People will need to consider turning vegetarian if the world is to conquer climate change, according to Lord Stern, a former chief economist of the World Bank and now I. G. Patel Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics.
He predicts that people’s attitudes will evolve until meat eating became unacceptable. “I think it’s important that people think about what they are doing and that includes what they are eating,” he said. “I am 61 now and attitudes towards drinking and driving have changed radically since I was a student. People change their notion of what is responsible. They will increasingly ask about the carbon content of their food.”
Lord Stern is deeply concerned that popular opinion had so far failed to grasp the scale of the changes needed to address climate change, or of the importance of the UN meeting in Copenhagen from December 7 to December 18. “I am not sure that people fully understand what we are talking about or the kind of changes that will be necessary,” he added.
Jon Stewart interviewed this kid last night on The Daily Show. With no training or experience, he built a working windmill in his village in Africa. It’s quite an inspirational story.
If you’re like me, you have old gadgets you don’t use anymore. Cell phones, PDA’s, laptops…whatever. I have a Dell Axim 50v PDA that might as well be a paperweight, an old digital camcorder, a laptop with a faulty battery, and several old cell phones.
I just signed up for this service called Gazelle. Go to their website, put in the model and brand of your worthless gadget, and they make you an instant offer. All you have to do is ship it to em…and they even pay for shipping. It’s capitalism at its finest…recycle your old gear for cash. Everybody wins!
I was offered $81 for my Dell Axim and $39 for my old T-Mobile cell phone. For items they couldn’t quote me right away, they promised an offer within one business day.
I don’t have the cash yet, but I’ll keep you posted. Or check it out for yourself:
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