Yes, the composer of such children’s song classics “Baby Beluga” and “Down by the Bay” is worried about future generations — and rightfully so. As he writes in an essay for Child Honouring : Are we tweeting while Earth burns? Is climate collapse our new collective Titanic? How do we best describe the survival struggle of 7 billion in a way that connects with the public and with decision makers? The scienc… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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President Barack Obama has chosen Jay Carney, the communications chief to Vice President Joe Biden and a former magazine journalist, to be the next White House press secretary. AP’s Julie Pace reports. (Jan. 27)
Continue reading …E+Co: Non-Profit Funds Sustainable Start-Ups in Developing World (Video)
January 27, 2011 No Comment
Photo: Josh Weinstein Whether or not the developing world does so sustainably is one of the great questions of our era — and the answer relies as much on its national leadership as its aspiring entrepreneurs. As such, there’s a huge opportunity to define business culture throughout the world in a sustainable context. Which makes E+Co , a 15 years young non-profit that connects budding green entrepreneurs with the funding they need to get (or keep) rolling, more important now than ever. The company’s work was just recognized in the Zayed En… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Kinetic Sculpture of the Day: Sculptor Seth Goldstein has constructed a convoluted, kinetic, necktie-tying-and-untying sculpture that’s about as pointless as the task it’s continually performing. [ make .] Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 27/01/2011 23:53 Number of articles : 3
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Photo: BeloMonte.org After decades of demonstrations and protests against the building of an enormous hydroelectric dam at Belo Monte in the lush Brazilian rainforest, the government has finally given approval to begin construction. The first stages of development of the controversial project calls for the clearing of nearly 600 acres of forest, to be followed by the flooding of 121,600 more acres once the dam is finished. This important approval not only marks the early stages of its immense environmental impact, but a social one as well. For the nearly 50,000 mostly indigeno… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …‘Selective Editing’: Jon Stewart Unfairly Rips Bill O’Reilly With Help From Left-Wing Media
January 27, 2011 No CommentYesterday, in this piece about Stephen Colbert, I mentioned Jon Stewart’s attack on Fox News
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During last night’s snowstorm, a cab was spotted burning on 2nd Ave in NYC shortly before suddenly exploding in close proximity to firefighters. According to the YouTuber who uploaded the video, no one was hurt. [ neighborhoodr .] Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 27/01/2011 21:25 Number of articles : 3
Continue reading …Are you ready to become an unpaid spokesman for all your favorite things? Facebook sure hopes so. The company has just rolled out a new advertising product called “sponsored stories” that will turn your posts into ads for companies you post about. In the example video, a user “checking in”…
Continue reading …New York Times editor Bill Keller’s lengthy essay on dealing with WikiLeaks and Julian Assange continues to ricochet around the blogosphere, with most of the attention focused on his not-so-flattering assessment of Assange as a person. He describes the WikiLeaker as “arrogant, thin-skinned, conspiratorial, and oddly credulous” and says Assange…
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Don’t take it from me. Listen to his very own words. You should also note all the applause by the progressives who by the way, are communists or fellow travelers of communism. Like I said, don’t take my word for … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Lake Minnetonka Liberty Discovery Date : 27/01/2011 19:31 Number of articles : 4
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