Saturday Links for the Week — July 7, 2007 — Pledge Edition

Taking the Pledge:

Moving Beyond Kyoto: Al Gore makes the tough task ahead plain.

Live Earth’s 7-point pledge on the climate crisis

• To demand that my country join an international treaty within the next 2 years that cuts global warming pollution by 90% in developed countries and by more than half worldwide in time for the next generation to inherit a healthy earth;
• To take personal action to help solve the climate crisis by reducing my own CO2 pollution as much as I can and offsetting the rest to become “carbon neutral”;
• To fight for a moratorium on the construction of any new generating facility that burns coal without the capacity to safely trap and store the CO2;
• To work for a dramatic increase in the energy efficiency of my home, workplace, school, place of worship, and means of transportation;
• To fight for laws and policies that expand the use of renewable energy sources and reduce dependence on oil and coal;
• To plant new trees and to join with others in preserving and protecting forests; and,
• To buy from businesses and support leaders who share my commitment to solving the climate crisis and building a sustainable, just, and prosperous world for the 21st century.

And why the pledge wasn’t necessary in the 1620s: The BBC explains why community-based living, eating local foods, recycling and wearing those funny clothes made sense then, and still does today. Thanks to Chris Brainard for the link.

I’m an expert all of a sudden: Foreign Policy magazine kindly acknowledges this blog as a deep-thinking look at what the future holds. Thanks to Keith Robinson for the link.

Et Le Devoir est d’accord avec moi: A French-language editorial in Le Devoir says essentially what I did in my article on the National Day of Action. Merci ý Martin-Šric Racine for the catch.

Thoughts for the Week: What if there’s a sudden stock market crash? A fascinating 10-year old story from WaPo (when the market had surged to half today’s level) explains how the government has reacted to huge stock market drops in past, and what they would do if it happened today. Thanks to Dale Asberry for the link.

Are we meant to walk barefoot, like a fox? Jason Godesky explains the natural, integrative way to walk, and why shoes are an abomination that hurt our posture, our agility, ourwalking/running stamina and our health.