Why do corporations have rights when living ecosystems do not?
Please watch this very important, interesting, and powerful speech by Mari Margil.
Mari Margil speaks to the 2009 Bioneers conference in the spirit of The Lorax:
Protecting Against Environmental Degradation by Recognizing the Rights of Nature
I am also reminded about another set of important videos that have powerful ideas to share.
The Story of Stuff. And also The Story of Cap and Trade.
There are also a couple other videos in the production queue.
This is really really awesome work by Annie Leonard. Please also take time to see these important videos. http://www.storyofstuff.com/
It's all good food for thought.
Showing posts with label consumption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label consumption. Show all posts
Bacevich on Democracy Now
Andrew J. Bacevich appeared on last Friday's edition of Bill Moyers Journal. It was a great interview. He has recently written a book that explores and examines various aspects of US Foreign Policy - especially as it relates to cultural themes of consumerism and the American mentality of entitlement...Today he appeared on with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! check it out: The Limits of Power: Andrew Bacevich on the End of American Exceptionalism
Andrew Bacevich is a conservative historian who spent twenty-three years serving in the US Army. He also lost his son in Iraq last year. In a new book titled The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism, Bacevich argues that although many in this country are paying a heavy price for US domestic and foreign policy decisions, millions of Americans simply continue to shop, spend and satisfy their appetite for cheap oil, credit and the promise of freedom at home. Bacevich writes, “As the American appetite for freedom has grown, so too has our penchant for empire.” [includes rush transcript]I urge you to check out the interview. It is so timely, relevant and really just important...
"Don't be Evil"
Read about how much electricity it takes to keep the Internet running. Google builds a new plant in an area with promises of access to inexpensive electricity and public investments in necessary infrastructure.
"In 2006 American [Internet] data centers consumed more power than American televisions."
A Harper's Magazinecenterfold annotation by Ginger Strand:
"In 2006 American [Internet] data centers consumed more power than American televisions."
A Harper's Magazine
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