Ah, the real benefits of development. In central India, civil rights leaders are refusing to eat until the Indian government listens to its people. Those who have not eaten in about a month are being supported only by the cries of thousands of university students, union leaders and others.
I don't believe in the myth of technology any more.
by Maceo Carrillo Martinet Daily Lobo columnist Thanksgiving should be a celebration we have every day, not just a one-day acknowledgment of our blessings and privileges. This past weekend, hundreds of people marched to pay their homage to Petroglyph National Monument west of Albuquerque.
by Maceo Carrillo Martinet Daily Lobo columnist Why should we be surprised to learn about the oil shortage that is starting to hit this generation? If we combine our over-consumptive lifestyles with the fact that we have cut down entire landscapes of forests to suit our needs and wants, then why can't we also achieve in depleting oil? Don't we use our waterways to carry away our trash, causing people downstream to get sick and the fish to disappear or act abnormal? What makes us think we would treat the oil supply any differently? Running out of oil is just another example of how our lifestyles are catching up to us.
by Maceo Carrillo Martinet Daily Lobo columnist Many different cultures have adopted the belief that the environment is an extension of who we are as a people. Never does this type of relationship ring more true than when we compare environmental pollution with the pollution we carry in our bodies - when we pollute the environment we are ultimately polluting ourselves.
by Maceo Carrillo Martinet Daily Lobo columnist David Suzuki, a world-renowned scientist and educator, described how society is confronting the environmental crisis: We are all in a car heading toward a brick wall at 100 miles per hour and we are fighting over who is sitting where.
by Maceo Carrillo Martinet Daily Lobo columnist I was driving my truck to school today when I heard on the radio, "How about buying an SUV? Prices are at an all-time low." I thought to myself, who in their right mind would want to buy an SUV with the rise in gas prices? Who wants to watch the price dial rise as if you won the jackpot at the casino in reverse every time you fill up? Why are we being encouraged to buy some of the worst gas-guzzling, inefficient vehicles on the market at a time when we know there is a horrible connection between oil and the bloodshed in Iraq? After filling up my own light truck, I thought, if these are the most inefficient cars in terms of gas for the buck, then why are trucks 8,500 pounds or heavier exempt from certain federal regulation? Why are these gas-addicted vehicles some of most affordable on the market? SUVs and related vehicles went from being near non-existent on the roads in 1990, to today, when one in every two people have one.
by Maceo Carrillo Martinet Daily Lobo Earlier this month there was a court hearing over proposed changes on how to teach the theory of evolution in schools. The debate took place in Kansas, but received both national and international attention. Kansas is no newcomer to the debate between religion ...
by Maceo Carrillo Martinet Daily Lobo columnist The new face of environmentalism is General Motors - or maybe the Pentagon. You might have noticed the worst abusers of the planet are often running the most prominent campaigns promoting environmentalism, ignoring the major contributions of individuals concerned for the Earth and its occupants.
As you look over these words, the United Nations World Conference Against Racism is underway in Durban, South Africa. Hopefully the magnitude of this conference is a growing reflection of a movement to create world partnerships to address and deal with racism in all its 21st century manifestations.
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