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Prayer vs. Oil

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Join the vigil to heal the oil disaster in the Gulf. (more)

Sinkhole Suppositions

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Authorities are blaming Tropical Storm Agatha, which has claimed the lives of 150 people so far, for the massive sinkhole that has opened up underneath the capital city of Guatemala. (more)

Blue Spaceship Stewardship School

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Ciclo Sustainable Kiahkeya present: Gaia Connection--Introduction to Permaculture and Plant Knowledge Retreat in Brazil, July 17th -25th. (more)

Climate Change: A Catastrophist’s Perspective (Part 1)

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Atlanta-based “renegade scholar” Randall Carlson brings a unique perspective to the dichotomized debate around climate change in part 1 of my 3 part video interview with him. (more)

Climate Change: A Catastrophist’s Perspective (Part 2)

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Atlanta-based “renegade scholar” Randall Carlson brings a unique perspective to the dichotomized debate about climate change. [Part 2 of 3] (more)

Climate Change: A Catastrophist’s Perspective (Part 3)

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Atlanta-based “renegade scholar” Randall Carlson brings a unique perspective to the dichotomized debate about climate change.[Part 3 of 3] (more)

BP PR Pressure

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The first images of the oil spill have been released by BP but under closely guarded conditions. (more)

The Least Thing Precisely

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Jackie told me about the teas she grew, about her homemade jams and boysenberry wines, about the shiitakes she'd planted on a pile of logs, about the rainwater she harvested. She pointedly described permaculture as "the things your grandparents knew and your parents forgot." (more)

Chemical Submission

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A Swedish film reveals the hundreds of thousands of possibly harmful chemicals we're exposed to on a daily basis. [Video] (more)

Tidal Kites

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A Swedish company has devised underwater kites to harness the tidal forces of ocean waves as an alternative energy source. (more)

Quantum Hives

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Mathematician Barbara Shipman expands upon an Austrian physicist’s work that explores honey bees’ advanced understanding of quantum mechanics. (more)

Biochar: An Introduction

charcoalthumb.jpgA very old technology -- the production of charcoal -- in the hands of farmers throughout the world could become a major player in the struggle to avoid the worst effects of global warm­ing. (more)

Iceland's Ashen Anomalies

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Emerging through volcanic ash are sights that leave the world to wonder at the beauty in destruction. (more)

Earth Day Remix Contest

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DJ Spooky and Critical Beats invite you to participate in an Earth Day 2010 remix contest, using tracks from Critical Beats' library of Amazonian recordings. The winning track will be promoted and performed live by DJ Spooky! (more)

Kit-Kat Habitat Killer

ktkate_thumb.jpgA recent Greenpeace report reveals Nestle’s contracts with an unsustainable palm oil plantation company that’s cutting into protected orangutan habitats to create Kit-Kats and other candy bars. (more)

Extinction in the UK

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A new report confirms that England is in the midst of a wildlife extinction crisis. (more)

Power To The Peepoo

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A revolutionary disposable toilet has been designed that could transform conditions in the developing world. (more)

Siberian Methane Melt

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Below the Arctic seabed massive stores of methane are destabilizing as punctures form in the permafrost. (more)

Rebirth of Battery Power

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Credit card thin mobile devices, clothes that generate and produce heat when you need it, and cars that draw power from their roof tops could all be possible with the invention of a new portable power source. (more)

A Reenchanted World

chicorythumb.jpgA dolphin passes the mirror-test of self-recognition, a chimpanzee slowly dies of grief after his mother passes away, elephants shout in joy when a lost troop member returns, and some whale species swim in embrace after sex. Having rejected the view of animals as things, science and scholarship now spread the culture of enchantment, strengthening human feelings for other creatures and their habitats. (more)

Nuclear Shift

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Art Levine, News Analyst for Truthout, gives a reality check about the many aspects of nuclear energy. (more)

Plastics Be Gone

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Plastics are not indestructible as proven by Waterloo high school student Daniel Burd at last year's Canadian Science Fair. (more)

Monster Corn

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A study reveals that genetically modified corn approved for consumption in the U.S. and Europe may cause rapid kidney deterioration. (more)

Riddles on the Rainforest Floor

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Satellite imaging and deforestation uncover ancient geoglyphs in the Amazon jungle. (more)

Clash at Copenhagen

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The Global Climate Meeting, which concludes Friday, has been called a failure by one of the organizers. (more)

Suspicious Sunspots

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Researchers claim that sunspots are not the cause of climate change. But where is all the evidence? (more)

Veggie Planet

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In his book, Just Food, James E. McWilliams explains why mass vegetarianism could significantly reduce our carbon footprint. (more)

Green Guide

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Barcodes are no longer just for tracking inventory thanks to the new GoodGuide iPhone app.

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Six Degrees to Disaster

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Scientists are witnessing the first signs that we are on the way to a "catastrophic" 6°C rise in temperature. (more)