Banner by me. Painting They Fly Away So Easily by Tara McPherson.

I'm; a bohemian, an idealist, an activist, queer, a sex-positive feminist, strict vegetarian and aspiring raw foodist. I have Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, also known as Myalgic Encephalitis (CFS/CFIDS/M.E) and it sucks but i deal.

Activist-style posts are mostly left public but personal stuff (for the most part) is locked. I tend to post every couple of days about whatever takes my fancy, from fandom to food to my daily life and thoughts, so consider yourself warned :-).

I will add you here if i know you in real life, just leave a comment telling me how we know each other. If we we aren't already acquainted, then please comment but know I may not add you because i honestly can't keep up with my flist as it is. As i want to know the people reading my thoughts and i theirs, 'cos i'm a pretty open person i do like my privacy.

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Thanks
--Kat

Mmm this week i got my first box of organic fruit & veggies home delivered via Organic & quality foods (http://www.organicfoods.com.au/) upon the recommendation of a couple of friends. And omg you guys, i forgot how *good* fresh, organic fruit & veggies can taste. Real, ripe tomatoes, not sad ones picked months ago before they're ripe, treated with poisons & chemicals that ruin the natural environment around them and in run-off, & pumped full of water to look bigger & better on the shelves of coles (i mostly bough local fruit & veggies from small shops, but i know many ppl get theirs in supermarkets). Investing in my health never tasted & felt so good =).

I made a really yummy raw meal today a (mostly)raw salsa salad nacho type dish. First i prepared a bed of lettuce & cut up some carrot & corn. I then made some sunflower seed 'cheeze' and a simple salsa of tomato, coriander(which you may call cilantro), salt & lemon juice (should've been lime but it will do) which i pulsed real quick in the blender so it was still chunky. And omg that salsa was SO good. I could have just eaten a bowl of that! But instead i enjoyed it with the salad and followed it up with an incredibly creamy & nutritious raw choc-chip vanilla/coconut ice-cream from these folks - http://fromearthandwater.com/services.htm. Yum!

So i'm getting into the swing of being raw now, i'm still eating cooked foods more often than i'd like as i adjust and slowly eat what cooked foods i have left, but i am finding my cravings for them diminish. Especially with green smoothies. They give me plenty of energy for the morning (comparatively, 'cos the cfs means i'm pretty low) and i find they really do make you crave salads. My body is adjusting to healthy, living foods, to eating the way nature intended.

I had a burger and potatoes at the forest on Thursday and honestly i found both to be a little bland. Although i looked forward to and enjoyed the cake i wasn't really looking forward to the cooked food. Once i get a food processor and eventually a dehydrator i'll be able to make raw bread & biscuits & cakes which will satisfy the physical and psychological urges i have for such foods.

I really think i could eat this way for life, whether it helps me a little or is a major factor in my complete healing it's the way i want to be. It's an amazing discovery really, food tastes better, i create less rubbish, and the intimidation and trepidation i felt at eating this way has pretty much given way to complete excitement in the new way of looking at & preparing food & the earth. It's changing my mindset for the better. The only down sides will be when traveling or eating out - boring green salads & fruit platters ahoyhoy :/. But there are ways around that in being prepared and taking supplements. But for now it's not too much of a concern, i just need to be organized and have my green smoothie or similar every morning & to take along prepared raw snacks so i don't get too hungry when out.

I really am enjoying learning all about health issues, hearing about how people have cured their chronic fatigue syndrome or thyroid issues and even depression on raw food diets! There are so many different theories on what to eat too. High fruit diets, people who think greens are where it's at, people who like to dehydrate & those who don't and so on. But i'm testing the waters and seeing what i enjoy and what works for my own unique biochemistry (high protein & more veggies than fruit i think).

I did think about making a filter for these raw entries, but then i thought well if you wanna skip you can. I'd only filter for things like sex-talk, things that might offend people. Keeping track of my progress is more for me than anything, but i figure some of you might be interested in this too =).

To that end this community is active & helpful so join if you're interested and let me know if you do so we can be buddies! It's like a social network site for raw foodies ^-^.
http://www.giveittomeraw.com/
This website has some really wonderful recipes that are quite inspiring, though they do tend to be a little gourmet but they certainly prove how yummy raw food can be. Lots of videos too. http://gliving.tv/greenchefs/
And here is a blog from a raw model who lives in New York. I've enjoyed looking about at his blog there are lots of nice pics, of both the food and him haha ;)
http://rawmodelcom.blogspot.com/2008_05_01_archive.html
Enjoy!

