Posted in Veganism, environment on April 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
In Australia water shortage has been a real problem in recent years, particularly in south-east Queensland where dam levels in the state’s capital dropped below 20% of capacity. The Australian continent is dry, and quite hostile to cropland and grazing pasture. Much of the food we eat is imported. The current Australian population is roughly [...]
Posted in films, media on April 27, 2008 | No Comments »
In the near future, gas prices are at an astronomical high. One man is determined to find an alternate fuel source. That alternate fuel source turns out to be blood… HUMAN BLOOD.
I was looking at biodiesel information and conversion kits on the web a few days ago, and this morning the Secret Society of Vegans [...]
Posted in health on April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I found a fabulous article on the healthfulness of vegan diets during pregnancy. It also dispels many cultural bias surrounding the diet in general. Check it out! It’s quite long, but very interesting and informative.
Worry-free pregnancy: vegetarian moms-to-be can relax. A meatless diet is healthful for both mother and child
Vegetarian Times, Sept, 1997 [...]
Posted in animal rights on April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In 2007, the ‘artist’ Guillermo Vargas Habacuc, took a dog from the street, tied him to a rope in an art gallery, and starved him to death.
For several days, the ‘artist’ and the visitors of the exhibition have watched emotionless the shameful ‘masterpiece’ based on the dog’s agony, until eventually he died.
But that’s not all… [...]
Posted in animal rights on April 16, 2008 | No Comments »
ALV (Animal Liberation Victoria) in Australia has been protesting against the unnecessary abuse and slaughter of bunnies in undergrad science courses. Seriously nasty. Here’s some details:
Monash University conducts completely unnecessary live experiments on rabbits as part of undergrad science classes, but you can make them stop.
Animal Liberation Victoria was contacted in early 2007 by distressed [...]
Posted in blurt on April 9, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m not the most dedicated blogger on the planet, I’ll admit. I’ve been meaning to update. Been a bit busy with organising the wedding, ill grandfather worries, writing words forming sentences forming paragraphs filling pages, drinking copious amounts of tea, seemingly endless Buffy marathons, existential crises, and such… Soon! I’ll update soon! A recipe and [...]
