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NobelPeacePrize:No Nukes! 19 y
Nobel Peace Prize given for emphasis on diplomacy rather than war in Mohamed ElBaradei's drive to curb the development of atomic weapons by Iran and North Korea.
IAEA, ElBaradei win Nobel Peace Prize
Panel cites efforts to resolve nuclear standoffs using diplomacy, not war
Leonhard Foeger / Reuters
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei, seen here at a December press conference, was awarded the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Updated: 11:11 a.m. ET Oct. 7, 2005
OSLO, Norway - Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency won the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their drive to curb the spread of atomic weapons by using diplomacy to resolve standoffs with Iran and North Kor ... read more Wild Foods 19 y
Great way to introduce kids (and adults!) to wild foods!
Thanks to Helene Idels, facilitator of Grapevine-SanDiego (GrapevineSanDiego@yahoogroups.com) for this post:
Recipe Books
Check out these cute recipe and herb books that Helene came across in the
children’s book collection at the library where she work:
Peter Rabbit’s Natural Foods Cookbook
by arnold dobrin
(look for it at Amazon)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0723261423/103-8920174-0154246?...
description:
Includes recipes for sandwiches, soups, salads, and desserts with hints
on cooking techniques and handling kitchen equipment.
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... read more "Green" Evangelism 19 y
Can an evangelical Christian be a staunch environmentalist? The answer is YES, and leader Richard Cizik's mission is to convert tens of millions of Americans to the cause of conservation, using a right-to-life framework.
Cizik Matters
An interview with green evangelical leader Richard Cizik
By Amanda Griscom Little
05 Oct 2005
Polluters will have to answer to God, not just government, according to Richard Cizik. Vice president of governmental affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals, Cizik is a pro-Bush Bible-brandishing reverend zealously opposed to abortion, gay marriage, and embryonic stem-cell research. He is also on a mission to convert tens of millions of Americans to the cause of conservation, using a right-to-life framework. Cizik has been crisscrossing the U.S. ... read more Eco-Used Cars 19 y
Can't afford a Hybrid? I've heard nothing but good news about the Honda Civic being a great car to buy used!
On used cars
By Umbra Fisk 03 Oct 2005
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Dear Umbra, With rising -- OK, skyrocketing -- gas prices, I would like to invest in a car that gets good mileage and is reliable. However, I can’t afford a new Toyota Prius. Do you have any suggestions for environmentally friendly used cars that those of us on a budget might be able to invest in? Living in Wyoming, I have to travel long distances on a frequent basis, and public transportat ... read more ECO-ALERT:Energy RipOff! 19 y
The House is moving new energy bills that would let the oil industry drill in the Arctic Refuge, plunder our coastal waters, and evade pollution controls. The first critical vote will come this Friday! TAKE ACTION TODAY!
Dear NRDC Action Fund Supporter,
The House is moving new energy bills that would let the oil industry drill in the Arctic Refuge, plunder our coastal waters, and evade pollution controls. The first critical vote will come this Friday! TAKE ACTION TODAY!
... read more Earth Charter Summit 19 y
Learn more about sustainable living at this FREE public event!
From: Jim Bell
Date: 10/03/05
I’ll be a keynote speaker at the EARTH CHARTER SUMMIT this Sat., (10/8) at the Palomar UU Fellowship, 1600 Buena Vista Dr. in Vista CA, 1:00 to 6:00 PM.
The event is free.
For more info call 760 721 3091.
My talk will lay out an economic plan to make regions, states and countries renewable energy, water and FOOD self-sufficient.
Please pass the word, Jim
See Jim’s website for a complimentary download of
his books: "Achieving Eco-nomic Security on ... read more
CA Targets Slavery 19 y
California takes lead on ending human trafficking, also known as "modern-day slavery"
September 22, 2005 Los Angeles Times : California
Governor Signs Bills Targeting Slave Rings
The legislation creates a felony crime of human trafficking and provides new support for victims.
By Jordan Rau, Times Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger approved a package of legislation Wednesday intended to crack down on slave rings that force people — often poor and illegal immigrants — to perform menial and sometimes debasing work in sweatshops,construction and prostitution.
”The practice of trafficking in human beings — modern-day slavery — is a horrific crime ... read more Youth Eco-Activists! 19 y
Seven young people, ages 15 to 21, received awards for their innovations in environmental and social justice movements, from saving sea turtles to restoring wetlands and addressing their local community eco-social justice issues...these young people are our future NOW!
Brower Youth Award winners share their stories and their hopes
By Sarah van Schagen 27 Sep 2005
It was Whitney Houston who told us that the children are our future. And in the case of this year’s Brower Youth Award winners, she couldn’t be closer to the truth. They are seven activists, aged 15 to 21, who represent varied backgrounds, communities, and missions. On Friday, Sept. 30, they will all be recognized for their hard work. The Brower Youth Awards, named in honor of venerable activist David Brower and presented every year since 2000, spotlight young people leading tomorr ... read more End World Poverty! 19 y
184 World Leaders signed the G8 Plan to Cancel Debt for 38 of the world's poorest countries. Join the ONE Campaign to Make Poverty History!
