This one has a name
By mejuan — May 1st, 2008
Mejuan, 2008.
Barcelona, Spain
Posts Tagged ‘environment’
The Seven ‘Social’ Sins
By Lamont — March 15th, 2008
The Vatican has added seven modern mortal sins to the old list of lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. According to Bloomberg News, Bishop Gianfranco Girotti says that the new sins, brought about by the phenomenon of …
6billion hectares - Brazilian clear cutting.
By mejuan — February 13th, 2008
This passionate message was posted by “niggaz4ever” on fotolog.net (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
The posted item highlights the issue of Brazilian clear cutting for the production of beef.
In Spain there is little or no mention of this sort of news.
It’s 6 billion hectares!!! How …
Airsick: An Industrial Devolution
By Lucas Oleniuk — January 21st, 2008
Twenty days. Twenty thousand still images. A single message. A photographer’s take on the issue of climate change, in a video created entirely by using still images.
Bad News, Local to Global
By Lamont — December 10th, 2007
Well, I’m not sure if you’d call it bad news, but Ottawa Mayor Larry O’Brien was charged today with attempted bribery during his 2006 electoral campaign. O’Brien beat out Alex Munter during that election over the issue of tax freezing, though that …
Fair Trade and Global Justice: The Case of Bananas in St. Vincent
By Anna Torgerson — November 30th, 2007
Fair trade is a response to the instability of international commodity markets and to problems of monocultural production.
Environmental Optimism?
By Elmire — November 26th, 2007
No Impact Man takes a look at the questions of “should I change or should they?” and “use less or use better?”
Interesting notes
By Eliot Che — November 25th, 2007
Some interesting things out there today, including the Washington Post’s analysis of the Ron Paul Revolution in US politics (looks like they can’t ignore the issue anymore); and the sad fate of Superman.
Buy Nothing Day
By Eliot Che — November 25th, 2007
This past Friday (November 23rd) was Buy Nothing Day. While I don’t think it’s effective at curbing spending, I do think that it has its place in the campaign to raise awareness about over-consumption. I can definitely enjoy and appreciate Reverend Billy and …
Response: On Realism and Environmental Advocacy
By Matthew Lymburner — November 24th, 2007
A debate has been brewing over the last few weeks between myself and a colleague of mine on the nature of ‘truth’ and reality and its extension to environmental advocacy strategies. This debate has been especially interesting, picking up from my post on Manuel …
On Realism and Environmental Advocacy
By Eliot Che — November 24th, 2007
Recent, separate discussions with Elise and Matt prompted me to think a bit more about epistemology (how we can know things) and debates on the environment. Matt, in a post about a lecture given by Manuel DeLanda on the philosophy …
