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This is a great invention. Yes, I think we should find a different alternative to power than oil and gasoline but this, I think, is a decent small stepping stone. At least this will help with the plastic problem for the time being!
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March 17, 2015, althealthworks.com | “The Monsanto Company produces a large volume of different chemicals, and many of them are also manufactured by competitors. But when it comes to the dangerously carcinogenic PCBs that have wreaked havoc on towns and waterways across the country, Monsanto stands (virtually) alone: 99 percent of PCB production in the United States was done by the agricultural giant according to this report from the Food & Water Watch.”
The Monsanto Company produces a large volume of different chemicals, and many of them are […]althealthworks.com
March 2, 2015, rapidcityjournal.com | “Residents of northwestern Nebraska are protesting a proposal by a Colorado energy company to store liquid oil-field waste products in an abandoned oil well that resides within the Ogallala Aquifer. Numerous residents and officials from local governments across the region are opposing the proposed injection well in southern Sioux County, not far from Crawford, Neb.”
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Mainstream Grassroots Resistance to Big EnergyResidents of northwestern Nebraska are protesting a proposal by a Colorado energy company to store liquid oil-field waste products in an abandoned oil well that resides within the Ogallala Aquifer.rapidcityjournal.com|By Kerri Rempp Chadron Record
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Feburary 15, 2015, www.usatoday.com | “President Obama vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have approved the Keystone XL pipeline, making good on a threat to reject a proposal embraced by Republicans as a jobs measure but opposed by environmentalists as contributing to climate change.”
AFTER 4 YEARS OF HARD WORK — Astounding Grassroots Victory! UNTHINKABLE before 350.orginspired 1000 people to get arrested at the White House in August 2011.Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill: “This act of Congress has earned my veto.”The veto of a bill approving the Keystone XL pipeline is only the third veto of Obama’s presidency. An override of the Keystone veto is unlikely.usatoday.com
- Sage Lampros, Mylène Morissette, Jeffreys Raynolds, Bruce Wright, Leanne Ferree, Dena Nickell, Pamela Benda, and Alice Alford like this.
February 19, 2015, www.sott.net | “A paper published today in Science provides a case for increasing transparency and data collection to enable strategies for mitigating the effects of human-induced earthquakes caused by wastewater injection associated with oil and gas production in the United States. The paper is the result of a series of workshops led by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey in collaboration with the University of Colorado, Oklahoma Geological Survey and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, suggests that it is possible to reduce the hazard of induced seismicity through management of injection activities.”
A paper published today in Science provides a case for increasing transparency and data collection to enable strategies for mitigating the effects of human-induced earthquakes caused by wastewater injection associated with oil and gas production…sott.net
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January 10, 2015, rt.com | “New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is moving forward on a plan to ban city food establishments from using plastic foam containers because of the harm they cause the environment. The ban will leave restaurateurs and food vendors in a bind.”
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is moving forward on a plan to ban city food establishments from using plastic foam containers because of the harm they…rt.com
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January 7, 2014, goodnewsfortheearth.org | “No speeches, no sermons, only uninterrupted prayers, spoken and musical — all heart! In how many more places can we do what we did on Mount Ashland on 11/23, thanks to those offering prayers, spoken and musical (clockwise from bottom left) Nancy Bloom, Naomi Kerongo, Devon Strong, Peia Jessyka Luzzi, Zahira Clement, Larry Morningstar, and (not shown) Ron Griffith, Sara Tone, Krishna Deva, Suzanne Mathis McQueen, & Robert “Bobcat” Brothers — with help from Olympic Skier and snow ceremony activist Suzy Chaffee.”
