 By Jim Selman | Bio
There is an inspiring 30-minute speech by Al Gore
challenging all of us and our nation to commit to a 10-year program to
move away completely from a carbon-based economy. The challenge echoes
what a lot of us have been saying for years, but he has developed
sufficient moral authority in some sectors that maybe more people will
listen. Redesigning our energy infrastructure isn’t exactly the same as
going to the moon as he suggests, but there are some powerful parallels. [ Read More]
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 By Rick Fullerton | Bio
Last
week I began a new job. In itself, this is not remarkable; people
change jobs as a regular occurrence, whether as a result of individual
initiative or organizational circumstance. For me, this latest career
move serves as a stimulus to reflect on my commitments and priorities
and how these evolve over time.[ Read More]
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I was reading the findings from David Suzuki’s latest environmental awareness campaign.
It's a series of conferences and town hall type meetings called “If YOU
were Prime Minister…”. It’s a good idea in terms of expanding the
discourse and engaging lots of people in an important, even critical
aspect of our public life. It grabbed me in part because I’m with my
parents this week and listening to lots and lots of people confidently
saying all this ‘green stuff’ is just a fad, global warming is
alarmist, Fox News said that Al Gore’s movie was wrong on the facts,
and besides he uses too much electricity…etc. [ Read More]
Written by Jim Selman at Wisdom in Action
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 This is probably the last post before heading North and another change of season. The hardest thing about this kind of long-distance travel is trying to balance winter/summer wardrobes. Thank goodness for big suitcases. I am coming to the conclusion that an “Urban Lifestyle” is my preferred option in coming years. [ Read More]
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