Dear Friend:
We’re writing to share another victory in the fight against global poverty: This weekend, 184 world leaders stood up and signed on to the G8 plan for 100% debt cancellation for 38 of the world’s poorest countries. At Washington meetings of the World Bank and IMF, top officials agreed to a plan for up to $55 billion in debt cancellation, funding that will get kids in school, build health clinics and put clean water into more communities. 18 countries will be the first to benefit, and others will also in the near future.
What is debt cancellation? ... read more FlowingWater,FallingLeaves 19 y
Flowing Water, Falling Leaves--there is a beauty here that pierces right to the heart and brings forth tears
Love, Liora Leah
To all my Jewish Friends and Family: L’Shana Tovah, celebrating the birth of the world!
From: Gallery of Fall Color PHOTOS! http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/ohiopix/fallscenes/default.htm
Fall Leaves, Photos: http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=309&i=166 read more "Echoes"-Music! 19 y
Brought tears to my eyes! Just listened to this fantastic song by Dar Williams, from her new album "My Better Self;" download the song! Beautiful!
Some of the words:
Every time you love just a little
Take one step closer
solving the riddle
It echoes all over the world
Every time you open to kindness
make one connection
used to divide us
It echoes all over the world...
Hear Dar’s song ”Echoes” in its entirety: http://www.darwilliams.com/media.html
Meaningful, political: Dar’s song ”Empire”, from the same CD, in its entirety: http://www.darwilliams.com/truemajority/
Enter to win free tickets to a Dar Williams concert! (Sponsored by True Majority): http://www.truemajority.org/darwilliams/ read more Seeking Joy 19 y
I'm going back to my original style of blogging, focusing more on the positive and on creative writing.
A friend of mine wrote me recently, and said that a lot of the environmental information I send out is ”depressing.” He’s right. I toyed with the idea of ending Mother Earth Heals entirely, but then decided that instead of quitting it altogether, I’m going to be blogging less frequently. What I do post will be more positive, and in keeping more with the original theme of this blog, that is:
--My personal spiritual experiences in how reconnection with the planet is helping me to heal in mind-body, heart and soul, through practices such as barefoot walking and sungazing: ”Barefoot Sto ... read more Fall Leaves:PHOTOS! 19 y
I love Fall, it's my favorite season of the year. I like the crispness in the air, the cooler weather. Even in Southern California, right around my own neighborhood, we have trees that put on new colors as their leaves turn to gold and red and brown.
Photo above from: Gallery of Fall Color PHOTOS! http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/ohiopix/fallscenes/default.htm
SEE PHOTO--Fall Waterfall: http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=309&i=169
Fall Color in California: http://www.calphoto.com/fall.htm
What to do with your Fall Leaves: "Fall Mulch!" http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=309&i=163 What to do with all those leaves when they inevitably fall to the ground? Burn ’em? Send them to the landfill? No, make mulch! Find out more about how to mulch your garden and yard. What’s mulch?
"Ask Umbra ... read more Katrina:Ecological Disasters 19 y
The polluted water in New Orleans is being pumped out into neighboring Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf of Mexico. Some of the industrial floodwaters are as toxic as a toxic waste dump
Natural Buffers Took a Beating
Gulf’s Woods and Wetlands Experienced Lasting Damage
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/20/AR20050920017...
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 21, 2005; Page A10
Until a couple of weeks ago, Mississippi’s Clower-Thornton Nature Trail lured avid birders as well as small children, who wandered in fascination underneath its broad canopy of oak and dogwood trees. Now the trail’s entrance sign warns: ”Do Not Enter, Toxic,” and the surrounding habitat is dying.
”Every tree is brown, every lea ... read more Fall Mulch! 19 y
Don't let your Fall leaves go into a landfill! Use them for mulch! Your trees and plants will thank you for it!
What’s mulch? "Ask Umbra" says: "Mulching is piling any type of organic material in the garden in order to suppress weeds, improve the soil, and/or make an aesthetic statement. You can mulch with wood chips, compost, bark, newspaper, straw, recently weeded plants, all sorts of handy matter (including leaves!)"
Rake’s Progress
On autumn leaves
By Umbra Fisk
21 Sep 2005
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Check out the new commercial for Honda in the UK!
Symbolism of an Amazing TV Commercial
There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film. Everything you
see really happened in real time exactly as you see it. The film took
606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually very minor, didn’t
work. They would then have to set the whole thing up again. The crew
spent weeks shooting night and day. The film cost six million dollars
and took three months to complete including a full engineering of the
sequence.
In addition, it’s two minutes long so every time Honda airs the film on
British television, they’re shel ... read more Coal--the "New" Fuel 19 y
As oil reserves decline world-wide, coal may replace oil as the major resource for fuel. Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of man-made CO2. New technologies may make coal-burning less polluting, but are being met with resistance by the coal industry... and then there is the consequence to the Earth from surface-stripping coal from the ground in massive mines.
According to the article below, we’re not at the end of the road after we run out of oil, but the alternative isn’t very pretty:
”Coal is the enemy,” says Roel Hammerschlag, a widely respected energy analyst who runs the Institute for Lifecycle Environmental Assessment in Seattle. ”It’s worse than oil. We’re going to run out of oil in the next century, but it’s easy to synthesize methanol and other liquid fuels from coal. So coal will replace oil. And there’s at least 300 years’ worth of coal still in the ground. That’s enough to raise atmospheric CO2 to insanely high concentrations -- ... read more |