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In the meantime please consider those in need; and if you haven’t already done so, please give what you can to help those in Haiti. There are wonderful aid organisations on the ground now working to save lives and help and protect all of those devastated by this tragedy. Please consider that collectively we can make a big difference by supporting these organisations in the invaluable work. [...]
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There are many times in our lives when we feel helpless; when we feel as though we are powerless to challenge the way things are. Situations big and small can be hard to confront and overcome, but we are, in the face of this, always able to change ourselves. [...]
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“Vegetarianism isn’t about fanatical personal purity, it’s about having some perspective. Move at your own pace; no one’s keeping score. Vegetarianism isn’t about scarcity, it’s about abundance. It’s not about restriction, it’s about liberation. Not about what we’re against but what we’re for; not for some far-off time but for right now. For me going vegetarian is less about becoming something and more about being true to ourselves.” ~Michael Gregor MD [...]
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“The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. Consequently, the modern poor are not pitied…but written off as trash. The twentieth-century consumer economy has produced the first culture for which a beggar is a reminder of nothing.” ~John Berger [...]
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I understand that emissions’ trading scheme is being considered as a way to reduce carbon in the atmosphere and this is a good thing. I simply wish we would hear more about other ways of reducing our environmental impact as well.
Like governments and big companies investing in clean energy, renewable resources, recycled materials and a reduction in consumption and dirty manufacturing process. Or conservation of natural habitats, sustainable farming and building methods, there are so many things that we all can do to reduce the effects of pollution and waste on our planet. There is more to our “environmental crisis” than just carbon.
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Something new has appeared on our televisions here in New Zealand and also in Australia; a TV advertisement campaigning against the inhumane cruelty of factory farming. I first saw the TV spot online a few days ago and tonight I saw it for the first time on National television. [...]
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Check out Small Simple Life’s latest article, Waste and sustainability : Biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials to learn simple ways we can improve our method of waste disposal!
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Check out Small Simple Life’s latest article, Biodiversity: the necessity of abundant life and learn more about the importance of Ecological Biodiversity and simple ways we can help to reduce our negative environmental impact!
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Its’ time to stand up and take action against world poverty now!! This weekend, 16th – 18th October, add your voice to the call and unite with millions of people around the world. It’s up to us to make sure world leaders follow through on the commitments made in the 2000 to end poverty by 2015.
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Much of the reason why the earth is in such a dire state could be based on the way we as a society have over the years detached ourselves from the living world and viewed nature as simply something we could control for our own needs. Unfortunately I feel ‘Climate Change’ is not only a consequence of this view but also a product.
We need positive reinforcement and a will to live sustainably for the benefit and survival of all people and the natural living world. [...]
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