social issues Archives
another drip thinking about a clean drop – or – fluoride in the water
Should we or shouldn’t we add fuoride to the water? Here are a list of resources for further reading on the pros and cons of the topic.
the earth is full– an interesting video on creating a sustainable future
A great TED talk on the problems of economic growth and a positive call to action to create a more sustainable future.
food for thought thursday–the world according to monsanto
The World According to Monsanto, the full length documentary. Well worth the watch and a little bit scary. Food security always has been an important issue, and will continue to be, especially with the growing population.
food for thought thursday–everyone wants better, no-one wants change
An insightful article by Jonathan Fields.
Food for thought thursday–a future for our cities
The reality is that the global population is growing and growing quickly. We are all going to need a place to live, and for the vast majority of us, that place will be in cities and urban areas. This video comes from the Sydney TEDx convention held last month. Rob Adams presents a positive, constructive [...]
Food for thought thursday–one reason why we might be allergic to food
food for thought thursday–jevons paradox
Increased energy efficiency is often touted as a solution to our environmental problems. The more energy efficient our contraptions are (like cars and light bulbs), and the less non-renewable resources we use, the better off the environment, right? Jevons argues no. In 1865, the economist William Stanley Jevons observed that despite improvements in technology and [...]
food for thought thursday – status anxiety
I recently saw a very interesting documentary series on why, in the wealthiest period in human history, we are at our most unhappy. The Status Anxiety series is narrated by Allain De Botton, philosopher and author of The Architecture of Happiness. “The past 200 years in the West have seen staggering increases in wealth and [...]
food for thought Thursday – Australians volunteer
source Today’s thought is a quote by Rhonda from the Down to Earth blog. Her post was about being prepared for emergencies but it was this quote about Australians volunteering that really resonated with me: “They were reaching out to fellow Australians and it didn’t matter that they didn’t know them, it only mattered that [...]
carbon neutral: can we wash away our carbon sins?
I must be the last person on the planet to have seen it, but I finally watched Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth. Now I am one of the pre-converted. I don’t need to hear a bunch of stats and studies to convince me that our modern lifestyle is affecting the environment in potentially catastrophic ways. [...]
