László Monda's Blog » Global Problems http://monda.hu/blog My reality. Be my guest. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:05:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 GiveWell: Real Change for your Dollar http://monda.hu/blog/2009/10/25/givewell-real-change-for-your-dollar/ http://monda.hu/blog/2009/10/25/givewell-real-change-for-your-dollar/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:41:04 +0000 Laci http://monda.hu/blog/?p=672 GiveWell does a pretty unique job of finding out which charities it is worth donating to. Looks like it's hard to get enough information of various charities to assess their effectiveness because most of them aren't very open.

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]]> http://monda.hu/blog/2009/10/25/givewell-real-change-for-your-dollar/feed/ 0 How to Count ALL Human Carbon Emissions in the US http://monda.hu/blog/2009/10/23/how-to-count-all-human-carbon-emissions-in-the-us/ http://monda.hu/blog/2009/10/23/how-to-count-all-human-carbon-emissions-in-the-us/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:33:30 +0000 Laci http://monda.hu/blog/?p=634 Dr. Kevin Gurey has made a fabulous lecture on the topic.  It's very informative, it's full of statistical informations and has ideas to present the problem to the general public.

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I think carbon emission trading is a good motivator which is necessary seeing the effects of global warming.

]]> http://monda.hu/blog/2009/10/23/how-to-count-all-human-carbon-emissions-in-the-us/feed/ 0 King Corn http://monda.hu/blog/2009/10/19/king-corn/ http://monda.hu/blog/2009/10/19/king-corn/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:24:06 +0000 Laci http://monda.hu/blog/?p=630 I saw the above mentioned movie about two months ago and it had a profound effect on me.  If you wanna know why is there corn in our hair, how is it possible that we spend half of the money for food as our ancestors and why diabetes rised dramatically during the last decades then you should watch this movie.

The creators of this movie were inspired by the work of Michael Pollan who seems to be a very wise man and I want to read some of his books in the future.

]]> http://monda.hu/blog/2009/10/19/king-corn/feed/ 0 The Earth from Above http://monda.hu/blog/2009/06/09/the-earth-from-above/ http://monda.hu/blog/2009/06/09/the-earth-from-above/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:31:18 +0000 Laci http://monda.hu/blog/?p=452 I incredibly respect Yann Arthus-Bertrand because of his work to present the beauty of our planet and stand up for making the situation better regarding its most serious problems, such as climate change.  I've first seen The Earth from Above series on Spectrum TV.

It looks like there is a Google Earth layer on his work and GoodPlanet.org is a central place to raise public attention on the important issues and offer solutions.

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]]> http://monda.hu/blog/2009/05/22/co2-offsetting/feed/ 0 2008-2009 Petition to stop software patents in Europe http://monda.hu/blog/2009/02/19/2008-2009-petition-to-stop-software-patents-in-europe/ http://monda.hu/blog/2009/02/19/2008-2009-petition-to-stop-software-patents-in-europe/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:09:28 +0000 Laci http://monda.hu/blog/?p=304 You can sign it here: http://stopsoftwarepatents.eu/

]]> http://monda.hu/blog/2009/02/19/2008-2009-petition-to-stop-software-patents-in-europe/feed/ 0 Benefits of Trees In Urban Areas http://monda.hu/blog/2008/08/24/benefits-of-trees-in-urban-areas/ http://monda.hu/blog/2008/08/24/benefits-of-trees-in-urban-areas/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:52:04 +0000 Laci http://monda.hu/blog/2008/08/24/benefits-of-trees-in-urban-areas/
  • Benefits of Trees In Urban Areas
    • ]]>     http://monda.hu/blog/2008/08/24/benefits-of-trees-in-urban-areas/feed/ 0     Mobile phones 'more dangerous than smoking'? http://monda.hu/blog/2008/04/01/mobile-phones-more-dangerous-than-smoking/ http://monda.hu/blog/2008/04/01/mobile-phones-more-dangerous-than-smoking/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:12:01 +0000 Laci http://monda.hu/blog/2008/04/01/mobile-phones-more-dangerous-than-smoking/ Mobile phones 'more dangerous than smoking' - I'm thinking of leaving my phone at home whenever I can.

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    ]]>     http://monda.hu/blog/2008/03/30/fossil-of-the-day/feed/ 0     Daniel Goleman: Why aren't we all Good Samaritans? http://monda.hu/blog/2008/03/18/daniel-goleman-why-aren%e2%80%99t-we-all-good-samaritans/ http://monda.hu/blog/2008/03/18/daniel-goleman-why-aren%e2%80%99t-we-all-good-samaritans/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:43:06 +0000 Laci http://monda.hu/blog/2008/03/18/daniel-goleman-why-aren%e2%80%99t-we-all-good-samaritans/
  • Daniel Goleman: Why aren't we all Good Samaritans?
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