Archive for the 'Personal Values' Category

A simple step you can take: Eat more locally grown food

“Eating locally isn’t just a fad like the various diets advertised on late-night TV – it may be one of the most important ways we save ourselves and the planet.” – Dr. David Suzuki, chair, The David Suzuki Foundation digg_url = “http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/23/a-simple-step-you-can-take-eat-more-locally-grown-food”; As a follow up to this recent photoset on eating locally grown food, [...]

Portrait of an Environmental Hack Job

As the world-wide response to global warming builds, it’s bound to happen. The entrentched interests trot out their lackeys to muddy up the debate. Some companies and industries have huge investments in keeping things the way they are. They want to slow down government regulation or citizen action that could impact their profits. The oil [...]

The New Values of the 21st Century Citizen

Values guide decision making Values guide decision making. They provide a shorthand to help your mind figure out what actions to take when a decision has to be made. If you were faced with a choice, for example, between buying a hybrid vehicle or buying an SUV, the decision would be based partly on how [...]