Wow, did this guy nail it or what? And here’s another piece on our broken educational system and some related issues.
Category: Sustainability
Broken Educational System Underlies Apathy on Clean Energy, Climate Change
Tagged with: broken educational system
Sustainable Fishing and Civil Disobedience
As you read this post, the crew aboard the Greenpeace ship “Esperanza” (or “hope”) is busily destroying fishing lines that catch tuna for Walmart in a most barbaric fashion, killing obscene numbers of other aquatic animals. Is what Greenpeace is doing …
Ethical Handling of Refugees Is Essential to Global Sustainability
Here, Peter Sutherland (pictured), Special Representative for the UN Secretary-General for International Migration, speaks on the moral issues surrounding the processing of refugees. IMO, no one has ever said something like this in a clearer and more compelling way. Curiously, the …
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Off-Topic, But Important Nonetheless
Here’s a petition I just signed regarding the family pictured here. It has very little to do with environmental issues, though a great deal to do with figuring out who we are as a nation. If it doesn’t make you angry …
Tagged with: Human rights
Note on Linguistics as it Applies to the Subject of Sustainability
It’s the birthday of 20th Century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, known for his contention about the role of linguistics in determining one’s capacity to perceive the world. He wrote: “The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All …
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Earth Day Instagram Post from Last Friday
Caption: Never underestimate the power you have to change the world. An attempt to inspire by expressing gratitude.
Tagged with: Earth Day
From Guest Blogger Tanaji Gajare: Global Water Quality Issues
Water is known to constitute nearly 70% of the human body. It is also vital for the survival of other living organisms and various ecosystems. Besides water quantity problems such as drought and water shortages across different parts of the …
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Rainforest Destruction: Today’s Instagram Post
Caption: This is one of the many reasons that our civilization’s gluttonous consumption of red meat is one of the most clearly unsustainable aspects of our culture.
A Quick Case for Optimism Re: Civilization’s Future
A reader comments, “Your claim “The U.S. Citizenry is in the Process of Taking Back Its Democracy” is (quite) dubious!” I grant that it’s dubious. It’s a prediction of the future, which makes it inherently uncertain. I happen to believe …
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Now THAT’S a First
The ancient Greek philosopher Thales (pictured here), predated Socrates by over two hundred years, and is remembered today principally for his belief that the entire universe is composed of water in one form or another. In other words, he believed …
