Shailja Blog: December 13, 2009

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	Be a part of Migritude's journey. No contribution is too small - or too large. $2 buys coffee for a volunteer. $15 rents a rehearsal studio for an hour. $100 covers 2 hours of lighting / tech / set design. $500 helps fly Shailja to international festivals!! You can also make a tax-deductible donation by check. Please email shailja@shailja.com for details.		my blog Thursday, December 17, 2009 carbon footprint of war At Sweden's Tallberg Forum in July this year, I pointed out the elephant in the room in all the discussions on global warming and climate crisis - the impact of Empire, and its machinery of industrial warfare. What is the carbon footprint of the 250,000 bombs exploded on the Iraqi people by the US and its NATO allies? The uprooting of 1.5 million trees by Israel in its ongoing brutal military occupation of Palestine? Finally, someone has come up with a brilliant and long-needed quantitative analysis of what war actually contributes to global warming - Steve Kretzmann of Oil Change International. Read it here. posted by shailja at 8:12 PM 0 comments links to this post Previous Posts carbon footprint of war Burden Of Peace lightness of fall optimism and resilience The Value of Nothing Power of an image Water. Hot. Art Is A Migrant Say, Sing It, Dance To It extraction Archives January 26, 2003 February 23, 2003 March 30, 2003 April 27, 2003 June 01, 2003 June 29, 2003 August 31, 2003 November 30, 2003 February 01, 2004 July 04, 2004 August 01, 2004 September 05, 2004 October 31, 2004 November 28, 2004 February 27, 2005 April 03, 2005 May 01, 2005 July 31, 2005 August 28, 2005 November 20, 2005 November 27, 2005 December 04, 2005 December 11, 2005 December 18, 2005 December 25, 2005 January 01, 2006 January 08, 2006 January 15, 2006 January 22, 2006 January 29, 2006 February 05, 2006 February 12, 2006 February 19, 2006 February 26, 2006 March 05, 2006 March 12, 2006 March 19, 2006 March 26, 2006 April 02, 2006 April 09, 2006 April 16, 2006 April 23, 2006 May 07, 2006 May 14, 2006 May 21, 2006 May 28, 2006 June 04, 2006 June 25, 2006 July 02, 2006 July 09, 2006 July 16, 2006 July 23, 2006 July 30, 2006 August 06, 2006 August 13, 2006 August 20, 2006 August 27, 2006 September 03, 2006 September 10, 2006 September 17, 2006 September 24, 2006 October 01, 2006 October 08, 2006 October 15, 2006 October 22, 2006 October 29, 2006 November 05, 2006 November 12, 2006 November 19, 2006 November 26, 2006 December 03, 2006 December 31, 2006 January 07, 2007 January 28, 2007 February 04, 2007 February 11, 2007 February 18, 2007 February 25, 2007 March 04, 2007 March 11, 2007 March 18, 2007 March 25, 2007 April 01, 2007 April 08, 2007 April 15, 2007 April 22, 2007 April 29, 2007 May 06, 2007 May 13, 2007 May 20, 2007 June 03, 2007 June 10, 2007 June 17, 2007 June 24, 2007 July 01, 2007 July 08, 2007 July 15, 2007 July 29, 2007 August 05, 2007 August 12, 2007 August 19, 2007 August 26, 2007 September 02, 2007 September 09, 2007 September 16, 2007 September 23, 2007 September 30, 2007 October 21, 2007 October 28, 2007 November 04, 2007 November 11, 2007 November 18, 2007 November 25, 2007 December 02, 2007 December 16, 2007 December 30, 2007 January 06, 2008 January 13, 2008 January 20, 2008 January 27, 2008 February 03, 2008 February 10, 2008 February 24, 2008 March 02, 2008 March 16, 2008 April 06, 2008 May 18, 2008 May 25, 2008 June 08, 2008 June 22, 2008 June 29, 2008 July 06, 2008 July 13, 2008 July 27, 2008 August 03, 2008 August 10, 2008 August 17, 2008 August 24, 2008 August 31, 2008 September 14, 2008 September 21, 2008 September 28, 2008 October 05, 2008 October 12, 2008 October 19, 2008 October 26, 2008 November 02, 2008 November 09, 2008 November 23, 2008 November 30, 2008 December 07, 2008 December 14, 2008 December 21, 2008 December 28, 2008 January 04, 2009 January 11, 2009 January 18, 2009 January 25, 2009 February 01, 2009 February 08, 2009 February 15, 2009 February 22, 2009 March 01, 2009 March 08, 2009 March 15, 2009 March 22, 2009 March 29, 2009 April 05, 2009 April 12, 2009 April 19, 2009 April 26, 2009 May 03, 2009 May 10, 2009 May 17, 2009 May 24, 2009 May 31, 2009 June 07, 2009 June 14, 2009 June 21, 2009 July 05, 2009 July 19, 2009 July 26, 2009 August 09, 2009 August 16, 2009 August 23, 2009 August 30, 2009 September 06, 2009 September 13, 2009 September 20, 2009 September 27, 2009 October 04, 2009 October 11, 2009 October 18, 2009 October 25, 2009 November 01, 2009 November 08, 2009 November 15, 2009 November 22, 2009 November 29, 2009 December 06, 2009 December 13, 2009

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