Tag: <span>environment</span>

Citizenship Reconsidered: Five Essential Responsibilities in a Functioning Democracy

Sadly the founders of America didn’t think to make a Bill of Responsibilities when they were writing the Bill of Rights. Perhaps they thought they were self evident. Or perhaps they didn’t want to dictate what people should do. In my opinion there are certain things that individuals owe to …

How the earthquakes in Tokyo helped the environment

On March 11th the 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Sendai sent a tsunami which destroyed much of the coast and killed thousands of people.  In Tokyo, the largest city in Japan and home to over 12 million people, the earthquake had a slightly different effect.  It forced people to …