In episode 5 of Reverend Billy’s Freak Storm, Rev. explains that we cannot make the Earth an enemy because we are the Earth! Maybe we all consciously think we wouldn’t make an enemy of the Earth but many of us do with our actions. It’s a war that’s being sold to us like so many […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Capitalistic economic thought tells us to place a price tag on commodities, giving them an exchange value. Their worth comes from how much money an individual can receive from it. However, when an exchange value is placed on nature’s resources, it is then viewed as any other commodity, and is subject to the same thought-process […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On April 22, the 40th Earth Day, in Cochabamba, Bolivia the nation’s president Evo Morales organized an alternative to the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Accord. People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth was forged. There were 25,000 Bolivian climate activists, politicians, intellectuals, scientists and celebrities, more than 15,000 indigenous people and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: Getty Above: Bolivian Vice President, Alvaro Garcia Linera (L), Bolivian President Evo Morales (2-L), his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez (C) and Nicaraguan commander Tomas Borges (R) participate in a World Climate Change Conference at the Feliz Capriles stadium in Cochabamba, Bolivia on April 22, 2010. April 22 marks the 40th Earth Day, which […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sure Earth Day is over but the message is good all year round. Here’s a PSA from environmental group Greenpeace. If you like white hands this video is for you, but seriously there is a clear and powerful message here. You can learn more about them on their about page at greenpeace.org Be Sociable, Share! […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I thought I might take some time out to throw out some link love and highlight some Earth Day eco-conscious stuff around the net for you. The lovely Quiskaeya takes a look at The Effects of Poverty on the Environment At a loss for what to do on Earth Day? Earth 911 gives you 5 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I like to think it’s Earth Day Every Day on this site and while I realize treehugger.com will probably have some great stuff today for you as usual, I’ve decided to give you something you can’t get there- what I’ve learned about Earth Day. As I’ve written before I grew up with a love of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve always preferred the underwater nature specials most of all so I’ll bet this one will be enjoyable. From disney.go.com: Disneynature OCEANS is an inspiring adventure into a liquid world few of us have ever seen before. Yet the oceans cover more than 70 percent of our planet. Here’s the trailer Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
Nia Long did an ad and a video for animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). She also did a photo ad to help put the T&A in PETA. It’s nice to see the Love Jones actress around again, but naked Nia or naked any chick isn’t going to make me […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In a conversation with my dad, we’ll call him Mr. Toussaint, he told me global warming would be a problem the Earth would fix itself. “The Earth didn’t start these problems,” I replied. “These problems are man-made or human-made and therefore should be human solved.” He respectfully disagreed and I, maybe disrespectfully, disregarded his position […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
