Archives for April 2011

Bolivia Set to Pass Historic ‘Law of Mother Earth’ Which Will Grant Nature Equal Rights to Humans

 www.pvpulse.com, April 18, 2011. “With the cooperation of politicians and grassroots organizations, Bolivia is set to pass the Law of Mother Earth, which will grant all nature the same rights and protections as humans. The piece of legislation, called la Ley de Derechos de la Madre Tierra, is intended to encourage a radical shift in…”  Veronica SmithAnn Agranoff and Rosie Carnam like this.  Posted on 11/29/11 by Sharon Morgan  “equal rights”.

How Mushrooms Can Clean Up Radioactive Contamination – An 8 Step Plan

Saturday, 16th April 2011, www.permaculture.co.uk | “Many people have written me and asked more or less the same question: ‘What would you do to help heal the Japanese landscape around the failing nuclear reactors?’  Here are 8 steps to cleaning up radioactive materials”

“How Mushrooms Can Clean Up Radioactive Contamination – An 8 Step Plan | Permaculture Magazine
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*This article is crossposted from hopedance.org* Many people have written me and asked more or less the same question: “What would you do to help heal the Japanese landscape around the failing nuclear reactors?”
Comments:
Robert Brothers “ideas are good news, facts are better. The fact mentioned here is that “Gomphidius glutinosus has been reported to absorb – via the mycelium – and concentrate radioactive Cesium 137 more than 10,000-fold over ambient background levels. Many other mycorrhizal mushroom species also hyper-accumulate.” The best news would be results of the use of these species, in terms of how long it takes for how many of them to absorb how much radiaation. Would anyone like to research this, using the sources that Stamets gives?”
Pedro Di Girólamo “You should Post this very good comment as a comment to this article in the original site (Permaculture Magazine) where it was published ^_o”
Erika Leonor Huerta Fuentes “En la naturaleza podemos encontrar el remedio a todos los males…cuántas especies se han extinguido y ya no podemos contar con ellas?”
GoodNews FortheEarth “Pedro, perhaps you could post it for me : )”
GoodNews FortheEarth “Erika, i think i understand most of what you wrote, except for the last part, so perhaps you could translate ? gracias : )”
Pedro Di Girólamo “Well; I will do it naming of course the Group ‘GoodNews For TheEarth’ ;-)”
Jeavonna Chapman “In nature we find the cure for all ills … how many species are extinct and we can not count on them?
Love Google Translate”

Lindy Rose, Elaine Codling, Pedro Di Girólamo, Pablo Ricky, Ysabel Vicente, Peter Wetpots Wakeling, Erika Leonor Huerta Fuentes, Nani Kamphuis, Foyo Enlight, Marko Bey, Leo P Vicioues and Bob Dobbsin like this.

Bolivia enshrines natural world’s rights with equal status for Mother Earth

Photo: Bolivia passes law that declares Mother Earth has rights.President Evo Morales yesterday issued Law of Mother Earth, at an emotional ceremony at the Palacio QuemadoTawantinsuyu, Bolivia

April 10, 2012, www.guardian.co.uk| “Bolivia is set to pass the world’s first laws granting all nature equal rights to humans. The Law of Mother Earth, now agreed by politicians and grassroots social groups, redefines the country’s rich mineral deposits as “blessings” and is expected to lead to radical new conservation and social measures to reduce pollution and control industry.”

Bolivia passes law that declares Mother Earth has rights.
President Evo Morales yesterday issued Law of Mother Earth, at an emotional ceremony at the Palacio Quemado
Tawantinsuyu, Bolivia

Bedouin Women Lighting Up the Desert as Barefoot Solar Engineers

April 4th 2011, www.thecuttingedgenews.com | “Two Jordanian Bedouin women have recently returned from a six-month course at a unique college in India where they were trained as solar engineers. The two women, who are illiterate and have never been employed, were carefully selected by the elders in the village to attend the course at Barefoot College in India which helps poor rural communities become more sustainable.”

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For many living in the harsh and desolate deserts of south Jordan, life without electricity is the norm. Either the infrastructure which provides electricity doesn’t reach them or they simply don’t have the money to afford it. However, all that looks set to change as two women bring to light the adv…”
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  • Comments:
    • GoodNews FortheEarth

      ‎”~ AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL PROGRAMS ON THE PLANET: “Barefoot College launched the solar power course for women in 2005 and already more than 150 grandmothers from 28 countries have been trained. Over 10,000 homes in 100 villages have been solar electrified which has SAVED 1.5 MILLION LITERS OF KEROSENE FROM POLLUTING THE ATOMOSPHERE.”
      There are more examples of the work of the Barefoot College out there. If anyone finds some, please send them our way!”