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Why Not Do Nothing At All?

August 21st, 2009 · by xJane · 2 Comments

So, when I first saw this, I thought it was a public service ad about how we should be aware of climate change: But then it ended and I realized it was an ad by a company that would benefit from ongoing climate change. A company that looks forward to a day when we can [...]

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Tags: Environment

Idealism, Pragmatism and the Relative Value of Animal Life.

July 20th, 2009 · by John · 11 Comments

In response to my own feeble attempts at a vegetarian lifestyle, many of you have shared your views on eating. From these conversations, online and off, it occurs to me that there are two primary approaches to consumption: Individual morality. Consideration of impact. The two are by no means exclusive, and most people seem to [...]

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Tags: Environment · Humanism · Vegetarianism

I hold this truth to be self evident: it is time for Barack Obama to become president

October 11th, 2008 · by xJane · 1 Comment

an awesome vid & song: Politicians that can give me hope. Music that can give me hope. Maybe this country is going somewhere good.

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Tags: Activism · Art · Belief · Creativity. · Current Events · Dialog · Environment · Goals · Media and Design · Music · Peace; conflict resolution. · Politics · Pop Culture · Race · Religion · Video · Web 2.0

Fucking Friday: Bitch 2.0

October 10th, 2008 · by xJane · 3 Comments

This is a link dump for things that make me want to spit. Things that piss me off & make me want to bitch—remind me why I should be angry. John just posted his experience at Church the other day, I think most of us can agree that his experience counts as something we all [...]

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Tags: Activism · Belief · Christianity · Church and State · Death · Environment · Ethics · Feminism · Fucking Friday · Gay Rights and Queer Issues · Gender · Getting over Religion · Law · Links · Peace; conflict resolution. · Politics · Reason · Religion · Society · Video

Spark: Off Shore Oil Drilling, Graphically Represented

September 11th, 2008 · by xJane · No Comments

Here. I’ve heard the argument represented in the graph before but, as they say, this is worth 1000 words.

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Tags: Consumerism · Current Events · Environment · Fiction · Politics

Sunday Morning Video Lineup

August 3rd, 2008 · by xJane · 1 Comment

A vid take on MoF’s Sparks: First up, Stuart Shepard, who I’d not heard of before today but is apparently a member of Focus on the Family’s activism arm, is encouraging everyone to encourage his God to rain on Obama’s acceptance speech. Which seems to me to be incredibly petty: pray for peace? pray for [...]

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Tags: Activism · Art · Best · Christianity · Church and State · Classic · Creativity. · Current Events · Environment · Fantasy · Fiction · Gods · Humor · Media and Design · Meditation & Prayer · Nature · Politics · Pop Culture · Spark · Video

65mph Challenge

August 1st, 2008 · by xJane · 5 Comments

“Hypermiling” has become all the rage in the media sources I frequent (in order of its appearance: Wired, NPR, and GroovyGreen), but it’s always seemed too dangerous and requiring too much thought. I learned to drive on the Autobahn, where there is no speed limit, only a minimum, and a posted “recommendation” of 120kph (about [...]

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Tags: Activism · Buddhism · Consumerism · Environment · Nature · Personal

Green Thoughts for Today

May 12th, 2008 · by xJane · 1 Comment

This is almost a Spark post, however I’ve got two from over at Groovy Green. Why Higher Gas Prices Should Make You Smile, at least if you believe that the only way we’re going to get out of this crisis is by switching to “alternative” (to fossil fuels) forms of energy. I have often said [...]

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Tags: Activism · Environment · Spark · Undead

Enviromonth

April 22nd, 2008 · by xJane · 1 Comment

Containing, as it does, both Earth & Arbor days, April is the month when we look to the soil and the earth for inspiration. Earlier this month, I created a new Urb Garden, which is so far doing quite well. My cucumbers are happily strangling my tomatoes and the strawberries & mint are locked in [...]

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Tags: Activism · Environment · Meditation & Prayer

Spark: Reasons to Recycle

April 15th, 2008 · by xJane · 1 Comment

A fantastic set of artistic works that capture, in a snapshot (I use the term loosely, more often in a 60′x40′ canvas) the kinds of things that get through out daily, weekly, every five minutes, &c. Many of these I would love to buy prints of (I especially like Paper Bags and Jet Trails). Spark [...]

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Tags: Activism · Art · Environment