Archive for December, 2006
Heroes
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged heroes, inspiring people, people on December 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Public Art
Posted in Art, tagged Art, murals, public art, san francisco on December 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Practical Anarchy
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged cities, traffic, uncomplicating life on December 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Sex & Politics
Posted in Events, Projects, Web Sites, tagged global orgasm, sex, world peace on December 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Global Orgasm for World Peace
December 22
Movie: Scared Sacred
Posted in Movies, tagged disaster recovery, Movies, sacred places on December 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
“Visiting the ‘Ground Zeros’ of the planet, filmmaker Velcrow Ripper asks
if it’s possible to find hope in the darkest moments of human history. He
travels to the minefields of Cambodia; war-torn Afghanistan; the toxic
wasteland of Bhopal; post-9/11 New York; Bosnia; Hiroshima, Israel and
Palestine. In each place, he unearths unforgettable stories of survival,
ritual, and recovery.”
News: Large Part of Amazon Saved From Logging
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged amazon, brazil, conservation, environmental, rain forests on December 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Brazil protects great swath of Amazon
“A swath of Amazon rain forest the size of Alabama was placed under
government protection. Known as the Guayana Shield, the 57,915-
square-mile area contains more than 25 percent of the world’s remaining
humid tropical forests and the largest remaining unpolluted fresh water
reserves in the American tropics.”
Please note that this link is to a different source of the same AP article originally linked to by Rob.
Reversals: Top Ten Bad Things That Are Good For You
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged beer, chocolate, coffee, health, indulgence, sex, wine on December 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
News: The Return of the Forest
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged conservation, ecology, enviromental, forests, green on December 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The Return of the Forest
“A major study concludes that in vast parts of the world, forests are
expanding. In the last 15 years alone, 22 of the most forested 50
countries in the world have experienced growth in tree stocks.”
Book: Forbidden Religion: Suppressed Heresies of the West
Posted in Books, tagged j. douglas kenyon, religion, spirituality, western religions on December 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Forbidden Religion: Suppressed Heresies of the West
Edited by J. Douglas Kenyon
“Reveals the thread that unites the spiritual paths that have opposed
orthodox religion over the centuries and the challenge they provide to the
status quo.”
