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Mycoremediation and Its Applications to Oil Spills

Paul Stamets
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While media reports focus on the Gulf cleanup and BP's liability, few mention the long-term consequences of the spill. There will be a surge in cancer cases, widespread degradation of wildlife habitat, and an array of complex strains on the ecosphere as a whole. As the hurricane season unfolds, we may see the greatest ecological disaster in hundreds of years. Mycoremediation is a valuable component in our toolset of solutions. [An RS Encore Presentation]  (more)

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Gratitude for the Oil Spill

Wahkeena Sitka Huva
o35_23346691-300x201.jpgCan we as a collective re-frame our perspective of the Oil Spill into that of a miracle? I realized tonight that we as a humanity all co-created this event for us to come into clarity as one humanity. As my friend, Tao, says: “Unify or Die.” The time of the Lone Wolf is over, and we must come together and work together as One Humanity in order to transform this miraculous event and bring the spill and our efforts into balance. As I spent time considering it today, I realized that the people who created this experience, specifically BP, the government, the corporations and their decision making factions, have lived their lives within a very narrow framework of reality, limited by their myopic box of what reality is, and that this event will force themselves to begin to broaden their perspectives and choices in order to drastically transform this problem. It is only when the people in BP, Halliburton and TransOcean come to really humble themselves to the Power and Sentience of our Great Mother Earth, that they will begin to make huge changes in their decisions. (more)
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Deepwater Pressure Plight

Chris Kaplan
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On top of the massive amounts of oil being released into the Gulf, a new and less known threat has emerged. (more)

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Prayer vs. Oil

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

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Local Resiliency and the Collective Threat of the Gulf Oil Spill

Natalie J Pierce
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British Petroleum has a long history of opting for shortcuts rather than spending on safety or protecting the environment. While it is disturbing to think that no significant technology has been developed to handle this kind of crisis, it is comforting to know that perhaps the best solutions for cleaning up the spill come from Gaia herself. (more)

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Local Resiliency and the Collective Threat of the Gulf Oil Spill

Anonymous
At a time when Evolver.net Spores across the world gear up to explore and discuss local resiliency, one city's suffering reminds us that even as we defend ourselves, we are a global family and that another's suffering is also our own. (more)
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