Just thought I'd find a place to archive it-- and maybe the discussion can/will continue here. I have a feeling that at this point, my blog is still... how would you say it... "beneath the woodwork" ?? :D
I recently decided to try and undertake a similar barter chain, with the end result being a VW Camper Van/Bus from the 60's-70's. The vehicle would then be converted to run on bio-Diesel.
The prolife argument is a hyprocritical argument. How is it that you can call yourself prolife yet you support the mass slaughter of animals. The way animals that people eat are treated in mass production is equivelant to the holocaust if you ask me, the only difference is that people have the ability to speak up.
The report from Worldwatch Institute shows that livestock raising is responsible for at least 51 percent of global warming.*
A Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency report showed that global shift to vegan diet could cut climate change mitigation costs by 80% *
After doing several different work-exchanges at various farms/sanctuaries/communities, etc. in Oregon, New York and Hawaii, I've gained a better understanding of why none of them seemed to be Ideal, in an ethical/sustainable way, to human inner-nature or harmonious with outer Nature.
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
