Food for Thought
“Facing many threats simultaneously means setting priorities. Terrorism is one of those threats. No question. But it is not even close to being the top threat facing our early twenty-first century civilization. Population growth, climate change, spreading water shortages, rising oil prices, and a potential rise in food prices that could lead to unprecedented political instability are the leading threats.”
Lester Brown (Plan B 2.0)
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Grading the presidential candidates in science
In the last few months we have learned a lot about John McCain’s heroic service and travails as a prisoner of war, about Barack Obama’s history on the streets of Chicago, and we are beginning to learn — with some … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Politics, Science, Sustainability
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Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a Governor
There’s a little food for thought that crossed my radar screen recently. Our beloved television and cable media seem to have bit hook, line, and sinker on the GOP bait to make this election a high-school homecoming contest between the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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Transportation: Toward a better place
Among the thorniest problems of transforming global society into a sustainable one is that of transportation. For general power needs of homes and industry, the technology already exists to generate electricity from renewable sources like wind and solar, albeit not … Continue reading
