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A collection of hand selected articles by nedhamson from TwitNews

A 10-year study of soil ecosystems has determined that microbes alter their genetic code in response to a warming climate so they can process excess carbon being absorbed by plants

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Australian Shark Cull: Politicians Pledge to Round Up Usual Suspects

<We live on this planet together each with specific and generalized purposes. Killing sharks indiscriminately, is not what humans purpose is. That said, it may be accurate to say that the purpose of many politicians is to say and do anything to gain and hold on to support, no matter how dumb and shortsighted the speech or actions. If there is to be a cull – it should be of politicians of his ilk!>

Guilford concludes that “giant, terrifying sharks are clearly swimming past all of these traps set for them and cruising beneath humans all the time, with the shark control programs none the wiser.” The swimmers are unaware too, she suggests, perhaps “because sharks simply don’t attack people very often.”

So far, Barnett remains publicly committed to his plan. In a 2012 radio interview that angered critics, he declared, \”We will always put the lives and safety of beachgoers ahead of the shark. This is, after all, a fish—let\’s keep it in perspective.\” More recently, he posed for the cameras with a big hook in hand. It made him look a bit like a button-down wannabe Captain Quint, the shark-obsessed charter skipper in Jaws.

Somebody may need to remind him: That film’s vendetta against sharks also played to the emotions but did not end well for anyone—including Quint.

via Australian Shark Cull: Politicians Pledge to Round Up Usual Suspects.

Hey Yo! A Somewhat Silly Dance-Meets-Rap Protest Song by Univer Soul. {Video} | myEARTH360 (the blog)

We Are Glued, The Earth Is a Temple

Don’t You Detect, They Don’t Care ‘Bout You

They Just Want The Job, They’re Useless

What To Do, What To Do, What To Do?

Try The Greens, Try The Greens

Don’t Screw It Up

Give It a Shit

We Are The Leader

Must Find a Way Out

What To Do, What To Do, What To Do?

Try The Greens, Try The Greens

No Nobel, No Way, Where’s The Peace?

Mister One Billion Campaign

Blah Blah Blah And All That Shit

S.P.A. Dog, The Oil Spill, Say It All

Expect The Worst With The Same Liars

What To Do, What To Do, What To Do?

Try The Greens, Try The Greens, For Your Kids, For Your Castle

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via Hey Yo! A Somewhat Silly Dance-Meets-Rap Protest Song by Univer Soul. {Video} | myEARTH360 (the blog).

Destroy the land for jobs and then bye-bye! Gold mining stirs up controversy in Greece | Europe | DW.DE | 16.01.2014

Sustainable jobs?

“It’s a question of sustainability. I might be able to employ 1,300 people for 10, 12 years or so, but I also cause huge environmental damage in the process,

” Verginis said. “I also hurt jobs in other sectors, for instance tourism. If tourism numbers drop by 25 percent, 12,000 people will lose their jobs.”

According to Eldorado Gold’s vice president and general manager for Greece, Eduardo Moura, the company and its contractors currently employ about 1,600 people in the region. Its subsidiary Hellas Gold, of which Eldorado Gold owns 95 percent, is preparing the region for mining operations.

According to documents on Eldorado Gold\’s website, the Skouries mine is expected to be open by 2016 and have a mining life of 27 years.

via Gold mining stirs up controversy in Greece | Europe | DW.DE | 16.01.2014.

PMEL Arctic site – Polar Vortex – Jan 6, 2014

Colder temperatures to the north and warmer temperatures to the south create winds that generally blow from west to east around the northern hemisphere. This atmospheric river of strong winds can vary from a straight west-to-east pattern, to a more wavy pattern. With the wavy pattern, cold air from the north can be carried south.

via PMEL Arctic site – Polar Vortex – Jan 6, 2014.

Chinese donkey meat recalled at Wal-Mart after it is found to contain fox – Asia – World – The Independent

Wal-Mart Selling Donkey Meat in China!?! And Oops! Mixed with a Little Fox Meat Too!?!

According to local news reports, the problem was first brought to the attention of food standards officials when a customer, identified only by his surname Wang, found the so-called donkey meat looked, smelled and tasted strange.He sent the product to a testing institute, and the Shandong Food and Drug Administration later announced that it contained fox meat.Wal-Mart said it has launched an investigation into the incident, adding that the manager at a supplier’s factory had already been detained.“We are deeply sorry for this whole affair,” said Wal-Marts China president and CEO, Greg Foran. “It is a deep lesson that we need to continue to increase investment in supplier management.”Shaun Rein, the Shanghai-based managing director of China Market Research CMR Group, told Reuters: “This is another hit on Wal-Marts brand, meaning wealthy shoppers will start to lose the trust they had before.”

via Chinese donkey meat recalled at Wal-Mart after it is found to contain fox – Asia – World – The Independent.

The Lettuce People Grows Greens in Youngstown, Ohio

In addition to their produce, The Lettuce People sell hydroponic systems and kits, growing

supplies, and equipment. They are also looking to educate the public about hydroponics and

urban agriculture by developing programs for school children and prospective hydroponic

farmers and through extensive social media outreach.

“I believe in the importance of sharing what I have learned so that it can become exponentially

better. This is why I’ve recorded and shared my experiments on YouTube and Blogger from the

beginning,” Phibbs says. “I teach classes on how to begin your own hydroponics garden or

business, so I’m an educator and consultant.”

via The Lettuce People Grows Greens in Youngstown, Ohio.

The Phenomenon of Man : Pierre Teilhard de Chardin : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

Many in the 45-75 age group read de Chardin or articles drawn from him or about him – and were deeply influenced by him. Still a must read for understanding humans out of a Western view and the thinking of Americans (north and south) and Europeans.For a view from what could be called Greater Asian, others equal and more advanced – perhaps – give an alternative view of humans and how they think, believe, act, and fit or not in nature.

Considered Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s “Magnum Opus,” this book shows the convergence of the cosmos from simple elements to the complex nervous systems of human beings. Teilhard then argues that evolution has not stopped with the creation of human beings, but is now in the process of converging the human mass (like atoms and cells before them) into a higher complex arrangement, this time on a planetary scale. All along the way, this evolutionary process has revealed itself to be one that proceeds along an axis of complexity and consciousness. With the growth of globalization, and the development of a complex Internet-based global society, some have argued that “The Phenomenon of Man” contains many insights that have proven prescient.via The Phenomenon of Man : Pierre Teilhard de Chardin : Free Download

 

Domino’s Debuts Vegan Pizza, But You Can’t Have Any | Care2 Healthy Living

Domino’s, one of Pizza Hut’s competitors, recently announced that it would offer a family-size pizza with vegetables and a soy-based topping for about $20. But don’t get too excited–the vegan pizza will be available only in Israel.

via Domino’s Debuts Vegan Pizza, But You Can’t Have Any | Care2 Healthy Living.

CENSORED NEWS: Navajo Councilman Leonard Tsosie pushing for uranium mining to poison Navajo water

This action by a few elected officials is UNACCEPTABLE!! This will no doubt endanger our community, our children, and the area we call home.  Uranium is a poison and mining it is an improper and dangerous use of our water and natural resources!! Uranium should be left in the ground! We cannot regulate it and to think that we have power over nature is arrogant and dangerous. I am asking you to please Send Comments and join many other Dine\’ people in saying NO AND TO STOP NEW URANIUM CONTAMINATION at the Special RDC meeting next Monday morning at Chilchinbeto Chapter.

via CENSORED NEWS: Navajo Councilman Leonard Tsosie pushing for uranium mining to poison Navajo water.