Why does Canada need to get out of Afghanistan? It is a hopeless cause and cannot be "won." Our soldiers and Afghani civilians are dying for a cause that is not working. I’m not sure that new policies will work either. Unlike the commentary, I think Canada should think about leaving sooner rather than later.
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Archive for December, 2007
What We’re Doing in Afghanistan Is Not Working
Posted in Afghanistan, British, Canada, Canadian, NATO, Pakistan, Taliban, conflict, military occupation, war, tagged Afghanistan, British, Canadian, conflict, international policy, Islamic extremism, military occupation, NATO, occupiers, opium crop, Pakistan, Taliban, war on December 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
Posted in CFLs, CO2, Ontario, Thomas Edison, coal-fired plant, compact fluorescent bulbs, green living, mercury, save energy, save money, saving energy, smog, take action, what you can do, tagged CFLs, CO2, compact fluorescent bulbs, energy efficient, incandescent bulb on December 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
From a 2007 (fall?) newsletter from the David Suzuki Foundation, www.davidsuzuki.org:
Bright Ideas
By Jenny Silver
With Ontario banning Thomas Edison’s incandescent bulbs by 2012 and the rest of the country following suit, it’s time to take a closer look at compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).
CFLs have been around since the 1980s, but technology has vastly improved over [...]
International Assistance for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Posted in Condoleezza Rice, European Union, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Mideast, Russia, Tony Blair, United Nations, United States, West Bank, World Bank, aid, blockade, humanitarian aid, international, militants, peace, peace talks, peacemakers, poverty, roadblocks, suicide bombings, war, tagged Arab, GazaStrip, humanitarian aid, international, Israel, Jewish, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian, peace, peace talks, poverty, roadblocks, suicide bombings, United Nations, war, West Bank on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From the World & Comment section of the Toronto Star, Tuesday, December 18, 2007, pages AA, AA4, an article about international donors pledging aid for the West Bank and Gaza:
$7.4B PLEDGED FOR PEACE
Israel urged to ease blockade on Palestinians as funds for recovery of West Bank, Gaza pour in
Anne Gearan
Associated Press
Paris -Led by Europe, international donors yesterday [...]
Bali Climate Change Agreement – Yippee!
Posted in Canada, Kyoto agreement, United Nations, United States, climate change, climate science, climate scientists, concensus, global warming, post-Kyoto, tagged Bali, Bali blog, Bali road map, Canada, climate change, climate science, climate scientists, consensus, David Suzuki Foundation, environment, global warming, international pressure, Russian, science, U.S., UN climate conference on December 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I guess that Avaaz petition I signed (along with 100,000 Canadians) and the stern emails I sent John Baird, the Environment Minister, and Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, must have worked (ha, ha, ha), as Canadian (and U.S. and Russia) stopped blocking the progress of a UN agreement after pressure from other countries (oh, and me, [...]
The Problem With Christmas: Some Solutions
Posted in Christian, Christmas, Grinch, affection, companionship, consumerism, consumption, economy, environment, holiday season, material possessions, nature, respect, serving others, status, stuff, tagged , affection, Christmas, companionship, consumerism, consumption, economy, environment, green, Grinch, material possessions, nature, respect, serving others, status, stuff on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From AlterNet: Headlines Newsletter, December 4th, 2007, Environment section, an article by Bill McKibben, the writer of The End of Nature, Hundred Dollar Holiday, Maybe One: A Case for Smaller Families, Hope: Human and Wild, etc., (http://www.billmckibben.com/books.html.
THE PROBLEM WITH CHRISTMAS
By Bill McKibben, Grist Magazine. Posted December 4, 2007.
It has long since become too busy, too [...]
Giving: The Rule of Six
Posted in changing the world, charities, community, compassion, generosity, giving, giving back, holiday season, humanitarian aid, leadership, love, making a difference, optimism, philanthropy, spirit of giving, take action, what you can do, tagged changing the world, charities, community, compassion, generosity, giving, giving back, holiday season, humanitarian aid, leadership, love, making a difference, optimism, philanthropy, spirit of giving, take action, what you can do on December 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From Vol. 5 No. 24, December 14, 2007-January 17, 2008, Women’s Post, front page and page 11, is an article about how giving is now the in thing to do:
GIVING IS COOL
Kirk LaPointe
It is again cool to give.
The acute wealth amassed in resources and technology, or in celebrity and shrewd investment, is finding an outlet [...]
Knitting Charities
Posted in activism, changing the world, charities, giving, knitting charities, philanthropic knitters, what you can do, tagged activism, changing the world, charity, giving, knitting charities, philanthropic knitters, what you can do on December 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here is an article about a number of knitting charities from the Thursday, November 22, 2007, Toronto Star, Living section, page L6:
KNITTERS SPREAD THE WARMTH
With needles and yarn, philanthropic hobbyists are warming hands around the world
Emma Reilly
Toronto Star
Toronto’s knitters are changing the world, one stitch at a time.
“Knitters are unusually generous,” says author Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. “I think [...]
