click to continue reading “Action Call: “Our Money, Their Bonus””
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A society that distrusts and mistreats its youth is destroying its future. This is a clear problem with clear practical consequences. But let’s set aside the moral observation that it’s wrong to crush young people, and go for plain personal reasons why this is bad. If you mistreat people, they tend to hate you. Unless you die early, someday you will be old and weak, and the young people of today will be the adults of tomorrow — and you will be in their power. If they hate you, then your “golden years” are liable to be a misery. So treat young people gently, with respect, that they may learn this is the proper way to behave and will treat you that way when you no longer have the power to force them to do your will.
Click to continue reading “New: “Youth in a Suspect Society””
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People need to understand that we have only one air, one water, one Earth. Damage done in one place rarely stays there; it spreads to threaten people and wildlife far away. Keeping the Earth safe for life is everyone’s business. Below is an example of how pollution spreads and why this is a problem.
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A crucial step in keeping the Earth habitable is to stop destroying parts of the biosphere. The following petition deals with preserving rainforests.
Click to continue reading “Action Call: Preserving Tropical Forests”
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January 30 is National Seed Swap Day. This is a time for people to raise awareness about open-pollinated seeds and to exchange the ones they have. You can read more on the Bloggers Unite event page.
Click to continue reading “Prepare for National Seed Swap Day”
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A recent ruling has lifted restrictions on corporate contributions to political campaigns.
Click to continue reading “Three Questions: Corporate Finance”
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Spread the Comment Cheer!
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- Leave a comment here. You can tell people a little about yourself and your blog or current activities. How do your interests intersect with Gaiatribe’s field?
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You’re all invited to participate. You can visit more than one blog if you wish. If you are the first person to comment, just say hello to me, and I’ll visit you too! Remember that Gaiatribe uses CommentLuv, so every comment shows people what you are blogging about. Finally, if your blog aspires to a thriving community, you might want to try the Weekend Meet’n’Greet meme there.
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100 people come to a picnic. There is a table with 100 bowls of food.
The first person takes ONE THIRD of the bowls, 33 of them.
The next four people grab 26 bowls. The next five people take 12 bowls. The next ten people take 13 bowls.
The next twenty people take 11 bowls, which they have to share.
The next twenty people take 4 bowls, which they attempt to share.
The next twenty-two people take the last bowl. It doesn’t go very far.
The last eighteen people get nothing at all.
Imagine that this doesn’t happen just one time. How long do you think it could continue before something really bad happens?
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