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Do shoot the messenger

By Erik Curren | November 24, 2010

big Buddha statue

If the right message is delivered by the wrong messenger, it probably won't get through. Even worse, the wrong messenger can make people who were neutral on an issue into hostile critics. Using the wrong messenger may be worse than using no messenger at all. That's the finding of a study on the Golden Rule done in October at the University of Virginia. For Christians, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spirit Tagged With: communication, global warming, Nov 2010, peak oil, Warren Buffett

I wish the British were coming

By Erik Curren | November 18, 2010

British redcoats

America may need a British invasion to get an energy policy that will take us through peak oil. These days, the British seem to know better than we do when it comes to energy. So maybe they can help us out this time, as they have in the past. Fortunately, America has always been an Anglophile nation. Even if we chafed under their Crown, we did buy their culture. There's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: activism, community organizing, economy, Nov 2010, Sir Richard Branson, United Kingdom, Warren Buffett

Corporations rule America. So what?

By Erik Curren | November 1, 2010

Unbrand America

On the Hopeless Cause List, you'll find peace in the Mideast, making people floss after every meal, winning an argument with your husband or wife and deciding between Tastes Great and Less Filling. And global warming. Now, maybe it seems like we should stick peak oil up there too. After all, expert after expert tells us that peak oil means the end of economic growth. And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: activism, ASPO, Bill Gates, Nov 2010, Ralph Nader, Richard Branson, Warren Buffett

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