Re: [Biofuel] Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder Update

2010-10-22 Thread Chip Mefford
Yeah, I've been watching this news break and spread (like a virus) for a few months now. While I have no doubts that there are in fact contributing factors, I remain a bit skeptical as to this being the smoking gun, esp in view that these stories make no mention of the correlation (though

Re: [Biofuel] Nigeria: Shell Oil's 'License to Kill'

2010-10-22 Thread Keith Addison
This one still leaves me stunned. I've read it twice now, trying to imagine how it could possibly come to pass. Well, they think they own everything, and everyone, and certainly the law, whatever law. Even if they don't own it, they're usually in a position to bend it. It seems to me, that as

Re: [Biofuel] Nigeria: Shell Oil's 'License to Kill'

2010-10-22 Thread Darryl McMahon
I do remember that thread. I don't think corporations are entitled to 'human' rights, generally because they are not human, and can't be subject to human penalties (e.g., imprisonment). That made the practicality of making corporations answerable to the law difficult, but the concept was

Re: [Biofuel] Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder Update

2010-10-22 Thread Darryl McMahon
Thanks Chip, that Web search was informative. Darryl On 22/10/2010 5:46 AM, Chip Mefford wrote: Yeah, I've been watching this news break and spread (like a virus) for a few months now. While I have no doubts that there are in fact contributing factors, I remain a bit skeptical as to this

Re: [Biofuel] Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder Update

2010-10-22 Thread Chip Mefford
Hey Darryl; Yer certainly welcome. Couple of salient points, the now nearly intractable use of neonicotinoid pesticides (nicotine bug killers) came out of the labs into the environment around 1996. A few years later, honey bee (and other) populations began to decline. A few years later,

Re: [Biofuel] Nigeria: Shell Oil's 'License to Kill'

2010-10-22 Thread Keith Addison
:-) It certainly does make the brain hurt. I do remember that thread. I don't think corporations are entitled to 'human' rights, generally because they are not human, and can't be subject to human penalties (e.g., imprisonment). That made the practicality of making corporations answerable to

Re: [Biofuel] Nigeria: Shell Oil's 'License to Kill'

2010-10-22 Thread Darryl McMahon
I suppose there is a rich irony to the fact that I, as a general supporter of small actions, incremental change and the precautionary principle, find that in this case I want to see a dramatic change on a large scale. I recognize the value of small actions, symbolic or pragmatic. Still,

[Biofuel] Vanishing of the Bees documentary

2010-10-22 Thread Keith Addison
FYI - fwd from COMFOOD From: Maryam Henein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:27:23 -0700 Subject: [COMFOOD:] Purchase a copy of the newly released Vanishing of the Bees documentary , narrated by Ellen Page Go to http://www.vanishingbees.comwww.vanishingbees.com

[Biofuel] Biogas

2010-10-22 Thread Keith Addison
I made a new page at the Journey to Forever website on biogas, which I've been wanting to do for a while. It's here, if you're interested: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_biogas.html A bit controversial perhaps on what to do with the sludge, widely alleged to be a great organic fertiliser.

Re: [Biofuel] Vanishing of the Bees documentary

2010-10-22 Thread Darryl McMahon
Excellent! Looks like there is a screening not far from me on Nov. 7th. http://www.vanishingbees.com/events/ Darryl On 22/10/2010 2:31 PM, Keith Addison wrote: FYI - fwd from COMFOOD From: Maryam Henein[EMAIL PROTECTED] To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:27:23 -0700 Subject: