Useful Links for January 2nd through January 3rd
These are some links for January 2nd through January 3rd. Enjoy!
- They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 by Milton Mayer, an excerpt - The similarities to our times are chilling. Have we been so distracted by our age of entertainment that we have not thought about what is really going on around us?
“It provided an excuse not to think for people who did not want to think anyway.” - Save Your Trash - You may have seen this man on TV - he saved his trash for a year. Check out what he learned and how he was changed in the process.
- The Top 10 New Organisms of 2007 - This list highlights the hubris shown in our culture today. I wonder how much consideration was given to the possible damage these activities could create.
- Are There Really ‘Continents’ of Floating Garbage? | The Daily Galaxy: News from Planet Earth & Beyond - I sure hope this helps you think twice about discarding as much as you (we all) do. Join the local freecycle group, reuse items creatively, simply buy less.
January 4th, 2008 at 4:21 am
The Top 10 Organisms really blows my mind. I remember reading Crichton’s novel NEXT last Christmas, and now this Christmas an article discussing the same issues, but to say that they’ve happened.