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Guest Post by Christina Chan: Why Solving Climate Change Begins with Humanity

Oct. 15, 2009

Note: Simon Owens approached me after I wrote this post about Blog Action Day. He emailed me about his work with CARE, a non-profit organization fighting global poverty and dedicated to helping people in developing nations adapt to climate change. He suggested I write about the organization, to which I replied and asked if he’d [...]

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If You Read English, Do Not Click Here

Jul. 11, 2009

Looking at a Google Analytics report for 90,644 visitors to this blog over the past six months, I see the top 25 of you used computers with the English language installed. This is not surprising, as most of you hail from the United States, Canada, UK, and Australia.
The top 25 countries:
But what of the other [...]

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Why Twitter Goes Green and Why You Should Too

Jun. 17, 2009

In accordance with Iran’s flag, its World Cup qualifying soccer team, and thousands (millions?) of Iranian residents wearing green in opposition to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s supposed fradulent electoral win, Twitter users, too, are going green.
With numerous Iranians sending Twitter updates at the risk of arrest and death, global Twitterati are taking notice, retweeting significant updates, and [...]

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Be Careful Online: Big Brother is Watching

May. 8, 2009

The following text is a reproduction of my last blog post, titled, Or Pnershy Bayvar: Ovt Oebgure Vf Jngpuvat. Reactions were mixed. Jon Bishop deciphered it and commented in kind. Jillian York thought it was Icelandic. And Jeff Hurt is apparently unsubscribing from my blog feed as a result. So. Here is it again; and [...]

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Or Pnershy Bayvar: Ovt Oebgure vf Jngpuvat

May. 7, 2009

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