One should always be drunk. That's all that matters;
that's our one imperative need. So as not to feel Time's
horrible burden one which breaks your shoulders and bows
you down, you must get drunk without cease.

But with what?
With wine, poetry, or virtue
as you choose.
But get drunk.

And if, at some time, on steps of a palace,
in the green grass of a ditch,
in the bleak solitude of your room,
you are waking and the drunkeness has already abated,
ask the wind, the wave, the stars, the clock,
all that which flees,
all that which groans,
all that which rolls,
all that which sings,
all that which speaks,
ask them, what time it is;
and the wind, the wave, the stars, the birds, and the clock,
they will all reply:

"It is time to get drunk!

So that you may not be the martyred slaves of Time,
get drunk, get drunk,
and never pause for rest!
With wine, poetry, or vitrtue,
as you choose!"

by Charles Baudelaire

I found this in someone's userinfo and i just love it ♥.

I feel the need to do a biiiiig friends cut as i simply can't keep up with my flist these days.

I write about my life & my thoughts on here and i feel it's a place for dialogue, not just for having big friends lists to look popular. If i find myself skipping your entires all the time (or you always skip mine) then i think it's dishonest to pretend we're 'friends'. So unless we've actually connected on here or we know each other in the real world you may get cut. If you feel like we haven't really connected on here (and commenting isn't necessarily connection) and you'd still like to be friends please let me know now or after i've cut you and i either won't cut you or i'll re-add you.

I hope no-one feels offended by this, it's just that i can't keep up with everything that i'd like to and i'd rather have honesty, integrity and quality over quantity. In saying all that i'm pretty likely to keep you if i know you in real life or we communicate via other means as well (e-mail, the phone, snail-mail).

Oh and anyone who has added me without commenting first please simply introduce yourself and i'll probably add you back :).

Until i started to read this i'd never actually experienced the sensation of having my jaw drop. What a horrible man. May he be set upon by a pack of people with red hot pokers. Ok well i don't wish that upon anybody (well maybe a few people we all have exes and bad presidents don't we ;) hurhur) but i hope he dreams about it or has something happen to him that gives him some small inkling that rape and domestic violence are bloody awful things to experience.

I don't think i'll say any more as my stomach is hot & twisty & nauseous. I will have a shower and watch more Gilmore Girls and perhaps write some angry activist e-mails (not about this issue but doing some good that channels my rage & disbelief should help).

I will note that it's kind of the opposite viewpoint of the Dworkinsim(sp?) beliefs held by the all hetero sex is rape woman i last posted about (the whole Firefly & feminism thing), as he says Rape is simply sex. Women enjoy sex, so rape cannot be such a terrible physical ordeal.. I just, arrg, there are no words *fumes*.

Sorry to keep being the bearer of bad news, i just have to share wonderful and horrible things, it's my way.

Follow the link or look under the cut to read this horrible article*
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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-mayor/article-23470426-details/

*i'm not saying the writing is awful - i can't tell if it is 'cos i'm too mad. I simply refer to the views of this horrible, horrible man

Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights (and anything else that isn't necessary, like mobile phone chargers & t.vs) for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.

On March 31 2007, for one hour, Sydney made a powerful statement about the greatest contributor to global warming – coal-fired electricity – by turning off its lights. Over 2.2 million Sydney residents and over 2,100 businesses switched off, leading to a 10.2% energy reduction across the city. What began as one city taking a stand against global warming caught the attention of the world.

In 2008, 24 global cities will participate in Earth Hour at 8pm on March 29. Earth Hour is the highlight of a major campaign to encourage businesses, communities and individuals to take the simple steps needed to cut their emissions on an ongoing basis. It is about simple changes that will collectively make a difference – from businesses turning off their lights when their offices are empty, to households turning off appliances rather than leaving them on standby.

http://www.earthhour.org/

I'm game, though i haven't organized for anyone to come over, nor do i have candles yet, so it will just be me alone in the dark, eep. Guess i'll go outside & stargaze if it's not raining :).

