Environment
« Previous Entries Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Going Green
One of the unexpected outcomes of having a complicated pregnancy and having to spend a lot of time waiting in doctors’ offices is that I have ample time to read a variety of magazines (at least the varieties that are to be found in the typical OB/GYN office). Well the April issues of all […]
Monday, March 10th, 2008The Roots of Social Change
So I had an interesting conversation last night on the nature of social change. We were lamenting how so much of the injustices in the world are perpetrated and sustained by untouchable major corporations - systems that control our society so subtly that most of us aren’t even aware of their influence on our lives. […]
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007Patience and Food
I have issues with being patient. For certain aspects of my life I really can’t stand waiting. But then for other things it’s no big deal.
For example, I like waiting for Christmas. I like the anticipation, I like celebrating on Christmas. I was never one of those kids who tried to […]
Blog Action Day - The Environment
Today is Blog Action Day for the environment. The idea is to get bloggers all blogging about a single topic (this year the environment) to help raise awareness and funds for that issue. Part of it is to donate the proceeds from your blog that day to the cause, but I […]
Thursday, September 20th, 2007World Carfree Day
Every September 22, people across the globe get together to swear off their cars, if only for one day, in a collective reminder that we don’t have to accept car-dominated societies, cities, or personal lives. Since its earliest incarnations in the 1970s and ’80s, WORLD CARFREE DAY has grown into a massive global celebration of […]
Monday, September 10th, 2007Organic Farming Delivers
As summer winds down and I am harvesting insane amounts of organic heirloom tomatoes from my garden (and have the fruit flies in my home to prove it!), I came across this fascinating article. One of the most common objections to organic farming is that if everyone switched to organic farming then there would […]
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007Things that make you wonder…
So I’ve been out and about all day today attempting to avoid actually being outside during the crazy storms and tornados. It’s been one of those days. Just thought I share some of the moments today that just made me have to wonder.
First - in the “you know environmentalism is a fad when…” […]
Eating Ethically
I just finished reading The Ethics of What We Eat by Peter Singer and Jim Mason. Even though the book deals with issues that I already cared and knew something about, I was still overwhelmed and greatly challenged by what they wrote. I’m still processing most of it and examining my philosophy of […]
Thursday, August 9th, 2007Poison Me Elmo
If you are at all aware of the news or have children and have received emails from 50 different friends about it, you have heard about the recent recall by Fisher-Price and Mattel of over 1 million toys due to excessive lead content. Then today the Chicago Tribune reported on some toys that are […]
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007The Bra Issue
It has been an interesting experience the past few days to read the reactions to the “My Search for a Justice Bra” article (posted here and here at the God’s Politics Blog). There are a couple of things that I want to respond to here, but first the part that caused the most controversy […]
Sunday, July 8th, 2007Cycles of Violence
I’ve been following the story the past couple of days of the kidnapping of Margaret Hill in Nigeria. A three year old girl was kidnapped on her way to school and is being held for ransom. Officials are decrying the act as evil and calling for the immediate return of the girl. And […]
Sunday, July 1st, 2007Homesickness, Resonance, and Longing
Sometimes it feels like the universe is conspiring to teach me something. When by seeming coincidence a certain idea presents itself to me in various forms over a short period of time. A call to consideration that if I claim to even pretend to be self aware I can’t ignore. That’s […]
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