[Update January 31,  2010, I have removed the word “fre….g” from the title of this post, cannot change it in the url, I am a rather innocent person when it comes to some words that refer to things that are indecent in nature, and quite embarrassed, so forgive me for the oversight…this post is about an event promoting preserving the earth, “going green”.]

I’ve learned a new European term or two today when reading about the Glastonbury Festival, and have had a bit of fun doing so.  One of those terms is “fag butts”, hmm, I’m thinking, what could that mean?  So I did searches on Google and Bing, and found that they are used butts of cigarettes that can either be nicely disposed of, or thrown on the ground causing an unsightly mess.  One thing leads to another, and I find myself reading about Green Police and looking at pictures like the one to the right.

It’s all kind of funny, the way they are handling the whole “going green” concept in the UK, they are doing it with humor and more through the Save the World Club. The group is an active one! There are lists of events throughout the year, but a big one that is coming up is the Glastonbury Festival which approaches conserving the environment and preserving our natural resources in a fun way. You will need a Green Police application as soon as possible…and if you haven’t a clue about who the Green Police are, you will find a lot to read and learn about that, too. I think this sounds like a cause worth getting behind, and like the idea that it’s done all in good fun.

Raj Patel tackles the subject of saving the planet….but maybe not the way you’re thinking, more like saving the planet from financial devastation.

The news is full of talk about big government, government overspending, the desire for government to be by the people and for the people, and not the people being controlled by the government. Raj Patel shares a refreshing perspective on how people need to organize themselves in ways so that we the people, not the governments, can decide how to share our world and it’s resources. The book “The Value of Nothing” with a big zero the cover, which fittingly opens with Oscar Wild’s quote “nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing,” is available now…you can find out much more about it through any of the links in this post. Be sure to listen to the author on the video below.

As a matter of fact, you may just be able to win a copy of the book.

Other books by the author include such compelling titles as “Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World’s Food System”, “Promised Land: Competing Visions of Agrarian Reform”; “Food Rebellions: Crisis and the Hunger for Justice” and “Voices of the Poor: Can Anybody Hear Us”.