When a environmental disaster becomes an environmental “challenge”
Oil rig. A blast. Fire. Eleven people dead, then forgotten an hour later. Oil spills into the Gulf of Mexico. The sea burns. Media reports about an environmental disaster and BP (British Petroleum) simply declares it an “environmental challenge” that will cost them about $1 million per day. That might seem like a lot of [...]
It simply can’t go on like this
The »rich« world has been showing off with its pompous development for the past 50 years, just the way China, India, Brazil, Russia and some smaller countries are now bragging about with their high economic growth. They use any possible means to prove to the world — mostly to the »rich ones« — that they, [...]
Let’s not whine right away
Let’s not whine if planes stop flying because of a volcano .
Let’s not whine if we can’t fly off to tropical islands.
Let’s not whine if we miss a friend’s wedding.
Let’s not whine if stores run out of exotic fruit.
Let’s not whine if we have to cancel our shopping trips.
Let’s not whine about missed business opportunities.
Let’s [...]
It’s up to us what we do with the time that’s given to us
The imminent climate changes, ecological catastrophes, elementary disasters, senseless destruction of the environment, financial and economic crisis, countries going bankrupt, social unrest and highly probable military conflicts on a bigger scale are all indicators of huge coming problems which mankind will need to confront already this year and mostly in the coming decade.
Why such pessimism?
The [...]
Rebuilding Haiti: $10 billion, rescuing banks: hundreds of billions
Haiti was long before the earthquake destined to fall. It’s tragic history, brutal dictatorships, violence, overpopulation, destroyed environment, corruption and inability of everyone to create a modern ecologically and socially responsible country have pushed Haiti to the verge of existence.
In order to show how the world can be humane and compassionate, the UN has at [...]
Senseless Bloodbath
As unbelievable as it sounds, this raw and bloody ritualistic massacre repeats year after year on Feroe Islands. And where are Feroe Islands? In Denmark — supposed to be a “civilized” country, a member of the “civilized” European Union. This bloodbath is the work of young men who according to this ritual enter the world [...]