This is straight from David Webb. No need for editing. I think Pope Frank is awesome and has ignited a sense of hope for the church, but, sadly, on this point he must reevaluate his position. There might be an appropriate and an inappropriate channel or audience, but without other cause, mockery is no reason …
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Category:2 Geopolitics
COP out? Yes! Sadly as expected, but what else could happen …
The 20th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change treaty ran over by a couple of days as delegates from over 190 countries “negotiated” the language of resolutions to control carbon emissions. Rich countries don’t want to pay for past emissions; emerging economies don’t want their opportunity for …
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What we need to do if we’re to have a future.
Future Earth, a global initiative bringing together scientists across different disciplines, has launched its strategy to identify key priorities for sustainability. The eight objectives are: Deliver water, energy and food for all Decarbonise socio-economic systems Safeguard the terrestrial, freshwater and marine natural assets Building healthy, resilient and productive cities Promote sustainable rural futures Improve human …
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Ignorance, bigotry, Islam, Christianity – a wasteful formula of terror, pain and suffering that we don’t need.
CNN pushed an interview with Reza Aslan which helped show how ignorant the media treatment of culture is. His commendably calm response to the interview’s thoughtlessness elucidated many of the issues that raise political tensions needlessly. Here’s an extract: Female Genital Mutilation is NOT a “Muslim” problem – its a central African problem. Eritrea has …
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Someone’s watching you. And it’s not just Big Brother.
A Russian website is offering thousands of feeds from private webcams around the world. If you have a webcam with remote access enabled (did you check?) it could be on their list of feeds. The site has accessed feeds by using default passwords which are often left unchanged by their owners when they enable remote …
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We’re ALL living next to slaves. 36 million of them.
Walk Free published the 2014 Global Slavery Index which makes for sad reading. 167 countries have them, including some which really shouldn’t: Japan 240 thousand South Africa 110 thousand Singapore 5 thousand USA 60 thousand Italy 11 thousand Germany 11 thousand France 9 thousand UK 8 thousand Ireland 300 The report defines slaves as people …
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Only the strongest can kill themselves for peace.
In a Japan, a man set himself on fire to protest a change in policy allowing Japan to fight overseas, which goes against the constitution which bars the country from using force in conflicts except for self-defence. It follows another self-immolation in June, in an apparently similar protest. Suicide is not an easy option. It …
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Data shows global growth now past tipping point. Global collapse occurring. Whole systems change imperative.
Economic research published by the University of Melbourne analysed the predictions made in the ground breaking 1972 book Limits to Growth, and notes that the actual trajectory followed in the four decades since has followed the worst case scenario. The 1970s computer model has proved remarkably accurate in predicting developments in the world economy, population …
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Genetically Modified Organisms and the deterioration of health in the United States
Genetically Modified Organisms and the deterioration of health in the United States by N.L. Swanson, 4/24/2013 Read this pdf: GMO-health Extracts: Peddlers of both chemicals and genetically engineered seeds claim that GMO food is “identical to non-GMO products.” They claim that genetic engineering is no different than plant hybridization, which has been practiced for centuries. …
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Big pharma being paid to poison our planet. New GMO and agent-orange/glyphosate mix to hit earth in 2015.
The US EPA is set to approve new GM seeds and toxic sprays made by Dow Chemical in the face of scientific opposition. There are millions of dollars on the table. Dow will take market share and expand the use of mono-culture and toxic sprays. These initiatives are inherently unsustainable, but in the short term …
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