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Tag Archives: European Union
From the Treaty of Rome to the Tragedy of the Commons
This post has been prompted by recent comments on an old post on another blog. That blog is Learning from Dogs, and the old post – dating from December 2011 – was about the financial crisis in Greece… Yes, it … Continue reading
Tearfund has unearthed the truth!
Fantastic news today! Tearfund, a UK based Christian charity focused on promoting overseas aid and development, has announced the success of its ‘Unearth the Truth’ campaign. As of today, the EU has implemented new Transparency Laws that will make it … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Fossil Fuels, Politics
Tagged corruption, European Union, Millennium Development Goals, mining companies, Tearfund, Unearth the Truth
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Memo to Osborne, Merkel, Cyprus and the World
Dear George Osborne, Chancellor Merkel, EU Commission, Citizens of Cyprus, and people everywhere, I would like to hereby remind you of what Richard Heinberg said in his book The End of Growth. Here is a quick audio-visual summary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQqDS9wGsxQ Please … Continue reading
Who wants cleaner cars in the EU then?
With apologies for the delay, here is the latest email received from Greenpeace: ————— Hi Rick, Right now, we have a huge chance to help save the Arctic. To tackle the threats posed by the disappearing ice and the invasion … Continue reading
Life is full of tough choices…
…but this isn’t one of them. Or is it? The trouble is, of course, that removing all the subsidies and tax breaks given to the fossil fuel industry (which are delaying the creation of a free market in power generation) … Continue reading
End ecocide in Europe (and the World)
I am not sure what good it will do unless the whole World decides to stop self-harming as well but… If you live in the EU please sign-up here to help stop ecocide in Europe (thanks Pendantry). ———————————- One way … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Economics, Energy Crisis, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Hydraulic Fracturing, Insanity, Mass Extinctions, Optimum Population, Politics
Tagged Belshazzar's Feast, End Ecocide in Europe, European Union, Frack Off, Insanity, Jessica Ernst, Sir David Attenborough
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Who owns the rain that falls from the sky?
I must thank fellow-blogger Paul Handover for alerting me to – and not posting on his own Learning from Dogs blog – the strange and disturbing real-life story of a man in Oregon who has been sent to jail for … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Disorder, Collapse, Consumerism, Economics, Environment, Liberalism, Politics
Tagged Civil Disorder, European Union, Jared Diamond, water
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Will Cyprus unearth the truth?
… By succeeding in getting the EU’s new Transparency Laws enacted? With my thanks to all my old friends at Tearfund, I have already emailed my MP about the corruption in Africa that, along with all the evils of the … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Ethics, Politics
Tagged Common Agricultural Policy, corruption, European Union
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Tragedies – Shakespearean and Greek
It’s the weekend so, to celebrate, here is a special offer: Two posts for the price of one (i.e. nothing). A Shakespearean Tragedy in the making Last night I stumbled upon the second and final part of the BBC’s Simon … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Disorder, Climate Science, Consumerism, Economics, Environment, Financial Crisis, Growthmania, Politics
Tagged Belshazzar's Feast, Civil Disorder, Common Agricultural Policy, Euro Zone crisis, European Union, Greece, Panorama, Quo Vadis, Shakespeare, Simon Schama, The Road to Hell
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Anthropocene Reality 