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The Brasil Federal court suspends an injunction forcing the indigenous people off their land

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October 31, 2012,  www.whitewolfpack.com | “The Federal Court suspended on Tuesday (30) the injunction that forced the Indians out of an area on the farm Cambará in Iguatemi, which is south of Mato Grosso do Sul.”

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“Good News – Petition Works: The Brasil Federal court suspends an injunction forcing the indigenous people off their land.”
Good News – Petition Works: The Brasil Federal court suspends an injunction forcing the indigenous people off their land.
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Filed under: Native Peoples, Native Peoples, Land

The Power of One: Saving a Piece of Zion

October 31, 2012, www.parkadvocate.org | “It can be a shock to look out at the vast beauty of Zion National Park and spot a giant home built right in the middle of the scenic canyon landscapes that make this part of the country so iconic and inspirational.  Fortunately, one plot of land will be saved from this kind of inappropriate development.”

“Thanks to an anonymous donor, a 30-acre parcel of private land inside Zion National Park will be protected from development and incorporated into the park.”
Zion National Park saved from 30 acres of disturbance
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By Cory MacNulty, NPCA’s Southwest Program Manager It can be a shock to look out at the vast beauty of Zion National Park and spot a giant home built right in the middle of the scenic canyon landscapes that make this part of the country so iconic and inspirational. Fortunately, one plot of land will…”
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Singapore opens world’s first commercial vertical farm

October 30, 2012, www.smartplanet.com | “In Singapore, the densely populated Asian island country, there’s not a lot of space to grow fresh food. That is if you only think of a farm in the traditional sense.  Singapore is looking to the sky for its food production. It recently opened the world’s first commercial vertical farm. Run by Sky Greens, the 3.2 acre farm produces three types of vegetables and sells them at a local supermarket.”

LOCAL FOOD IN THE CITY
Singapore opens world’s first commercial vertical farm
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In densely-packed Singapore, fresh food from its new vertical farm is a hit.
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Filed under: Buildings, Economics, Education, Farms & Gardens, Local Food, Retrofitting, Urban Agriculture

Point Holmes in Comox Valley is getting some kelp

The Little River Enhancement Society’s Peter Williams receives a $5,000 check from RBC Blue Water Fund that will go toward the kelp reforestation project at Point Holmes. The society will join forces with the Nile Creek Enhancement Society of Bowser, which has led the way in kelp regeneration in the region. Attending the check presentation were NCHS president Ken Kirby, Area B director for the Comox Valley Regional District Jim Gillis, Fish and Oceans Canada representative Dave Davies and members of the LRES.

October 30, 2012, www.timescolonist.com | “The Little River Enhancement Society and the Nile Creek Enhancements have joined forces to undertake a kelp reforestation project in the area.  The RBC Blue Water has awarded the project $5,000 that will be used to restore the kelp beds from Comox Spit to Point Holmes and up the east Coast of Vancouver Island that have been harvested to extinction legally and illegally over the years.”

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Point Holmes in Comox Valley is getting some kelp
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The Little River Enhancement Society and the Nile Creek Enhancements have joined forces to undertake a kelp reforestation project in the area.
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Filed under: Oceans

Stillaguamish nursery’s native plants key to habitat projects

Charlie Clevenger (foreground), Lacey Sherman and Martin Allen sort and arrange freshly potted cedar trees at Banksavers Nursery on Wednesday on a 7.4-acre portion of the Stillaguamish Tribe's 135-acre site near I-5 on Dahl Road.

October 27, 2012, www.heraldnet.com | “Banksavers Nursery is the state’s only tribal-owned native plant nursery, and one of the few around that focuses solely on plants native to Western Washington.”

Judith Green shared a link HeraldNet.com – Stillaguamish nursery’s native plants key to habitat projectswww.heraldnet.com ARLINGTON — Banksavers Nursery is the state’s only tribal-owned native plant nursery, and one of the few around that focuses solely…

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Filed under: Animals & Plants, Community Gardens, Farms & Gardens, Native Peoples, Plants

‘Aquaponics’ Help Islanders Cultivate Crops and Raise Fish

October 26, 2012, www.enn.com | “A pilot aquaponics experiment is now underway in the Cook Islands that has the potential to become the South Pacific region’s best chance for preventing food shortages.”

~ a pilot project in the Cook Islands
‘Aquaponics’ Help Islanders Cultivate Crops and Raise Fish
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Filed under: Community Gardens, Education, Farms & Gardens, Local Food, Organic Farming, Permaculture, Urban Agriculture

Sweden Imports Trash from Norway for Heat and Electricity

October 25, 2012, www.nydailynews.com | “Sweden is apparently way too good at recycling.  In a country where only 4 percent of waste goes to landfills, officials have had to start importing trash so they can keep making heat and electricity. The Scandinavian country runs a wildly successful waste-to-energy program, generating 20 percent of the nation’s district heating and generating electricity for a quarter-million homes.”

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Amazing Facts and Nature
Sweden recycles so well that it has run out of garbage and now must import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs
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Filed under: Business Policy, Buy Local, Climate, Economics, Energy, Energy - Polluting, Energy - Renewable, Green Jobs, International Policy, Investments, Local Policy, Materials, National Policy, Pollution, Recycling, Recycling & Plastics, Trash cleanups

Senegal: Peace Corps Leads Mangrove Reforestation Effort in Senegal

October 25, 2012, allafrica.com | “Three U.S. Peace Corps volunteers recently collaborated with more than 45 Peace Corps/Senegal volunteers and 25 local community members to restore a mangrove forest in the Sine-Saloum Delta region of Senegal.”

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Filed under: Forests, Protection, Restoration

Entire Indian tribe threatens to commit mass suicide after Brazil court rules they must leave sacred burial land

Guaranikaiowa Eviction

October 24, 2012, www.dailymail.co.uk | “An entire tribe of 170 Indians have vowed to commit mass suicide after a court in Brazil ruled they must leave what they believe is sacred land, it was reported today.”

~ COURT RULING SAVES THIS TRIBE FROM EVICTION!
Entire Indian tribe threatens to commit mass suicide after Brazil court rules they must leave sacred…
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The community of 50 men, 50 women and 70 children from the Guarani-kaiowa tribe are camped inside a ranch in Brazil’s southern state of Mato Grosso do Sul, refusing to leave.
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Filed under: Earth Ceremonies, Native Peoples, Native Peoples, Land, People, Profiles

“Organic Heroes” honored by California’s campaign to Label GMOs

action.fooddemocracynow.org | “Join us in thanking our organic heroes! We came close on election night, 47 to 53, but we came up short. Despite this tough loss, we’ve built a powerful movement against the world’s largest pesticide and junk food companies and we’re going forward.”

~ “Organic Heroes” honored by California’s campaign to Label GMOs with Proposition 37 on the November ballot: Nature’s Path, Lundberg Family Farms, and Dr. Bronners.
Thanks to our Organic Heroes on Prop 37 to Label GMOs.
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Once again, the USDA and their friends at Monsanto and Dow Chemical are back at it – frantically working behind the scenes to rubberstamp new genetically engineered crops that are potentially damaging to human health and the environment with little or no serious scientific review to vouch for their …
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Filed under: Business Policy, GMO Labelling, GMOs, Materials