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One Person Can Change The World
The Sietch Blog | May 15th 2008
If you ever met me in real life you would eventually hear me go off on a rant about global warming, climate change, politics, etc. One of the main reasons I created this site was to provide a platform for my views, and the views of other people, who read more
The Art of Persuasion: Improving Your Communications with Useful…
Dr. K's Blog | May 14th 2008 by Dr. Rick
As you know if you are a regular reader of this blog, or my latest book, I am a big believer in The Art of Persuasion. In recent posts, The Nature of Sanity (video here) and Mastering the Art of Persuasion & Communication: Recognizing Communicati read more
Support AmeriCorps!
The Sietch Blog | May 14th 2008
I spent a good number of years in various AmeriCorps programs, and let me tell you it was by far one of the best times I have ever had in life. That is why I am pretty excited about this pending legislation. Be sure to contact your local senator/re read more
The Tools Of Greenwashing: 1. Adverts
The Sietch Blog | May 14th 2008
Not everything on The Unsuitablog is greenwashing, sometimes it is about organisations that are just being foolish or aren’t informed enough to realise they are being hypocritical; sometimes it is about stuff that is just plain bad, and is featured read more
1 Billion Trees? We Gonna Plant 7 Billion Trees!
The Sietch Blog | May 13th 2008
A unique worldwide tree planting initiative, aimed at empowering citizens to corporations and people up to presidents to embrace the climate change challenge, has now set its sights on planting seven billion trees (read report here PDF). It follows t read more
Solar Power Surges: Up 51% in 2007
The Sietch Blog | May 8th 2008
Global production of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells increased 51 percent in 2007, to 3,733 megawatts, according to the latest Vital Signs Update from the Worldwatch Institute, produced in collaboration with the Prometheus Institute in Cambridge, Massa read more
Persuading with Integrity: Recognizing Influence
Dr. K's Blog | May 7th 2008 by Dr. Rick
This post continues from my last post on Persuading with Integrity here and is helpful if you are seeking to improve your ability to change your world for the better and you want to improve your persuasion skills. Strengthening your positive persuasi read more
Living In The Rainforest Without Destroying The Rainforest
The Sietch Blog | May 7th 2008
There was a time, not too long ago when many people from many places lived in relative harmony with their surroundings. Before modern agriculture came around people often had very different ways of getting food. Ways that didn’t involve cutti read more
Peace Coffee: Bicycles Make Everything Better
The Sietch Blog | May 7th 2008
Just remember anything you do, can be made better by adding in bicycles. More info here. read more
Brake, And The Children Might Live
The Sietch Blog | May 7th 2008
There was a news article about clouds last night: it said that there were ongoing discussions about whether climate change would lead to an increase in low level clouds or high level clouds, and that far more work was required to calculate what the i read more
Persuading with Integrity: A Toolkit Series
Dr. K's Blog | May 5th 2008 by Dr. Rick
If you are seeking to improve your ability to change your world for the better—like most of us I suspect—you may find it useful to brush-up on your persuasion skills. This post is an introduction into the basics of persuasion with integrity that read more
How to Communicate With A Coworker Taking Credit for Others’ Wo…
Dr. K's Blog | May 2nd 2008 by Dr. Rick
Communications problems with coworkers are common—we’ve all experienced them. Solutions to nagging coworker problems can be found in your own desire to create positive change. Keep in mind, many times you are not the only one experiencing the co read more
Positive Change: 5 Simple Ways to Thrive in Tough Times
Dr. K's Blog | April 30th 2008 by Dr. Rick
This time of change promises to be a bumpy road. Instead of stressing out, how can we ride the waves, weather the storms, and help each other out? This is a common question for people that want to create positive change. In my work over the past 22 y read more
Why It Pays To Build Efficiently
The Sietch Blog | April 30th 2008
One of the things I hear a lot in my new position is that people want to build their new homes energy efficiently but think that they cannot afford to. Whenever I hear this I always say without hesitation “You can’t afford NOT to build y read more
Why The Public Can Change (Conditions Apply)
The Sietch Blog | April 30th 2008
This is an extract from a new essay published on The Earth Blog, which addresses the vital question, “How can we ever hope to change enough people’s minds so that catastrophic environmental change can be prevented?” On March 11, 200 read more
Palm Oil Labeling Legislation - Personal Story Of Taking Action
The Sietch Blog | April 28th 2008
I was just a normal, everyday mother of three living a good life in Australia, minding my own business, when a public tragedy occurred that changed my perspective. The famous Crocodile Hunter and passionate conservationist, Steve Irwin, died suddenl read more
Esolar gets Google of Cash
MiN New York | April 28th 2008 by MiN New York
ESOLAR and Google are trying to change the world. The philanthropic arm of Google (google.org) invested $130,000,000 into making solar truly viable for the masses. "Covering 1% of the sahara desert with esolar power plants would provide enough elec read more
What To Do When A Co-Worker Sabotages Projects
Dr. K's Blog | April 28th 2008 by Dr. Rick
Have you found yourself in an office situation with a co-worker that is not only difficult to deal with, and has poor communication skills but also gets in the way of others performing successfully? This office situation is common and if you’ve read more
Governor Patrick Trying To Make Massachusetts Into Green Energy H…
The Sietch Blog | April 27th 2008
Deval Patrick (my governor), making his second appearance at MIT this month, told an enthusiastic crowd at Kresge Auditorium on Tuesday–the 39th anniversary of the first Earth Day–that clean energy has the potential to bring about an econ read more
How to Recognize Motivation: Part 2, Fear
Dr. K's Blog | April 24th 2008 by Dr. Rick
Understanding motivations in others helps you to improve your communication skills, your ability to persuade and to bring about positive change. As I wrote in part 1 of this series on How to Recognize Motivation, you can’t motivate other people. Bu read more
A Message About Taking Action: Do Something
The Sietch Blog | April 24th 2008
There is an awful lot going on here. I suggest you watch it two or three times. This rides that razor’s edge between sarcasm, satire, and sincerity. Only the Brits could come up with something like this. read more
Planting A Billion Trees
The Sietch Blog | April 22nd 2008
In case you didn’t know a billion is a lot. “This is an unprecedented effort − nothing on this scale has ever been attempted in a single country in South America,” said Stephanie Meeks, acting president and CEO of The Nature Conserva read more
Guerrilla Efficiency: Earth Day Bathroom Mission
The Sietch Blog | April 22nd 2008
Something has been bothering me for weeks. I got somethin stuck in my craw, powerful bad. So what, on this fine earth day, is bothering me so much?? It’s this. I took these pictures a couple weeks ago in a bathroom near where I work. The read more
How to Recognize Motivation: Part 1
Dr. K's Blog | April 22nd 2008 by Dr. Rick
Helping people to better use their influence to make positive changes in their lives, relationships and their work is a common theme in my work and writing. Actually, “Use Your Influence to Change Your World” is the subtitle of my recent book, read more
Use Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
The Sietch Blog | April 22nd 2008
Wonderful. Happy Earth Day. read more
It’s Raining Elephants
The Sietch Blog | April 21st 2008
This is the little ad that you can find in Al Gores new slide show. read more
World Food Shortages: Blindingly Obvious Solution
The Sietch Blog | April 21st 2008
I have a loaf of bread in my cupboard. Let’s say that, in order to stay alive, I need to eat five slices of bread a day, and a typical loaf of bread contains 20 slices. I can survive for 4 days on that single loaf of bread, and when it runs out read more
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