Author: Daniela
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How the earth heals itself after an earthquake
Becky Oskin writes a fascinating piece, at Mother Nature Network, about how the earth heals itself after an earthquake: For the first time, scientists have watched the Earth heal itself after an earthquake. The process is similar to the body repairing a cut, researchers from China and the United States reported on June 27 in the journal…
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Be part of a shift to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life.
Bioneers is a non-profit New Mexico corporation founded in 1990 by Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons. The overarching mission of Bioneers is the advancement of holistic education pertaining to global social, cultural and environmental issues. Bioneers identifies progressive yet nature-honoring solutions to rising challenges of instability, inequality, and unsustainable growth and disseminates this knowledge via…
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The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness
Almost one year ago, an international group of prominent scientists signed The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness in which they proclaimed: “The absence of a neocortex does not appear to preclude an organism from experiencing affective states. Convergent evidence indicates that non-human animals have the neuroanatomical, neurochemical, and neurophysiological substrates of conscious states along with the capacity to exhibit intentional behaviors.…
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Embracing an Earth Life Balance
Originally posted on We Listen To Mary Magdalene (Lady Nada): In a recent message from Mary she showed me the natural balance of our planet as it was at one time. As humans we worked within this balance. We had our own communities and we did what we needed in order to survive. We farmed,…
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Russia’s new economy minister also a ‘dissident poet’
The Global Post brings us news of another (yes there’s more than one) high ranking Russian offical that is also a poet: Russia’s newly appointed economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev has written a harshly-worded poem urging Russians to leave the country and seek freedom, the Moskovsky Komsomolets daily reported Tuesday. President Vladimir Putin appointed Ulyukayev, 57,…
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Trace Contamination by Patented Seeds Insufficient to Establish Standing to Challenge Patents
Flying under the AMP v. Myriad radar was the Federal Circuit’s decision in Organic Seed Growers v. Monsanto. Let’s first recall the story of Bowman v. Monsanto. A small farmer purchased a batch of mixed seeds from an authorized vendor, expecting the batch to contain Monsanto’s patented Roundup Ready® seeds. The farmer then planted the seeds, selected for those with the…
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Sustainability Surge: NYC gets free solar charging stations
Reposted from Eco-Business: AT&T, together with Goal Zero, Pensa and the New York city government, has given New Yorkers a means to stay connected with solar charging stations. Image: Gizmag New York is becoming a hotbed for sustainability lately. Following the recent announcements of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on a $20 billion climate change…