3 YEARS AGO – SOUTHERN UTE CEREMONY BRINGS SNOW TO VAILEnding worst dry spell in 30 years, 8” that day, and 2 ft in the next 2 weeks.“The amazing thing is that it actually worked,”— Ben Cohen, Wall Street Journal“It not only helps us here, it helps Mother Earth.”— Eddie Box Jr, ceremony leader, Southern Utes, January 7, 2012“The storm broke a spell that had been Vail’s driest in 30 years, dumping eight inches at Vail, nine at Beaver Creek, seven at Breckenridge and six inches at Steamboat that day.” – Vail Business JournalSources: Wall Street Journal , Vail Business Journal. Indian Country, and more.http://www.wsj.com/…/SB100014240529702044680045771670423824…, including “Lunch Break” video interview with Ben Cohen.Top Photo: “Southern Ute Indian royalty, Little Miss Southern Ute Alternate, Yllana Chanelle Howe, 7, right center, Junior Miss Southern Ute, Izabella “Oewichichi” Howe, 10, center, and their mother, Marquetta Howe, left, help lead the crowd in a Southern Ute snow dance Saturday at the base of the Vista bahn chair lift in Vail Village. Yllana’s Ute name is “Nanacivchi” meaning butterfly while Izabella’s Ute name is “Oewichichi” meaning Yellow Bird.”, from Indian Country.Bottom Photo: an unidentified young man and Betty Box, the wife of Eddie Box, Jr.This a screen shot taken from the main video in the Wall Street Journal article.! Thanks to Suzy Chaffee, Olympic Skier, activist for Snow Ceremonies by Native Americans, and Ski Programs for Native Youth, President of the Native American Olympic Team Foundation (NAOTF.org) for letting me know about this, and to Jamie Schectman, Mount Ashland Ski Area, who introduced us after inviting me to organize a similar ceremony on Mount Ashland, a “First Snows” Mountain Blessing, 11/23/14. Afterwards, Jamie was happy to report that there was “considerably more snow than forecasted.”
COMMENTS:
Lou Federico “We are more powerful than we realize, we have just forgotten these truths. Thanks for sharing, we need to be reminded from time to time, just who we are.”
Robert Brothers “Video showing lots of powder snow the day after: The Ute Indian Tribe Perform A Snow Dance in Vail Colorado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daj-uorWRuk#t=18“
Vail locals were honored to see the Southern Ute Indian…youtube.comSuzy Chaffee “Hail Robert “Bobcat” Brothers for giving gratitude to Southern Ute Elder Eddie Box Jr. for leading the 2012 Vail Snowdance Miracle, restoring joy to millions of Colorado skiers, residents and Nature. A few weeks later on January 28, in appreciation to our compassionate Mother Earth, Ute Mt Elder-snowboarder Reggie Lopez led a Gratitude Snowdance in Telluride to the delight of Tel-Ski’s owner Chuck Horning. The Rocky Mts were blessed with more snow and Telluride the most … 6 ft… thanks to having a Ute Snowsports Program. Giving Gratitude and hosting on-going programs inspire amazing Snowblessings!”
January 2, 2015, lostcoastoutpost.com | “The U.S. Interior Department just made public a legal opinion on a 60-year-old water fight, affirming Humboldt County’s right under a 1955 agreement with state lawmakers for 50,000 acre-feet of Trinity River water each year. This is something that local officials and county tribal leaders have been advocating for a long, long time.”
A Wonderful Win!The U.S. Interior Department just made public a legal opinion on a 60-year-old water fight, affirming Humboldt County’s right under a 1955 agreement with state…lostcoastoutpost.com
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August 24, 2014, www.nationofchange.org | “Winona LaDuke, executive director of Native environmental group Honor the Earth, launched the “Love Water Not Oil” horse ride this week to draw attention to the group’s continued opposition to the Enbridge Sandpiper pipeline. It would carry fracked oil from North Dakota’s Bakken shale oil fields through the Sandy Lake and Rice Lake watersheds in northern Minnesota. The area is not only rich in recreational fishing facilities but it is also home to vast fields of wild rice or manoomim, a Native American staple.”
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via Native American Times.Native Americans Launch ‘Love Water Not Oil’ Ride to Protest Fracking Pipelinewww.nationofchange.orgWinona LaDuke, executive director of Native environmental group Honor the Earth, launched the “Love Water Not Oil”…
August 22, 2014, news.mongabay.com | “In the wake of massive fish die-offs and repeated calls from environmental groups to do more than just talk about the issue, the government of Aceh has called for the closure of all illegal gold mines throughout the province. Several members of the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Fokorpimda)—including the Governor and Police Chief, as well as military, political and religious leaders—signed a written appeal for illegal miners to immediately stop their operations.”
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Indonesia – Gov. of Aceh calls for closure of gold mines to stop pollutionnews.mongabay.comIn the wake of massive fish die-offs and repeated calls from environmental groups to do more than just talk about the…
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