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Vision of Earth submission chosen as finalist in Morph My City Competition

July 29, 2012January 30, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Vision of Earth has been selected as a finalist in the Regina Morph My City competition. We’ll be presenting our work at the National Infrastructure Summit and releasing all of it to the public.

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Moving Planet Montreal

October 1, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 3 Comments

Moving Planet Montreal was a celebration of the transition away from fossil fuels in our society. The event was a green kilometer drive and a grand picnic, symbolizing the central role of transportation and food in sustainability.

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Envisioning a Green Life: 10 ways you can make a difference

September 30, 2011July 25, 2013 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Simple, practical advice on how to live a green life. Based on years of research and thought on the matter by the Vision of Earth team.

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Ben’s Interview on Radio CKUT 90.3 FM

September 10, 2011October 1, 2011 Ben Harack 4 Comments

Ben Harack was interviewed on the Ecolibrium radio show on CKUT in Montreal. Topics were Moving Planet, Saskatchewan’s sustainability, and peer-based cross-disciplinary efforts towards sustainability.

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How much would it cost to end extreme poverty in the world?

August 26, 2011August 25, 2011 Ben Harack 51 Comments

Ending extreme poverty in twenty years is very feasible if the developed world delivers on their promises. The United States alone could end world poverty with a fraction of their military budget.

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Story Of Afghanistan That Everyone Should Know

August 24, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 3 Comments

The US sent huge sums of money to support freedom fighters in Afghanistan to fight the Soviet Union during the 1980’s.

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Wage reduction through inflation

August 23, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Inflation means that a dollar is worth less at the end of a year than at the beginning. Real wages go down when raises are not higher than inflation rates.

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Voted for Koch on the Corporate Hall of Shame

August 21, 2011August 23, 2011 Ben Harack Leave a comment

I voted for Koch Industries in the Corporate Hall of Shame. They push toxic political and economic agendas that hurt the world.

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Opportunities and perils of natural gas usage on the road to renewables

August 10, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Our increasing reliance on natural gas brings with it both opportunities and dangers during the shift towards renewable energy. This issue deals with some major issues regarding natural gas deployment in industry, power generation, food production, and heating.

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Applying free market ideas to politics: How fares the US?

August 2, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 1 Comment

We apply the ideals of a free market economy to politics and realize that US politics is an extremely unhealthy market dominated by a pair of monopolistic ‘sellers’ who deliberately bar any third party from effectively challenging them.

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Critique of Center for Freedom and Prosperity’s video featuring Dan Mitchell

May 29, 2011April 18, 2019 Ben Harack Leave a comment

This piece is a critique of a video featuring Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute created by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity. Our conclusion is that this video utterly fails to demonstrate the truth of its claims, and instead relies on psychological manipulation to try to ‘win’ the argument in the minds of viewers

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John Klein: Social involvement and sustainability in Regina, Saskatchewan, and Canada

May 25, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack Leave a comment

John Klein is a notable blogger and community activist in Regina, Saskatchewan. Here he answers our philosophical and practical questions about the most important issues facing our society today, and what each of us can do about them.

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Politics in the 11th hour: The Canadian Cons

May 1, 2011May 27, 2012 Ben Harack Leave a comment

The Conservative Party has deliberately lied to the Canadian populace about several of the major issues that they have focused on during this election season. The intent of this piece is to describe why we have very good reason to believe this.

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Capitalism’s Labour Transitions – An Argument for Social Welfare

March 7, 2011April 18, 2019 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Capitalist labour transitions are a heavy burden on the working class and society in general, but they are also one of the cornerstones of progress. We can solve this problem in an economically practical as well as morally and socially desirable through the creation of a strong social welfare system.

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CRTC proposes changes to Canada’s regulations for false or misleading news

February 8, 2011February 8, 2011 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Proposed changes to the Canadian broadcaster regulations for false and misleading news are likely to lead to a degradation of our public discourse.

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Canada’s Bill C-32: Copyright that can stifle creativity

January 24, 2011January 24, 2011 Ben Harack 1 Comment

The protections and advancements that Bill C-32 claims to make with regards to openness of media usage are all nullified by the digital lock sections of the bill. A digital lock takes away all of the important rights, and thus negates the flexibility of media usage.

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Time Perspectives, Global Stability, and a Future Worth Living

January 16, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 3 Comments

How do we end the era of suicide bombers? We must give them a future that is worth living for. Currently we are destroying their futures, leaving them with only their hope of taking a shortcut to heaven.

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Curtis Dorosh: Green living, building, and volunteering

December 17, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 1 Comment

How to live green? Build green buildings? Put our efforts towards a better future? Curtis Dorosh has spent much of his life trying to answer these questions. Collected here are some of his answers.

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How to argue with trolls and extremists

December 11, 2010June 1, 2017 Ben Harack 2 Comments

How to argue against those who will never change their mind, and who will undermine your attempts to discuss things meaningfully. These are our best tips for how to deal with trolls and extremists.

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The Vision of Earth Team in the cold month of January 2010

Vision of Earth in social media

December 8, 2010December 8, 2010 Ben Harack Leave a comment

At Vision of Earth, we have been innovating our social media presence. Here we discuss how you can interact with us through Facebook, Twitter, RSS, email, Digg, Reddit, and our newsletter.

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