As you probably know by now, LiVEJOURNAL has discontinued new basic accounts; the only two options are a paid account or a plus account. beckyzoole has proposed this:

The one-day content strike is on for this Friday, March 21, from midnight GMT to midnight GMT.

For 24 hours, we will not post or comment to LJ. Not in our own journals, not in communities. Not publicly, privately, or under friends-lock.

This is a protest that will have long-lasting effects, showing up forever in the daily posting statistics.

This is a protest that will not harm LJ in the long run, as leaving LJ might do.

This is a protest that will demonstrate the power of community, as all users unite to support Basic users and the concept of adfree space.

This is a protest that will educate the new owners that LJ is driven by user-created content.


How Can I Help?

DO post about this in your own LJ.
DO post and comment about it in appropriate communities.
DO remember that it's based on Greenwich Mean Time, which may not be your local time.
DO turn off LoudTwitter and your RSS feeds for 24 hours.
DO feel free to friend beckyzoole for updates, and defriend when the strike is over.
DON'T forget to get permission from community mods before making an off-topic post or comment about the strike.
DON'T be spammy with your posts or comments about the strike.

What's this about?

* It's about free and ad-free LiveJournal accounts being abolished for new members, ignoring the advice from the newly-formed Advisory Board.

* It's about LJ staff trying to sneak this decision in under the radar, and when people found out, telling the users it was done 'to make the signup process less confusing'.

* It's about LJ staff failing to apologize for trying to hide the facts from view and for lying about the actual reasons for their actions.

* And finally, it's about the latest decision to hide certain user interests from the list of Most Popular Interests, some of them being fanfiction, bisexuality, fairies, sex and depression. This decision was not announced or explained in any way. Users found out for themselves. (Due to the protest from users, the interests are now back up in the list of Most Popular Interests)

I was going to make a post, but this says it better than i could anyway. If you consider yourself a friend of mine, please watch it all the way through and pay special attention to the latter part (it goes for about 9 minutes and is a bit slow moving, but it's pretty clear, informative & important).

Seen in veganpeople
Man this has kinda ruined my night, i was all set to go to bed but now i am going to have awful images in my head. I need a hug :(.

Please sign this petition!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/37/justice-for-mimi

Media contact info for DA of Memphis

Media inquiries should be directed to:
Jennifer Donnals, Communications Director
901-545-5988
jennifer.donnals@scdag.com

Please take action, sign the petition and e-mail and call all the contacts below . Permission to cross post and appreciated.

TAKE ACTION CALL THE NUMBERS BELOW AND DEMAND AN ARREST IN THE CRUEL DEATH OF MIMI. SHE WAS SET ON FIRE WHILE GIVING BIRTH!!

THE FULL STORY IS PASTED BELOW THE CONTACT INFORMATION.
THE DOG'S OWNER HAS EYE WITNESSES AND HE HAS THE NAME OF THE KILLER! YET NO ARREST HAS BEEN MADE!
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Climate negotiations in Bali are in crisis. Things were looking good till now: near-consensus on a delicate deal, including 2020 targets for rich countries, in return for which China and the developing world would do their part over time. IPCC scientists say such targets are needed to prevent catastrophe. But Japan, the US and Canada are banding together to wreck the deal, and the rest of the world is starting to waver...

We can’t let three stubborn governments throw away the planet's future. We have until the end of Friday to do everything we can. Please sign our emergency global petition below -- we'll deliver it through stunts at the summit, a full-page ad in the Jakarta Post read by all the delegates (see below, right), and directly to negotiators to stiffen their nerve against any bad compromise. Add your name to the campaign below now!

http://www.avaaz.org/en/bali_emergency/98.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK

And;

Join Al Gore in Bali

GetUp is calling for a detailed and strengthened climate change response which will keep us below the 2 degree threshold - the temperature rise that experts agree we must stay beneath in order to avoid dangerous climate change.

The decisions that are made in Bali will to a large extent determine whether dangerous climate change can be prevented or not.

The conference, which brings together international leaders under a UN Framework, is designed to launch two years of negotiations for the post 2012 period agreement. An emissions trajectory post 2012 should be based on the Kyoto architecture, seeing developed countries reduce emissions by 25 to 40% below 1990 levels by 2020, with a common but differentiated approach for developing countries. Australia has significant role to play in making this a reality.

