Category: Society
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Conscience Tweak II: Thomas Berry
I often read the NYT Obits because they often fill in the gaps of my knowledge of events, thinkers, authors that fall in that middle time period between current events and history (so far that tends to coincide with the time of my childhood!). One great thinker I apparently missed is Thomas Berry (NYT Obit)…
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Ivey Misses the Air for the Exhaust
Ivey looks on the dark side for a bright, promising proposal to reduce car traffic in Madison
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Bike Zeitgeist: Being the Engine, Pedaling Revolution
GM just went bust. The Highway “Trust” Fund went bust a few months ago. The repo man is busy, busy, busy. No better time than today to introduce two great works that celebrate a better way: Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities a book by Jeff Mapes (with a strong Madison connection; more…
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A Great Perspective on Living Simply….
This article in today’s NYT was a fun read. It brings a little perspective to our gluttony and growth-at-all-costs ideology. But we keep pining away for more, More, MORE….
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NYC Makes Space for People
I’m not a huge fan of Bloomberg,* but it is great to see that he has empowered a visionary Transportation Commissioner to make NYC a more livable place for pedestrians & bicyclists. Janette Sadik-Khan has been very aggressive in taming NYC’s streets to the benefit of people (as opposed to cars). Her latest project hints…
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Big Pharma Peddling Hg, Suppressed Immune Systems
Quacks peddling Mercury-laden vaccines wrong as the advocates for safe minds have said all along.
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It’s Official: Cities Are More Efficient and Theoretical Math Proves It
Cities are more energy efficient. Math proves it. See Zipf’s Law.
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Trashing the Earth. Black Earth Creek, That Is
Yet another developer to trash western Dane County’s scenic beauty and pristine waters. Group valiantly opposes, and asks your help in writing to county reps.
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Zombies vs. Democracy, Part II
The Zombies continue to move against democracy by ousting local progressives from various city committees & commissions.