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Does The Media Actually Read?

6/26/2015

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Did any reporter completely read the 180 page Encyclical Letter by Pope Francis before commenting on the message?

According to many headlines, captions, reports, summaries, soundbites and editorials, they obviously did not. I saw manipulated versions that just report lies by the “process of omission” for the sole purpose of creating additional erroneous controversies specifically done to increase ratings and make money. One of the very problems the Pope addresses in his Encyclical Letter:

It follows that the fragmentation of knowledge and the isolation of bits of information can actually become a form of ignorance, unless they are integrated into a broader vision of reality.
From the start of the letter, sections were extracted to claim that the Pope blames man’s  society and market for creating Climate Change. Citing only our Industrial Age along with cars, poor transportation systems, nonrenewable fuels to produce energy, manufacturing plants, polluting, and consumption of our Earth’s resources, is a misrepresentation of the real reasons to why we have global issues destroying our environment that also harm the poorest of our brothers and sisters.

However, when you continue to read, you learn that this presented impression is only isolated bits of information. Pope Francis provided that while our creativity has produced products, actions, and inventions that are causing Climate Change, that is not where we should place blame. In fact, Pope Francis states that humankind has invented amazing products, produced life saving actions, and has wonderful accomplishments. The blame falls not upon “WHAT” we have, but the “HOW” we use them.

The real reasons for the problems we now face are from our attitudes and our lifestyles. A complete and in depth view reveals that the true reasons come from: business’ missions to increase the profit margin at any cost; greed; indifferences; misguided goals; misinformed conclusions; lack of morals and virtue; self righteous assessments that place a higher value on one self over other humans, animals, and nature; spurning the fact about everyone and everything is connected; ignoring long term consequences “So Not” to spend more money on a better way or solution; knowing there will be no consequences in their lifetime for how they do things and not caring about what our own grandchildren will face. Thus in one word: anthropocentrism.
Where we ourselves have the final word, where everything is simply our property and we use it for ourselves alone. The misuse of creation begins when we no longer recognize any higher instance than ourselves, when we see nothing else but ourselves.
Hence we should not be surprised to find, in conjunction with the omnipresent technocratic paradigm and the cult of unlimited human power, the rise of a relativism which sees everything as irrelevant unless it serves one’s own immediate interests. There is a logic in all this whereby different attitudes can feed on one another, leading to environmental
degradation and social decay.
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Humankind has failed to realize that we have inadvertently packed the wrong items in our backpack for survival. We must stop walking this trail that leads to the edge of a cliff, and each one of us must turn toward a new direction, a new mindset. However, first we must put our backpacks down to eliminate the following invisible forces:

The Culture of Relativism, Use and Throw Away logic, The Culture of Consumerism, The Cult of Appearances, Mockery of Ethics, Immorality of Greed, Belittling Faith, Jesting about Honesty, and the worst of all, holding Anthropocentrism in our hearts.

The external deserts in the world are growing, because the internal deserts have become so vast.
So Pope Francis told us that the guilt is within a company’s mission and one’s own attitude. He presented these truths by quoting many different people, speaking with words that Native Americans speak, citing examples, and pointing out the good that is within each of us. His letter speaks the hard truth while proclaiming the hope humankind is capable of. I was particularly happy to see Pope Francis point out a few claims that I have made over the years, such as the need for a Team Effort and that we are all connected. For if we harm our environment, we harm ourselves and if we destroy our environment, we destroy ourselves.
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National Donut Day

6/5/2015

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Yesterday I posted on Going True Green's Blog the fact that Friday, June 5th was World Environmental Day. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) coordinates this environmental day and the WED theme this year was: 7 Billion Dreams. 1 Planet. Consume with Care. I even provided the LINK: http://unep.org/wed so you can start your own individual action and make a no-cost pledge. Then inspire your family and friends to do the same. After all, I stated, we have to start thinking about the food we eat, the water we drink, the waste we create, the energy we consume, and the natural resources we use.

Did any Media Outlet cover this story? NO. They were all busy covering National Donut Day! That is right, forget about how and what you eat, never mind how everything we do is connected! Go get a Free Donut with any cup of high-fructose, lactose loaded, double caffeine driven, artificially infused flavored whipped cream covered, a la Grande Latte! Oh and don't forget one of those flavoring ingredients may have PG in it. PG is Propylene Glycol. The ordorless chemical compound in Anti-Freeze, but don't worry it is only used in food to maintain flavor, moisture and texture.

"In humans the side effects of PG may include conjunctivitis, rash, irritation, burning, and possible organ and central nervous system damage.  Notwithstanding, the FDA maintains that the low levels of PG in our food, in and of itself, does not pose a significant threat to our health.  That's almost tantamount to saying that eating a little bit of poison won't kill you.  One thing is for sure, eating a small amount of poison or something that is toxic is certainly not good for you." This paragraph is quoted from the Scales Of Justice blog at: Click Here

Now don't misunderstand me, I am all for National Doughnut Day that has been on the first Friday of each June since 1938! The event was started to honor the Salvation Army women, known as "Lassies", who served doughnuts to World War One soldiers and as a fund raiser for The Salvation Army in Chicago. Their goal was to help the poor during the Great Depression not celebrate or stuff our selves with free donuts.

I am sorry to say this, but America, our priorities are all screwed up. Today was to be 7 Billion Dreams. 1 Planet. Consume with Care. NOT, Zero Dreams, 1 Free Donut and Consume with Greed.

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Friday is WED

6/4/2015

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Tomorrow, Friday June 5th, is World Environment Day for 2015. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) coordinates environmental activities, implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. Activities cover a wide range of issues such as: atmosphere, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, green economy and environmental governance.

Started in June 1972 by Maurice Strong, the headquarters is in the Gigiri neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, there are also six regional offices and several offices in different countries. The most significant aspect of UNEP is their role in developing environmental conventions internationally and supporting the advancement of environmental science. They also implement policy and information with national governments, regional institutions in conjunction with environmental non-governmental organizations known as NGOs.

This year's WED theme is: 7 Billion Dreams. 1 Planet. Consume with Care.

After all, everything starts with a dream. Many great people have been quoted referencing a "dream." Start by posting your dream to encourage a global community sharing ideas for a healthier planet and environmental sustainable goals! Each one of us can start by thinking about the food we eat, the water we drink, the waste we create, the energy we consume, and the natural resources we use. Then this World Environment Day, join the Dream Team at this LINK:


http://unep.org/wed
Start your own individual action and make a pledge today. Then inspire your family and friends to also join. If you need assistance, visit GoingTrueGreen.com and EnergyHotwire.com for details about saving money, energy, and our environment. We are happy to help so that all our efforts will help Humankind consume with care!

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