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Environmentalism and Reality
I am writing this post as a response (agreement) to Shannon’s post rather than just putting it in the comments… From time to time if I am stuck conversing with a die-hard environmentalist, I will ask them what they think the WORST thing that has happened with regards to the ...
Brazil: Crisis Caused by 'White People With Blue Eyes'
Brazil: Crisis Caused by 'White People With Blue Eyes'
foxnews.com — Brazil's President, while meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Thursday, said the global financial crisis was... caused by 'white people with blue eyes.' (more) Brazil: Crisis Caused by 'White People With Blue Eyes'
FT.com / Americas / Politics & Policy - Brazil’s leader blames white people for crisis
ft.com — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday blamed the global economic crisis on “white people... with blue eyes” and said it was wrong that black and indigenous people should pay for white people’s mistakes. Speaking in Brasília at a joint ... (more) FT.com / Americas / Politics & Policy - Brazil’s ...
President Lula of Brazil blames crisis on 'white and blue-eyed'
timesonline.co.uk — Gordon Brown s efforts to smooth a path to international agreement at next week s G20 summit... in London hit a bump in Brazil yesterday when he was told that the financial crisis was the fault of the white and blue-eyed . President Lula da Silva of ... (more) President Lula of Brazil blames crisis on 'white and ...
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Stones Cry Out — ... Or it might be just a failure of imagination? Take the wished for “third way” noted in that piece for the low impact lifestyle has to be imagined as better in tangible ways before people will really embrace it. On the other hand some have opted ...

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informationdissemination.blogspot.com 5/23/2009 — I've actually had these photos for a few days, but have been too busy to post them. They've been posted in other places already, but I thought I could offer some of my thoughts. Here are the photos (The final one is a rough blueprint of Varyag):  ...
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