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Cedar’s blurred vision gradually began to clear, and she was finally able to see just what was causing the sea of white noise that was constantly pressing in upon her brain. She stood utterly transfixed for a few moments, unable to completely fathom exactly what she saw. Before her was a ribbon of asphalt winding off into the smoggy horizon that was populated by a stream of bizarre machines, grotesque mutant vehicles which appeared to be half human and half automobile.
I received an interesting email a couple weeks ago on a topic I’m not that familiar with but follow a bit — crowdfunding of green projects and start-ups. As the writer pointed out, “the market for sustainable and locally sourced products and startups is continuing to grow, but at the same time, our current economy is making it harder than ever to raise the capitol necessary to get off the ground.”
Despair and anger are contributing to feelings that people have no power to stop the destructive forces behind climate change, but the feelings can be reversed through personal hope and inner peace, an audience in Vancouver was told by Buddhist monk, poet, peace, and human rights activist, Thich Nhat Hanh.
