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Title: Issues/Environment/Organizations - IcebergAhead.org Nonprofit corporation focusing on both social and environmental issues facing the USA and the world. Ideas for solutions to environmental and social issues.
The_Interfaith_Coalition_for_the_Environment An organization whose purpose is to inform and inspire and inform environmental communities about their common interest in protecting and healing the earth.

The_International_Center Non-profit organization in Washington which aims to promote good governance and development through direct contacts with all levels of governments, institutions, and individuals. Provides information

International_Coastal_Cleanup A global volunteer program that sponsors annual clearing of trash from coastlines, rivers, and lakes.

International_Tree_Foundation International tree planting, tree preservation and tree education. Award and grant maker and school resource provider.

International_Wildlife_Coalition A wildlife protection group working to end animal cruelty, protect the environment, and save wildlife, including whales, marine mammals, elephants, kangaroos, koalas, swift foxes and penguins.

Kids_Ecology_Corps KEC aims to inspire young people to make environmental action part of their everyday life and generate a critical mass of people to create environmental harmony throughout the world.


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IcebergAhead.org change course!! We need your ideas and support on environmental and social issues.   IcebergAhead.org Environmental  Solutions Social  Solutions Select an Issue Diamond cars Went to a garden party Cremation over burial Piggyback Tax me More issues Select an Issue Stock Market Game One arming the poor Piggyback Went to a garden party Cremation over burial Other Issues  Change Course!!  We need your ideas & support on environmental and social issues.   homeJoin or GiveTake ActionEnvironmentalSocialContact Us Support Us      About Us       Icebergahead.org is a organization started by Dennis & Judy Holm focusing on both social and environmental issues facing the USA and the world.  We are a small grassroots organization seeking solutions and support and need your voice to help us increase our volume on the issues.      .   The name “iceberg ahead” is synonymous with the Titanic.  The lookouts’ duty on the Titanic was to alert the crew of icebergs in their path.    Just like the Titanic we think we are unsinkable.  If we do not look ahead and recognize our “icebergs”, we too could end with the same fate as the Titanic. There are both environmental and social issues that can sink mankind.  These issues need to be addressed and solutions found for us to stay on course.  A little known fact is that if the Titanic had turned six feet earlier, it would have missed the iceberg and changed history as we know it.                   Other Solutions & Links: How to help USA's Economic Crisis Diamonds are a car's best friend Cremation over burial Start a garden party Piggyback Tax me for what I use not what I own One arming the poor to pay our taxes Leveling the field in the Stock Market game Join or Give Press Room Support Us Take Action Contact Us     Read one of the articles in our guide online Saving Energy and Everything Else--One Holm at a Time By Dennis Holm Something strange happened a few months ago to Mr. Holm of rural Wisconsin.  He noticed a REA Power truck pull into his driveway.  The REA employee got out of his truck and began to walk around his property. Mr. Holm went outside and said, “What’s the problem?”  The REA employee stated “I was sent out to your property to see why you are using such little electricity”.   Mr. Holm said, “I don’t waste anything!” The REA employee checked out the electric meter and found everything in working order and left.  To truly understand Mr. Holm you would need to have known him as I have for over 47 years. I am fortunate to be one of his and his late wife Dorothy’s six children. (Read Full Article)   Please read our 2017 Survival Guide PDF All Rights Reserved  IcebergAhead.org 2002-08 Email: dholm@icebergahead.org   Dennis @ Judy wrote the follow on June 2007 while camping in upper Minnesota. 2017 Survival Guide While walking the trails at Hoffman Hills, located a few miles away from my home in Wisconsin close to where I was born, I came across a small cylinder a few paces off the main trail. Normally I would have just made a comment that someone should not have left trash in this beautiful place. Hoffman Hills is a 707-acre state park that in the last 4-5 years has drawn my attention. Over the past couple of years I walked it with my Dad during the time my mother had terminal cancer. This day though was different. The sun was bright and a shiny object caught my eye off the path. I stopped and made my way through the briar brushes and kneeled down and unscrewed the cap pulling out some papers that were inside. The next thing that happened was what really shocked me. I looked at the condition of the papers which were yellowish and a little bit worn and on the cover it read “2017 Survival Guide” written by Dennis and Judy Holm. Right then I looked around and thought I must be on camera. This must be some kind of TV reality show but I was the only one there that day. On that day