Archive for December, 2006

Movie Theaters as Churches

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

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Churches and Theaters

Kent Shaffer posts this article on ChurchRelevance about how National CineMedia is making its movie theaters available as churches. Posted on ChurchRelevance.com December 20, 2006.

We are very excited about theaters as churches because no construction is as sustainable or “Green” as not building until you absolutely have to. Remember WillowCreek started at a movie theater…

Penguins offer evidence of global warming

Sunday, December 17th, 2006

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Penquins & Global Warming

Did you see the movie Happy Feet? I believe the shorter penguins in that movie – one was played by Robin Williams – are the Adelie penguins mentioned in this article by Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent for Reuters. Posted Dec 16, 2006.

EAT!green Journal – week of 12-10-06

Sunday, December 17th, 2006

Well, how’s it going? Did anyone skip the steak this week and eat a salad instead? Please post a comment if you were are able to Eat!green this week.

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Piazza San Marco, Venice Italy – Audio Journal

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

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Part of the Great Places! series. Clemson University architecture student Aaron Wells describes the architectural experience of the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy. This audio journal was created in the Fall of 2006.

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Piazza San Marco

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Piazza San Marco OutTakes

Allstate Calls a Halt to selling homeowner insurance in CT, NJ, DE citing hurricane fears

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Allstate Calls a Halt to selling homeowner insurance in CT, NJ, DE citing hurricane fears.

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“Allstate Insurance Co., continuing its reappraisal of its hurricane loss exposure along the East Coast, has decided to stop writing new property insurance policies in all areas of Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware.” – excerpt from Insurance Journal 12-8-06.

Only in today’s time have our great oceans become threatened, we must save man from himself…

Friday, December 8th, 2006

“Only in today’s time have our great oceans become threatened, we must save man from himself…” – excerpt from Wyland Ocean Wisdom.

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“To create this brilliant masterpiece, Wyland wrote over 500 affirmations, sutras and mantras over a ten-year period, and he has edited them down to over 100 perfect meditations and original brush art drawings for the twenty-first century.” – excerpt from Foreword by Mark Victor Hansen

Less than 10 years to reverse course! – Bill McKibben

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

“We have less than ten years to reverse course on global warming.” That’s the conclusion of writer Bill McKibben as he cites research by NASA climatologist James Hansen. 

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National Geographic Voices - Bill McKibben

The Voices section of the August 2006 edition of National Geographic Magazine features an essay by Bill McKibben titled, “A Deeper Shade of Green”.  In it McKibben powerfully argues that American Environmentalism so far has ”flunked” when it comes to adequately dealing with global warming. He says, “Environmentalism’s method of handling global warming is flawed… we might need a new idea.”

EAT!green Journal – week of 12-3-06

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

Well, how’s it going? Did anyone skip the steak this week and eat a salad instead?

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EAT!green Journal – week of 11-26-06

Friday, December 1st, 2006

Well, how’s it going? Did anyone skip the steak this week and eat a salad instead?

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