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Building Momentum
Perhaps you’ve noticed that just about any way you turn, some cause could use a little help. Some of the issues are local and some of them are far away but could definitely affect the local (international treaties or a … Continue reading
Posted in action, Alternatives, Culture, Environmental Leaders, Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged facebook, leadership, whooping cranes
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Connect the Dots – thoughts on Silent Spring
I have just finished reading Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, a book she wrote 50 years ago. While I have already shared a few thoughts about the book from when I was just part way through it, my response to finishing … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Chemicals, Culture, Uncategorized, war
Tagged animals, chemical poisoning, crop dusters, DDT, earth, habitat destruction, human impacts, Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, Western culture
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Increasingly Silent Spring
Who hasn’t had good intentions about reading a book that is just sitting on their shelf? I have many such books. But the time came to finally pick up one of them in particular. In beginning to read it, I … Continue reading
Posted in Chemicals, Culture, Environmental Leaders, war
Tagged Al Gore, chemicals, environment, harm, human impacts, leadership, pesticide, planet, Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
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Gifts Not Garbage
As we head into the gift giving season that it is for so many, I wonder how many people will give things that will last for any length of time. In The Story of Stuff Annie Leonard tells us that … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Culture, Disposable planet, Shopping, Tips
Tagged capitalism, disposable, garbage, Gifts, human impacts, waste, Western culture
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Honouring them?
It has been my honour to have played the Last Post dozens of times for fallen soldiers and veterans: at cenotaphs on Remembrance Day, at graveyards and in churches for funerals and on parade for other honouring ceremonies. Lest we … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Disposable planet, Respect, war
Tagged capitalism, deforestation, earth, environment, harm, human impacts, military, Western culture
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Getting Around
How do you get around on the paths between buildings? Most of the paths are concrete and in Western culture, gas vehicles are the dominant presence on our paths. Walking is secondary. In fact, everything else is secondary. Increasingly I … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Culture, Transportation
Tagged bicycle, bike, car, car culture, diversity, fossil fuel, Michael Bloomberg, motorcycle, paths, power of one, roads, scooter, solar, tax, Western culture
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When Global Takes Over Your Local
Driving by Zellers the other day I saw their store closing sign. It made me sad. In Thunder Bay we had three Zellers stores. They’ve been bought out or sold or traded or whatever it is that happens in the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Globalization
Tagged big box, capitalism, diversity, global, globalization, local business, localization, planet, Walmart, Western culture
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Dangerous Disposable Devices
I’ve just come back from a half hour walk and I found yet again some items that would seem harmless to humans but can have deadly consequences for animals or birds. This post is a highly practical one. We’re heading … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Culture, Disposable planet, waste
Tagged 6 pack ring, disposable, food, garbage, habits, harm, human impacts, plastic, pop can, ring, soda can, Western culture
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Grocery Store Oddities
It was recently uttered by a big food store CEO that farmer’s markets could threaten our health. In his words “…one day they’re going to kill some people though.” This caused outrage and rightly so. How better to know the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Food
Tagged capitalism, chicken feed, Chickens, efficiency, eggs, farmer's markets, food, food system, garbage, oranges, vegetable grain fed, Western culture
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Reflections on Time
I saw this fun reflection and wanted to share it with a friend so I grabbed my new mp3 player with built-in camera, snapped a photo, plugged the device into the computer, transferred the photo, attached it to an email … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged capitalism, deforestation, earth, efficiency, environment, habitat destruction, human impacts, mountaintop coal mining, time, Western culture
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