Most people cannot bring themselves to hunt animals for sport, though it’s idiotic to blame those who eat what they kill. In any case, the guy here represents my personal sensibilities on the matter. Love the cat.
Category: Sustainability
Progressive Nations Actually LOOK Different
Here’s 36-year-old Sanna Marin, the Prime Minister of Finland. To me, it’s a photo that says that progressive nations, i.e., those that place a high value on the well-being of all the people, recognize that government doesn’t need to be …
The Paradox of Chistianity
From his Wikipedia page: Richard Rohr is an American Franciscan priest and writer on spirituality based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970. In 2011 PBS called him “one of …
Where Law Ends, Tyranny Begins – John Locke
John Locke was one of the most influential thinkers of the European Enlightenment, whose works became central to the U.S. Constitution. What he says here is worth noting, given the close brush we just had with the demotion of law …
Throughout History, There Have Been Many Who Came in Peace
Meet Mildred Lisette Norman, aka the Peace Pilgrim, an American spiritual teacher, mystic, and peace activist for 28 years during the mid-20th Century. She walked across the United States, speaking with others about peace, and was on her seventh cross-country …
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Our School Teachers Are Suffering, and So Are We
As we watch the rapid devolution of the United States into a country of hateful morons, it’s hard not to feel sorry for the people who tried their best to make it stop. Some had the courage to teach us …
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Sustainable Food Packaging
It’s always good to see progress being made in the form of reducing the use of plastics. These leaves and fronds have a really nice look to them, as well. This would be hard to pull off in the U.S., …
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Impoverishment
A few years ago, I was speaking with a man who is, I believe, the most intelligent person I’ve ever known, Dr. David Doty. The discussion turned to human rights, and he told me that freedom from impoverishment should be …
Environmental Regulations Work
It’s easy to become cynical about environmental responsibility when we see the U.S. Supreme Court hamstring the EPA re: greenhouse gas emissions. Yet we need to remind ourselves of how effective such regulations have been in the past, and what’s …
Protecting Our Environment
Why exactly is it that we’re doing such a poor job defending our environment? This was too profound for me not to post; it’s a unique idea worth consideration.
