On the fly…so I am not going to provide stats and stuff.
However, I just want to speak from a 30,000 foot up perspective about something positive. When I get frustrated about all the struggling I see and challenges I feel we face as a collective, I turn to what we have to feel hopeful about.
And [...]
Pulled from Grist email today:
‘Tis the Season to Be Bali
High drama leads to compromise at international climate meeting
After days of bitter fighting and an overtime stretch filled with twists, turns, and tears, world leaders on Saturday agreed on a broad plan for developing a new global climate treaty by 2009. The “Bali roadmap” calls for [...]
Which means it is an ideal time to grab a cup of tea and watch this: http://www.storyofstuff.com/
Many years ago I toyed with the idea of writing a paper about how flea markets and garage sales are forms of “resistance” to consumer culture. And in a way they are, as the sites of production do not [...]
I watched this today:
And I cried. Shook even more deeply than before. Long have I felt like we have about 5 years to make serious changes or our world will become ever more unstable and within my lifetime unlivable. And yet, I still find myself planning out my life as if we will change. [...]
