August 2010

Is Factory Farming Fundamentally Flawed?

by Global Patriot on August 30, 2010

For the majority of Americans, the days when meat came from the local butcher who purchased animals from a nearby family farm are a distant memory.  Due to the growth of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) most meat products now comes from so-called factory farms. How concentrated has this production process become?  Today, 54% of [...]

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Is Ecomagination A Model For The Future?

by Global Patriot on August 23, 2010

I recently attended a San Diego Meetup to hear Greg Cominos speak about GE’s Ecomagination Challenge.  As a senior leader for GE’s Energy Services’ Digital Energy business Greg called the challenge a $200 million experiment in innovation focused on developing new smart grid technology. In a creative partnership arrangement, GE has teamed up with venture [...]

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Merlin USA Provides Relief In Pakistan Flooding

by Global Patriot on August 14, 2010

The worst monsoon floods Pakistan has seen in 80 years has now affected more than 14 million people across the north west of the country, 6 million of them need food, shelter and water. Whole villages have been washed away, hospitals destroyed and critical infrastructure severely damaged. Merlin is airlifting medics into areas cut off [...]

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Religious Discrimination – In My Own Backyard

by Global Patriot on August 11, 2010

On August 3rd The New York Times published an article by Michael Barbaro and Javier Hernandez that talked about the controversy surrounding plans to build a mosque near ground zero.  While I don’t agree with those who are opposed to the project, I understand why some residents are bothered by the construction of a mosque [...]

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Sarah Stanley’s (Birthday) Celebration Ride

by Global Patriot on August 7, 2010

I’ve written about ultra runner and endurance athlete Sarah Stanley before, featuring her Run, Ride, Inspire project, but Sarah is doing something very special for her birthday this year – cycling over 300 miles from Washington, DC to New York City with additional stops at Annapolis, MD, Baltimore, MD and Philadelphia, PA to raise awareness [...]

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