What’s the price of a bottle of water, or a ready meal from the corner shop? One pound? Two ninety-nine? The real cost is probably more than you realise. That’s because our addiction to plastic is responsible for one of …
Category: Sustainability
From Guest Blogger Chloe Taylor: Top-notch Apps that Evoke the Essence of Sustainable Lifestyle
Among many other things, modern technology provides us with a means of acquiring information and taking a stand on multifarious issues. What is more, those who endorse a sustainable lifestyle find tech marvels to be powerful allies. It has never …
Advice to Young People: Enjoy It While You Can
It’s hardly likely that anyone wonders what I looked like in college, but if, on the off-chance I’m wrong, here you go, from the Trinity College (Hartford, CT) yearbook, 1977. My wife tells me that I looked the part of …
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We Can Change the World
Here’s a graphic I just found that caught my attention. I believe it’s true. We are not ignorant, defenseless slaves of the elite few who believe they control the world–and we’re starting to figure that out.
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Papal Infallibility
According to the Writer’s Almanac, it was on this day in 1870 that the First Vatican Council declared the doctrine of Papal Infallibility. This, of course, raises some eyebrows of people outside the church.
We All Have the Power To Change the World
As we’re growing up, we all wonder how we will “make our mark on the world,” and many of us decide to do so by trying to make this Earth a better place to live. Here’s a video that tells …
The Strange But Palpable Connection We All Have With One Another
A friend provides this video and notes: Marvin Gaye’s Classic still rings true today “… only Love can conquer Hate”. “Well done!” to these special artists (from all over the world) for recreating this beautiful song which spreads the message …
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The Power of Words
It’s the birthday of Pablo Neruda, poet, diplomat, and Nobel laureate, who gave us this: Words / as slippery as smooth grapes / words exploding in the light / like dormant seeds waiting / in the vaults of vocabulary / …
From Guest Blogger Kara Masterson: Green and Growing–How Modern Manufacturers Are Making Strides Toward Sustainability
While there was a time when manufacturers in America had a reputation (sometimes deservedly) as “despoilers of the natural environment”, that has changed markedly in the last several decades. As it becomes more and more apparent through climate change, global …
People of All Ages Care about Environmental Responsibility
Fortunately for the outcome of our civilization, millennials have a far more progressive attitude than their parents and grandparents when it comes to environmental stewardship, climate change mitigation, and so forth. Some believe that this is a natural consequence of …
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