digg_url = “http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/10/30/walmart-local-business-local-dollars-picture-image/”; Save this to Del.icio.us! Here’s a sign that carries with it some interesting questions. Is it good for society that we are driving down costs by moving our purchases to Mega-Stores like Walmart that source their products and services all over the world — and that tend to push their operating costs [...]
digg_url = “http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/10/05/remember-beauty/”; It’s easy when discussing all the problems in our world to forget how beautiful and wonderful this world is. All around us is a natural beauty that’s there, waiting for us to stumble over it at almost every turn. As you go through your next few days, try to remember this: There [...]
Save to del.icio.us — tags quotes inspiration environment green photo Add to Stumbleupon We can all envision the world as a better place. Each of us can imagine a better life — better government, better living habits, better environment. We can all imagine these — but can we make them real? “When you do nothing, [...]
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Love XOXO, originally uploaded by Pink Sherbet Photography. A lot of the time blogging (and reading) about environmental issues and global climate change can be depressing. So let’s lighten up today [...]
Save to del.icio.us — tags government environment digg_url = “http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/31/governments-role-in-global-warming-no-idle-vancouver-9344/”; This sign is from the city of Vancouver in British Columbia and it’s purpose is to inform motorists that letting their cars idle is against the law and punishable by a fine of $50 to $100. Vancouver’s “Motor Vehicle Noise and Emission Abatement By-Law No. [...]
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Still Life With Produce, originally uploaded by shawn schreiner. More local food shots today. It’s almost August and we’re at just about the peak of gardening and local produce season. The [...]
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Capitalist climate cola, originally uploaded by oxpeaceart. It’s the real thing. This picture is superimposed over the now well-known ‘hockey stick’ graph showing temperature compared to CO2 concerntrations. The hockey stick [...]
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Green Train Crossing, originally uploaded by Go Green Charleston. This is a great sign as it works to institute a new way of thinking in people. Turning off your car while [...]
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Berg at Portage Lake, originally uploaded by ‘SomewhereinAK’. Thursdays each week we’ll be posting an image of the week having to do with one of the topics that is important to [...]
