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Christmas for all? Fri 28-Dec-2007

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I’m not sure when or where I first heard this story, I believe it was in one of Paulo Coelhio’s books:

“When I was young, my father took me to the beach. We were walking along the washing waves on the wet sand. All around us, there were numerous starfishes that were washed ashore and now they were getting dry under the hot morning sun. Then my father knelled down, took a very small starfish inside his hands and placed him very carefully inside a small pocket of water. I asked ‘..Why are you doing this..Soon the waves will wash it off again higher and it will be drying on the sand..What does it matter?..’ He smiled at me like he understands and said ‘..It matters for itself..’ I felt a lump coming up my throat. Suddenly, I wanted to get all those little starfishes in the entire beach and throw them back at the sea, as far as I could. I’ve never forgotten that feeling.”

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Tar sands and feathers for BP’s Alberta project Wed 19-Dec-2007

Posted by xgeorgio in Environment, ReliefWeb.
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In BP’s website, there is a special section for Environment and Society. It is part of the company’s recent efforts to re-shape its market view towards the consumers, after a few blows on its image. Who can forget the 270,000 gallons oil spill in the wild tundra of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska last March. But it seems that it’s just that: a marketing scheme.
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December 5th, World Volunteer Day Fri 7-Dec-2007

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A few days ago, a friend sent me this image by email, along with many others. I was immediately struck by the sight, but then I remembered a few things I’ve heard from CNN’s Anderson Cooper, after his visit in Africa:

“…These things happen in the world, whether we’re aware of them or not, it’s always there even when we’re not there to see it. We have an obligation to tell their story, tell the world that they exist…“

This is a small token for the World Volunteer Day that went unnoticed on December 5th.

pulitzer1994.jpg (click to enlarge)