Monthly Archives: July 2014

A personal exchange of email with LEGO

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Rick Altman

In my original email to LEGO (via the Greenpeace website), I tried to be as brief as I could. Sadly, all I got was a generic reply that did not address the issues I was raising. Here is the correspondence … Continue reading →

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Corporate interests lean on YouTube to delete Lego-Shell video

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Rick Altman

But Greenpeace UK will just keep re-posting it… Here is the latest email from their Head of Arctic Campaigns, Ben Ayliffe: ———- Hi Rick, I think we might have offended someone. This morning we were shocked to learn that our … Continue reading →

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Managing climate risks to well-being and the economy

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Rick Altman

The Adaptation Sub-Committee of the Committee on Climate Change has today published its 2014 progress report. The report considers preparedness to climate change in England related to major infrastructure, business, public health and emergency planning. It also provides an update … Continue reading →

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Please help save the African elephant

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Rick Altman

Are humans a plague upon the Earth? When I read stufff like this (from Avaaz), I find it hard not to feel ashamed of what our species is doing to this planet. ———- Dear friends, African elephants could go extinct … Continue reading →

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