Author: Daniela

  • The Price Of Bacon, Ctd

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    Originally posted on The Dish: A reader writes: You’re completely correct about what will be viewed as the “barbarous and unimaginable” treatment of animals. Coming from the mind of perhaps one of the “new atheists” you’ve been profiling lately, I believe waste to be one of few true sins. It betrays a lack of appreciation, a…

  • Sustainability a priority as forestry sector plans way forward.

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    BY ALF JAMES SUSTAINABLE development is integral to the success of the forestry business, according to Viv McMenamin, Mondi’s director: land and forestry. She says a sustainable plantation forest aims to maintain ecosystem functionality at a landscape level, conserve high conservation value ecosystems, enhance local welfare and be financially profitable by: • identifying and protecting…

  • Rev. Rolheiser speaks on solitude during Merton Conference

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    FAIRFIELD, CT – Described as a “rock star” among clergymen, Roman Catholic priest Ronald Rolheiser gave a keynote address of the 13th General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society, held June 13-16 at Sacred Heart University’s Fairfield campus. Rolheiser noted that our society has a deep longing for solitude, but that the pace of…

  • The 1 percent needs better defenders

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    The Economist Jun 17th 2013, 20:18 by M.S.  APPARENTLY someone, perhaps John Kenneth Galbraith, once said that the way to debate Milton Friedman was to wait for him to say “Let us assume…” and then immediately interrupt and say “No, let’s not assume that.” (Via Clay Shirky, via Dan Davies.) I thought of this quip on Saturday while…

  • Save The Trees, Save Yourself

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    Originally posted on The Dish: Mat McDermott runs down the benefits of urban foliage: After looking at trees in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Syracuse, [scientists at the Davey Institute and the U.S. Forest Service] found the annual removal of fine particulate matter varied from 4.7 metric tons in Syracuse…

  • Photo of the Day

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    A composite of several Cassini images shows Titan’s varied surface, including possibly a remnant of an old impact basin (large circular feature near the center of Titan’s disk). Mountain ranges to the southeast of the circular feature, and the dark linear feature to the northwest of the circular impact scar may be evidence of past…

  • Food with GMOs banned in UK Parliament, but it’s OK for you to eat

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      Genetically modified foods are banned from all restaurants in the U.K.’s Houses of Parliament, which is probably making things a bit awkward for the country’s food and farming secretary, Owen Paterson. Last week, the senior British official made a public declaration that genetically modified foods are perfectly safe, and he encouraged families and the food industry…

  • Anglicans to make room for Pagans in the Church of England- Pagans Decline

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    Excerpted from an article by Dakota O’Leary in “God Discussion.” Summer solstice was celebrated on June 21st this year, and in England, Pagans and Druids gathered at Stonehenge 20,000 strong to watch the sunrise at the famous monument after a 27 million (pounds) restoration of the site.  And in light of that celebration, the Church…

  • The Poetry Drone

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      Hector Tobar delves into the reasons behind poet David Shook ‘s Drone in the LA Times: The idea behind “The Poetry Drone” is to buy an actual flying drone — which can be had for as little as $5,000, Shook says — and fly it over some populated place and have the drone rain…

  • Bali seeks to improve energy self-sufficiency

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    From the Jakarta Post, Bali seeks to accelerate its energy and agriculture self-sufficiency programs: In line with its mission to be a “clean and green” and “organic” island, Bali should accelerate its energy and agriculture self-sufficiency programs, an NGO has urged. I Gede Suarja, coordinator of the BIRU program with the Yayasan Rumah Energi (YRE)…