Archive for June, 2008

What does the Global Climate Crisis have in common with the Loch Ness Monster ?

Posted 18 June 2008 | By Emily | Categories: activism, ask emily, better world, consciousness, culture, emily approved, environment, funny, interconnected, science, sustainability, video | No Comments

A. Both are fictional. Or at least highly speculative.
No. We’ve already established that.
B. Both indicate danger, especially around bodies of water.
Sure, but we’re looking for a more specific answer.
C. How about tree-fitty.
Exactly! Tree-fitty.

What’s tree-fitty?
Loch Ness Monster: $3.50
Global Climate Crisis: 350 is the red line for human beings, the most important number on the planet. The [...]

Saga Dawa at Mt Kailash, Tibet

Saga Dawa at Mt Kailash, Tibet

Posted 16 June 2008 | By Emily | Categories: about me, better world, books, consciousness, culture, environment, people, photography, travel | No Comments

Today you can see this photo I took of Robert Thurman standing in front of Mt. Kailash in the San Francisco Chronicle, accompanying a great interview with Robert by David Ian Miller, “Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman on Why the Dalai Lama Matters,” about his new book, Why the Dalai Lama Matters.
In the picture, Robert [...]