After taking on, respectively, fast food behemoth McDonald’s and the food and beverage industry, Oscar® nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (SUPER SIZE ME) and award-winning director Stephanie Soechtig (FED UP) have turned their attention to the… Read More
Category: Lifestyle/Heritage
Special Olympics Selangor 2017
IN May 2017, a friend encouraged me to get Nicholas into a bowling group consisting of young people with learning disabilities. There I noticed that the young bowlers were wearing T-shirts with “Special Olympics Selangor”… Read More
Doodling Towards Better Learning
When I was a little girl in school, my school report will often end with a comment from the teacher, “always drawing in class”. However school became more demanding and like most schoolchildren we focused… Read More
Scientists Sound the Alarm: CO2 Levels Race Past Point of No Return
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that carbon dioxide levels in 2016 broke records for the second year in a row with an increase of 3 parts per million (ppm). The measurements are… Read More
Yann Arthus-Bertrand focuses on the lyrics of women, out in 2019
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P.L.A.Y TO BREAKTHROUGH by Phoebe Long
As a parent of a 21-year-old child with autism, I have lost quite a bit of steam in my pursuit to “better” my son. These days, I do not jump at every new “breakthrough” or… Read More
good advice for living!
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/7-self-care-tips-to-help-you-get-through-the-next-4-years.html 6. Check your privilege. Use this time not only to educate yourself on the inner workings of government, but to listen to the voices of those who have different hardships than you do. Intentionally… Read More
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency significant cuts
Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) transition chief Myron Ebell confirmed the Trump team would probably seek significant cuts to the agency’s workforce and budget, but would not provide details of specific policy recommendations he… Read More
The Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill of Ireland, 2017
In a world’s first, the Irish Parliament voted 90 to 53 on Thursday in favor of a groundbreaking bill that would fully divest public money from coal, oil and gas. Fossil Free Europe has hailed… Read More
Auspicious ways in the Year of the Rooster
The Year of the Rooster dawns on January 28. It’s the Ding You Year, Ding being the Heavenly Stem and You the Earthly Branch. “Ding is Fire and You is Metal,” said Tao scholar Dr… Read More