I was the only one hiking those hills so I sat down in the leaves and proceeded to read this guide that was left by me to me. Now of course you would say that this is fiction. How could a person write something ten years from now and that person, the same person also be present to get the message? And of course this story may partially or completely be all fiction. But let’s take a moment and think about it. What if time does not only travel forward but it is possible to also travel back in time. I know that may be hard to believe but when you throw a rock into a pond the ripples do not only go one way, they go in all directions. The bigger the rock of course the bigger the wave. So what if the future me sent a message back for me to write this guide. I will give you a couple of analogies. A personal one would be when suddenly you find yourself in front of your soul mate, the person you will spend most of your life with. There seems to be some kind of chemistry or some sort of magnetic field that is saying, “this is the one”. Something that stops and makes you think that maybe this is the future me saying that this is the one! Another analogy would be the date that all of us September 11 or rather the number 911, 2001 when even after we are long gone generations from now will remember that date. What if that date didn’t only ripple forward in time and become a signpost for future generations but was also sent back in time. In 1967 they were coming up with a phone number that people could call for an emergency. Now they came up with it because at that point everybody was calling the operator tying up the operator’s time, which was not efficient. They wanted to make sure that the people with emergencies were given priority and came up with the number 911. Now anyone who grew up in the 60’s would understand 911 really didn’t really make much sense, as all the phones were rotary. In an emergency you would dial the 9 and wait for the rotary to go all the way back before you could dial the 1 1. If someone was having a heart attack or being robbed and they would have to wait for that 9 to rotate all the way back but then think of which 911 came first. When I think of 911 the people I always think of are the fireman and police who gave their lives to save so many that day. Perhaps what was sent back in time is that 911 represents police and fire. It is something to think about. So I hope that you will read this guide and perhaps it is fiction now but may be it won’t be fiction within the next 10 years. Bike and Barkfest Commune-ity.  Saturday June 24, 2017. The time is dusk. The sun has already set on the deck of the commune-ity. On the edge of the woods a doe jumps onto the meadow. She stops and stares looking up at me. For a moment noises and the people around me become still. She breaks the stare and looks to her right at voices that are coming from down field. I turn my head and notice the people getting ready for the Saturday evening dance. Portable dance floors have been placed and dancing under the stars on Saturday night has commenced. We began a tradition to bring together locals and musicians to come and celebrate. One guy is tuning his banjo and the fiddler and harmonica players are also readying their song. Girls and guys are starting to congregate near the dance floor with their laughter rising from the valley. People are sitting on the small knoll near the dance floor with their blankets ready for an evening of star watching, music and dancing. Surrounding the dance floor are the main gardens of the commune-ity. To the right of the garden are the fruit trees and berry bushes. I notice children and parents are merrily chatting as they hold their solar flashlights and proceed to walk back to their campsites about ¼ mile up the trail. Down by the bike barn instructors are helping students learn how to maintain their bikes and keep them in good working order. The chickens have all gone to roost for the evening and a group of people are getting ready for their evening trek to the observatory tower for a night of stargazing and meditation with their solar flashlights in hand. I look back at the deer that has been grazing and gracing the field and from the pond frogs are croaking to their delight. Behind me from the main room, people are playing cards and joking with each other. A small group is gathering around Billy Bob Thornton Jr. who has just returned from his two days of solitude at our Henry David Thoreau Cabin. He recites a poem he wrote for his Dad. After the past ten years it’s nice to hear people laughing and after all we have experienced it seems surreal. I think we are finally back on course. Lining up the road into Hoffman Hills are bikers returning from their ride on the Red Cedar State Trail. Electric commuter cars are also coming back from delivering their food to the local food shelves. Dennistradamus Forecasts and Predictions Many of us may feel that we are currently on the deck of the Titanic. The ship has lulled us into a false sense of security of wealth and prosperity. The lower decks are filled with the working poor. We are all headed for the same icebergs. We are all on this journey together –we can’t get off. Together we must change our course. Recession starts the 4th quarter of 2007 due to housing bubble, sub-prime loans, gas prices and