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The most difficult problem facing the world today is sharing Earth's dwindling resources.. There are several ways to look at this problem.. Imagine we're rats in a cage with limited food supply. There are a few distinct ways we can organize to allocate that limited food... Sustainability shift
There is not much room left for expansion within the unlimited resources economic framework. The roots of capitalism have run up against the limited nature of fossil fuel reserves, and therefore a foundational shift will have to take place to provide a mechanism for... Two-headed eagle: Look to your right
Russia has been described as a two-headed eagle, with one of its heads looking westward and the other looking eastward. The following is an argument why it should spend more time looking toward Western Europe and less time looking toward China.It has been frequently stated... I am a Conservative trapped in a Liberal's body.
This is a preview of an article I wrote on examiner.com regarding what it means to be a conservative. " I am a conservative trapped in a liberals body. I want everything I want for free. And I want only the best. And, to be fair, I want everyone else to have...
created by CynicalPatriot | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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217 views | 8 recommendations | 2 comments
President of Worldwide Financial Resources charged $11m for fraud
David Findel, President of Worldwide Financial Resourses, had made a real estate crisis last October by bidding $400,000 for 50-yard-line season tickets to watch the Jets play in the new Meadowlands stadium. Findel... President: "Earth has ‘right to life’"
Bolivian President promotes Earth’s ‘right to life’. Mr. Evo Morales, the first indigenous president in Bolivia's history, spoke whole-heartedly to the UN General Assembly to encourage people to put the... Water shortage could damage business 'more than oil scarcity'
A water shortage could hurt businesses more than the threat of oil running out, according to a new report released today. Companies that use a high volume of water to manufacture products, such as silicon chips, and...
created by Amy Judd | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1312 views | 24 recommendations | 12 comments
Puerto Rico Exporting 2000 Monkeys to Baghdad
What do you do with unwanted monkeys that are destroying your agriculture? Well if you're in Puerto Rico they have a one way ticket to Baghdad. Over thirty years ago a dozen patas and rhesus... How green is the 2009 Oscars show?
The Oscars has made an effort for the past two years to incorporate some green measures into their show and they have never been shy of displaying this information on their website - however this year that section...Obama thanks troops after meeting with defense chiefs
WASHINGTON - In his first visit to the Pentagon as commander in chief, President Barack Obama today thanked U.S. troops and pledged to provide the resources they need to accomplish their missions. Obama spoke to... War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza's Offshore ...
Another revealing report on the reason for Israel's attack on Gaza, besides the revelations that Israel has been testing a new form of lethal weapon, known as DIME, more toxic than depleted uranium warheads. That story is posted here, on NowPublic: Suffice it to say,...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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430 views | 38 recommendations | 11 comments
Food police in the UK warn you not to throw leftovers away
Just as websites like coupon.com and coupon mom, help you plan your weekly shopping trip and get the most food for your budget in this time of economic recession, in the United Kingdom 'food police' will be visiting... Russia, US in tug-of-war over Arctic resources
.This area could become a focusof dispute between severalcountries during this century.As oil and natural gas suppliesare exhausted elsewhere it iscertain drilling will happenin the arctic. "The U.S....From Coworking to Cohousing as a Sustainable Way of Life
Is Cohousing a way to reduce our wasteful ways and also to recover a sense of community? If the plan offered by Alex Marshall a journalist and senior fellow at the Regional Plan Association named Brooklyn Cohousing works it might enable some of us to make progress in that... Gov Panel Says Give Delta 25% of Oil Revenue
This is a good example of classical economics approach to Resource Rent, (also referred to as land value tax or single tax) as opposed to the kind of exploitation we are currently witnessing, for example, currently in Iraq, and not long ago in Russia, where foreign...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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124 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
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