Saturday, September 26, 2009

We Must Engage the Ethical Dimension of Combating Climate Change, Religious & Civil Society Groups Urge


by Matthew McDermott
TreeHugger
September 23, 2009

It sometimes seems that all of the convincing that's done to try to get faster action on climate change has to do with the 'what's in it for me' aspect of the issue -- create green jobs, profit from the new green economy, stop sea level rise from overtaking your city -- or on the stats of the issue. But as a new plea to world leaders under the banner of Bahá'í International Community, but signed onto by 20 or so other groups, rightly says there's also a very important moral and ethical dimension to preventing climate change. The full text of the Moral and Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change Appeal to World Leaders is at that link, but this is the crux of it:

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Friday, September 11, 2009

Ancient Mongolian Competition Ties Past To Present


by Louisa Lim
Morning Edition
National Public Radio
September 11, 2009

Described as the Kentucky Derby, the Olympics and Christmas rolled into one, Mongolia's Naadam is an 8-centuries-old celebration of heroism and masculinity. The annual festival is devoted to the three "manly sports" — horse racing, wrestling and archery.

The most hotly contested event, the horse racing, hasn't changed since the 13th century and the days of Genghis Khan...

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