Sign Al Gore's petition below;
http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/ClimateActionNow&id=267

If you're an Aussie and not a member of getup you should totally check it out. It's a really easy way to get your voice heard on issues of environmental and social justice within Australia (and sometimes the world).
http://www.getup.org.au/

And for my international friends the other site i mentioned in this entry, Avaaz is really excellent too.
Join here if you're interested in recieving e-mails about actions you can take. It's all free and if you don't want to act on a certain issue, just delete the e-mail - easy! http://www.avaaz.org/en/

And i have to mention my personal faveourite Greenpeace.org, so if you feel so inclined go to the site, follow the links to you countries site and join their cyberactions too :).

And don't worry it's free to help on all those sites (other than whatever you pay for computer access of course).

I tried to e-mail this to some of you, not sure if it got thru...?

So here it is, possibly again for some of you :P


Right now, in a skyscraper in Melbourne the fate of the Gunns pulp mill in Tasmania's Tamar Valley is being decided by ANZ executives - and with our help we can make sure they make the right decision, before next Tuesday's AGM.

The ANZ bank is considering financing Gunns' controversial pulp mill this week. Despite having the approval of the new Government, without a financial backer the project can't go ahead. Banks aren't answerable to the voters but they do listen when customers, shareholders and the public put their reputation at risk.

Our contacts inside the ANZ have told us that the ANZ decision-makers like the new head of the ANZ Mr Smith are listening and this is the time to add your voice. Can you send a message to Mr Smith, to encourage him to do the right thing and not finance the mill?

www.getup.org.au/campaign/TellMrSmith

Public pressure has been proven to make large corporations act more ethically, for fear of tarnishing the company's reputation and customer backlash - that's why ANZ is making sure they fully consider the implications before they approve the mill's finance. We can leave them with no doubt that bankrolling this environmentally disastrous development would be equally disastrous for them, by demonstrating the level of community concern over the mill.

Your email to Mr Smith at ANZ could save the equivalent of 2.3 million cars being taken off the road each year. 25,000 of you have already written submissions to the government inquiry, but whereas our politicians were too worried about losing votes, your email to ANZ will help make financing this project risky business:

http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/NoPulpMill&id=269

The Government has failed us on the pulp mill, by refusing to listen to the tens of thousands of Australians outraged by this ill-conceived development - the ANZ can't afford to be as foolish. This is our urgent last chance to stop the pulp mill - the ANZ AGM is next Tuesday, and we want every executive to enter that meeting knowing Australia does not want them to become a climate villain.

Thanks for being a part of the solution

http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/2007/10/environmentalis.html

People ask me if the reduced use of consumer conveniences that goes with the No Impact project doesn't mean a lot of deprivation. I say that I spend more time with my family, eat more healthily, get more exercise and am a better dad. Then I ask: "Was I more deprived before or am I more deprived now?"

The point is that the money we make, the things we buy and the planetary resources we use--or waste--aren't what make us happier. This is the finding of the forthcoming book The How of Happiness by University of California, Riverside researcher Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky.

Her findings show that contributions to our happiness come:

* 50% from a genetically-determined set point (which we can do nothing about)
* 10% from our life circumstances or situations (which means we could trash the entire planet to get ourselves the biggest house and fastest car and still barely feel better)
* 40% from--are you ready?--how we act and how we think.

This confirms my No Impact experience that environmentalism--preserving rather than using up planetary resources--means nothing like depriving ourselves of happiness. Instead, it suggests that using less and treating the planet kindly means we get to stop distracting ourselves from what really makes us happy.

Of our assumptions about happiness, Lyubomirsky writes:

"Perhaps the most common error is that we assume that positive events ... will provide much more happiness than they really do. Take materialism, the pursuit of money and possessions, as an example. Why is it so hard for us (even myself!) to believe that money really doesn't make us happy? Because the truth is that money does make us happy. But our misunderstanding, as one happiness researcher eloquently puts it, is that 'we think money will bring lots of happiness for a long time, and actually it brings a little happiness for a short time.' Meanwhile, in our effortful pursuit of such dead ends to pleasure, we end up ignoring other, more effective routes to well-being."

