If this is true we are in deep shit RIGHT NOW.
Monday, July 22, 2013
National security officials worried by rapid loss of Arctic summer sea ice overlook threat of permanent global food shortages
White House warned on imminent Arctic ice death spiral
If this is true we are in deep shit RIGHT NOW.
If this is true we are in deep shit RIGHT NOW.
Great March for Climate Action
On March 1, 2014, 1,000 climate patriots will set-out from Los Angeles, CA, walking 2,980 miles across America to Washington, DC, inspiring and motivating the general public and elected officials to act now to address the climate crisis.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Starvation in Somalia
SOMALIA: FAMINE FOR PROFIT AND THE EAST AFRICAN FOOD CRISIS
"While a percentage of people around the world enjoy the supersized culture of fast food Globalization in our age of 3D HDTV, quadruple-decker cheese burgers and senseless commodity overproduction, three billion people or nearly half the world’s population individually sustain themselves on less than two USD per day amidst an annual surge in the global price of food, which has increased by thirty seven percent since last year"
"While a percentage of people around the world enjoy the supersized culture of fast food Globalization in our age of 3D HDTV, quadruple-decker cheese burgers and senseless commodity overproduction, three billion people or nearly half the world’s population individually sustain themselves on less than two USD per day amidst an annual surge in the global price of food, which has increased by thirty seven percent since last year"
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Chevrolet Spark EV first drive from Consumer Reports
Make responsible car-buying decisions in the future
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Local action
Yesterday evening I attended a town hall meeting put on by 8th District Representative Tim Ackert, who also lives in Coventry. I asked him to state his position on climate change. His answer, paraphrased, was that he didn't pay much attention to it. Wrong answer. I think his constituency should be aware of his positions and where he gets them, so I am posting two things.
and one slide from his presentation.
The first thing I noticed was that he was using the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as a source of information. You can check the rest out yourself. Once I see ALEC I cringe. Here is one of their articles EPA’s Regulatory Train Wreck.
His view that Connecticut's Earned Income Credit should be reduced by a third also offended me. He knows my son, who works as an advocate for Connecticut Department of Developmental Services. Tim, would you care to look him in the eye and explain the reasoning behind why you want to reduce a program that he and others like him benefit from? His income is in the 4 figures range. Everyone else. Look at the picture on DDS's home page. Would you cut their benefits?
I cannot support Tim Ackert as I see very little in his positions that I feel represent me.
His view that Connecticut's Earned Income Credit should be reduced by a third also offended me. He knows my son, who works as an advocate for Connecticut Department of Developmental Services. Tim, would you care to look him in the eye and explain the reasoning behind why you want to reduce a program that he and others like him benefit from? His income is in the 4 figures range. Everyone else. Look at the picture on DDS's home page. Would you cut their benefits?
I cannot support Tim Ackert as I see very little in his positions that I feel represent me.
The Year of the Witch
"If women and girls everywhere were treated as equal to men in rights, dignity, and opportunity, we would see political and economic progress everywhere. So this is not only a moral issue, which, of course, it is. It is an economic issue and a security issue, and it is the unfinished business of the 21st century."
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Our future
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
Walmart workers speak out about abusive working conditions
In the wake of a Gawker story that shared less-than-flattering emails from Walmart workers, the retail giant asked employees to send Gawker’s Hamilton Nolan some stories that attested to the greatness of the company.While some of the respondents did Walmart’s bidding, others bravely their true thoughts on the company’s practices, right on their employer’s own website.
In the wake of a Gawker story that shared less-than-flattering emails from Walmart workers, the retail giant asked employees to send Gawker’s Hamilton Nolan some stories that attested to the greatness of the company.While some of the respondents did Walmart’s bidding, others bravely their true thoughts on the company’s practices, right on their employer’s own website.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Friday, July 12, 2013
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Monday, July 8, 2013
Talking to stupid people
I have spent many of the past days talking to what I call stupid people and I just feel like venting.
Here is my definition of stupid: I+L=S (Ignorance + Laziness = Stupid)
There is nothing wrong with ignorance. It simply means you don't know. I don't know most things. Every day I am reminded that there is more and more that I am ignorant of. But if you are too lazy to look up the available facts? That I define as STUPIDITY. Most people I talk to about environmental are stupid.
The bigger problem though, are those who are not ignorant of the science but who are so greedy that they will sell their own children's future for a few worthless coins. These people are pure evil.
I hope that I have offended a great many people. Perhaps some of the stupid people will look at the facts and stop voting side issues. That takes you out of the stupid bin. It's really that easy.
As for the evil people. You are on notice. People are becoming less stupid every day and they are very angry. While stupid can be eliminated by knowledge, evil will be eliminated by a very large group of ex-stupid people.
........ end rant ........
Here is my definition of stupid: I+L=S (Ignorance + Laziness = Stupid)
There is nothing wrong with ignorance. It simply means you don't know. I don't know most things. Every day I am reminded that there is more and more that I am ignorant of. But if you are too lazy to look up the available facts? That I define as STUPIDITY. Most people I talk to about environmental are stupid.
The bigger problem though, are those who are not ignorant of the science but who are so greedy that they will sell their own children's future for a few worthless coins. These people are pure evil.
I hope that I have offended a great many people. Perhaps some of the stupid people will look at the facts and stop voting side issues. That takes you out of the stupid bin. It's really that easy.
As for the evil people. You are on notice. People are becoming less stupid every day and they are very angry. While stupid can be eliminated by knowledge, evil will be eliminated by a very large group of ex-stupid people.
........ end rant ........
Sunday, July 7, 2013
We Are All Apocalyptic Now: On the Responsibilities of Teaching, Preaching, Reporting, Writing, and Speaking Out
American Intellectuals' Widespread Failure to Stand Up to Billionaires and Authoritarian Power
The majority of intellectual work in the U.S. is actually helping to prop up our unjust distribution of wealth and power.
In the face of multiple, cascading crises—economic and ecological, political and cultural—it is more important than ever to confront the reality of the threats we face. Based on a calm apocalypticism and a common-sense approach to intellectual life, We Are All Apocalyptic Now offers a framework for understanding our moment in history and the obligations of those who are trying to communicate that understanding to a wider world.
The majority of intellectual work in the U.S. is actually helping to prop up our unjust distribution of wealth and power.
In the face of multiple, cascading crises—economic and ecological, political and cultural—it is more important than ever to confront the reality of the threats we face. Based on a calm apocalypticism and a common-sense approach to intellectual life, We Are All Apocalyptic Now offers a framework for understanding our moment in history and the obligations of those who are trying to communicate that understanding to a wider world.
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Please join us? You are needed!
I have been accepted into Climate Reality Leadership Corps where I will have the honor of training under the guidance of Vice President Al Gore, a man I greatly respect.
Please join the cause. It will be the most important thing you have ever done!
Please join the cause. It will be the most important thing you have ever done!
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