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Painful Topics: Primate Conservation

29 Jan 20129 May 2018
I realize that the title of my blog probably makes some think that I'd be talking about non-human primates a bit more.  But, despite the fact that I could be…
Culture Change…

11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits and Make the World A Better Place :: 2011 Edition « Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Blog :: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits

27 Nov 201127 Nov 2011
While my favorite shopping option is Buy Nothing Day (followed closely, in at least two senses, by Buy Local Day - I succeeded with both this year), there are often a few…
Culture Change…

Green lifestyle choices won’t solve the climate problem | Grist

8 Nov 20118 Nov 2011
This article clearly makes the argument that the efforts put into going even greener individually are much less effective than efforts to promote changes at larger systems levels: Setting an…
education…

World of 7 Billion

22 Oct 201110 Aug 2012
World of 7 Billion Wall Chart  Human population on the planet is estimated by the UN to reach 7 Billion by the end of this month.  How did we get…
Culture Change…

Getting Inspired at Bioneers

18 Oct 20117 Apr 2013
There is so much concentrated hope in one weekend at Bioneers, it can get a person like me and thousands of other "reverent, sane people" (a.k.a. environmentalists - Caroline Casey)…
Culture Change…

Mindful Recycling and Waste « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill

10 Sep 201110 Sep 2011
As with energy, we should have practices that enhance our awareness that nothing is ever “thrown away.” It is especially important that we think about the disposition of each item,…
climate…

The Sound of a New Green Economy

2 Sep 2011
From the Green for All team, a video that sums up the argument for the new Green Collar Economy:
Culture Change…

Hygiene and Its Discontents

27 Aug 201116 Jul 2013
Up to my eyeballs in preparations for Monday's start of the new semester, so I'm re-posting a bit I initially published on 6/22/04 at http://rattlebrain.com/~apegrrl/blog040622.htm Hygiene and Its Discontents While doing as…
Culture Change…

The “S” Word

20 Aug 201116 Jul 2013
sustainability So dull, so technical, so pedestrian (... wait, I love pedestrians), so stuffy.  Not the concept, mind you, just the word.  It's not vibrant.  It's not verdant.  It's not…
disasters…

Could a carbon tax help solve our budget woes? | Grist

29 Jul 20118 Aug 2011
Could a carbon tax help solve our budget woes? | Grist. Again, it's time to start taking this seriously, as a potential solution for multiple problems.  See my previous post…

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