What are the more effective routes? Well, that gets you back to how you think and how you act, and for more on that, you'll have to read Lyubomirsky's book. But a few bullet points include:

* Nurturing and enjoying relationships with family and friends
* Being comfortable expressing gratitude
* Being the first to offer help to coworkers and passersby
* Practicing optimism about the future
* Savoring life's pleasures and living in the moment
* Exercising at least once a week
* Committing to lifelong goals and ambitions
* Coping with challenges with strength and poise

I wanna collect a list of fictional goths, and as wikipedia is unhelpful in this regard as it used to be a category, but they deleted it as apparently left open the doors for the category of fictional emos due to the subcultures apparently only being about fashion :/ (they do have a list of fictional vegans tho :)). So i'm asking you guys for help.

I'm not saying those i've listed or any you will list are necessarily accurate portrayals (and Goddess knows i've had enough debates about what defines goth anyway! If they get called goth on the show or in the book e.t.c or *you* think they're goth then that's good enough for my purposes).

What i'm interested in are any *attempts* at portraying 'goths' in fiction, in order to see what representation the darkly-clad have. I'd like to see how often it's clear the producer has a few Christian Death or VNV nation albums tucked away in his/her closet, or if they've just seen too many 'mall-goths' and love Emily the Strange merchandise ;). (Not sayin' anything against Emily other than the whole consumer/branding issue, i've been a *big* fan of her merchandise since it's inception).

It seems most of the goths in fiction are the more classic/Victorian style kind, so i'm curious to see if there are any cybers and the like out there too...


Nico Minoru (i want that dress!)

My list to start you off...
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UN report mentioned in my earlier post about Al Gore.

29 November 2006 – Cattle-rearing generates more global warming greenhouse gases, as measured in CO2 equivalent, than transportation, and smarter production methods, including improved animal diets to reduce enteric fermentation and consequent methane emissions, are urgently needed, according to a new United Nations report released today.

“Livestock are one of the most significant contributors to today’s most serious environmental problems,” senior UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) official Henning Steinfeld said. “Urgent action is required to remedy the situation.”

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They fail to mention EATING LESS/NO ANIMAL PRODUCTS as a solution o_O. I agree we need to do all the things they mention, but that's kind of an obvious way to help, ya?

From - http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20772&Cr=global&Cr1=environment

Everything after the first paragraph is copied from the peta site where you can send or add to the form letter - http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/p2_gore_environment?c=918

I don't agree with all off petas methods, but i think its good to get this message out there. Animal rights and ethics aside (not to say they aren't important of course!) being a vego is an environmental issue too.

So i'd encourage any omnis reading this to reduce your consumption of animal products, and when you do eat meat and dairy to try and source it locally and organically. If you're eating vegan a few days a week and avoid the processed vegan products you will save money, which can be spent on the more ethical animal products if you still feel the need to consume them.
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Former Vice President Al Gore is a trailblazer when it comes to drawing attention to what has been deemed the world's most grave environmental threat—global warming. Through his work with a variety of events and organizations, such as Live Earth, The Climate Project, and the Alliance for Climate Protection, he has been able to reach millions with his message.

Unfortunately, Gore has not yet endorsed the most effective thing that any individual can do to help—going vegetarian.

In a groundbreaking 2006 report, the United Nations (U.N.) said that raising animals for food generates almost 40 percent more greenhouse gases than all the cars, trucks, planes, and ships in the world combined. And Senior U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization official Henning Steinfeld reported that the meat industry is "one of the most significant contributors to today's most serious environmental problems."

Although the Live Earth global warming handbook identified "refusing meat" as "the single most effective thing you can do to reduce your carbon footprint," the Alliance for Climate Protection, where Gore serves as chair of the board, has created a seven-point pledge designed to identify easy steps that we can take as individuals to help end the climate crisis. However, going vegetarian is inexplicably missing from the list.

Please take just a few moments to send a polite letter to Gore and the Alliance for Climate Protection asking them to make their seven-point pledge an eight-point pledge by adding going vegetarian to the list. PETA President Ingrid Newkirk has already written to Gore and the alliance—read the letter here—asking them to alter the pledge, and now it's your chance to ask them to promote the most effective way to fight our climate crisis.

http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/p2_gore_environment?c=918
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ps. I'm so excited that he won the nobel peace prize! :D

Aw you guys, i was nearly in tears when i watched this :P. Also ; he's a republican and his tie is in Slytherin colours XD. Heehee.

