Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Recommended Resources --  Theme of the day - Finance / Economy... A new year begins and we are faced with new opportunities to make a difference with both our investments and our charitable donations... among other actions we can take.  I'd like to start our day off with a discussion presented by Audrey Choi re:  Investing in the change you want to see in our future: sustainable, community-minded, environmentally savvy policies, etc. http://www.ted.com/talks/audrey_choi_how_to_make_a_profit_while_making_a_difference There are a lot of issues out there, locally and globally, that present themselves to us on any given day - yet as an individual, we find ourselves forced to make difficult decisions as to what we can get involved in. Well, the same difficult decisions are being faced by larger business officials, organization management staff and our governments as well. Here is one resource that may ease the decision making proces...

-- Positive News --  Today, I'd like to focus on the incredible advancements in green energy, starting with a shout out to: “ Fujitsu Ltd., a major Japanese information technology equipment and services provider, released its Fujitsu Group Environmental Report 2016 on August 9, 2016. In fiscal 2015, the provision of information and communication technologies (ICT) allowed Fujitsu to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by approximately 40 million tons ." - source: Japanfs.org - You may have read here on the blog about all kinds of new solar technologies including those that can be used as roadways, replacing asphalt. Many places have trialled these roads, testing them for wear and weather and more. I am pleased to hear that France has opened a one kilometer patch of road containing 2,880 solar panels - which is expected to produce enough electricity to power street lighting in the village (3,400 citizens). - The Netherlands has now ...

Quote of the Day  © BrummetMedia.ca "The hours I spend with you  I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden,  a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it.  You and you alone make me feel that I am alive.  Other men it is said have seen angels,  but I have seen thee and thou art enough."   ~  George Moore http://www.facebook.com/lillian.brummet   http://www.linkedin.com/in/ldbrummet http://www.consciousdiscussions.blogspot.com  

-- Recommended Resources --  Theme of the day - Nature... https://www.facebook.com/60SecDocs/videos/1656689027977255/ Check out this link (above) to see a short clip of one elderly man explaining his life mission to earn enough money to purchase a total of nearly 80 abused acres , restoring it to natural rainforest again. Amazing story. Amazing man. Next (below) you'll find a link to a clip from the "Wings of Life" film presented by  Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg   - gorgeous imagery inspired by the vital pollinators.   http://www.ted.com/talks/louie_schwartzberg_the_hidden_beauty_of_pollination Here, below, you'll find one more recommended resource (I try to keep it to 3 per R.R. post) - this one takes you to yet another visual display... but of ancient living  things, including a thousand year old tree that evolved to live underground, the world’s oldest coral,  a type of lic...