Friday, January 30, 2004
Global Village Overview
Film Fest for those in Nanaimo / Power of Film
Holding Together - Culture Through The Camera Film Series
NANAIMO, BC, Jan. 30, 2004 (Malaspina Anthropology Dept. via CIP) - Tuesday nights, building 356, room 109
February 3rd to March 30th, Free Admission
Sponsored by The Anthropology Department, Centre For Digital Humanities Innovation and The Women Studies Department. For more information contact Romina Wendell email: andabeatsistah@hotmail.com To read the event listings: click and scroll, if necessary .
Film Fest for those in Nanaimo / Power of Film
Holding Together - Culture Through The Camera Film Series
NANAIMO, BC, Jan. 30, 2004 (Malaspina Anthropology Dept. via CIP) - Tuesday nights, building 356, room 109
February 3rd to March 30th, Free Admission
Sponsored by The Anthropology Department, Centre For Digital Humanities Innovation and The Women Studies Department. For more information contact Romina Wendell email: andabeatsistah@hotmail.com To read the event listings: click and scroll, if necessary .
Heros / Global Village Overview / Our Shifting Focus
2003 Right Livelihood Award Winner
BARRINGTON, MA, Jan. 28, 2004 (E. F. Schumacher Society) - Dear Friend: Nicanor Perlas will speak for the E. F. Schumacher Society on Sunday, February 1st at 3:00 PM. at St. James Episcopal Church, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The title of his talk is "Reshaping Globalization: Community Cultural, Social, and Economic Renewal. More about him ...
2003 Right Livelihood Award Winner
BARRINGTON, MA, Jan. 28, 2004 (E. F. Schumacher Society) - Dear Friend: Nicanor Perlas will speak for the E. F. Schumacher Society on Sunday, February 1st at 3:00 PM. at St. James Episcopal Church, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The title of his talk is "Reshaping Globalization: Community Cultural, Social, and Economic Renewal. More about him ...
Environment / Exemplary Resources
Wetlands Helpline
WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 30, 2003 - Who We Are - The EPA Wetlands Helpline is a contractor-operated information and referral service which handles requests for information on wetlands regulation, legislation and policy pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, wetlands values and functions, and wetlands agricultural issues. The Helpline acts as a first point of contact for EPA's Wetlands Division, which is part of the Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds (OWOW). As of January 1, 2002, the Helpline has been co-located within the EPA's Water Resource Center allowing both Helpline and Resource Center customers access to the full spectrum of water-related public information available from EPA.
Wetlands Helpline
WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 30, 2003 - Who We Are - The EPA Wetlands Helpline is a contractor-operated information and referral service which handles requests for information on wetlands regulation, legislation and policy pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, wetlands values and functions, and wetlands agricultural issues. The Helpline acts as a first point of contact for EPA's Wetlands Division, which is part of the Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds (OWOW). As of January 1, 2002, the Helpline has been co-located within the EPA's Water Resource Center allowing both Helpline and Resource Center customers access to the full spectrum of water-related public information available from EPA.
Stewardship / Green Skiing
Where Your Ski Money Goes
TACOMA, WA, Jan. 30, 2004 (CIP News, by Bill Dwyer III) - Sometimes paying for the outdoor skiing experience can lead to the potential destruction of it. The views of Mt. Rainier from Crystal Mountain are spectacular, and the national forest that one journeys through to get to the ski resort adds to the majestic atmosphere of this outdoor activity, but until the Ski Area Citizens Coalition put together a universal environmental scorecard for ski areas, skiers would be unaware of the environmental impact ... Read more .
Where Your Ski Money Goes
TACOMA, WA, Jan. 30, 2004 (CIP News, by Bill Dwyer III) - Sometimes paying for the outdoor skiing experience can lead to the potential destruction of it. The views of Mt. Rainier from Crystal Mountain are spectacular, and the national forest that one journeys through to get to the ski resort adds to the majestic atmosphere of this outdoor activity, but until the Ski Area Citizens Coalition put together a universal environmental scorecard for ski areas, skiers would be unaware of the environmental impact ... Read more .
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Our Shifting Focus
Technologies of deep happiness: Can happiness be engineered?
UTAH, Jan. 28, 2004 (CIP News) - Our ambivalence about technology - Most of us today are ambivalent about the increasing power of technology in our world. On the one hand, we happily welcome the comfort and convenience of such technologies as our new automobiles, computers, and cell phones. On the other hand, for example, we fear that those same automobiles are poisoning our air; that our children will become addicted to electronic games; and that cell phones may be associated with tumors, accidents, and increased social alienation. To read more ...
Technologies of deep happiness: Can happiness be engineered?
UTAH, Jan. 28, 2004 (CIP News) - Our ambivalence about technology - Most of us today are ambivalent about the increasing power of technology in our world. On the one hand, we happily welcome the comfort and convenience of such technologies as our new automobiles, computers, and cell phones. On the other hand, for example, we fear that those same automobiles are poisoning our air; that our children will become addicted to electronic games; and that cell phones may be associated with tumors, accidents, and increased social alienation. To read more ...