Also i am not sure what i'm doing this evening/weekend. So those who are thinking of coming along on Saturday CALL or TEXT me as i am more than likely going to be without internet access for a few days. Might be going to Mum's or Dad's and to Byron Bay or the beach at the Gold Coast or staying here e.t.c e.t.c yada yada yada!

All i know is that October looks to be one of the busiest months i've EVER had and from now until next year i am going to have very little breathing room. And more than likely the craziness will continue into next year :/. It would all be ok if i were in perfect health, so i could live like i did in 2004 and get by on 3-6 hours sleep a night (i need around 9 normally and 10-14 with the cfs). Heh, if there is no rest for the wicked then i think i may be getting coal for Xmas for the rest of my days ;).

Wow, i've been wanting to get her new book for a while now but this has made me want it NOW so much so that if i didn't have so much to do i'd go spend some food money on it. I really do need something to kick-start my politics again, uni politics kind of burnt me out but i'm a pretty political animal so i want to keep informed and active without burning out.

Who knows, if Zombie Love does well on youtube i may one day become a big name director, and will be able to make political films and throw my money and influence around to make political change ;). And have tea with Robert Smith and Naomi Klein :P.

Thanks to ripper_jack for sharing this with me.

http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/2007/09/the-power-of-on.html - Its a great blog & has a feed here on lj - i highly recommend adding it.

People ask me this a lot: what is the point of one person trying to reduce their consumption to help the environment? Isn’t that a meaningless drop in the bucket?

No.

It’s only meaningless if we think it’s meaningless, because if we think it’s meaningless, we’ll do nothing. Optimism, as I’ve said before, is the most radical political act there is.

Back in World War II, millions of Allied citizens changed their consumption patterns to help the war effort. They (largely) obeyed rationing rules, forwent metals and rubbers needed by the armed forces, taught their children not to waste valuable and scarce food, and even carpooled to save gas.

What made them believe their individual actions mattered? Why did they bother?

Because being told so by the powers that be—see the poster above—helped them see that one person trying to do the right thing makes a difference. If I remember my chaos theory correctly, one butterfly flapping its wings in the Amazon can set off a chain of events that leads to a hurricane.

Recently, our Congress passed an energy bill that had no fuel efficiency standards for newly manufactured cars. I am personally appalled.

On the other hand, we the people are not helpless. We the people don’t need Government to tell us to do what is right. We the people can stop buying cars with poor fuel efficiency. We don’t need the government or the automobile manufacturers to do a thing. All it takes is for us to believe that how we purchase and how we act can really make a difference. And it can.

What I’d like to see are the big environmental organizations taking the place of the governments of World War II to remind us all that we can make a difference. I'd like to see Greenpeace and Sierra Club and Environmental Defense billboards all over our country saying: “Do your grandchildren a favor: drive a car that gets 40 miles per gallon.”

Because if a few big environmental organizations start shouting from the rooftops about the power of one, that each one of us can make a difference, more of us will come to believe it and will act as though it is so. And if more of us refused to drive cars that got less than 40 mpg, you better believe the auto manufacturers would not wait for the Government to tell them to improve their efficiency standards.

Watch the video below of the ping-pong ball and mousetrap chain reaction (You'll have to follow the link for this one obviously :)). We never know which of us will be the ping-pong ball that sets the others off. We never know which of us will start the chain reaction. But one of us will.

Another short piece from him about Getting traffic off our city streets
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http://environment.about.com/od/environment/a/cell_phones.htm

Dear EarthTalk: Could our health be negatively affected by all the radio frequencies being bandied about by cell phones and cell phone towers, wireless pagers and Internet systems, and other uses of radio frequency and microwave radiation?
-- Beverly Filip, Santa Cruz, CA
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Not the best site or source for this imo, but interesting nonetheless. And its something i've been worried about for years. Its rare that we really figure out the long-term affects of anything before letting it into the environment. (DDT anyone? Or Cane toads? Or genetically engineered crops? George Bush :P?)

Research conducted by the University of New South Wales has shed new light on chronic fatigue syndrome.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/05/1970542.htm