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Thursday, December 04, 2008
Incoming: Seed bombing in the name of green
Seed bombs are “compressed balls of soil and compost that have been impregnated with wildflower seeds. Jettisoned onto barren, abandoned, or otherwise inhospitable land, including construction sites and abandoned lots.” Liz Christy—who started the “Green Guerillas” in 1973—coined the alternative term, seed grenades. Smaller versions are commonly called seed balls. No matter what you call them, seed bombs are a vital part of the ever-increasing international trend of guerilla gardening.
For some folks, the intrinsic desire for green spaces is an art form. For many others, it can be a way to feed a family. For environmentalists, seed bombing is political expression. Whatever your individual motivation might be, seed bombing is a method of direct action in which just about anyone can participate.
You might find kindred spirits here
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008
New Mickey Z. interview: "Don't expect change"
Excerpt: “New York activist and writer Mickey Z. says that we’re all responsible for looking after Earth for future generations.”
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When leftists attack:
Yesterday, I came across a blog post by Michael Albert at ZNet. In it, he takes The Nation to task for having so many ads on its website. But it was not the obvious being stated that caught my eye, it was this: Albert also wrote that essays published by The Nation are “barely progressive much less radical or revolutionary.”
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Obama exploits liberal denial
Why is anyone still trusting the entrenched Left on anything? Thanks to their archaic tactics and dogma, we now face four years of genuflecting before the Pope of Hope as he blatantly spits on every effort toward peace, justice, and solidarity. It’s gotten to the point where I wouldn’t be surprised if Lord Obama announced that he’s decided to keep Dick Cheney on as vice president…you know, in the name of bipartisanship and all. What would be most amusing is how quickly 90% of those on the Left would find a way to justify it (and call me “cynical” for not being stoked).
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Hey, I’m one of the Press Action Dynamic Dozen
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Monday, December 01, 2008
When did Z Net become South Park?
(Wise Timmy just loves the Pope of Hope)
After the election, the increasingly irrational Z Net favorite Tim Wise wrote an article that lambasted anyone daring to not feel warm and fuzzy in the wake of Lord Obama’s ascendancy. Here’s an excerpt:
Let me say this, to some of those on the left - some of my friends and longtime compatriots in the struggle for social justice - who yet insist that there is no difference between Obama and McCain, between Democrats and Republicans, between Biden and Palin: Screw you ... Those who cannot appreciate what has just transpired are so eaten up with nihilistic rage and hopelessness that I cannot but think that they are a waste of carbon, and actively thieving oxygen that could be put to better use by others.
Hmm, I guess that’s what legendary political philosopher P. Diddy meant when he created the infamous slogan: VOTE OR DIE.
Wise Timmy’s most recent article includes this poignant gem:
Being a father, I have to temper my contempt for this system and its managers with hope. After all, as a dad (for me at least), it’s hard to look at my children every day and think, “Gee, it sucks that the world is so screwed up, and will probably end in a few years from resource exploitation...Oh well, I sure hope my daughters have a great day at school!"
So, the next time any of you wanna talk - perhaps over a vegan organic meal - about 80% of the world’s forests being gone or 90% of the large fish in the ocean being gone or 200,000 acres of rain forest destroyed each day or 100 plant and animal species going extinct each day and so on, can you please keep it down? We don’t want Wise Timmy to hear because it might depress his daughters and dampen his sense of hope.
Wise Timmy also sez: Fatherhood hasn’t made me any less radical in my analysis or desire to see change. In fact, if anything, it has made me more so. I am as angry now as I’ve ever been about injustice, because I can see how it affects these children I helped to create, and for whom I am now responsible. But anger and cynicism do not make good dance partners. Anger without hope, without a certain faith in the capacity of we the people to change our world is a sickness unto death. It is consuming, like a flesh-eating disease, and whose first victim is human compassion.
To which, I’ll invoke a certain Mr. Shaw: “The power of acute observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.”
P.S. to the Wise Man: Hope is for suckers...
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Mr. Z Goes to Washington
It’s way too early to offer more specifics but I wanted to share the news that I will be speaking at an event in the Washington, DC area on May 2, 2009. Designed to coincide (somewhat) with May Day and the first 100 days of the Pope of Hope, the event will feature yours truly and only one other speaker: some guy named Derrick Jensen.
So, mark yer goddamned calendars and stay tuned for more details.
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I don’t think I’ve ever posted this image of me from an article I wrote about being a writer and a personal trainer:
Cool, huh?
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Friday, November 28, 2008
Humans vs. Oceans, Part III
Bottom trawling (also known as Benthic trawling) is “a fishing method that involves dragging trawl nets along the sea floor. The fishing method is a highly non-selective one and comes with a large amount of bycatch and destruction in the trawled path.”
Greenpeace explains that bottom trawlers “will destroy deep sea species, before we have even discovered much of what is out there. Think of it as driving a huge bulldozer through an unexplored, lush and richly populated forest and being left with a flat, featureless desert.”
(The aftermath of bottom trawling as seen from space)
Take a look for yourself at the devastating impact of bottom trawling. If this practice is allowed to continue, the ocean—where 80 percent of all the life on Earth can be found—will become nothing more than a watery landfill.
Peter Benchley sez: “If we kill everything in the ocean, and if we pollute the ocean to a point where it can’t sustain life, we’re committing suicide.”
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