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Mark Alok O'Brien

Alok O’Brien is a writer and social activist, and founding editor of Kindred magazine. Having spent many years involved in the modern spirituality movement, he was ignited as an activist by 911 and the potential for catastrophe that lay in what that event allowed.

Environmental Justice

Inconvenient Fallacies; some Greenhouse Truths

Mark Alok O'Brien Nov 1, 2007 0

Lots of people I know are opting to have their local Council come and change all their lightbulbs to compact flouro lights (CFLs) in the belief that…

Conscious Parenting

I used to ‘have a life’ (Now I have a bigger one) Life as a stepdad

Mark Alok O'Brien Sep 28, 2007 0

When I first began falling in love with Leigh, I couldn’t really relate to her kids. Initially I kept away from them, not wanting to create any…

Child development

Martial Arts: a foundation of life & learning

Mark Alok O'Brien Sep 28, 2007 0

Martial arts can be one of the best things a child could do to prepare him or herself for life.…

Environmental Justice

Blowin’ in the Wind: A review of the film

Mark Alok O'Brien Sep 14, 2007 0

Blowin’ in the Wind, by award winning filmmaker David Bradbury and co-producer Peter Scott is a wake-up film that exposes the…

Environmental Justice

Nuclear Power Australia – the World’s Nuclear Dump

Mark Alok O'Brien May 29, 2007 0

From Nuclear Power: Is it really a Greenhouse Solution? Since the 1980s the US has spent some $5 billion on storage facilities…

Environmental Justice

Nuclear Power vs Renewables

Mark Alok O'Brien May 29, 2007 0

Continued from Nuclear power... The nuclear lobby’s biggest argument over renewables relates to their supposed inability…

Environmental Justice

Nuclear Power: Debunking the myths

Mark Alok O'Brien May 29, 2007 0

Myth: Nuclear power is green Reality: If the entire production cycle is considered, then nuclear is not only no ‘greener’ than…

Environmental Justice

Nuclear Power: Debunking Nuclear Industry Claims

Mark Alok O'Brien May 29, 2007 0

(Continued on from Nuclear Power: Is it really a Greenhouse solution?) These claims are from the Uranium Information Centre:1…

Environmental Justice

Nuclear Power: is it really a greenhouse solution?

Mark Alok O'Brien May 29, 2007 0

It kind of crept up on me towards the end of 2005, as it was being slowly introduced into editorials, news items, and page three stories. All of a…

Environmental Justice

Legacy of Treason – Depleted Uranium and the Poisoning of Humanity

Mark Alok O'Brien Nov 16, 2006 0

treason n 1 betrayal of one's sovereign or country. 2 any treachery or betrayal. treasonable adj treasonous adj In recent years I have…