the trade and budget deficits careening out of control in the US. This recession carries all the way through 2008 ending in 2009. The Bush administration’s final days were counted down throughout the world like the ball dropping from Time Square on New Years Eve. As the days got closer President Bush-bashing parties were abound. It was like the end of Hoover’s administration and President Roosevelt was riding in. There was even a reenactment of Bushvilles on the same grounds as the original Hoovervilles near the White House. The colleges vying for President Bush’s library stated that due to budget constraints they needed to bow out of contention. President Bush’s poll numbers dropped to an all time low of just 11%. Not only did President Bush take down his own administration but also the Republican Party became the minority party for years to come. In 2008 the Republicans in power foresaw the writing on the wall and turned away from the Bush administration during his final year in office but it did not save them from losing many seats in 2008. The election of President Barak Obama in 2008 The nation and the world thirsts and hungers for truth, vision, and leadership. After winning the nomination in his acceptance speech President Obama challenges the electorate. “Don’t just send me to Washington. I need some navigators and lookouts to help me get our great country on track. Vote not only for me but also for all my fellow democratic nominees. Some of these course corrections may seem severe; however look farther than yourself. Look into the eyes of your children, grandchildren and beyond. One person cannot steer us from the dangers that are imminent. Leave your fears behind and envision a new beginning, a New World.” The world stops to hear his inaugural speech. It is the most watched event to date. Possible excerpts from his speech: “ Mankind is currently aboard the Titanic.” The crowd moans – he raises his hands and says “ It’s ok, it’s ok. The captain of the ill-fated Titanic did not listen to the advice of his experts. Instead he charged full steam ahead into dangerous waters. The previous administration has taken us into similar perilous waters such as charging into Iraq without a plan, deficit spending, ignoring problems concerning healthcare, energy, social security, Medicare and even dismissed global warming. One of my first acts will be a thoughtful pull out of forces occupying Iraq. I pledge to listen to the leading economists, scientists and scholars on the approaching icebergs ahead for our country and the world. I am not fearful of having learned people working with me in this administration. I welcome them. One man may captain a ship but all of us traveling together have a part to play in the survival and flourishing of the human race. For the children, as students your part is to engage and immerse yourselves in the humanities, math and sciences. You could be the one to discover the next cure or a new energy source and even be the captain of this ship in the future. Remember, if a man named Barak Obama has the audacity to dream and the opportunity and privilege to serve our great nation you too can realize your hopes and dreams.” Foreclosures have already become rampant This trend continues for the next few years until we hit bottom in 2011. Banks and mortgage companies flooded with foreclosures start offering some of the homeowners new creative programs to keep them to continue paying their loans. The McCastle to McNugget program allows the homeowners to continue to live in part of their home. The remaining space is converted into apartment(s), which the loan holders rent or sell to help cover their investment costs. The current owner must pay their mortgage on time for 3 years before they are able to sell their unit. Most new home development is limited to less than 1500 square feet of living space. When our government begins the practice of living within its means and eliminates deficit spending, the example is clear to all of us. Property Tax Freeze Bill of 2009 Due to the high amount of foreclosures the government freezes homeowners’ property taxes to 2005 levels to help reduce the cost of owning a home plus forces the reduction of our use of natural resources. The local governments were heavily taxing our homes through property taxes. They needed the revenue to run our local government operations. Tax me for what I use not for what I own. Cities are only able to increase our bills for natural resources. As the costs of these items increase residents begin to conserve them. Our five year goal is to reduce our per person usage of limited resources by 50 percent. Programs and new technologies will help us reach our goals. The news is full of cities that are running low on natural resources needed to function. These natural resources are water, natural gas, electricity, and removal of trash. On one hand our city and municipal government wants us to use our water because it is a revenue center but on the other hand when a drought occurs, the city creates watering restrictions and/or bans certain watering activities. This Bill forces us to have a long-term water reduction program to help us conserve our limited water resources. Note: We are all down stream from someone. If we abuse water, those down stream does not have the needed water to live. This