Conscious Thoughts
Video Game Pollution
By lainie at 14 January, 2012, 7:31 am
PS3’s, Microsoft X-Box 360’s, and Nintendo Wii’s , although abused by some, are the source of harmless entertainment for millions of people worldwide. Greenpeace, however, argues otherwise. On their website, Greenpeace posted and article that exposes Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo for using harmful substances in the production of their popular game consoles. Greenpeace’s report, Playing [...]
On Copyrights
By lainie at 13 January, 2012, 4:47 pm
There he is – the young art student – in the corner, sporting a slouch, worn blue jeans and a faded ironic t-shirt, standing in front of the canvases he submitted for this month’s class show; large, blue, sci-fi landscapes, which, from a distance, are beautiful. They look like heavenly, undulating space-scapes of sky and [...]
Alarmist buzz for the bees
By lainie at 8 January, 2012, 2:47 pm
As a societal phenomenon, the western/wealthy countries advocate their environmental consciousness and take pride from spending ecologically. In spite of their efforts to reduce their footprint, to recycle in order to sustain the biomass, they feel powerless in contemplating the slow degradation of Earth. After the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (“mad cow”) that [...]
Finally, truth in advertising!
By lainie at 9 December, 2011, 4:39 pm
And who said American car manufacturers are not honest? Finally an ad that reveals the true sticker price.
What. The. #%@*.
By lainie at 9 December, 2011, 1:08 pm
If business hasn’t already ground to a halt due to this free-falling economic crisis, it surely is slowing rapidly in the waning weeks of 2008 and the imminent onslaught of the holiday season. But just because none of us can afford to travel, buy gifts for our loved ones, or even ship the re-gifts we’ve [...]
The United States of the World
By lainie at 25 November, 2011, 5:43 pm
April the 2nd 2009, all the important players in the global economy were gathered in London for the 2009 summit. Aces in their sleeves, the 20 leaders reached an agreement to solve the international economical crisis by bailing out the world with a bill of one trillion dollars. Contrary to their initial assessments and our [...]
Micky D’s going green?
By lainie at 21 November, 2011, 5:35 pm
There are many things I think about when I think of McDonalds, and being green isn’t one of them. According to an article on Sustainable Life Media, McDonalds has released their green – sustainable best practices, with the urging that their customers vote for “best of the best”. The report apparently highlights over 80 best [...]
It’s Not Easy Being Green
By lainie at 4 November, 2011, 1:13 pm
Gather ’round everyone, take a seat and put on your listening caps (in my case, a smart looking technicolor beanie, complete with propeller). Sure, green is a wonderful color and an easy bandwagon to jump on; but it’s not easy being green. I’m not talking Kermit here, or even Oscar for that matter (although his [...]
the origin of the world
By lainie at 2 November, 2011, 12:06 pm
Where do we come from is a haunting question to comprehend who we are, our role and interactions with the universe! But the solution, as we don’t know it, is closer than we may think! Torn apart between two main factions, the pragmatic science and the fervous religion, between the original chaos preceeding its organic birth and the [...]
Green or Greenwashing.. the very best wrap
By lainie at 15 October, 2011, 9:04 pm
Just had to repost this, for the most part, these are unbelievable. The origonal post can be found here. The Greenwash Brigade 2008′s greenwashes of the year The Greenwash Brigade brings you our favorite greenwashes of 2008. Some good, some bad, some just plain funny — and in no particular order. (Vote for your favorite [...]
