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This from Parliamentary support Research papers - October 2010 - Organisations including the International Energy Agency and the US military have warned that another supply crunch is likely to occur soon after 2012 due to rising demand and insufficient production capacity. - http://oilcrash.com/articles/wake_up2.htm This report is saying the world is ...
Started by Robert A. in October 2010, about Coal & Oil, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty, Smart Growth, Transport
If you can't handle the cold hard truth - don't read this. from http://www.grist.org/article/2009-08-23-the-fallacy-of-climate-activism In the 20 years since we climate activists began our work in earnest, the state of the climate has become dramatically worse, and the change is accelerating—this despite all of our best efforts. Clearly something is ...
Started by Robert A. in October 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population
I'm interested to hear other peoples opinions on this question. I'm often asked, at the end of presentations, "why isn't the government doing more etc". My view has always been that any democratic government does not lead, by definition, it follows. In fact, you'd have to move to a dictatorship ...
Started by Michael Field in August 2009, about Politics & Government
James Inhofe. Marc Morano. Richard Lindzen. Bjørn Lomborg. George W. Bush. Names of shame, ignominy, criminals against humanity, against planet Earth itself. Agents of the lethal delays in our response to escalating, accelerating, catastrophic global warming. Yet, as deniers of climate change, they’re amateurs compared to us. Us activists, environmentalists, ...
Started by Robert A. in November 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Emissions, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Food, Green energy, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Nuclear, Permaculture, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Recycling, Smart Growth
"If we do not do the impossible, we shall be faced with the unthinkable." social philosopher Murray Bookchin "More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to ...
Started by Robert A. in October 2009, about Climate Change, Consumerism, Education, Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development
http://www.warsocialism.com/america.htm AMERICA 2.0! By Jay Hanson, October, 6, 2009 This paper is hereby placed in the public domain and may be reprinted without further permission. This file is archived at http://www.warsocialism.com/america.htm A no graphics version is archived at http://www.warsocialism.com/americaNG.htm “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang ...
Started by Robert A. in October 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Nuclear, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development, Transport, War
Is demand for Organic produce low because the big businesses involved in fertiliser, pesticides and seed production will see their revenue greatly reduced? See http://www.organicdirect.co.nz/news-detail.php?newsID=380 and consider what more farmers turning to Organics would do to some business that are influential with New Zealand government.
Started by Megan L. in September 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Industry & Business, Organic, Politics & Government
Anyone seen The Age of Stupid yet ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfl2oMqUg4A What did you think? Will it change anything? Or is it like say The 11th Hour which only appealed to the 1% of the population that gives a stuff. Will 'we' look back in 6 months to confirm that what I'm ...
Started by Robert A. in August 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Consumerism, Education, Food, Politics & Government
What has inspired me to bring this up, is the photo in this mornings Dom, showing Storman Norman and Sue land rights for gay whales Kedgley, protesting the proposed flyover in Wellington. The Green party supported Kiwi Saver - KS. For KS to payout any form of pension to most ...
Started by Robert A. in September 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Education, Emissions, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development
Do you think that National and Labour could work together to get the NZ ETS revised into a final format that will endure the test of time irrespective of who is in power??
Started by Mike T. in September 2009, about Politics & Government
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