can easily be said about all of the other limited resources that we use daily. Part of the Bill allows cities and states to charge a premium for the natural resources. Many of the states setup two tiered pricing for natural resources. Example: The first 100 gallons of water per household is charged at a low rate, but the remaining gallons of water are at a premium rate. “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” Albert Einstein The mystery of the missing bees in North America is revealed? In the next year or two a whistle-blower from one of the 20 multinational corporations that dominate the food trade comes forward. The whistle blower is so secret that even congress does not know her name. She states that genetically engineered agriculture may have caused the bees to be missing. The real problem is we can’t put the genie back in the bottle. It is now part of our environment. The only thing we can do is to hope that the bees can adapt to their new environment. USA stops any new genetic engineered agriculture from being introduced into the environment. We import bees from other nations to help us pollinate our crops. The bees’ population starts to increase again by 2012 in North America. Other countries ban genetically engineered agriculture and North American bees from entering their county. Health care in the USA is forced to change Due to spiraling out of control health care costs employers will be responsible for CCB’s –cuts – colds — and breaks. The employer pays a base rate for each employee and employees’ contributions are based upon their risk factors. Smoking, obesity, and drug and alcohol abuse for example, results in higher premiums to those employees. Premiums are reevaluated every six months. A national one percent health tax on consumer goods is earmarked for major medical needs. Limitations are placed on a maximum payment per person and restrictions are made on operations and procedures based on age and outcome. Example: A 98 year-old person will not be considered for a quadruple bypass. There are limited dollars. Public lands used to help private Americans The green spaces of cities are utilized as more than chemically fertilized areas to look at as we drive by. Areas are designated for community gardens, which are composted and maintained by local communities and grade schools. This extends beyond individual communities to city, county, state and national parks on a bigger scale. Later in this guide we will speak about a vision of redesigning Hoffman Hills State Park as our example. 30 percent of food grown in these public areas rightfully belong to the food shelves. “Seeds for those in Need” – food pantries provide individuals seeds, starter plants, soil, compost and use of a tiller. In return 30 percent comes back to the nearest food pantry. This encourages people to nurture the land and their relationships with fellow neighbors. As cities, counties and national park budgets are reduced the result is individual communities take ownership and pride in maintaining their local public lands and waterways. The coming economic storm of 2010 Recession of 2007-2009 was only the tip of the iceberg. China’s stock market crashed late in 2009 after the Olympics. Some feel that China woke up and realized their resources —both human and natural were being traded for USA’s IOU’s (treasury bills). China started selling off their T-bills at 90% of their value. This caused the US dollar’s value to plummet. Due to the drop hyperinflation on imported goods and our ability to run deficits came to a screeching halt. Within a year major commodities were changed from the dollar standard to the Euro. This prompted the price of gas to jump to over $7/gallon. Due to the high price of gasoline airlines revise their ticket sales. Tickets are purchased with price range dependent on occupancy of your flight. Airlines start utilizing and retrofitting smaller planes for fuel economy. The old prop planes are dug out of storage. The high price of gas affects all corners of our nation US Post Office only delivers U.S. Mail on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Schools operate on a four-day week. More workers are offered 4-day workweeks and staggered shifts. The return of the big SUVs in 2010 This is not the SUV return the big three American automakers had prayed for. This is the last thing the banks and dealers wanted to happen. The cost of gas makes trade-in values of the big SUV almost zero. Auto loans are normally tied to the car. If you do not make your car loan, your car is taken back by the bank or the dealer who wrote you the loan. SUV owners find themselves upside down in the SUV loans with only one option. Return the SUV back to the bank or dealer and purchase a small car for their transportation needs. Banks and dealerships flooded with returning SUVs need to move fast to move the SUVs off their books or persuade the SUV owners to keep their cars. A big car conversion kits was developed. The kits sell for around $1500 to $3000 each. The SUV will get an electric motor with batteries that can be charged by plugging in or driving the car. They also install a cylinder reduction kit that with the flip of a switch by the dashboard turns an eight-cylinder SUV into a four-cylinder engine. The conversion doubles the mpg of the SUVs. Diamond Bill of 