Monthly Archives: July 2004

JAMES TAYLOR’S NEW HYMN

Posted on July 24, 2004 by Dave Pollard

Source of all we hope or dread, Sheepdog, jackal, rattler, swan, We hunt your face and long to trust That your hid mouth will say again Let there be light, a clear new day. But when we thirst in this … Continue reading →

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TRYING TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER

Posted on July 23, 2004 by Dave Pollard

This week there was a letter to the editor of our local community paper entitled Disgusted With Today’s Young People. The author, apparently a man in his sixties who owns a small business in the nearby town where he has … Continue reading →

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CRITICAL THINKING

Posted on July 22, 2004 by Dave Pollard

I‘ve mentioned on these pages that, once my three books are complete, one of the things I’d really like to do next is to teach young people three things: The Truth About Nature Critical Thinking Skills How to Create Natural … Continue reading →

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RAISE YOUR STANDARDS!

Posted on July 21, 2004 by Dave Pollard

When I was young, the quality of Japanese merchandise was so poor that many consumers began to boycott Japanese goods. Consumer groups warned that, although these shoddy goods were cheap, they were actually poor value for money because they lasted … Continue reading →

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FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS ORGANICALLY

Posted on July 20, 2004 by Dave Pollard

(Seventh part of a series, and of an upcoming book entitled Natural Enterprise) In a traditional start-up, your advisor or accountant works with you to project your cash flow. To do that they’ll take your forecast revenues and expenses, and … Continue reading →

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EXPOSING THE YOUNG TO NATURE: COULD MODEL INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES CHANGE EVERYTHING?

Posted on July 19, 2004 by Dave Pollard

We have many myths about nature. Most of them are about ‘wildness’ — savagery, hardship, suffering. Most of our stories about nature are of the ‘Man vs. Nature’ variety, about ‘survival in the wild’, as if that were some extraordinary … Continue reading →

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HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD READING LIST

Posted on July 18, 2004 by Dave Pollard

In Beyond Civilization, Daniel Quinn says: People will listen when they’re ready to listen and not before. Probably, once upon a time, you weren’t ready to listen to an idea than now seems to you obvious, even urgent. Let people … Continue reading →

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AMERICAN PROGRESSIVES GET ANGRY, AND BUSY

Posted on July 17, 2004 by Dave Pollard

A few interesting lefty sites to look at as weekend reading: The indomitable Bill Moyers tells why progressives should be angry, and not complacent, about what has happened to the political, social, educational and economic systems in the US in … Continue reading →

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THE CONFERENCE BOARD ON INNOVATION

Posted on July 17, 2004 by Dave Pollard

The Conference Board of Canada recently conducted a survey that revealed six common features of “highly innovative” firms (those that get more than 20% of their revenues from new products).. The six features: Draw on customers as the primary source … Continue reading →

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THE CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE: WHAT ECO-COLLAPSE MIGHT LOOK LIKE

Posted on July 16, 2004 by Dave Pollard

Several readers have asked me to explain what I have called eco-collapse, the cascading series of catastrophic environmental and cultural failures that most scientists believe will start to occur unless we radically rethink and correct our unsustainable behaviour. Unlike the … Continue reading →

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