Does it Feel Natural?

reprinted with permission from:  SOUND OFF: WORLD VIEWS AND THE EMPOWERMENT FACTOR   

Does it Feel Natural?

 The Pachamama Alliance’s post and photo “Bringing Awareness to Your Vacation” struck a chord in me prompting the mixture of feelings and relationships surrounding Leisure and Creativity.

 Bringing awareness to your vacation seems a good time to inquire about “weary souls, stressful lives, and the stark contrast between “commercials and real life”.

  Pachamama Alliance

Does it feel natural?

I understand most salaries and wages are dependent on ignoring the inconvenient truths of reality (global warming, corporate rule, poverty, starvation, ecological destruction, pollution, stagnant energy science, nightmare traffic, to name just a few of the major blossoming catastrophes we are experiencing).

Can any problem be solved by ignoring it?  Does it feel natural the direction we are taking and supporting? Does it feel natural that the best we can do for “Green” is fracking and trivia solar and wind? What happened to creativity and facts we have known since the 1940’s? http://exploringenergyevolution.blogspot.com/

Does it feel natural to increase productivity tenfold and get paid less than your parents, as prices for everything skyrocket, including medical and insurance? Does it feel natural with world population exploding, the economy slithers sideways? Does it feel natural for everyone to work to increase the EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and  amortization) for their investors/masters, who now own 98% of the world’s wealth and resources, while the remaining seven billion population fight for the 2% scraps? Who deliberately designed the system to keep the masses in Maslow’s Survival Mode, with no time for Self Actualization? How long can Human Life and Sustainability survive in this mode?

Or does this feel natural?

The promise, of a future foretold a half century ago for today: Appleby's world, "a world where he never had to pay a power bill, where heating and cooling were free of energy costs, where his water was pure and veggies local and fresh, and where a four hour work day allowed him ample spare time to indulge in his writing fantasies. Outside, the air was fresh and the streets clean. Everyone had a job, and in this world-the real world-there were no clandestine powers holding back progress. All received a fair share for their efforts" An Impossible World? Excerpt from The Energy Solution Revolution by Brian O'Leary http://freedomtimes.blogspot.com/2009/04/impossible-world.html "Ere many generations pass, our machinery will be driven by power obtainable at any point in the universe. It is a mere question of time when men will succeed in attaching their machinery to the very wheelwork of nature." ---Nikola Tesla 

   

The World We Envision - Clean, safe, abundant, inexpensive energy for all… stabilized climate… clean and healthy water, food, and air for all… beautiful blue skies over our cities… low-impact, sustainable forestry and agriculture… beautiful landscapes unspoiled by wires and smokestacks… recycling of virtually all wastes… rivers running free and natural… thriving sustainable local economies… living standards and education rates increasing… birth rates declining… a global culture of sharing… unleashed human creativity… a new and lasting era of world peace… With a revolution in energy as the foundation of renewed and loving stewardship of our planet, we can transform our world into a beautiful and healthy home full of promise, opportunity, abundance, and peace for all of humanity. New Energy Movement http://www.newenergymovement.org

New Moon Action: Bringing Awareness to Your Vacation Here in the Northern Hemisphere, summer is almost afoot.  For many of us, this means eagerly anticipated vacations are being planned, and weary souls will finally take much-needed time off. There’s no doubt that breaking from our stressful lives is balm for our bodies, minds, and spirits. By shaking up our routines and venturing into new territory, we expand our perspective, revitalize our energy, and replenish our souls.

Widening Our Perspectives, Deepening Our Awareness We also give ourselves the opportunity to deepen our sense of connection with others when we open ourselves to engaging with people who may have different traditions and beliefs than our own. Mark Twain once wrote, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.” No doubt Twain learned, first hand, the benefits we garner when we dare to step into the unfamiliar.

CARING ABOUT OUR CHILDREN

This Post was inspired by the comments on Linkedin’s ‘fossil fuel fracking bridges’

CARING ABOUT OUR CHILDREN

• How many more "bridges" do we need to build to continue to create futures of "limits", that constrict and choke, while adapting to the consequences of the "limit creation platform", i.e., ecological destruction, global warning, poverty, slower than a snail on superhighways.......the list goes on and on? Just so everyone can stay (using a polite term) "uninformed" about energy evolution, and their lack of freedom to create infinite possibilities from infinite resources?

