Being a resident of the Pacific Northwest, I sometimes forget that not everyone has access to organic food. Although I have it all around, apparently less than .7 of 1% of all the food in the world is organic, at least according to Dr. Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund. Clay is a problem [...]
Tags: Jason Clay, TED, Ted Tuesday, WWF
Foreword: I do sincerely apologize for the non-Tuesday nature of this post. When you hear the word “compassion” what comes to mind? Is it helping others? Sharing? Giving hugs? Thinking about how your decisions will affect others, even if they are not directly around you? For Daniel Goleman, psychologist and author of Emotional Intelligence, I [...]
Tags: compassion, Daniel Goleman, TED, Ted Tuesday, TEDx
As I am currently in Kuala Lampur, and about as close to Mount Everest as I think I will find myself in a while, this week’s TT is a talk given by Lewis Gordon Pugh, a man who loves to “pioneer new swimming routes.” After swimming the North Pole, Pugh set his sites on something [...]
Tags: Lewis Pugh, Mount Everest, Swimming, TED, Ted Tuesday
2010 is my year. While it would be easy for some to agree, pointing out that I’ve graduated from undergrad, will begin my MS this fall, and am turning 21 in August, none of those things have had the impact on my life that two other events have: jaw surgery and reading Eckhart Tolle‘s book [...]
Tags: A New Earth, Healing, Surgery, Tolle
The DBA pens in their wrapper and out. One of the largest challenges I observe with sustainable materials (beyond the whole paradox of consuming to reduce consumption) is cost. Often times, the new sustainable or “green” objects are far costlier than their less sustainable counterparts, with the cost being made up for in environmental benefits. [...]
Tags: biodegradable, DBA, NY, Pen, Sustainability
In reading my morning paper, I noticed some wonderful news: Obama’s Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that the government is going to give bicycling – and walking, too – the same importance as automobiles in transportation planning and the selection of projects for federal money. Let’s stop for a moment and celebrate. Actually, let’s take [...]
Tags: bicycles, bikes, Davis, Huffington post, Obama, Portland, two wheels