[FLPERMACULTURE] Bottled Insanty: Fiji Water -- NIMAN

http://artvoice.com/issues/v6n6/bottled_insanity Bottled Insanity by Michael I. Niman It’s got to be one of life’s cheapest escapes: a mini buck fifty sojourn to the rainforests of Fiji, all from the convenience of your own cubicle. America is mad

[FLPERMACULTURE] Fwd: The Impending Global Liquidity Crisis

The Impending Global Liquidity Crisis by Mike Whitney Stock markets across the world have been skyrocketing lately. In fact, Forbes reported on Tuesday that: “all 22 of the developed-world markets tracked by Morgan Stanley Capital International are in positive territory year-to-date. …Emerging m

[FLPERMACULTURE] EXXON PROPOSES BURNING HUMANITY FOR FUEL IF CLIMATE CALAMITY HITS

EXXON PROPOSES BURNING HUMANITY FOR FUEL IF CLIMATE CALAMITY HITS Conference organizer fails to have Yes Men arrested Text of speech, photos, video: http://www.vivoleum.com/... GO-EXPO statement: http://newswire.ca/... Press conference before this event, Friday, Calgary: http://arusha.org/.

[FLPERMACULTURE] Getting a Grip; Is There a Model T in Your Future?

Getting a Grip Is There a Model T in Your Future? by Michael I. Niman I remember the future. I believe we were supposed to be wearing silver suits and zipping about in atomic-powered hovercrafts. The future of my childhood, however, is now, and as far as transport

[FLPERMACULTURE] Prius Versus HUMMER

DISCUSS: Which one's greener? Over the past year, there has been an explosion of stories raising questions about the real environmental cost of hybrids. One of the most misleading ones, which has been spread by countless blogs over the past several weeks, and cited without verification by s

Re: [FLPERMACULTURE] Hybrids Consume More Energy

I'm passing on this article I got via a friend. The variables are too numerous - and too *variable* for any argument like this to be authoritative. I can attest, however, that Kyle's numbers are sensible and that his conclusion is inescapable: The world ain't gonna be running its cars, or even i

[FLPERMACULTURE] U.S. Corn Boom Has Downside for Gulf

Sent from Express News JEFFERSON, Iowa - Because of rising demand for ethanol, American farmers are growing more corn than at any time since the Depression. And sea life in the Gulf of Mexico is paying the price. The nation's corn crop is fertilized with millions of pounds of nitrogen-based fe

[FLPERMACULTURE] Peak Soil + Peak Oil = Peak Spoils

ETC Group Communiqué November / December 2007 Issue #96 www.etcgroup.org Go here to view the full 14-page report: http://www.etcgroup.org/en/ materials/publications.html?pub_id=668 Peak Soil + Peak Oil = Peak Spoils In the name of moving “beyond petroleum,” Big Oil, Gene Giants, governmen

[FLPERMACULTURE] In Defense of Food: Author, Journalist Michael Pollan on Nutrition, Food Science and the American Diet

In Defense of Food: Author, Journalist Michael Pollan on Nutrition, Food Science and the American Diet Acclaimed author and journalist Michael Pollan argues that what most Americans are consuming today is not food but “edible food-like substances.” His previous book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natu

[FLPERMACULTURE] Fwd: New biofuel crops could become invasive

New biofuel crops could become invasive Botanists fear plants will rapidly spread outside their plantations and cost millions to control, eradicate Elisabeth Rosenthal, New York Times Wedne

Re: [FLPERMACULTURE] Fwd: New York Trying to Make ALL Vaccines Mandatory!

Hi We live in a time when infectious diseases are relatively under control, and have been for most of the population's lives. This has caused people to be more afraid of the Vaccines than the diseases then prevent. This is unfortunate. Tuberculosis, meningitis, pertussis, poliomyelitis, diphtheri

[FLPERMACULTURE] Public Health Risk Seen as Parents Reject Vaccines

Public Health Risk Seen as Parents Reject Vaccines Monica Almeida/The New York Times SAN DIEGO — In a highly unusual outbreak of measles here last month, 12 children fell ill; nine of them had not been inoculated against the virus because their parents objected, and the other three were too young

[FLPERMACULTURE] Fwd: Polio fundraiser

--- Phil White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Subject: Polio fundraiser > Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:32:48 -0400 > From: "Phil White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > PRESS RELEASE > > > For Immediate Release June 9, 2008 > > > Contact: > > Bettsie Park, Secretary, Ithaca Rotary Club, > 607-272-4902,

[FLPERMACULTURE] Fw: Solar Energy Firms Leave Waste Behind in China

> Follow the link to the original for pretty pictures. > > > > = > > > > Solar Energy Firms Leave Waste Behind in China > > By Ariana Eunjung Cha > Washington Pos

[FLPERMACULTURE] *** GreenStar Council Wants to Rig an Election ***

*** GreenStar Council Wants to Rig an Election *** So far, every referendum ever conducted by GreenStar has provided for fair campaign practices. Those who favored proposed changes, and those who did not, were allowed equal access to the members, who must always make the final decision

Re: [FLPERMACULTURE] Fwd: [village-plus-tree] Political: An alternate proposal for the financial crisis

1. I'm sure there are a few people who knowingly took out mortgages they had no intention of paying. But the vast majority of the sub-prime market was fraudulently sold to people. I've seen 18 page mortgages that purposely hid what the interest rate was, or how it was calculated. Most people

[FLPERMACULTURE] Fw: Biodiesel tax break backfires

> > >U.S. producers reap federal subsidy while selling most > of the fuel >overseas > > > By BRETT CLANTON > Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle > > >Nov. 29, 2008, 8:03AM > > > Federal subsidies to the U.S. biodiesel industry were > supposed to help wean the natio

[FLPERMACULTURE] Where We Are... and Where We're Going

Where We Are ... and Where We're Going An Agenda for President Obama J.H. Crawford Where are we? What do we want? Where should we be headed? These questions come at the moment of the greatest global crisis in my lifetime. Not since the upheavals of 1968 has there been a similar disquiet among lar

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Fw: Don't Drink The Electric Car Kool Aid -- NIMAN column

--- On Thu, 4/2/09, Mike Niman wrote: > From: Mike Niman > Subject: Don't Drink The Electric Car Kool Aid -- NIMAN column > To: a-l...@mediastudy.com > Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 9:52 AM > > > > > > Don't Drink The Electric Car > Kool Aid > by Michael I. Niman, ArtVoice > (etc.) > 4

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Fw: You Say Tomato, I Say Agricultural Disaster

By DAN BARBER Published: August 8, 2009 Tarrytown, N.Y. RelatedTimes Topics: Organic Food |Farmers | Tomatoes IF the hardship of growing vegetables and fruits in the Northeast has made anything clear, it’s that the list of what can go wrong in the field is a very long one. We wait all year

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] As hybrid cars gobble rare metals, shortage looms

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgets and consumer goods. That makes Toyota's market-leading gasoline-el

Re: #flxpc Free Seeds Available at CCE-Tompkins!

I'd like to see the studies that back up the claims in the email below. I strongly dislike GM foods. But given the diversity of genetic modifications that ate being done to our food supply, I find it hard to believe that our body treats them all the same way. Thanks Joe __