Jun 2nd, 2009
by ktwisdom.
As GM goes, so goes the nation.
This worries me. Not because General Motors has gone into bankruptcy protection … or the plant closures … or the permanently lost jobs. There is no doubt these are all bad signs.
What worries me most is GM restructuring to become “sustainable”. The CEO using buzz word doesn’t mean they have changed their underlying business model. The same model that got them into this mess in the first place.
Read between the lines of the new business plan and you see “sustainable” to GM means continue →
Apr 22nd, 2009
by ktwisdom.
I began my Earth Day celebrations by finding a link to this Carl Honore Ted Talk in my inbox. What better way to see the world than … continue →
Mar 20th, 2009
by ktwisdom.
If you live with poor air quality (and what city doesn’t) or have breathing issues … this TED 2009 talk on air filtering plants is a must see. Knowing someone with chemical sensitivities, we don’t have as much clean indoor air as we like to think. continue →
Mar 4th, 2009
by ktwisdom.
What happened to Willie Smits sounds a lot like what happened to Greg Mortenson. Both men set out to fulfill a single intention and they soon discovered they were the catalyst of far reaching changes.
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Dec 10th, 2008
by ktwisdom.
Consider the implications of Wilson’s Law (a working hypothesis of Edward O Wilson):
“If you save the living environment, the biodiversity that we have left, you will also automatically save the physical environment, too … If you only save the physical environment, you will ultimately lose both.”
What would have to change to refocus our attention and efforts on our living environment instead of our physcial environment?
Dec 4th, 2008
by ktwisdom.
As you watch the news, documentaries and such on tv, make a point to really look at all that is in the background.
What do you see you didn’t see before?
