The way we was
Mood:
bright
Topic: Green
Oh my god, a brand new reason not to recycle throw away or generally sell old National Geographic magazines at your garage sales for 10 cents each (as if you needed another)
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/275678
A new report and press release from the "New Economics Foundation" (you've heard of them,right?) has come up with a "Happy Planet Index," ranking countries with the most contented people using data such as the ecological footprint and overall life expectancy of countries (these are some somehow interrelated?) But the report sez:
"Costa Ricans report the highest life satisfaction in the world and have the second-highest average life expectancy of the new world (second to Canada),"
While Britain ranked 74th, the United States snagged the 114th spot, because of its hefty consumption and massive ecological footprint.
The United States was greener and happier 20 years ago than it is today, the report said.
Hence, the reason why you might want to hang on some more to those dear old National Geographic magazines.
As far as nostalgia goes, theres a real future there in the past.
But I have also heard that Panama is a great place to retire. Never read the whole thread to see if anyone dared put 'prostitution' and 'legal' in the same sentence (as if that ever spelled happiness to anyone) , but happy sailing to them all!
This year, it passed an anti-trafficking law; trained nearly 1,000 police, immigration agents and health workers to respond to trafficking; launched a national awareness campaign; and improved efforts to identify and care for victims...so reports Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Washington Post.
Esp important, she remarks, in this economic climate.
Hat tip , er, nod, wink, er...low5 to RYP.
And heres one for him, which I found after looking into Forbes 8 Celebrity Business failures, obviously his is not one of them but them again I wouldn't know if he's considering his self a celebrity ...but it is status no matter what.
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