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POPSPrivate firm may track all email and calls At an estimated cost of £12 billion! It should save the IT sector. The only solace from the Orwellian nightmare is that the system will never work and be abandoned after about £25 billion is lost.
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POPSThe Myth of the Tragedy of the Commons Has the time come to *change* minds about capitalism? It is based on false theory and bad doctrine, and its effects are devastating the ultimate commons which is all of nature.
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POPSWorld is facing a natural resources crisis worse than financial crunch To understand the nature of accelerating change, see the Clips below. They show the statistical nature of the problem. Dr. Albert Bartlett: Arithmetic, Population and Energy (transcript) - Part 1 http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/9ACF7407-5408-4A61-9DEC-DAFA7484AECE/ Dr. Albert Bartlett: Arithmetic, Population and Energy (transcript) - Part 2 http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/26B7972E-AD22-4AC6-8AEC-E76CEF735804/ The solution has be implemented virtually instantaneously, if there is to be any chance of survival. But all it takes is a change of mind about the purpose of life -- from earth consumer / exploiter to earth carer / partner. To change one's mind takes only a micro-second and we already have the means of instant communication. The choice is simple, clear and stark.
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POPSAnimal rights: A farm boy reflects Anyone who knows animals, knows that they have individual personalities, often more interesting and more ethical than human personalities. By what right, do we make them suffer before killing them for our own benefit?
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POPSIt Isn't Morning in America Anymore -- It's Dusk on Planet Earth - Part 3 The change required is much simpler, and costs no money. Just go on a spending strike and a travel strike. When money is short, its the time to stop spending (and borrowing), outside absolute necessities. Spend quality time on family and neighbors. Till some earth near you. Make it more fertile. Engage with nature.