To begin with, congratulations to Barack Obama on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. Obama received the award, “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”And while there are some who feel the award may be premature, my belief is that this award is probably delivered at just the […]
The women below are exercising their constitutional right to Freedom of Speech — or are they?
These ladies — who won an international Bridge competition last month — put together their sign in response to questions they got from other teams in the tournament. Members of teams from other countries were questioning how the American government […]
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On of the challenges faced by most of us in our modern world is that of ‘Overload’. We have hundreds of cable channels, hundreds of news outlets, millions of blogs — all beckoning us to spend our time with them.
How to deal with “project overload”?
All these […]
I write about the environment a lot. Mostly, it’s because I have a lot to say about environmental issues.
Sometimes it’s because I’m scared. Not really scared like the apocalypse is coming, although I wonder about that sometimes. It’s more like we’re all about to graduate from high school and we’re faced with the decision […]
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One of the primary ways that people are banding together to solve common problems is by using the Internet to collaborate with others. Whether the common problems they faces are around the world or down […]
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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?
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It’s Sunday night and I’m on my laptop to begin this passionate subject – Organics!
My mind was whizzing with random topics and bits of information to write on this column. I realized then that […]
Corporations in America are recognized by the government as having many of the same rights as people. They are actually considered ‘people’ for legal purposes in many situations.
Corporations claiming ‘freedom of speech’ are among the largest funders of elections and campaign advertising in America. And, as a result, they influence politicians to put corporate […]
Our world is changing. The results of our consumption and over-population of the planet are being felt in many ways — and one the most dramatic and dangerous is that our world is getting warmer.
For example, one way to tell is that glaciers all over the world are melting…
While many of them have been melting […]
I’ve been following Paris Hilton’s remaking as an environmentalist recently, and it’s been fun to watch.
Recently she made an appearance at the premier of the movie the 11th hour, and was given a brand new hybrid car by Ford:
“I’m getting a car from Ford, a hybrid one. They gave me one. So, I think […]
