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Welcome to the Max Gladwell newsletter, a weekly overview of stories that affect and shape our quality of life. You've been subscribed through some type of interaction with the blog or those who manage it (most likely Rob Reed). If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please feel free to unsubscribe via the link at the bottom of the email. If you choose to stay, here's what you can expect. The Max Gladwell blog covers five primary topic areas: - How social media is changing the world for the better and improving our quality of life.
- How companies and organizations, specifically in the green and nonprofit areas, are using social media (Web 2.0) as a marketing and communications medium.
- How companies are combining social media and green living into unique products and business models.
- How cutting-edge social media tools and resources can be utilized for green or socially responsible ends.
- How Web 3.0 will impact our quality of life.
The MG newsletter takes a slightly different approach. It is a weekly media filter that provides information and insight about how our health and wellbeing (our quality of life) is being affected in so many different ways and what we can do about it. When it comes to maintaining or improving our quality of life, there is no single answer or solution. But staying informed and taking a holistic approach is essential. It is not enough to reduce our carbon footprint or get in shape or become active in our communities. Like any system, the whole of our quality of life is greater than the sum of its parts. Which is why we take a much broader view of what it means to live green. Others have made a distinction by calling this BLUE living. However the semantics play out, what we mean is to live well and improve quality of life. That is the filter we apply. The result is what you see below. We hope you find it valuable and continue to subscribe. We also encourage you to explore "The MG Network" of social media sites and services. This can be found in the left column here, along with more options in the right column of the blog. All the best, Max Gladwell
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Obesity and Global Warming
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 A medical journal charges that "the rising tide of obesity [has lead to] greater oil consumption, more food
production -- and, ultimately, an increase in the release of carbon
dioxide and other greenhouse gases."
"Eighteen percent more food energy is required in many populations
where there is a large prevalence of obesity," he said, citing a
460-calorie increase in daily food intake for an obese individual.
"There is a clear impact in terms of greenhouse gas emissions in order
to grow that food."
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What You Don't Know About GMO
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Today, more than 90 percent of the U.S. soybean crop is genetically
modified - had its DNA altered to increase production and withstand
chemical weed killers like Roundup. Nearly three- quarters of all corn
planted in the U.S. is genetically modified.
Experts say that means if it comes in a can or a box and the label
lists soybean oil or corn syrup as ingredients, odds are that it
contains GMOs. Overall, 65 percent of all products in your local
grocery store have DNA-altered ingredients...not that you'd know it by
looking.
"The industry that makes genetically modified foods fought so hard
to make sure that it wasn't labeled," nutritionist Marion Nestle tells Keteyian.
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Thriple Threat: Food, Water, and Climate Change
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There are many factors contributing to this current crisis,
including the rising price of oil, deregulated agricultural markets,
financial speculation, and biofuels. Another key factor is climate
change, which is affecting crop yield and food production. It is time
for us to get serious about understanding the way climate change
affects water resources for food production and conversely the way
agricultural water use is leading to climate change. It is noteworthy that the two sectors in the world that use the most
water, chemical intensive agriculture and fossil fuel-based energy
production, are also the biggest contributors to global warming, which
in turn further increases water stress in many regions.
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Ten Ways to Change the World Through Social Media
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| Many entrepreneurs, activists, and marketers are leveraging the social
web for positive change. In the process and by its very nature, they
are giving each of us the tools to change the world and make it a
better place. There are thousands of examples, which is precisely why Max Gladwell exists. Here are 10 worth exploring.
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Green Our Vaccines
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Join Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey for the Green Our Vaccines Rally. Jenny
and Jim are working hard to eliminate all toxins from our children's
vaccines and have our national health agencies reassess the mandatory
vaccine schedule.
Demand Congress take action to Green Our Vaccine Supply
while reassessing our current vaccine schedule. Ask Congress to
reenact legislation that would eliminate mercury and other toxins from
our children's vaccines, study the instance of Autism and other
neurological disorders in vaccinated versus unvaccinated children, and
to extend the statute of limitations to allow all children affected by
vaccine induced Autism to file in the National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program (NVICP).
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