Author: Daniela

  • Titi Monkeys Use Sentence-Like Order

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    Titi monkey-talk has just been deciphered, with researchers now comparing the communication of these small primates to those of humans. The study, published in the latest issue of Biology Letters, notes that titi alarm calls specify the type of predator, such as caracara (predatory bird) or oncilla (mammalian hunter). The calls also mention where the…

  • Ocean fish acquire more mercury at depth

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    Reposted from Science Codex: Mercury—a common industrial toxin—is carried through the atmosphere before settling on the ocean and entering the marine food web. Now, exciting new research from the University of Michigan and the University of Hawai’i at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) combines biogeochemistry and direct marine ecology observations…

  • Campaign for Local Power

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    For more information on how you can help this amazing nonprofit win, you could go here. And you might want toLike New Era Colorado on Facebook if you want to see their ongoing progress. UPDATE (9/3/2013, 12 p.m. ET): New Era Colorado Executive Director Stephen Fenberg just emailed me to say: “The response from everyone across the country…

  • Poem for a Wednesday

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    “For Women Who Are Difficult to Love” – written and performed by Warsan Shire You are a horse running alone and he tries to tame you compares you to an impossible highway to a burning house says you are blinding him that he could never leave you forget you want anything but you you dizzy…

  • GMO Genewashing

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    Reposted from Dr. Frank Lipman’s Blog: By Andrea Donsky  You may be familiar with the term “greenwashing” –- a term describing the deceptive practice companies use to purposely give off the impression that their products or policies are environmentally friendly, when in fact they aren’t. Greenwashing was first coined in 1986 by an environmentalist named…

  • Why Monetize Sustainability?

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    Reposted from: André Reichel | Sustainability Research When talking about corporate responsibility, the issue of measurement comes up after a while. And rightly so, because if you cannot measure it you can hardly formulate goals, develop programs for implementation and evaluate your success in achieving them. But what is measured? The answer is simple: money. Regardless…

  • Local Cooperatives Purchase Electric Service Territory from Alliant Energy

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    The Lakefield Standard announces 12 local cooperatives have purchased the electric service territory in southern Minnesota from Alliant Energy. SMEC officials on Tuesday announced they have reached a definitive agreement to acquire territory from Alliant Energy. The transaction is contingent upon regulatory approval. Assuming the acquisition is approved by regulators, it is expected to close in 2014. …

  • Sundance Ceremony To Be Openly Celebrated in 2014

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    This post seems to have caused some concern about the 2014 Sundance Ceremony being televised.  Joe Morales Sundance Chief sent the following message: Hello, this is Joe Morales Sundance Chief and Grand Governing Council member of the American Indian Movement. “Openly” means without fear or shame. 2014 Sundance or any other AIM Sundance will not…

  • 21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity

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    Passing it on!

  • Symbio Vanilla is not Natural

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    In Eco Childs Play, Jennifer Lance warns of a new product, Synbio Vanilla, being labeled as “natural” that is anything but: As a consumer, I do depend on the term “natural” to identify products I feel comfortable feeding my family. I do read labels. Even my kids read labels.  I trust in ingredients I can…