"You have no need to know" since the 1940's, is a concept totally incompatible with Freedom. It is time to wake up to the unused possibilities of E=MC2. The question must be asked: How can a “free” society be so brainwashed into believing that out of countless possibilities of E=MC2 applications, we know of only two - nuclear bombs, and the deadly radiation by product application?

Hey Folks, this is kindergarten science comprehension!

• The George Washington University’s Planet Forward: The Promise of Energy for Everyone Video http://planetforward.org/idea/looking-to-nature-for-a-new-take-on-energy 

• Limitation and Conservation of the infinite defies common sense, intelligence, wisdom and understanding

• Responding to the comment ”is there a way to actually collaborate and actually solve these issues”. There definitely is!
It's called Science. 
Past the hidden variables, past the Trouble With Physics (Lee Smolin), past the idling standard model, clarifying LENR, beginning with the faintest grasp of Zero Point surmised in The Hunt for Zero Point, and daring to question the "incomplete, but partially testable" unified field theory,1928 Einstein. Two avenues available: The hard way - reinvent the wheel. The easy way - demand freedom.

A must review “Our Gifts to Future Generations – “ADAPT” to choking to death ^{http://freedomtimes.blogspot.com/2010/07/our-gifts-to-future-generations.html}

Farewell - American Democracy
It's Official. Corporations Rule.
The American Justice System has decided
Ask your two year old on a seesaw about balance, weight and power when 2% golden greedy guts owns 98% of the worlds’ Wealth and Resources, and price gouges the remaining 98% for their right to live and survive.

 

Wealth of most Americans down 55% since recession 

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57587033/wealth-of-most-americans-down-55-since-recession

 

NO BODY OF MEN HAS THE RIGHT TO DENY THE TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF MANKIND

 

International backlash from genetically modified wheat

Some countries that bring in wheat from the U.S. have suspended imports because of genetically modified wheat found in Oregon

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-33816_162-57587196/genetically-modified-wheat-found-in-oregon-spurs-international-backlash

Ben Stein: Declaring end to War on Terror is surrender

  Says peace cannot be declared as long as terrorists are still making war on us

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57587203/ben-stein-declaring-end-to-war-on-terror-is-surrender

 

And Other Views  http://www.trentslist.org/?p=683

Top 10 Worst Effects of Global Warming

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By Maria Trimarchi

Global warming is the long-term, cumulative effect that greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide and methane, have on Earth's temperature when they build up in the atmosphere and trap the sun's heat. It's also a hotly debated topic. Some wonder if it's really happening and, if it's real, is it the fault of human actions, natural causes or both?

When we talk about global warming, we're not talking about how this summer's temperatures were hotter than last year's. Instead, we're talking about climate change, changes that happen to our environment, atmosphere and weather over time. Think decades, not seasons. The term global warming itself is a bit deceptive because it implies we should expect things to get hotter -- not necessarily stormier, drier and even, in some instances, colder. Climate change impacts the hydrology and biology of the planet -- everything, including winds, rains and temperature, is linked. Scientists have ob­served that the Earth's climate has a long history of variability, from the cold climes of the Ice Age to temperatures as hot as an Easy-Bake oven. These changes are sometimes noted over a few decades and sometimes stretch over thousands of years. What can we expect from a planet undergoing climate changes?

Scientists studying our climate have been able to observe and measure changes happening around us. For example, mountain glaciers are smaller now than they were 150 years ago, and in the last 100 years, the average global temperature has increased by roughly 1.4 degrees F (0.8 degrees C) [source: EPA]. Computer modeling allows scientists to predict what could happen if the climate pattern continues on its current course, projecting, for instance, that temperatures could rise an average of 2 to 11.5 degrees F (1.1 to 6.4 degrees C) by the end of the 21st century [source: EPA].

In this article, we'll look at 10 of the worst effects of climate change, including some immediate effects observed and some hypothesized through climate modeling.

Global warming isn't just about things getting hotter -- other changes can occur, including stormier, drier and even, in some instances, colder conditions.

10. Rising Sea Level

9. Shrinking Glaciers

8. Heat Waves

7. Storms and Floods

6. Drought

5. Disease

4. Economic Consequences

3. Conflicts and War

2. Loss of Biodiversity

1. Destruction of Ecosystems

Bradley Manning supporters protest for his release

Despite pleading guilty to some charges, the accused WikiLeaker goes on trial Monday for allegedly aiding the enemy

 People gather on June 1, 2013 during a demonstration in support of WikiLeaks whistleblower U.S. Army Private http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57587226/bradley-manning-supporters-protest-for-his-release