2010 The Diamond lanes are the mirage of the freeway system. They were built to reward drivers with two passengers per car called carpooling. But 79 % of us travel to and from work by ourselves. The bill allows small (diamond) cars with one passenger that averages 35-mpg or more to drive in the diamond lanes. By moving the small cars into the diamond lanes we all get the following benefits: We all use less gas because traffic flow increases. The small (diamond) car owners will get to work in the shortest time. We will be utilizing the diamond lanes that we already paid taxpayer dollars to build. We will be promoting fuel economy that will protect the environment, conserve resources for future generations, reduce oil imports, and save money. Plus the bill allows mopeds to ride on the shoulders of city interstates and bicycle paths to reduce the amount of people traveling to work by car. A new group of drivers enter the roadways called “Xtreme Drivers”. They never go over 60 mph and coast into stop signs and down hills plus take off slow from a full stop. These “Xtreme Drivers” make saving gas a sport. They track their mpg on Web sites and proudly post “Xtreme Driver” bumper stickers on their back bumpers. Automakers even create a new “Xtreme Driver” button on new cars to help you save gas. When the button is on, your car will not travel faster than 60 mph plus when you take your foot of the gas the car safely shifts into neutral, which allows you to coast further. A premium level “Xtreme Driver” can get over 20 percent higher mpg than a normal driver. Pension Reduction Act of 2010 The government is not able to take over pensions that defaulted. They allow troubled companies to reduce pensions by up to fifty percent, which includes city, county, state, and federal government sponsored pensions. No one is spared. What shocks more than the pension reduction is the 401(k) grab-back. Part of the pension reduction act allows companies in distress to grab-back half of their committed 401(k) matching funds. Gaming Reform Act of 2011 The government had designed a new tax in the early 1980’s that on a percentage basis took much more money from the poorest residents. It is called the State lottery games. The State run lottery games were designed to help raise tax revenues for the State. It is a known fact that on a percentage basis the poorest state residents purchase the majority of the lottery tickets. We have all been behind someone that purchased a hundred dollars in State lottery tickets and/or State scratch off tickets. This individual normally does not appear to be able to afford even one ticket. There is someone more addicted to the lottery than you or I. Your State can’t live without these tax dollars. With the China crash of 2010 the poor were gambling more frequently which increased problems for the State and federal government. Many will say that people are not forced to play the State lottery games but we hear lottery ads on TV, radio, and print pushing us to take a chance at millions of easy money. One dollar could change your life. The reform act goal was not to stop having State run gambling but reduce the current burden on some of our poorest residents. By allowing each resident to use only a limited percentage of their income on the state run lotteries and area casinos, we are evening out the tax burden and financial strain that we are currently placing on the poor. The technology already exists to change the gaming programs. Residents who wish to purchase state lottery tickets or visit a casino are given a special gaming debit card. Residents will be allowed to purchase a percentage of their last year’s income divided by the month. Example: Resident makes $20,000 in 2010. If the amount allowed is 1% of their income, the resident will have up to $16.67 per month to spend on the lottery or casinos. If short of cash, they could reduce the transfer or use some or all of the cash on the special debit card for any other purchase. Note: All State lottery purchases and winnings or casino gambling would be processed only on the special debit card. People may say, “Why change a system to prevent a few from abusing it?” Those that abuse the system do not only hurt themselves. They cause problems for their families and society. Yes, sales will be reduced by the new system but the state should not be in the business of hurting the people they are responsible to protect. Years 2012 through 2017 President Barak Obama was easily reelected in 2012. He tells the American people the truth. He takes the lead from President Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats and President Obama has his Weekly Webcast Chats and open press conferences. He challenges the American citizenry to expect as much if not more of themselves as they do of their children. Be kind, be inclusive, and mentor those who may be falling behind, allow all into the discussion and always, always question authority. 2012 ends with the lights still working just like Y2K on New Years Eve 2000. It has become instinctive for people to reach out to their community and  beyond. The ME generations have finally matured into the WE generation.   Plus much more on the 2017 Survival Guide PDF at Icebergahead.org Thank you Dennis @ Judy     Hit Counter
 

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