Author: Daniela

  • Urban Trees Save Lives

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    THE DIRT A recent study by urban forestry guru David Nowak and other researchers at U.S. Forest Service and The Davey Institute found that urban trees save at least one life per year in most cities and up to 8 people per year in large metropolises like New York City. “Trees growing in cities help…

  • Global Shipping Lanes Being Developed in the Arctic

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    Thinning ice in the Arctic is making new shipping lanes possible. Olivier Dessibourg writes about a new breed of ice breaking vessels that can clear wider swathes of ice to boost the development of global shipping lanes in the Arctic. The article appeared in this month’s New Scientist on-line magazine. THE clank of hammers, the…

  • List of Common GMO Products

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    Many of us would like to have a list of GMO foods in order to make better informed choices at the supermarket. Rayshell Clapper at redOrbit.com compiled a list of some of the most common GMO foods to help discerning shoppers: 1. Corn Corn is perhaps the most controversial on the list of GMO foods because…

  • Dr. Race Mathews: Cooperatives, social equity, & participation

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    A prolific writer on cooperatives and how they might contribute to improved economic life in Australia, Dr. Race Matthews has studied what we could learn from the phenomenal cooperatives at Mondragon in Spain, particularly in developing enterprises which enhance equity and participation. His recent research looks at the development of cooperatives in Australia, and how…

  • Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year Winner Howard Hall Award for Outstanding Achievement 2013

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  • The Right’s Brand Of Populism, Ctd

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    Originally posted on The Dish: Chait dismisses the idea of Republican populism: [Y]ou could eliminate every business subsidy in Washington, and you’d still have in place a massive income gulf and a wealthy elite able to pass its advantages on to the next generation (through proximity to jobs, social connections, acculturation, spending money on education) that have…

  • For Your Enjoyment

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    etherraichu 5 hours ago from the comments thread: A smart bear? Would you say he’s … smarter than the average bear? 😀 😀 😀

  • The Medicine wheel.

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    Originally posted on johncoyote: The Medicine wheel A Poem by Coyote Poetry Old Native American wisdom. We need to gather as one people to save earth and all people. Wisdom of the Medicine wheel. (I have been lucky. Many kind Native American took me under their wing and taught me how to find peace.) At…

  • Lake of Death With Folklore of Danger

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    Reposted from The New India Express By Joshua Foer and Dylan Thuras I could not speak. I became unconscious. I could not open my mouth because then I smelled something terrible… I heard my daughter snoring in a terrible way, very abnormal… When crossing to my daughter’s bed… I collapsed and fell… I wanted to speak,…