On the remote Pacific island of Anuta a code of “love and compassion” embodied in the culture has preserved a harmonious and happy community. The almost non-existence of outside influence also helps people to keep perspective and enjoy life. While this report from the BC travel correspondent is brief, it offers hints at how little …
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The Food We Waste
Its not just transport and packaging that are destroying the natural world, but our waste of food. An extensive UK study by WRAP analysed garbage of over 2,000 households to identify the food we waste. The results are revealing. The sheer volume of food thrown away by all types of people is embarrassing: over £ …
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Eat now for tomorrow there will be nothing
Alarming reports from the Rights and Resources Initiative show that an escalation in land acquisition and deforestation is underway. The cause underpinning this land grab is increasing demand for crop land upon which to grow food and biofuel. The consequence of this deforestation will be an acceleration of the destruction of nature and humanity’s home. …
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Nitrogen is destroying the biosphere as much as carbon.
It is rarely mentioned in the media yet, but production of reactive nitrogen is already at catastrophic levels. Its main contributors are vehicles and farming for the gross quantities of fuel they consume. The consequence of emitting massive excesses is destruction of habitats and food chains. As with other identifiable culprits of planetary destruction, the …
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Humanity pushes another mammal off the planet.
Last year it was the baiji dolphin of China which became extinct – the first mammal for 50 years to do so. Now it seems that another dolphin is being pushed off the planet by humans – the Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin, principally found in Cambodia. This may seem to be far from you, but the …
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World Values Survey shows we’re getting happier
The recent publication of this year’s World Values survey shows that the world is getting happier. The survey is simple, but revealing and you can download much data here. Two aspects are particularly interesting: In general the Human Development trend points towards stronger secular-rational values and stronger self-expression values. There is a diminishing marginal return …
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The United States of Advertising and our dysfunctional perspective
This funny article and video clip give a good insight in to the difficulty we all face of having a sensible and balanced view of our world. The author mainly discusses the differences between advertising in the US and elsewhere, such as the promotion of prescription drugs – “if your doctor isn’t prescribing this, ask …
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Another giant is waking up to the urgency of biosphere preservation – IEA
The International Energy Agency is finally beginning to realise that consumption patterns and technology must change if we are to avoid a natural catastrophe. The IEA announced that $ 45,000,000,000,000 (trillion) must be spent to change the pattern of consumption of fossil fuels. It is a long overdue public recognition only catalysed by the current …
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Yoga hones Indian army
The Indian army has introduced yoga as part of the training programme for troops, and it has been found to be beneficial. This isn’t much different from investment bankers doing their 24 minutes of ashtanga before donning their red braces to take over another company. It shows that yoga really is for all! Though of …
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Parents! Tired of being harrased by your teenager? See this …
Print this image and stick it on the fridge or their door! 🙂