Dalai Lama

<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">=</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/dalai-lama-climate-change-book-2648871359.html">https://www.ecowatch.com/dalai-lama-climate-change-book-2648871359.html</a></font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">=</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="https://theconversation.com/how-the-dalai-lama-is-chosen-and-why-china-wants-to-appoint-its-own-114351">https://theconversation.com/how-the-dalai-lama-is-chosen-and-why-china-wants-to-appoint-its-own-114351</a></font></p>

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<a href="http://www.alternet.org/documentaries/noam-chomsky-stars-new-documentary-about-major-risks-humanity-faces-pesticides"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">http://www.alternet.org/documentaries/noam-chomsky-stars-new-documentary-about-major-risks-humanity-faces-pesticides</font></a>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American companies are legally permitted to manufacture dangerous pesticides for export—even after the chemicals have been banned in the U.S.? There are policies that create a "circle of poison"; toxic chemicals traveling around the world, ironically imported back to the U.S. through foodstuffs we eat. </font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style=" background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>Circle of Poison</em>, a groundbreaking <a href="http://www.circleofpoisonfilm.com/" style=" color: rgb(241, 96, 44); text-decoration: none;">documentary</a> by Nick Capezzera, Evan Mascagni and Shannon Post, unveils the unrelenting corruption of this cycle. The film features interviews with Jimmy Carter, Vandana Shiva, Noam Chomsky, Patrick Leahy, and the</span><span style=" background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> Dalai Lama</span><span style=" background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, as well as footage from India, Mexico, Argentina, Bhutan, and the United States, in order to illustrate the global impact of the pesticide trade and how communities are fighting back.</span></font>

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<div><a href="http://www.alternet.org/environment/dalai-lama-endorses-pope-francis-climate-change-encyclical" style=" line-height: 25px;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">http://www.alternet.org/environment/dalai-lama-endorses-pope-francis-climate-change-encyclical</font></a></div>

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<p style=" margin: 0px 0px 22px; line-height: 32px !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">He also emphasized that words alone are not enough top stop climate change. “It is not sufficient to just express views, we must set a timetable for change in the next two to four years.”</font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The Tibetan spiritual leader also spoke about the need to end war, calling the concept of war “outdated.” The Dalai Lama said we need to shift our focus to launch a global effort to tackle climate change. “Countries think about their own national interest rather than global interests and that needs to change because the environment is a global issue.”</font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">He also stressed that everyone needs to take action even on an individual level to reduce their impact. To end the holy leader’s visit, Singer Patti Smith presented the Dalai Lama, who turns 80 today, with a birthday cake and led the crowd in singing happy birthday to him.</font></p>

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<div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">endorsed free market on c-span? at CTT?  salvation is individual?</font></div>

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